Tag Archives: Graceful Living

Avoid truth without love

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May 25
“Avoid truth without love, love without truth.”
-St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
Today’s Reflection:
In what ways is God calling me to stand against cultural evil? How can I do it with love?
  

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A woman cannot remain neutral in the world

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May 24
“A woman cannot remain neutral in the world. She too is set for the fall and resurrection of many.”
-St. Madeline Sophie Barat
Today’s Reflection:
How does this quote apply to the women in our day and time?
  

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Be filled with the Spirit

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May 23
Solemnity of Pentecost
“Be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to [n]God, even the Father…”
-Ephesians 5:18-20
Today’s Reflection:
On this great and holy day, may we be filled with EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN THE HEAVENS! How can we make each day of our lives a symphony of prayer, a melody of love which rises to the throne of God in praise and gratitude for His generous gift of the Holy Spirit?
  

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Come into my heart

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May 22
“Holy Spirit, come into my heart. Bring new life to the ancient prayers I learned as a child, and inspire me to voice my innermost thoughts to the God who knows them all. Amen.”
-Johnnette Benkovic Williams
Today’s Reflection:
Ponder how God responds to your desire for deeper intimacy with Him. Receive every spiritual blessing in the heavens this day.
  

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The fruit of the Spirit is love

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May 21
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control…”
-Galatians 5:22
Today’s Reflection:
God desires to shower us in the fruit of the Holy Spirit. As we approach Pentecost, what are you doing to prepare yourself to receive this
awesome grace anew?
  

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An invisible power

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May 20
“An invisible power seemed to plunge me wholly into fire…but oh! what fire! what sweetness!”
-Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
Today’s Reflection:
Reflect with gratitude upon the heavenly gifts, the sweetness of the Holy Spirit, and the consolations which the Lord has bestowed upon you. How does the Lord want you to use these gifts for others?
  

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The Holy Spirit will come upon you

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May 19
“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy,
the Son of God.”
-Luke 1:35
Today’s Reflection:
God desires to fill us with the power of the Holy Spirit, just as He did Our Blessed Mother, Mary. He desires for us to bring Jesus Christ into the world, just as Mary did. What obstacles or fears are keeping you from giving your
full “yes” to God?
  

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O Holy Spirit

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May 18
Prayer to the Holy Spirit
O Holy Spirit, Soul of my soul I adore Thee.
Enlighten, guide, strengthen and console me.
Tell me what I ought to do, then command me to do it.
I promise to be submissive to all that Thou asks of me,
and to accept all that Thou permittest to happen to me,
only show me what is Thy will. Amen.
-Joseph Cardinal Mercier
Today’s Reflection:
Why is being submissive to the guidance and power of the Holy Spirit so important? In what instances did Our Blessed Mother give us her example of being submissive to the Holy Spirit? How is Our Lord calling you to surrender today?
  

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An example of that motherly love

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May 17
“So also in its apostolic tasks the Church rightly looks to the one who bore Christ, Christ who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin in order that he might also be born and grow in the hearts of the faithful. In her whole life this virgin mother showed herself as an example of that motherly love that must animate all who share in the apostolic mission of the Church
for the regeneration of mankind.”
-Lumen Gentium, Second Vatican Council
Today’s Reflection:
How does this quote inspire you in your understanding of spiritual motherhood and its importance for mankind?
  

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Mother in the order of grace

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May 16
“In a wholly singular way she [Mary] cooperated by her obedience, faith, hope, and burning charity in the work of the Savior in restoring supernatural life to souls. For this reason she is mother to us in the order of grace.”
-Vatican Council II, Lumen Gentium
Today’s Reflection:
Ponder Mary’s special role as mother of the Church. How does her example inspire you to God’s invitation to carry Christ in the womb of your heart as spiritual mother?
  

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