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The hammer of mortification

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June 21
Feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga
“I am but a crooked piece of iron and have come into religion to be made straight by the hammer of mortification and penance.”
-St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Today’s Reflection
What is my “hammer” today?

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Through the Immaculate Heart of Mary

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June 20
Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
“O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys, and suffering of this day in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world. I offer them for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart: the salvation of souls, reparation for sins, the reunion of all Christians; I offer them for the intentions of our Bishops and of all Apostles of Prayer and in particular for those recommended by our Holy Father this month.”
-The Daily Offering to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Today’s Reflection
Both Jesus and Mary offer their hearts to me in an act of love. What one loving gesture can I offer them today to show them my abiding love for them?

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O Most Sacred Heart

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June 19
Solemnity of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
“From the depths of my nothingness, I prostrate myself before Thee,
O Most Sacred, Divine and Adorable Heart of Jesus, to pay Thee all the homage of love, praise and adoration in my power. Amen.”
-St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
Today’s Reflection
What does the Sacred Heart of Jesus mean to me? How can I demonstrate my devotion today?

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Lord save us

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June 18
“Whenever any grievous temptation or vehement sorrow oppresses thee, invoke thy guardian, thy leader; cry out to him and say,
‘Lord, save us, lest we perish!'”
-St. Bernard
Today’s Reflection
Is there a “grievous temptation” or “vehement sorrow” which is oppressing me today? Am I willing to take it to the Sacrament of Reconciliation and seek the grace of the Lord, “lest I perish?”

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The sorrows of the holy Mother

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June 17
“Meditate often on the sorrows of the holy Mother, sorrows inseparable from those of her beloved Son. If you seek the Cross, there you will find the mother’ and where the Mother is, there also is the Son.”
-St. Paul of the Cross
Today’s Reflection
 Which sorrow of the Blessed Mother is presenting itself in my life right now? How is it similar? What is Jesus saying to me in the midst of it?

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Moment to moment

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June 16
“We should not wish for anything but what comes to us from moment to moment, exercising ourselves nonetheless for good.”
 -St. Catherine of Genoa
Today’s Reflection
 Do I live in the grace of the present moment or am I busy bemoaning the past or worrying about the future? How is this present moment calling forth from me the opportunity to exercise grace for the good?

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The great women

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June 15
“The great women always recall us to the deeper needs and the greater destinies; and so they try to save the world from the shallow, the slick, the facile, and the cruel, and to show us that the world of men is not meant to be either a battlefield or a laboratory, but a family.”
-Gerald Vann, O. P.
Today’s Reflection
Who are some of the great women saints to whom this quote rightly applies? To what extent does it apply to me? To what “deeper needs” and “greater destinies” do I witness through the words and actions of my life?

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It is the Body of Christ

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June 14

    Feast of Corpus Christi
“And let all take care that no unbaptized person tastes of the Eucharist nor a mouse or other animal and that none of it at all fall and be lost. For it is the Body of Christ to be eaten by them that believe and not to be lightly thought of.”
-St. Hippolytus (3rd C.)
Today’s Reflection
Name at least three ways this quote shows the consistent teaching of the Church regarding the Eucharist. Does my demeanor toward the Eucharist reflect that I do not think of it lightly? In what one way can I improve my attitude?

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Actions speak louder than words

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June 13
     Feast of St. Anthony of Padua (1231)
“Actions speak louder than words. Let your words teach and your
actions speak.”
-St. Anthony of Padua
 Today’s Reflection
 What are my words teaching, and what are my actions speaking?

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An invisible power

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June 12
“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.

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