2026-03-05T16:02:23

 The Lord is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the just.

Reflection.

Let us unceasingly prepare ourselves for prayer by carrying out our duties with great fidelity. Then let us come before our divine Savior with all the simplicity of our souls.

--St Mary Euphrase--

Prayer.

Almighty God, move me to prepare myself for prayer by a good life. Grant that I may pray to You by my works as well as my words. 

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2026-03-06T16:02:23

I am the gate of the sheepfold....Anyone who enters [the sheepfold] through Me will be saved. 

Reflection.

We must take refuge in the adorable Heart of our Good Shepard. Let us go to Him like little sheep who seek the safety of their sheepfold afainst the infernal world. 

--St. Margaret Mary Alacoque--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, call me into Your sheepfold and take care of me. Keep me safe amid the troubles of life and secure from the evil one. 

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2026-03-07T12:15:21

My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation; I shall sing of the Lord, "He has been good to me."

Reflection.

The blood of the humble and immaculate Lamb takes away any doubt we might have about God wanting soley our good. And how could the Supreme God do anything other good?

--St Catherine of Siena--

Prayer.

Father of all goodness, grant that I may appreciate Your great goodness toward me both in the natural and in the supernatural sphere. Let me learn to praise You continually. 

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2026-03-08T12:15:21

If we are unfaithful, [Christ] will still remain faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.

Reflection.

Whether you like or not, you will grow apart from human beings, However, Christ is faithful and always with you.. For Christ provides all things. 

--St. John of the Cross--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, help me to remain faithful to You rather than to trust in others. However, should I ever be unfaithful, please continue to be faithful to Your promises and grant me the grace to do penance. 

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2026-03-09T12:15:21

Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. 

Reflection.

Let us serve God, but let us do so according to His will. He will then take the place of everything in our lives. He will be our strength, and the reward of our labors.

--St Vincent de Paul--

Prayer.

Iinfinite Lord, help me to serve You always in accord with Your holy will. Show me how to make You my Lord and my All. 

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2026-03-10T14:09:34

We are....heirs of God and heirs of Christ, provided, however, we suffer with HIm so as to be glorified with Him. 

Reflection.

If we suffer with Christ, we will be glorified with Him. The fulfillment of the promised happiness is certain for those who share in the Lord's Passion.

--St. Leo the Great--

Prayer.

Grant me Your grace, O Lord, to overcome my natural fear of suffering. Strengthen me to bear my sufferings in union with Your sacred Passion for the salvation of the world. 

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2026-03-11T14:09:34

Why do you take note of the splinter in your brother's eye but do not notice the wooden plank in your own eye?

Reflection.

Never suspect your brothers or sisters of any evil. For suspicion poisions the purity of one's heart. 

--St. Thomas Aquinas--

Prayer.

God of goodness, help me to avoid being suspicous of others. Teach me to accept all persons for what they are--Your children, potential members of Christ, and temples of the Holy Spirit. 

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2026-03-12T15:23:24

For His sake I have renounced all things..., in order that I may gain Christ and be found in HIm. 

Reflection.

An act of renunciation is an act of union with God. The Divine Master looks lovingly upon a person who gains a victory over self.

--St Madeleine Sophie Barat--

Prayer.

Divine Master, teach me to give up all things so that I may be united closely to You. Let me be willing to lose all things rather than give up my union with You. 

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2026-03-13T15:23:24

God is able to make all grace abound in you, so that you may always have enough of everything and abound in every good work. 

Reflection.

God rewards all our good works in His own way. This way invariably provides us with an opportunity to accomplish even better works. 

--St. Theresa of Avila--

Prayer.

All-provident Lord, help me never to squander Your grace. Let me continually accomplish the good works that You both envision for me and assist me to do. 

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2026-03-14T15:23:24

Now is the acceptable time! Now is the time of salvation!

Reflection.

You no longer have the time that Is past. Nor are you sure of the time that is to come. Hence, al you do have is the present point in time and nothing more. 

