January 30
“Prayer is sowing; contemplation the reaping of the harvest, when the reaper is filled with wonder at the ineffable sight of the beautiful ears of corn, which have sprung before him from the little naked seeds that he sowed.”
-St. Isaak of Syria
SN asks: I ordered some green scapulars from the Apostolate of the Green Scapular . . . I received 14 blessed scapulars that were blessed by a priest . . . You write the name of the person on the scapular that you want to receive the blessings/conversions and place the scapular in their vicinity either knowing or unknowingly. Every day you recite their name and Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us now and at the hour of death. They say the scapular is as only as powerful as the user believes it will work. Is this approved by the Catholic Church?”
January 29
“Always remember to love your neighbor; always prefer the one who tries your patience, who tests your virtue, because with her you can always merit: suffering is Love; the Law is Love.”
-St. Mariam Baouardy
January 28
“A constant fidelity in small things is a great and heroic virtue.”
-St. Bonaventure
January 27
“Never utter in your neighbor’s absence what you would not say in their presence.”
-St. Mary Magdalene of Pazzi
January 26
“We should pray hard for the conversion of sinners. In Heaven, there is more joy over the conversion of one sinner than over many just who are saved.”
-St. Raphaela Mary
One of our readers was kind enough to send us an e-mail she received which offered her an opportunity to invite three “angels” into her life for five days. Believe it or not, people are actually falling for this and going through all the prescribed rituals to allow these unnamed spirits into their lives! Here’s why that’s not a good idea.
January 25
“Be filled with the Spirit addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs… always and for everything giving thanks in the name of Jesus Christ to God the Father.”
-Ephesians 5:18-20
SM writes: “Many years ago before I knew what Reiki is about I bought a CD of “new age” relaxation music. I bought it on the strength of the sample one could listen to in the store, but the CD was marketed as being good for background music during Reiki massage. It was clearly created with the intention of being used during Reiki, given the packaging and liner notes. Do you recommend that I get rid of it?”
