July 24
"God wants that everyone be saved; no one is predestined to go to hell; Jesus died for everyone; and everyone is given sufficient grace for salvation."
-Gabriele Amorth
Today's Reflection:
How reassuring are these words! God desires my salvation, has sent His Son so it can be acquired, and is giving me the graces I need to attain it! What grace for salvation is He offering me today?
(Hint: What prompting of the Holy Spirit am I experiencing - the need for confession, a way to help a friend or loved one, an act of charity or almsgiving, etc.)
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July 23
"At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love."
- St. John of the Cross
Today's Reflection:
How much do I love God? What about my life reflects the reality of my love? Where does selfishness, lack of forgiveness & personal sin hold me bound?
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July 22
"At the particular judgment, the soul will be judged about every single thing -
its thoughts, words, deeds, and omissions."
-Cardinal Gasparri
Today's Reflection:
How would my thoughts, words, deeds, and omissions stack up today? Would they show a love of God and neighbor? Why or why not? In light of all this, what interior dispositions need to be converted?
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July 21
"It is appointed for men to die once and then the judgment."
-Hebrews 9:27
For Reflection:
Our culture is awash with many false ideas about death. One is the concept of reincarnation. How does this scripture passage refute this idea? This verse also talks about "the judgment." What do I think this means? On what will I be judged? How would that go if it were to happen today?
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July 20
"If so many people believe in heaven and hell while also believing that this life will determine which destination will be theirs, why don't we see more
evidence of that belief?
-Regis J. Flaherty
For Reflection:
What do I believe about heaven and hell? Does my life show evidence of that belief?
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July 19
"The best way to prepare for death is to spend every day of life as though it were the last. Think of the end of worldly honor, wealth, and pleasure and ask yourself: And then? And then?"
-St. Philip Neri
Today's Reflection:
To what does my "and then" lead? How can I make my "and then" count today?
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July 18
"Do now, do now, what you will wish to have done when your moment
comes to die."
-St. Angela Merici
Today's Reflection:
Mentally make a list of those things you will have wished to have done when your moment comes to die. Are there people you will have wished to forgive or from whom you wished to have asked for forgiveness? Are there little niceties and kindnesses you will have wished to have offered? Are there faults and failings, bad habits and weaknesses you would have liked to overcome? Of these, what can I "do now" so I will have no lingering regrets? How will this help my life to be happier for as long as it is mine?
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July 17
"Happy is the man who keeps the hour of death always in mind, and daily prepares for it."
-Thomas À Kempis
Today's Reflection:
At first glance, this quote seems to be a contradiction. How can one be happy if he is always keeping his death in mind? How can the reality of death lead us to true happiness of life? What part does preparation for death play in our happiness?
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July 16
"We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, about those who have fallen asleep, so that you may not grieve like the rest, who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose, so too will God, through Jesus, bring with him those who have fallen asleep."
-1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
Today's Reflection:
We indeed have hope! What blessed assurance – this is a great consolation to know we will always be with the Lord and, so, too, our loved ones who have gone before us.
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July 15
“Then we make mention also of those who have already fallen asleep: first, the patriarchs, prophets, apostles, and martyrs, that through their prayers and supplications God would receive our petition; next, we make mention also of the holy fathers and bishops who have already fallen asleep, and, to put it simply, of all among us who have already fallen asleep, for we believe that it will be of very great benefit to the souls of those for whom the petition is carried up, while this holy and most solemn sacrifice is laid out.”
- St. Cyril of Jerusalem
Today's Reflection:
Do I pray for those who have gone before us on a regular basis - not just on this Feast of All Souls Day? Do I pray for those in most need of mercy and have nobody to pray for them? I must remember to pray these souls forward and in turn they will pray me forward.
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