--St. Catherine of Siena--

Prayer.

Timeless Lord, teach me to be grateful for every moment of time that You allot to me. Grant that I may always make the best use of my time. 

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2026-03-15T15:23:24

All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching----for reproof, for correction, and for training in holiness. 

Reflection.

All Christians must refer always and everywhere to Scripture for all their choices, becoming like children before it. They should seek in it the most effective remedy against all their weaknesses and not dare take a step without being illumined by the divine rays of those words. 

--Pope John Paul II--

Prayer.

God of wisdom, move me to have recourse constantly to Your words in Scripture. Let me find light, strength, and consolation in this sacred Book that was inspired by You. 

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2026-03-16T15:23:24

His eyes are upon the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps.

Reflection.

You eyes, O Lord, have a true view of people. This is what they really are---and nothing more. 

--St. Francis de Sales--

Prayer.

All knowing Lord, let me realize that my real self is only what I am in Your eyes. Give me a true picture of that self and inspire me to become better day by day. 

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Prayer.

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2025-09-09T00:00:00

I seek to do not My own Will but the Will of Him Who sent Me. 

Reflection.

What good is it for you to give God one thing when He asks for something else? Discover what God wants and do it. Your heart will be happier than if your own desire had been fulfilled. 

--St. John of the Cross--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, let me strive---through constant prayer and careful reflection---to know Your Will for me. Then help me to offer You what You desire rather than what I want. 

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2025-09-10T15:15:43

You are merciful to all,...and You overlook people's sins so that they may repent. 

Reflection.

Our Lord bowed His head at death, so that He might give the kiss of peace to His beloved ones. And we give a kiss to God every time our heart is filled with repentance and love. 

--St. Augustine

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, by Your death and Resurrection You take away the sins of the world. Grant me true repentance for all my sins and a firm resolution never more to commit them. 

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2025-09-11T15:34:40

Whover eats My Flesh and drinks My Blood dwells in Me and I dwell in him.

Reflection.

If we were to receive the Most Blessed Sacrement with great faith and ardent love, it would take only one reception for us to become spiritually rich. By the same token, what an incalculable spiritual effect would a large number of such devout Communions have on us!

--St. Theresa of Avila--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, help me to receive You in Communion with ever more faith and love. Let me strive to obtain the greatest spiritual benefits possible from each reception of the Blessed Sacrament. 

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2025-09-12T15:54:01

[Share] your bread with the hungary, and bring the homeless poor into your house.

Reflection.

Deprive yourself of some part of your substance, and give it wholeheartedly to the poor. God will restore it to you not only in the next life but even in the present one. Love the poor, and be happy to associate with them often. 

--St. Francis de Sales--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, help me to give some part of whatever I possess to those who have less. Let me strive to give help in any way I can to those who are less fortunate than I am. 

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2025-09-13T16:05:26

It is [Christ] Who is Head of the Body, the Church.

Reflection.

Never separate yourself from the Church. No institution has the power of the Church. The Church is your hope. The Church is your salvation. The Church is your refuge. 

--St. John Chrysostom--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, grant me the grace to adhere to the Church all my life. Let me encounter You in her Sacrements on earth and so possess eternal lift with You in heaven. 

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2025-09-14T16:11:11

Anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. 

Reflection.

The cross is the greatest gift God could bestow on His Elect on earth. There is nothing so necessary, so beneficial, so sweet, or so glorious as to suffer something for Jesus. If you suffer as you ought, the cross will become a precious yoke that Jesus will carry with you. 

--St. Louis Grignion de Montfort-- 

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, impress upon me that without a cross on earth there will be no crown in heaven. Help me to bear my cross daily for You as You bore Your Cross for me and all human beings. 

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2025-09-15T12:19:30

Standing near the cross of Jesus [was] His Mother.

Reflection.

During the entire course of her lfe, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, never deviated in the slightest from the precepts and examples of her Divine Son. This was true both in the most sweet joys Mary experienced and in the cruel sufferings she underwent, which made her the Queen of Martyrs.

