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Our Lord loves you

Posted on Sunday, February 06, 2022 by Women of Grace Staff

February 6
"Our Lord loves you and loves you tenderly; and if He does not let you feel the sweetness of His love, it is to make you more humble and abject in your own eyes."
--St. Pio of Pietrelcino
Today's Reflection:
What are your reactions to God's love? Do you embrace it and accept it, regardless of whether you feel its sweetness? Or do you reject it when you do not feel its consolations? Spend some time letting God love you today, even if you do not feel it initially.
  

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With Him no goal is impossible

Posted on Saturday, February 05, 2022 by Women of Grace Staff

February 5
"Jesus does not say 'no' to the authentic demands of the heart, but only a clear, loud 'yes' to life, to love, to freedom, to peace and to hope. With Him no goal is impossible and even a small act of generosity grows and can lead to change."
-St. John Paul the Great
Today's Reflection:
What are the demands of my heart? Are they demands that desire God's will alone, or are they demands that have grown from my own desires to serve myself?
  

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Better and happier

Posted on Friday, February 04, 2022 by Women of Grace Staff

February 4
"Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier."
-St. Teresa of Calcutta
Today's Reflection:
In your daily encounter with others, do you keep in mind the impact you can have on them? Do you strive to be an instrument for Christ's love? Do people leave after an encounter with you striving to be "better and happier"?
  

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True love begins

Posted on Thursday, February 03, 2022 by Women of Grace Staff

February 3
"True love begins when nothing is looked for in return."
-St. Therese of Lisieux
Today's Reflection
In prayer today, ask God to show you where He is calling you to love more selflessly. How can you be more like Mary in loving others?
  

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We become what we love

Posted on Wednesday, February 02, 2022 by Women of Grace Staff

February 2
"We become what we love. Who we love shapes what we become."
-St. Clare of Assisi
    Today's Reflection:
It's February, the month of Valentine's Day. What a lovely quote to ponder at this beautiful time of year. When you stop and think about who you love and what you love, what comes to mind? How is God calling you to love Him more and the material things of this world less?
  

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With all your soul

Posted on Friday, January 28, 2022 by Women of Grace Staff

January 28
"The first is, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.' The second is this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."
-Mark 12:28-31
Today's Reflection:
The passage reveals an important truth to us about the virtue of charity: true love of neighbor flows from true love of God. Jesus tells the scribe that the first commandment is to love God with the entirety of our being. Then we are to love our neighbor as ourselves. The love of God is a prerequisite for love of neighbor and for every charitable action.
Practicing the corporal works of mercy is a practical way to grow in the virtue of charity. Seek at least one way that you can do so this week.
(1) Feed the hungry.
(2) Give drink to the thirsty.
(3) Clothe the naked.
(4) Shelter the homeless.
(5) Visit those in prison.
(6) Comfort the sick.
(7) Bury the dead.
  

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God is love

Posted on Sunday, January 02, 2022 by Women of Grace Staff

January 2
"God is love."
-John 4:16
Today's Reflection
What is love? What are its characteristics? What is the true purpose of love? Where did you see love operating in your life in 2021? How will you love
more in 2022?
  

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Humility is the foundation

Posted on Sunday, August 01, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

August 1
"Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance."
-St. Augustine
Today's Reflection:
Consider St. Augustine's statement about humility. Why do you think humility is the foundation of all the other virtues? Why is the appearance of any other virtue merely pretense if humility is lacking?
  

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Color all things with hues of faith

Posted on Saturday, July 31, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

July 31
"With Christians, a poetical view of things is a duty. We are bid to color all things with hues of faith, to see a divine meaning in every event."
-Cardinal John Henry Newman
Today's Reflection:
Do I "color all things with hues of faith?" Do I see "a divine meaning in every event?" If I were to do so, how would this encourage the virtue of humility in me? What one situation or circumstance am I presently facing that can give me this opportunity?
  

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Fast from bitterness

Posted on Friday, July 30, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

July 30
"Fast from bitterness - feast on forgiveness. Fast from self-concern - feast on compassion for others. Fast from personal anxiety - feast on eternal truth. Fast from anger - feast on patience. Fast from words that destroy - feast on words that build up. Fast from discontent - feast on gratitude. Fast from discouragement - feast on hope."
-Susan Tassone
Today's Reflection:
What "fast" should I engage? What are three practical ways I can employ its antidote today?
  

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