December 27
Day 26: Daily Gracelines: ADVENTure with Mary
Theme: The third Sunday of Advent is all about JOY. The third week of Advent begins on Guadete Sunday. We are reminded of His birth and coming, and we await rejoicing!
Grace: I pray for the grace of joy as I await my Lord! Regardless of what happens this week, I will rejoice in God.
Reflection: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but may have eternal life." -John 3:16
Challenge: As you have journeyed with Mary through Advent into the Christmas season, ponder how God has worked in your life, drawing you closer to Himself through the joys and challenges of your time of preparation. Make note of the many ways you are grateful for the gift of faith and belief in Christ.
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“Behold, I make all things new.” Rev. 21:5
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“Grant me chastity[,] but not yet.”
-St. Augustine
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January 17
“Pray simply. Do not expect to find in your heart any remarkable gift of prayer. Consider yourself unworthy of it. Then you will find peace. Use the empty cold dryness of your prayer as food for your humility. Repeat constantly: I am not worthy; Lord, I am not worthy! But say it calmly, without agitation.”
-St. Macarius of Optina
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January 16
“You don’t know how to pray? Put yourself in the presence of God, and as soon as you have said, ‘Lord, I don’t even know how to pray!’ you can be sure you have already begun.”
-St. Josemaria Escriva
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January 15
“Do not distress yourself about your prayers. It is not always necessary to employ words, even inwardly, it is enough to raise your heart and let it rest on our Lord, to look lovingly up toward this divine Lover of our souls for between lovers the eyes speak more eloquently than the tongue.”
-St. Francis De Sales
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January 14
“To pray well you must think of Jesus on the cross. Surely you can see how impossible it is to be distracted when you see your Brother crucified?”
-St. Andre of Montreal
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January 13
“How to pray? This is a simple matter. I would say: Pray any way you like, so long as you do pray.”
-St. Pope John Paul the Great
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January 12
“Prayer is both a gift of grace and a determined response on our part. It always presupposes effort.”
-Catechism of the Catholic Church, #2725
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January 11
“We must pray literally without ceasing – without ceasing; in every occurrence and employment of our lives. You know I mean that prayer of the heart which is independent of place or situation, or which is, rather, a habit of lifting up the heart to God, as in a constant communication with Him.”
-St. Elizabeth Seton
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