--Pope Pius XII--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, in all my sorrows let me imitate the fidelity of Your holy Mother. And through her intercession grant me Your consolation here and eternal joy in heaven.

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2025-09-16T12:32:18

Your Will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Reflection.

We must carry out the Will of God rather than our own. Thhis is what we pledge to do in the "Our Father," which we recite every day. What a travesty it would be if after praying that God's Will be done we should carry out that Will halfheartedly and only because we are obliged to do so!

--St. Cyprian of Carthage--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, let me curb my own desires and strive to discover Your Will for me. Help me to do that Will wholeheartedly in all things, for You have my best interests at heart.

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2025-09-17T12:42:45

Make every effort to ensure your salvation.

Reflection.

You have been created for the glory of God and your own eternal salvation. ...This is your goal; this is the center of your life; this is the treasure of your heart. If you reach this goal, you will find happiness. If you fail to reach it, you will find misery.

--St. Robert Bellarmine--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, teach me to do everything for Your honor and glory. Grant me the grace to work out my salvation with anxious concern each day of my life.

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2025-09-18T12:49:35

How slow [you are] to believe all that the Prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and enter into His glory?

Reflection.

Christ's love and obedience had abased Him to the death of the Cross. Therefore, Christ was raised by God to the glory of the Resurrection.

--St. Thomas Aquinas--

Prayer.

Lord of glory, stamp indelibly on my mind that without the Cross there is no crown. Help me to fashion an eternal crown of glory out of the little crosses that come my way each day.

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2025-09-19T12:57:15

Turn away from your wicked ways and from your wicked deeds.

Reflection.

Let us brace ourselves with strong energy against the incitements of evil habits. By doing so, we can often turn those evil habits to the account of virtue.

--St. Gregory the Great--

Prayer.

Almighty God, let me be ever mindful that You can draw good out of evil. Help me to fight against my evil tendencies and turn them into occasions for strengthening virtues.

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2025-09-20T11:52:03

Look at the rainbow and praise its Maker; it glows with a surpassing beauty.

 

Reflection.

Whenever our eyes feast on a spectacular scene--such as a magnificent landscape, or a splendid sunset, or a beautiful star-studded sky--let us realize that it is only a pale reflection of the Divine Beauty. Let us then bless the Lord as being the source of all good.

--St. Theresa of Avila--

Prayer.

Almighty Creator, teach me to appreciate the wondrous things You have made. Grant me the grace to see You in each of them and give You the praise and glory owed You.

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2025-09-21T12:00:43

The word of the Lord will last forever. That word is the Gospel that has been preached to you.

Reflection.

Everything that Christ willed to have us read about His actions and words, He caused to be written down by the Evangelists as if by His own hands. Thus, readers of the Gospels will receive what is told them as if they saw the Lord Himself writing it with His own hand.

--St. Augustine--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, help me to see the Gospel as Your word to me today. Grant me the grace to meditate on it daily and to live my life in accord with its teachings.

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2025-09-22T12:12:50

From Christ the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.

Reflection.

The foundation and origin of the whole apostolate of the Church is Christ, sent by the Father. Hence, it is evident that the fruitfulness of the apostolate of the laity depends on the vital union with Christ.

--Vatican II: Laity, 4--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, help me to be a contributing member of Your Mystical Body on earth. Let everything I do be done in union with You and serve to build up Your Body.

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2025-09-23T12:21:12

In this is love, ... that [God] loved us and sent His Son as a propitiation for our sins.

Reflection.

God's love for us has no equal. It infinitely surpasses the love nature has imprinted in the hearts of parents. We can be certain that whatever such a Father sends us is for our good.

--St. Alphonsus Rodriguez--

Prayer.

Loving Father, let me believe firmly in Your love for me despite all the trials that may come my way. Help me to cling to the thought that You want only what is best for my eternal welfare.

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2025-09-24T12:51:42

Gain the friendship of your neighbor while he is poor.

Reflection.

