September 17

Feast of St. Robert Bellarmine (1542 – 1621)

“Is it not true that you promise those who keep your commandments a reward more desirable than great wealth and sweeter than honey? You promise a most abundant reward, for as your apostle James says: ‘The Lord has prepared a crown of life for those who love him.’ What is this crown of life? It is surely a greater good than we can conceive of or desire, as Saint Paul says, quoting Isaiah: ‘Eye has not seen, ear has not heard, nor has it so much as dawned on man what God has prepared for those who love him.’”

                                                                        -St. Robert Bellarmine

Today’s Reflection:

What must we do to attain the crown of life? How am I working toward it in my daily life? Can I resolve to begin to do so today in, perhaps, a way I haven’t attempted in the past? What would that be?

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