January 3
"God is love." - John 4:16
Today's Reflection:
What is love? What are its characteristics? What is the true purpose of love?
God is love ❤️
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As of today, our bishops will be spending the next seven days in a retreat at Mundelein Seminary in Chicago and the faithful are being asked to join them by devoting the next week to intercessory prayer and sacrifices on their behalf.
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January 2
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life." - John 3:16
Today's Reflection:
Why would God do such a thing even as man often stubbornly opposes His divine will? As we enter this New Year, how can you more freely accept God's amazing gift to us, Jesus Christ?
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Must Read! Bishop's New Exhortation on the Family
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Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Mary Virgin and Mother
Oh, Virgin Joy of all the world art thou In whose white, fragrant steps the countless throng On souls elect doth follow God with song: Creation's Queen, whose bright and holy brow The multitude of Saints, like stars, endow With changeful splendors, flashing far and strong: The Main unshadow'd by the primal wrong: God's Lily, chosen in His shrine to bow All these thy glories are, and still a grace More high, more dread, and yet more sweet and fair, Doth bind thy royal brows, O Mary blest. God called thee Mother; yea, His sacred face The tender likeness of thine own doth wear. And thou art ours - we trust Him for the rest.
-St. Elizabeth Seton
For Reflection: Today is the Solemnity of Mother of God. What references do we see to this title of Mary in the Saint's poem? Which touches you most deeply and why? Consider the title the Saint gives to Our Lady - Creation's Queen. Ponder the way in which all of creation's surrender to God is found most perfectly in Mary's "fiat" to God. Journal your thoughts. How can you unite your "yes" to God in hers?
Daily Gracelines ADVENTure Day 30
December 31
Day 30: Daily Gracelines:
Today is the final day of our ADVENTure with Mary
Theme: The third Sunday of Advent is all about JOY. The third week of Advent begins on Guadete Sunday. We are reminded of His birth and coming, and we await rejoicing!
Grace: I pray for the grace of joy as I await my Lord! Regardless of what happens this week, I will rejoice in God.
Reflection: "May the Virgin Mary, whom today we venerate with the title of Mother of God, help us to contemplate the face of Jesus, the Prince of Peace. May she sustain us and accompany us in this New Year: and may she obtain for us and for the whole world the gift of peace. Amen!"
Challenge: Where is God leading you in 2019? Spend time with the Lord this week asking Jesus and Mary to send you the grace of wisdom through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Daily Gracelines ADVENTure Day 29
December 30
Day 29: Daily Gracelines: ADVENTure with Mary
Theme: The third Sunday of Advent is all about JOY. The third week of Advent begins on Guadete Sunday. We are reminded of His birth and coming, and we await rejoicing!
Grace: I pray for the grace of joy as I await my Lord! Regardless of what happens this week, I will rejoice in God.
Reflection: "Brothers and sisters: Put on, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do. And over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection." - Col. 3:12
Challenge: Let us enter into the New Year free from the burden of unforgiveness. Pray for the grace to forgive. And if you can not forgive, pray for the desire to forgive.
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