June 26
"God's will -- peacefully do at each moment what at the moment ought to be done."
-Traditionally attributed to St. Katherine Drexel
Today's Reflection:
What ought to be done at this moment of my life?
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June 25
"How often have I thought that I may owe all the graces I've received to the prayers of a person who begged them from God for me, and whom
I shall know only in heaven."
- St. Therese of Lisieux
Today's Reflection
Whom am I secretly praying for today?
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June 24
Feast of the Birth of John the Baptist
" make straight his paths."
-Matthew 3: 3
Today's Reflection
In what one way today can I "prepare the way of the Lord?"
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June 23
"My daughter, I see more Pharisees among the Christians than there were around Pilate."
-St. Margaret of Cortona
Today Reflection
Read Matthew 13: 24-30. How does this help me regarding the Pharisees I
may see?
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June 22
"I could not be happy without the Cross - I could not lay it down for all the world would give. With the Cross I am happy; but without it would be lost."
-Blessed Mary of the Cross MacKillop
Today's Reflection
How can our cross be an anchor to happiness?
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June 21
Feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga
"I am but a crooked piece of iron and have come into religion to be made straight by the hammer of mortification and penance."
-St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Today's Reflection
What is my "hammer" today?
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June 20
Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
“O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys, and suffering of this day in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world. I offer them for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart: the salvation of souls, reparation for sins, the reunion of all Christians; I offer them for the intentions of our Bishops and of all Apostles of Prayer and in particular for those recommended by our Holy Father this month.”
-The Daily Offering to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Today’s Reflection
Both Jesus and Mary offer their hearts to me in an act of love. What one loving gesture can I offer them today to show them my abiding love for them?
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June 19
Solemnity of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
"From the depths of my nothingness, I prostrate myself before Thee,
O Most Sacred, Divine and Adorable Heart of Jesus, to pay Thee all the homage of love, praise and adoration in my power. Amen.”
-St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
Today's Reflection
What does the Sacred Heart of Jesus mean to me? How can I demonstrate my devotion today?
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June 18
"Whenever any grievous temptation or vehement sorrow oppresses thee, invoke thy guardian, thy leader; cry out to him and say,
'Lord, save us, lest we perish!'"
-St. Bernard
Today's Reflection
Is there a "grievous temptation" or "vehement sorrow" which is oppressing me today? Am I willing to take it to the Sacrament of Reconciliation and seek the grace of the Lord, "lest I perish?"
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June 17
"Meditate often on the sorrows of the holy Mother, sorrows inseparable from those of her beloved Son. If you seek the Cross, there you will find the mother' and where the Mother is, there also is the Son."
-St. Paul of the Cross
Today's Reflection
Which sorrow of the Blessed Mother is presenting itself in my life right now? How is it similar? What is Jesus saying to me in the midst of it?
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