May 19
“The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.”
-James 5:16, NRSV
Tag Archives: catholic
Abandoning Self Unreservedly
May 18
“Few souls understand what God would accomplish in them if they were to abandon themselves unreservedly to Him and if they were to allow His grace to mold them accordingly.”
-St. Ignatius of Loyola
Seeing things are they truly are
May 17
“When we gaze into the eyes of Christ with the eyes of our heart, we begin to see things as they truly are. Under His gaze of love our prayer begins to resonate with the will of the Father.“
–Dr. Anthony Lilles
Path of Contemplation
May 16
“The Rosary should always be seen and experienced as a path of contemplation.”
–Rosarium Virginis Mariae, 38
Full of Grace
May 15
“How I love to pray, ‘Hail Mary, Full of Grace…'”
-Mike Aquilina on his mother’s devotion to the Rosary
Counting my Hail Marys
May 14
“Throughout the years of mothering my brood of five, I often resorted to m ten fingertips to count my Hail Marys when the task I was immersed. in did not allow for holding the beads.”
– Donna Marie Cooper O’Boyle
The Obedience of Mary
May 13
“The knot of Eve’s disobedience was loosed by the obedience of Mary.”
–St. Irenaeus
On those who keep the Commandments of God
May 12
“Then the dragon was angry with the woman, and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and bear testimony to Jesus.”
–Revelation 12:17
Recite the Rosary
May 11
“The Rosary is a powerful weapon to put the demons to flight and to keep oneself from sin…. If you desire peace in your hearts, in your homes, and in your country, assemble each evening to recite the Rosary. Let not even one day pass without saying it, no matter how burdened you may be with many cares and labors.”
– Pope Pius XI
War Between Good and Evil
May 10
“Recognize it or not, our life on earth is a warfare (see CCC, 409), and every day and age from the beginning of time tells the story of dour combat with diabolic forces, a war between good and evil. This battle originated in the heavens before the dawn of humanity but was not confined there. It spilled onto the earth, placing all generations of humanity in a perpetual state of general quarters.”
– Johnnette S. Benkovic and Thomas K. Sullivan