Every virtue can attract the friendship of others to us. For every virtue is a good, and anything good is lovable to all and renders lovable all who possess it. Friendship blossoms, grows, and is strengthened in the measure that virtue develops.

--St. Thomas Aquinas--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, our true Friend, help me to cultivate virtues and so gain friends. In turn, let my friends also pursue virtues--making our friendship closer and bringing us all into Your eternal Friendship in heaven.

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2025-09-25T16:56:05

May Christ dwell in your hearts through faith.

Reflection.

Bear Christ in heart, mind, and will. Bear Him in your mind by His teaching. Bear Him in your will by your observance of the Law. Bear Him in your heart by the Holy Eucharist.

--Pope Pius XII--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, let me be a true bearer of Christ, Your Son, by doing always the things that are pleasing to Him. Help me to bear witness to Him in the world for the salvation of souls.

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2025-09-26T17:02:39

The love of Christ compels us.

Reflection.

The Holy Eucharist does not merely place within us the habits of grace and virtue. It also impels us to act, in accordance with the words of St. Paul the Apostle:"The love of God compels us."

--St. Thomas Aquinas--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, with every Communion that I receive let me be geared toward Christian action. Help me to cooperate with Your grace and practice all the virtues.

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2025-09-27T17:08:44

When profound silence encompassed all things. . . Your all-powerful Word leapt from Your royal throne in heaven. 

Reflection.

Silence exists so that we might speak to God. And it is in silence that God communicates His graces to us. 

--St. Vincent de Paul--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, teach me to appreciate the value of silence in my life. Let me set aside a few silent moments each day for thinking about You and speaking with You.

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2025-09-28T17:15:30

There will. . . be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance. 

Reflection.

Nothing makes God happier than a person's amendment of life, conversion, and salvation. This is why He sent His only Son to this earth.

--St. Gregory Nazianzen--

Prayer.

Holy God, help me to amend my life constantly and be sincerely converted to You. Let me seek Your interests rather than my own and be ever more closely united with You.

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2025-09-29T17:22:38

The angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a Virgin.

Reflection.

Angels take different earthly forms at the bidding of their master, God. They thus reveal themselves to human beings and unveil the Divine Mysteries to them.

--St. John Damascene--

Prayer.

God of all Wisdom, You direct the ministry of angels and of human beings. Grant that the angels who always minister to You in heaven may defend us during our life on earth. 

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2025-09-30T17:55:23

You have not yet resisted unto death in your struggle with sin. 

Reflection.

Martyrdom does not consist only in dying for one's faith. Martyrdom also consists in serving God with love and purity of heart every day of one's life.

--St. Jerome--

Prayer.

Dear Lord, let me offer You all my daily struggles against sin and evil. Grant me the strength to resist even to the shedding of blood if it should be required of me.

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2025-10-01T18:48:07

Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.

Reflection.

The true and only glory is the glory that will last forever. In order to attain it, we do not need to do spectacular deeds. We need merely hide ourselves from the eyes of others and even from ourselves. 

--St. Theresa of the Child Jesus-- 

Prayer.

God of glory, impress on me the value of humility as a means of attaining true glory. Help me to humble myself in my own eyes as well as in the eyes of all. 

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2025-10-02T18:56:04

He will give His Angels charge over you, to guard you in all your ways.

Reflection.

The Angels are the shepherds of our souls. Not content with bringing our messages to God, they also bring God's messages to us. They nourish our souls with their delightful inspirations as well as their Divine communications.

--St. John of the Cross--

Prayer.

Lord of the heavenly hosts, let Your Angels ever watch over me in this life. Grant that they may also bring my prayers befopre You and confer Your grace upon me. 

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2025-10-03T19:04:59

If we love one another God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us.

Reflection.

The love that we bear toward creatures must be a spiritual one and founded on God alone. Then the love of God will grow in our souls to the same extent that our love grows. The more our hearts remember our neighbor, the more they will also recall God. These two loves grow side by side. 

