“When tempted to despair, I have only one resource: to throw myself at the foot of the tabernacle like a little dog at the foot of his master.”

                                       ~St. John Vianney

For Reflection:

How does St. John Vianney recommend we find the grace we need to make it through a trial with right intention, fervency, courage, and trust in God? How much time a week do you spend before the Blessed Sacrament?

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SUFFERING’S GRAND ENTRANCE
Next, God addressed Eve…God’s words to Eve are significant.This is the first verse in the Bible to speak of pain.The consequence of Eve’s sin introduces the reality of suffering into the life of man. And not only will this suffering be physical, but emotional and spiritual as well. Speaking to this the Navarre Bible Commentary states: Sin is also the cause of disorder in family life, especially between husband and wife: the text expressly instances a husband’s despotic behavior toward his wife. Discrimination against women is here seen as the outcome of sin: it is something, therefore, that the Bible regards as evil.