“Manifest yourself. You have not time to occupy your thoughts with that complacency or consideration of what others will think. Your business is simply, "What will my Father in Heaven think.”

                              ~St. Katherine Drexel

For Reflection:

In what one situation, circumstance, personal relationship do these words apply to me at this time? How can I now respond to it?

Experience Grace In Abundance: Ten Strategies for Your Spiritual Life NEW! by Johnnette Benkovic Pb 304 pages Click Here For More Information:                            STRATEGY 3 Make Use Of The Sacraments Confirmation:  The Sacrament of Spiritual Maturation The Catechism puts it this way:...those who are anointed, share more completely in the mission of Jesus Christ and the fullness of the Holy Spirit with which he is filled, so that their lives may give off "the aroma of Christ."(CCC1294)...The anointing signifies the infilling of the Holy Spirit and the diffusion of grace...the candidate has received the "mark" or "seal" of the Holy Spirit..The gifts of the Holy Spirit proper to Confirmation are wisdom, understanding, counsel, knowledge, fortitude, piety, and fear of the Lord (Isaiah 11:2-3).