--St. John of the Cross--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, increase my love for You every day. At the same time, let this love overflow into love for all other people in the world, who have been created and blessed by You. 

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2025-10-04T19:13:11

Serve the Lord with gladness. Come before Him with joyous song.

Reflection.

Do you want to know one of the best ways to win over people and lead them to God? It consists in giving them joy and making them happy.

--St. Francis of Assisi--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, grant me Your grace to serve You with gladness. Then enable me to lead others to You through the joy and gladness that I dispense to them.

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2025-10-05T19:19:14

A person who is patient is better than a warrior; and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.

Reflection.

Human beings must have patience with one another. And the good people are those who bear the defects of others in the best way.

--St. Francis de Sales--

Prayer.

Long-suffering God, help me to have patience with others and with myself in all circumstances. Let me imitate Your long-suffering in whatever may befall me every day.

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2025-10-06T19:26:53

Sacrifice or oblation You did not desire, but You have given me ears open to obedience.

Reflection.

By your work you show what you love and what you know. When you observe true obedience with prudence and enthusiasm, it is clear that you pick the most delightful and nourishing fruit of Divine Scripture.

--St. Bruno--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, let me realize that You guide our lives through legitimate authority in every area. Help me to be obedient to the rules for my state in life and so be obedient to Your Will for me. 

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2025-10-07T19:41:16

Listen, my children, and blossom like roses planted by a stream of water.

Reflection.

To discover whether people are of God, I have found no better way than the following. Observe whether they say the Hail Mary and the Rosary.

--St, Louis Grignion de Montfort--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, let me realize that the Rosary is nothing more that a meditation on Your Holy Mysteries in company with Your Mother. Help me to recite my Rosary daily, if possible.

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2025-10-08T10:08:33

May our Lord Jesus Christ . . .comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word.

Reflection.

Jesus knows how to comfort us. So when you are desolate, leave creatures behind. Come to the tabernacle, and you will always find strength and consolation.

--St. Peter Eymard--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, let me frequently have recourse to You in the Blessed Sacrament. O Sacrament most holy, O Sacrament divine, all praise and all thanksgiving be every moment Thine!

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2025-10-09T19:13:49

If your brother wrongs you, go and take up the matter with him.

Reflection.

Those who want to work for moral reform in the world must seek the glory of God before everything else. They must wait for God's help in this difficult and necessary undertaking, for He is the source of all good. 

--St. John Leonardi--

Prayer.

Almighty God, help me to work for moral reform in the world in everything I do. But let me rely on Your grace so that I may effect a reform that is true rather than one that is purely my own.

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2025-10-10T19:22:36

Love is as strong as death, and devotion is as unyielding as the grave.

Reflection.

Love can supply for a life that is cut short. God does not look at time, for He is eternal. He looks only at love.

--St. Theresa of the Child Jesus--

Prayer.

Father, let me have the true love that You intend for me. Grant that because of the great love I have for You I may then gain eternity with You.

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2025-10-11T19:28:51

I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send . . .?" And I said, "Here I am. Send me."

Reflection.

You ask what you might offer to God. Offer yourself! What does God expect from you--except yourself?

--St. Augustine--

Prayer.

Help me to discern through prayer and meditation what You truly want of me. Then enable me to offer it to You--and indeed to offer myself and all I have to You.

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2025-10-12T19:35:58

How deep are the riches and the wisdom and the knowledge of God!

Reflection.

With heartfelt love let us sing of our Eternal Father's Providence--all-wise, all-powerful, and all-gentle. Oh, the depth of the riches, and the wisdom, and the knowledge of God!

--St. Francis de Sales--

Prayer.

All-provident Father, teach me to trust wholeheartedly in Your loving care. Help me to see that all that takes place is for my ultimate good, no matter how it may appear.

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2025-10-13T19:42:46

When I am weak, it is then that I am strong. 

Reflection.

Never trust in yourselves alone, saying: "I'm strong and I have no fear that anything or anyone can make me fall." For love of God, stay away from such a misguided way of thinking.

