December 1
“For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.”
-St. Therese of Lisieux
Surge of the Heart
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Loving things Above
November 30
“Merely to love things above is already to mount on high.”
-Pope St. Gregory the Great
Made for Heaven
Hell's Gate
November 28
“Lord, I will put myself at hell’s gate, so that I can stop anyone else from entering there.”
-Blessed Dominic Barberi
What Need I Do?
November 27
“God predestines no one to go to hell; for this, a willful turning away from God (a mortal sin) is necessary, and persistence in it until the end.”
-Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1037
Doing Good Upon Earth
Fulfilling God's Will
November 25
“In the glory of heaven the blessed continue joyfully to fulfill God’s will in relation to other men and to all creation.”
-Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1029
Seeing God as He is
November 24
“Those who die in God’s grace and friendship and are perfectly purified live forever with Christ. They are like God for ever, for they 'see him as he is,' face to face.”
-Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1023
Seeking God Everywhere
November 22
“If you seek God everywhere, you will find God everywhere.”
-St. Francis de Sales
God's Grace and Friendship
November 21
“All who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven.”
-Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1030
