November 6
“Do now, do now, what you will wish to have done when your moment comes to die.”
-St. Angela Merici
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Preparing for Death...Daily
November 5
“Happy is the man who keeps the hour of death always in mind, and daily prepares for it.”
-Thomas à Kempis
The Foolish and Wise
November 4
“The foolish fear death as the greatest of evils, and the wise desire it as a rest after labors and the end of all ills.”
-St. Ambrose
The Reality of Purgatory
November 3
“The ‘suffering’ of purgatory is very real, and it is twofold: a profound remorse for sin and a profound longing for the fullness of God’s presence.”
- Father John Hampsch, C.M.F.
Commemoration of All Souls
November 2
The Commemoration of All Souls
“We know our union with the brethren who have died in the grace and faith of Christ is not the least weakened or interrupted by their death. On the contrary it is strengthened by our conveying spiritual goods for their benefit.”
-Second Vatican Council
Lumen Gentium, 49
Feast of All Saints
November 1
“Let us rejoice in the Lord and keep festival in honor of all the saints. Let us join with the angels in joyful praise to the Son of God.”
-Entrance Antiphon
Making the Rosary a Daily Prayer
October 31
Our Lady’s Rosary
Dear Mother, I bring Thee roses Because they are so sweet, But lilies, my favorite flowers I am placing at Thy feet.
Accept with each Hail Mary A rose for Thy crown so bright, Please don't forget the lilies, The lilies so pure and white.
Let them be a bond of love And understanding rare, And send a blessing from above In answer to my prayer.
Loneliness would be unknown If more people came to Thee, With their trials and sorrows And said their Rosary.
With each Hail Mary, they would find Their load much lighter grow, And in humility, kiss the cross In peace, would onward go.
-Alice W. Sparks
Today’s Reflection:
How has my load been made lighter this past month as I have prayed the Rosary? Am I willing to make the Rosary a daily prayer? Why or why not?
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Rediscovering the Rosary
October 30
“I look to all of you, brothers and sisters, of every state of life, to you, Christian families, to you, the sick and elderly, and to you, young people: confidently take up the Rosary once again. Rediscover the Rosary in the light of Scripture, in harmony with the liturgy, and in the context of your daily lives. May this appeal of mine not go unheard!”
-St. Pope John Paul the Great
The Whole of My Life
October 29
“Into [the Rosary] one may take his whole life – joys and sorrows, men and things, everything – as he would take it to someone whose presence he finds restful, not to find out how he might act with more success, but to put everything into a proper light."
-Romano Guardini
Reproducing the Household of Nazareth
October 27
“The family that recites the Rosary together reproduces something of the atmosphere of the household of Nazareth: its members place Jesus at the center; they share His joys and sorrows; they place their needs and their plans in His hands; they draw from Him the hope and strength to go on.”
-St. Pope John Paul the Great
