August 19
“I think that many people do not fully understand the value of Mass, because if they recognized the enormous blessing we have in a Lord who gives himself as our food and drink in the Sacred Host, they would go to Mass every day to participate in the fruits of the sacrifice and let go of so many superfluous things.”
–Blessed Carlo Acutis
August 18
“In prayer the soul rises above life’s sadnesses.”
-Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
August 17
“There is no need to pay attention to gossip, much less get ill by giving in to those who perhaps have never known what truth is.”
-Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
August 16
“True happiness does not consist in the pleasures of this world, or in earthly things, but in peace of conscience, which we only have if we are pure of heart and mind.”
-Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to explain to my children the meaning of the gospel reading for the day, Matthew 18:21. The gospel was the one where Peter asks the Lord how many times should we forgive our brother? 7 times? And the Lord responds, ‘not 7 times, 77 times.’ He continues to tell Peter and the disciples the story of the servant who begs his master to have pity on him when he is unable to pay his large debt.
August 15
"Jesus is really present to the world, just as when his apostles and disciples saw him walk the streets of Jerusalem."
–Blessed Carlo Acutis on the Eucharist
In the past two weeks, legal moves by the abortion lobby are revealing the industry’s desperation to hang on to Medicaid funding that was stripped from abortion facilities in the One Big Beautiful Bill, but how successful will their efforts be?
GS asks: “I was wondering if you could tell me the difference between joga and yoga. Is joga safe or just a “wolf in sheep’s clothing”? It is being introduced into my child’s catholic school health program. I have warning bells going off in my head- should I be concerned?”
August 14
“The Heart of Jesus and the Heart of Mary are indissolubly joined, and when we receive Communion, we come into direct contact with Our Lady and the saints in heaven. God is extremely pleased by the souls that approach the great gifts of the Eucharist and the Sacrament of Confession."
–Blessed Carlo Acutis
August 13
"When we face the sun we get a tan… but when we stand before Jesus in the Eucharist we become saints."
-Blessed Carlo Acutis
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