March 6
“There are ways of being crucified that do not involve rough wood or heavy nails, but a love beyond our capacity to love, which means a love that has been given to us by God…”
-Servant of God Catherine Doherty
Tag Archives: Daily Gracelines
The ‘door’ to Lent
Make this Lent different
March 4
“O Lord, make this Lenten season different from the other ones. Let me find you again. Amen.”
-Father Henri Nouwen
Your true homeland
March 3
“Christ has gained for us not only new dignity in our life on earth, but above all the new dignity of the children of God, called to share eternal life with him. Lent invites us to overcome the temptation of seeing the realities of this world as definitive and to recognize that ‘our homeland is in heaven’ (Phil 3:20)”
-Pope St. John Paul II
Give it to Jesus
March 2
“There are a lot of things you can give to Jesus—I don’t like to say, ‘Give it up.’ Well, you’re going to take it back. But give it to Jesus for Lent.”
-Mother Angelica
Prayerfully consider how to spend this Lent
March 1
“Do you wish your prayer to fly toward God? Make for it two wings: fasting and almsgiving.”
-St. Augustine
Do you trust Him?
February 28
“The good God does not need years to accomplish His work of love in a soul; one ray from His Heart can, in an instant, make His flower bloom for eternity.”
-St. Therese of Lisieux
We all ache for love
February 27
“The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.”
-St. Teresa of Calcutta
Love in action
Truly see others today
February 25
“A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.”
-St. Therese of Lisieux
