May 5
"Say the Rosary, to obtain peace for the world and the end of the war."
- Our Lady of Fatima to the children at Fatima
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Heavenly Weapon
May 4
"A priest without a Rosary is like a knight without a sword. With this heavenly weapon, a priest can defeat falsehood, conquer evil, and win innumerable souls for Jesus Christ!"
- Fr. Donald Calloway
The Greatest Need
May 3
"Today we have the greatest need of saints, for whom we must assiduously implore God."
-1985 Extraordinary Synod of Bishops
By Way of the Rosary
May 2
"Mary took my weakness and gave me her strength; she took my fear and gave me her trust; she took my insecurity and gave me her confidence. And it all came by way of the Rosary."
- Johnnette S. Benkovic
Love the Madonna
May 1
"Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the Blessed Mother. Love the Madonna and pray the Rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today. All graces given by God pass through the Blessed Mother."
-St. Padre Pio
Increase my Sufferings and Patience
April 30
Feast of St. Pius V (1504-1572)
O Lord, increase my sufferings and my patience.
-Dying words of St. Pius V
Devotion to the Blessed Mother
April 28
St. Louis de Montfort (1673-1716)
The greatest saints, the souls richest in graces and virtues, shall be the most assiduous in praying to our Blessed Lady, and in having her always present as their perfect model for imitation and their powerful aid for help.
-St. Louis de Montfort, True Devotion to Mary
Relationships and Division
April 27
Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.
-Matthew 12:25
Eat what is Good
April 26
"Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Hearken diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in fatness."
-Isaiah 55:2
Lenten Journey Day 9
February 22
Four Steps of Lent
(We will look at each of these over the next few days.)
Let go of distractions. We are a distracted people; Lent invites us to detach. It invites us to come away for a while and listen for the Father’s voice. As we read in the Old Testament, God speaks in a “tiny whisper” (cf. 1 Kings 19: 11-13). We must slow down the tempo of our lives and tone down the volume of our days if we are to hear the voice of God. We must minimize the activity and noise and maximize the quiet and solitude. We must create a “desert” for ourselves - a quiet spot at home or in the back yard, a neighborhood park, or before the Blessed Sacrament or the tabernacle in our parish. All of these may provide precisely the perfect place of retreat.
Lent provides us with opportunities to develop certain attitudes toward our lives. Our “desert” should include a time of reflection that looks back over the day in light of God’s word to see what He may be revealing. Attention to the liturgical readings of the Lenten season provides an ideal framework in which to contemplate the movement of God in the midst of our life’s events.
