Sunday, March 14, 2010

fourth Sunday in Lent

This is a day of Rejoycing in the Lord. How do we rejoice in the Lord?

Hebrews 12:25
Baruch 4:1
Revelations 3:20

I am not capable of doing big things, but I want to do everything, even the smallest things, for the greater glory of God. - Saint Dominic Savio

Virtues are formed by prayer. Prayer preserves temperance. Prayer suppresses anger. Prayer prevents emotions of pride and envy. Prayer draws into the soul the Holy Spirit, and raises man to Heaven. - Saint Ephraem of Syria

Friday, March 12, 2010

Friday third week of lent

What do we do on Friday's to remember that this is the day our Lord died for us?

Luke 6:12
Jeremiah 23:4
Daniel 3:16-17

Holiness does not demand anything great, beyond the ability of the person. It depends on God’s Love; every daily act can be transformed into an act of love. - Saint Ursula Ledóchowska

Who except God can give you peace? Has the world ever been able to satisfy the heart? - Saint Gerard Majella

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Wed thrid week of lent

How do we forgive others? is it like God forgives?

Luke 4:13
Romans 7:15
Isaiah 60:1-3

As iron is fashioned by fire and on the anvil, so in the fire of suffering and under the weight of trials, our souls receive that form which our Lord desires them to have. ~St. Madeline Sophie Barat

The glory of the Cross led those who were blind through ignorance into light, loosed all who were held fast by sin, and ransomed the whole world of mankind. - Saint Cyril of Jerusalem

Monday, March 1, 2010

Monday 2nd week of Lent

How have we acted in Charity to others this past week?

Mark 14:37-38
Psalm 119:28-31
Isaiah 64:8

The Prayer of the sick person is his patience and his acceptance of his sickness for the love of Jesus Christ. Make sickness itself a prayer, for there is none more powerful, save martyrdom! - Saint Francis de Sales

We must pray without tiring, for the salvation of mankind does not depend on material success; nor on sciences that cloud the intellect. Neither does it depend on arms and human industries, but on Jesus alone. - Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini