Penance


November 19

Let us strive to do penance in this life. How sweet will be the death of those who have done penance for all their sins and need not go to purgatory!

                                                                        -St. Teresa of Avila Read the rest…

Fasting


November 18

“Fast from bitterness – feast on forgiveness.

Fast from self-concern – feast on compassion for others.

Fast from personal anxiety – feast on eternal truth.

Fast from anger – feast on patience.

Fast from words that destroy – feast on words that build up.

Fast from discontent – feast on gratitude.

Fast from discouragement – feast on hope.”

                                                                                    -Susan Tassone Read the rest…

What will I see at the moment of my particular judgment?


November 17

At judgment: “The soul sees what God intended it to be. And the soul sees what obstacles it erected – its selfishness, its cowardice, its shallow satisfactions, its perversions of God’s graces and His gifts. All this came between God and the soul in life.

                                                                                    -Susan Tassone Read the rest…

5 Ways to Celebrate the First World Day of the Poor

In order to keep the merciful spirit of the Jubilee Year of Mercy alive, Pope Francis declared the 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time to be known from here on as the World Day of the Poor, which makes this Sunday the inaugural year for this new Church initiative.

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Judgment


November 15

Stop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.

                                                                                    -Matthew 7:2-3 Read the rest…