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Every unguarded word

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

July 26

“I assure you, on judgment day people be held accountable for every unguarded word they speak.”

-Matthew 12:36

Today’s Reflection:

Ouch! How many unguarded or idle words have I spoken in my life? How many did I speak yesterday? How many have I spoken already today? Lord, put a sentinel at my mouth and a guard around my lips that I may hold my tongue when it ought to be held. Amen.

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I look forward

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

July 25

“I look forward, not to what lies ahead of me in this life and will surely pass away, but to my eternal goal. I am intent upon this one purpose, not distracted by other aims, and with this goal in view I press on, eager for the prize, God’s heavenly summons. Then I shall listen to the sound of Your praises and gaze at Your beauty ever-present, never future, never past. But now my years are but sighs. You, O Lord, are my only solace. You, my Father, are eternal. But I am divided between time gone by and time to come, and its course is a mystery to me. My thoughts, the intimate life of my soul, are torn this way and that in the havoc of change. And so it will be until I am purified and melted by the fire of Your love and fused into one with You.”

– Augustine of Hippo, Confessions

Today’s Reflection:

St Augustine seems to be in a good place reading this quote until the last three sentences and I realize as I read his thoughts, I am nearing these same ideas – will the thoughts of my soul be torn this way and that in the “havoc of change” as I near death, until I am purified and melted by the fire of God’s love? Is it anxiety for the time to pass quickly or fear of the unknown? This brings to mind his other quote: ““You have made us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in You.” Lord, help me to be at peace with your will and have the grace of a happy death. St. Augustine and St. Joseph, pray for me!

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Jesus died for everyone

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

July 24

“God wants that everyone be saved; no one is predestined to go to hell; Jesus died for everyone; and everyone is given sufficient grace for salvation.”

-Gabriele Amorth

Today’s Reflection:

How reassuring are these words! God desires my salvation, has sent His Son so it can be acquired, and is giving me the graces I need to attain it! What grace for salvation is He offering me today?

(Hint: What prompting of the Holy Spirit am I experiencing – the need for confession, a way to help a friend or loved one, an act of charity or almsgiving, etc.)

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The evening of life

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

July 23

“At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.”

– St. John of the Cross

Today’s Reflection:

How much do I love God? What about my life reflects the reality of my love? Where does selfishness, lack of forgiveness & personal sin hold me bound?

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Every single thing

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

July 22

“At the particular judgment, the soul will be judged about every single thing –

its thoughts, words, deeds, and omissions.”

-Cardinal Gasparri

Today’s Reflection:

How would my thoughts, words, deeds, and omissions stack up today? Would they show a love of God and neighbor? Why or why not? In light of all this, what interior dispositions need to be converted?

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Then the judgment

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

July 21

“It is appointed for men to die once and then the judgment.”

-Hebrews 9:27

For Reflection:

Our culture is awash with many false ideas about death. One is the concept of reincarnation. How does this scripture passage refute this idea? This verse also talks about “the judgment.” What do I think this means? On what will I be judged? How would that go if it were to happen today?

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Heaven and hell

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

July 20

“If so many people believe in heaven and hell while also believing that this life will determine which destination will be theirs, why don’t we see more

evidence of that belief?

-Regis J. Flaherty

For Reflection:

What do I believe about heaven and hell? Does my life show evidence of that belief?

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Prepare for death

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

July 19

“The best way to prepare for death is to spend every day of life as though it were the last. Think of the end of worldly honor, wealth, and pleasure and ask yourself: And then? And then?”

-St. Philip Neri

Today’s Reflection:

To what does my “and then” lead? How can I make my “and then” count today?

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Do now

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

July 18

“Do now, do now, what you will wish to have done when your moment

comes to die.”

-St. Angela Merici

Today’s Reflection:

Mentally make a list of those things you will have wished to have done when your moment comes to die. Are there people you will have wished to forgive or from whom you wished to have asked for forgiveness? Are there little niceties and kindnesses you will have wished to have offered? Are there faults and failings, bad habits and weaknesses you would have liked to overcome? Of these, what can I “do now” so I will have no lingering regrets? How will this help my life to be happier for as long as it is mine?

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The hour of death

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

July 17

“Happy is the man who keeps the hour of death always in mind, and daily prepares for it.”

-Thomas À Kempis

Today’s Reflection:

At first glance, this quote seems to be a contradiction. How can one be happy if he is always keeping his death in mind? How can the reality of death lead us to true happiness of life? What part does preparation for death play in our happiness?

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