February 19
“How often we think that but for this or that person in our lives we should be saints! That troublesome person in the office; that exasperating fellow lodger; that spiteful old relative... Why is it that we cannot get away from them? It is because Christ wishes to be with them and has chosen us to take Him to them. He loves them, He sees the depths of their loneliness. He has plumbed it with His love. Moreover He approaches us in them.” -Caryll Houselander
The grieving mother of a 26-year-old Canadian man with diabetes who was suffering from mental illness is speaking out about the country’s medical assistance in dying law – or MAiD – which her son used to end his life.
February 18
“Yes, let every meal be a prayer, every hour of sleep, every denial of an impulse to overdo things you feel a compulsion to and believe me, you will at one and the same time cure yourself and cure the sufferings of the world.”
-Caryll Houselander
Perhaps because of the intense symbolism associated with Lent, such as ashes, fasting, suffering, and death imagery, this season is ripe for the proliferation of superstitions ranging from the ridiculous to the downright frightening.
February 17
“He did not say: You will not be troubled – you will not be tempted – you will not be distressed. But He said: You will not be overcome.” -Julian of Norwich
February 16
“The perfection of a Christian consists in mortifying himself for the love of Christ. Where there is no mortification, there is no great sanctity.”
-St. Philip Neri
February 15
“When the Lord knows that good health is necessary for our welfare, He sends it to us; and when we need sickness, He sends that too.”
-St. Teresa of Avila
February 14
“Let us stir up our hearts, rekindle our faith, and long eagerly for what heaven has in store for us. To love thus is to be already on our way.”
-St. Gregory the Great
February 13
“With outstretched arms Christ begs us to turn toward Him, to weep for our sins, and to become the servants of love—first for ourselves, then for our neighbors.”
-St. John of God
We have received a few questions concerning an alleged mystical phenomenon that occurs at charismatic prayer services and Masses in the form of flecks of sparkling glitter, gold dust, and even bubbles which some believe are manifestations of God’s grace. What is it, and is it really from God?
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