April 18
“Do not fear, I will save you and set you free.”
-Jesus to St. Gertrude the Great
Tag Archives: Daily Gracelines
Be transformed into Him
April 17
“Mary makes herself completely available as the soil, she allows herself to be used and consumed so as to be transformed into Him.”
-Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI)
An intelligent mind
April 16
“An intelligent mind is simple and teachable; it sees its faults and allows itself to be guided. A mind that is dull and narrow never sees its faults even when shown to them. It is always pleased with itself and never learns to do right.”
-St. Teresa of Avila
God loves you
April 15
“I love you and pray for all of you as if you were my own, and you are.
To young kids, I’m a grandmother, to others a mother, to most of you a nun, and to all of you a friend. God loves you.”
-Mother Angelica
Gain hearts
April 14
“By union with God we shall gain hearts… Without this union we will but make a little noise.”
-St. Julie Billiart
God needs spiritual mothers
April 13
“God needs spiritual mothers–women who can ‘mother’ unmothered children.”
-Dale O’Leary
Her maternal care
April 12
“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.”
-Isaiah 7:14
God’s redemptive plan for the world
April 11
“Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done to me according to Thy word.”
-Luke 1:38
Make truth sweet
April 10
“Women, you do know how to make truth sweet, tender and accessible, make it your task to bring the spirit of this council into institutions, schools, homes and daily life. Women of the entire universe, whether Christian or non-believing, you to whom life is entrusted at this grave moment in history, it is for you to save the peace of the world.”
-TO WOMEN, VATICAN COUNCIL II CLOSING SPEECHES AND MESSAGES, Pope Paul VI
Retain courage
April 9
“Lastly, women in trial, who stand upright at the foot of the cross like Mary, you who so often in history have given to men the strength to battle unto the very end and to give witness to the point of martyrdom, aid them now still once more to retain courage in their great undertakings, while at the same time maintaining patience and an esteem for humble beginnings…..”
-TO WOMEN, VATICAN COUNCIL II CLOSING SPEECHES AND MESSAGES, Pope Paul VI
