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Eternal Father

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

May 31

“Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.”

– Prayer of St. Gertrude the Great for the Holy Souls in Purgatory

Today’s reflection:

How is praying for the Holy Souls in Purgatory an action of our spiritual maternity?

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The souls of the just

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

November 30

“God formed man to be imperishable;

the image of his own nature he made them.

But by the envy of the Devil, death entered the world,

and they who are in his possession experience it.

But the souls of the just are in the hand of God,

and no torment shall touch them.

They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead;

and their passing away was thought an affliction

and their going forth from us, utter destruction.

But they are in peace.

For if before men, indeed, they be punished,

yet is their hope full of immortality;

Chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed,

because God tried them

and found them worthy of himself.

As gold in the furnace, he proved them,

and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.

In the time of their visitation they shall shine,

and shall dart about as sparks through stubble;

They shall judge nations and rule over peoples,

and the Lord shall be their King forever.

Those who trust in him shall understand truth,

and the faithful shall abide with him in love:

Because grace and mercy are with his holy ones,

and his care is with his elect.”

-1 Wisdom 2:23–3:9

For Reflection:

One of the most hopeful passages in scripture: “But the souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them.”

No matter the trials and reversals you may be currently experiencing or that may lie ahead, know that you are in the hands of God and no torment shall touch you.

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In Paradise

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

November 29

“Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

-Luke 23:43

For Reflection:

Jesus Christ has conquered death. We, His followers, hold onto the hope that through our baptism and life of faith, we too will conquer death in the end.

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Look up to heaven

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

November 28

“I beseech you, my child, to look at the heaven and the earth and see everything that is in them, and recognize that God did not make them out of things that existed. Thus also mankind comes into being.”

-2 Maccabees 7:28

For Reflection:

Look to heaven in temptation and trial and remember that God brought everything into being and keeps it so, including you.

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The Lord will wipe away every tear

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

November 27

“He will destroy death forever. The Lord God will wipe away

the tears from all faces.”

-Isiah 25:8

For Reflection:

Like any good father, Our Heavenly Father knows us implicitly. He is aware of our every sorrow and pain. He embraces us in our need and wipes aware all of our tears. Do you think of God as your tender, loving Father? If not, ask Him to show you today how much He cares for you.