April 15
"Our Lady is rest for those who work, consolation for those who weep, medicine for the sick, a harbor for those assailed by tempests, pardon for sinners, sweet relief for the sad, succor for those who implore."
-St. John Damascene, Homily on Our Lady's Dormition
Today's Reflection
Who is the Blessed Mother to me today? How am I experiencing
her maternal love?
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April 14
"How often I have failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer."
-St. Teresa of Avila, her Life (paraphrase)
Today's Reflection
Is this my lament, too? What resolution am I willing to make?
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April 13
"Mary, Queen of Peace, is close to the women of our day because of her motherhood, her example of openness to others' needs,
and her witness of suffering."
-From an address of Pope St. John Paul II, "Women: Teachers of Peace
Today's Reflection:
How can I seek the example, wisdom and intercession of the Blessed Mother today to make me a "teacher of peace"?
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April 12
"When we really love, we rejoice in the happiness of the loved one and make every sacrifice to procure it for him."
-St. Therese of Lisieux, Story of a Soul
Today's Reflection:
According to this quote, how much do I really love?
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April 11
St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr (1030-1097)
“The blood of martyrs is the seed of Christians.”
-A maxim of Tertullian
Today's Reflection:
What one mortification can I perform today for the sake of the Church that I may be more in union with the martyrs?
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April 10
“The great truth that God is all, and the rest nothing, becomes the life of the soul, and upon it one can lean securely amid the incomprehensible mysteries of this world.”
-Traditionally attributed to Bl. Marie-Therese De Soubiran
Today's Reflection:
What current “incomprehensible mystery” draws me to lean on the truth that “God is all and the rest nothing”? What consolation does this give me?
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April 9
“Love has a hem to her garment
That reaches the very dust.
It sweeps the stains
From the streets and lanes,
And because it can, it must.”
-Anonymous poem,
beloved by St. Teresa of Calcutta, describing St. Fabiola
Today's Reflection:
How dusty has my hem gotten in service of others?
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April 8
“Of all the movements, sensations and feelings of the soul, love is the only one in which the creature can respond to the Creator and make some sort of similar return however unequal though it be.”
-From a sermon of St. Bernard
Today's Reflection:
What realities about love are implicit in this statement by St. Bernard?
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Mary Magdalene stayed outside the tomb weeping.
And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb
and saw two angels in white sitting there,
one at the head and one at the feet
where the Body of Jesus had been.
And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”
She said to them, “They have taken my Lord,
and I don’t know where they laid him.”
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there,
but did not know it was Jesus.
Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?
Whom are you looking for?”
She thought it was the gardener and said to him,
“Sir, if you carried him away,
tell me where you laid him,
and I will take him.”
Jesus said to her, “Mary!”
She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,”
which means Teacher.
Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me,
for I have not yet ascended to the Father.
But go to my brothers and tell them,
‘I am going to my Father and your Father,
to my God and your God.’”
Mary went and announced to the disciples,
“I have seen the Lord,”
and then reported what he had told her.
-Jn 20:11-18 (via USCCB)
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April 7
Feast of St. John Baptist De La Salle (1651 – 1719)
“Adapt yourself with gracious and charitable compliance to all your neighbor’s weaknesses. In particular, make a rule to hide your feelings in many inconsequential matters.”
-St. John Baptiste De La Salle
For Reflection:
WOW! How is God speaking to me – right this moment – through this quote? What is my response?
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