“For the Christian there is no such thing as a “stranger”. There is only the neighbor…the person near us and needing us.”

                                                  ~Saint Edith Stein

For Reflection:

Today I will make a conscious effort to see what “neighbors” God brings into my life and in what way they may need me.

Experience Grace In Abundance:
Ten Strategies for Your Spiritual Life NEW! by Johnnette Benkovic
Pb 304 pages
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Make Use Of The Sacraments
Baptism: The Sacrament of Spiritual Rebirth
Baptism is often called the “sacrament of regeneration” because through its waters we are reborn as the sons and daughters of God; we are freed from original sin; we are incorporated into the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ, the Church; and we become sharers in her mission. It is the sacramental grace of Baptism that makes this so.  As the Catechism tells us, “Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit…and the door that gives access to the other sacraments” (CCC1213).