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Perfect confidence

Posted on Tuesday, December 07, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

December 7
"Let us run to Mary, and, as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence."
-St. Francis de Sales
Today's Reflection:
Today, how can you "run" to our dear Mother? By throwing yourself into her arms, how are you demonstrating the virtue of hope, just as she threw herself in the arms of the Father? Mother, hold us close as we place all of our trust in our dear Father's perfect will!
  

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Mary remained with her

Posted on Monday, December 06, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

December 6
"Mary remained with her [Elizabeth] about three months and then returned to her home."
- Luke 1:56
Today's Reflection:
Can you imagine how special it was for Elizabeth to have Mary stay with her for those three months? Picture their time together: how much hope do you think that He poured into their souls during such a precious time in their lives? What a joy! Who is God calling you to spend some extra time with this Advent season? Who needs you right now?
  

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The most precious thing

Posted on Sunday, December 05, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

December 5
"Jesus Christ, after having given us all He could give, that is to say, the merit of his toils, His sufferings, and His bitter death; after having given us His Adorable Body and Blood to be the Food of our souls, willed also to give us the most precious thing He had left, which was His holy Mother."
- St. John Vianney
Today's Reflection:
What amazing love Jesus had for His Mother, and what incredible love He had for us that He would GIVE us His Mother! How can we imitate Christ's love for Mary today? What does this teach us about hope?
  

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Shine forth

Posted on Saturday, December 04, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

December 4
"In the interim just as the Mother of Jesus, glorified in body and soul in heaven, is the image and beginning of the Church as it is to be perfected is the world to come, so too does she shine forth on earth, until the day of the Lord shall come, as a sign of sure hope and solace to the people of God during its sojourn on earth."
-Lumen Gentium 68
Today's Reflection:
How is God calling you to shine forth during this Advent season? What hope and solace can you provide to His people as they journey over the next few weeks?
  

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A source of courage and hope

Posted on Friday, December 03, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

December 3
"Her [Mary's] example of faithful perseverance in doing the will of God and her heavenly reward are a source of courage and hope for all of us."
-Pope Benedict XVI
Today's Reflection:
How did Mary faithfully persevere in doing God's will? How can she be a source of comfort and support as you embrace God's will for your life, especially during this holy Advent season?
  

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Blessed are you who believed

Posted on Thursday, December 02, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

December 2
"When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, "Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled."
-Luke 1:41-45
Today's Reflection:
What does it mean that Mary believed in the Lord's promise to her? What does this teach us about hope? How is God calling you to hope in Him this Advent season? What is He calling you to surrender to Him in order to be filled with the virtue of hope?
  

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The spirituality of waiting

Posted on Wednesday, December 01, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

December 1
"... the spirituality of waiting is not simply our waiting for God. It is also participating in God's waiting for us..."
-Henri J. M. Nouwen
Today's Reflection:
Ponder this quote. What does it mean to you? In what ways did God wait for Mary? How do you think He has been waiting for you?
  

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In the hand of God

Posted on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

November 30
"God formed man to be imperishable;
the image of his own nature he made them.
But by the envy of the Devil, death entered the world,
and they who are in his possession experience it.
But the souls of the just are in the hand of God,
and no torment shall touch them.
They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead;
and their passing away was thought an affliction
and their going forth from us, utter destruction.
But they are in peace.
For if before men, indeed, they be punished,
yet is their hope full of immortality;
Chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed,
because God tried them
and found them worthy of himself.
As gold in the furnace, he proved them,
and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.
In the time of their visitation they shall shine,
and shall dart about as sparks through stubble;
They shall judge nations and rule over peoples,
and the Lord shall be their King forever.
Those who trust in him shall understand truth,
and the faithful shall abide with him in love:
Because grace and mercy are with his holy ones,
and his care is with his elect."
-Wisdom 2:23–3:9
Today's Reflection:
One of the most hopeful passages in scripture: "But the souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them."
No matter the trials and reversals you may be currently experiencing or that may lie ahead, know that you are in the hands of God and no torment shall touch you.
  

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You will be with me in paradise

Posted on Monday, November 29, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

November 29
"Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise."
-Luke 23:43
Today's Reflection:
Jesus Christ has conquered death. We, His followers, hold onto the hope that through our baptism and life of faith, we too will conquer death in the end.
  

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Look at heaven

Posted on Sunday, November 28, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

November 28
"I beseech you, my child, to look at the heaven and the earth and see everything that is in them, and recognize that God did not make them out of things that existed. Thus also mankind comes into being."
-2 Maccabees 7:28
Today's Reflection:
Look to heaven in temptation and trial and remember that God brought everything into being and keeps it so, including you.
  

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