February 12

“If you would attain the purity you ask of me, there are three principal things you must do. You must be united with me in loving affection, bearing in your memory the blessings you have received from me. With the eye of your understanding you must see my affectionate charity, how unspeakably much I love you. And when the human will is concerned you must consider my will rather than people’s evil intentions, for I am their judge – not you, but I.”

–Our Lord to St. Catherine of Siena

For Reflection:

What are the three things Our Lord told St. Catherine of Siena she must do to attain purity? How was she to acquire each? Of the three, which one do I most need to attain now? How can I do so?

(Quote from Graceful Living)