“Leave me as I am. The one who gives me strength to endure the fire will also give me strength to stay quite still on the pyre, even without the precaution of your nails.”

                              -St. Polycarp at his Martyrdom
For Reflection:

How is God giving me strength today?

Life of Union with Mary
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Chapter Two   Page 11

Take Only What Applies To You

Perhaps all of these observations may be reduced to the following counsel:  before reading a new chapter, say to Mary:  “My Mother, teach me to understand what is good for me in this chapter.”