--St. Catherine of Siena--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, keep me from pride and vanity of all kinds. Let me distrust myself in all things and put all my trust in You--without hesitation or reservation.

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2025-10-14T09:30:17

It is God Who in His goodwill works in your hearts, inspiring your will and your action.

Reflection.

Let us ask God's help before doing anything. If we acted in this way, we would perform wonders, for it would be God acting always in us. 

--St. Peter Eymard--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, let me call upon Your help before undertaking to do anything in my life. Grant that I may be so united with You that Your grace may always bring forth good fruit.

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2025-10-15T09:36:30

This is how we know we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in His presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and He knows everything.

Reflection.

Let nothing disturb you, nothing frighten you. Everything passes, but God never changes. Patience obtains everything. Those who possess God lack for nothing. God alone is enough.

--St. Theresa of Avila--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, let me remain calm amid all the difficulties of life. Help me to preserve my union with You, which is the one thing necessary in this world. 

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2025-10-16T04:23:56

Not everyone who says to Me, "Lord, Lord," will enter the Kingdom of Heaven but only the one who does the Will of My Father. 

Reflection.

Virtue does not consist in making splendid resolutions. It consists in carrying out those resolutions and producing good fruits.

--St. Margaret Mary Alacoque--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, help me to put all my good resolutions into effect. Grant that I may always bring forth good fruits from my union with God.

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2025-10-17T04:29:34

Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me or seen in me--put it into practice.

Reflection.

It is better to say nothing and be a Christian than to speak and not be one. It is good to teach, if we practice what we preach.

--St. Ignatius of Antioch--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, grant that I may believe what I have learned and practice what I believe. Help me to lead a truly Christian life in addition to speaking about it.

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2025-10-18T04:36:15

Out of fear I went off and hid your talent in the ground . . . His master replied, "You wicked and lazy servant."

Reflection.

God has given to each of us the talents to sow His words and gather up the fruit of souls. Let us therefore put those talents to work and not bury them in the ground.

--St. Catherine of Siena--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, grant me the grace to make use of the talents You have given me. Let me put them to work for the salvation of souls and for Your eternal glory.

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2025-10-19T04:42:39

Do not grow careless, but learn to follow the example of those who through their faith and patience are the possessors of what has been promised.

Reflection.

If we are united inwardly with the Son of the living God, we also bear His likeness outwardly by our continual practice of heroic goodness. We do so especially by a patience re-enforced by courage that does not complain either secretly or publicly.

--St. John de Brebeuf--

Prayer.

Long-suffering God, help me to practice patience in doing good. No matter what may occur, let me face each day with quiet courage and without complaint. 

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2025-10-20T04:52:48

What do you possess that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you did not?

Reflection.

The reason why God is such a great Lover of humility is that He is a great Lover of truth. Humility is in fact truth, while pride is nothing but lying.

--St. Vincent de Paul--

Prayer.

God of truth, help me to realize that everything I have is from You. Let me show my gratitude by always using it in accord with Your holy Will.

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2025-10-21T04:58:26

In Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor the lack of it has any value; the only thing that matters is faith acting through love.

Reflection.

To believe in God--for Christians-- does not mean simply to believe that God exists, nor merely to believe that He is true. It means to believe by loving, to believe by abandoning oneself to God, uniting and conforming oneself to Him.

--St. Anthony of Padua--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, grant me an operative faith, a faith that will move mountains. Let me show that faith by lively deeds and by conforming myself to Your Will in all things.

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2025-10-22T05:07:03

The Church of the living God [is] the pillar and foundation of the truth.

Reflection.

The Church has the following characteristic qualities. She overcomes when she is attacked. She is understood when she is disputed. And she grows greater when she is abandoned. 

--St. Hilary of Poitiers--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, let me always cling to Your Church for she is my best contact with You. Grant that I may never depart from this pillar of truth--the prolongation of Your Son Jesus in the world.

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2025-10-23T05:13:41

You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, what can be done to make it salty again?

Reflection.

Remove from your lives the filth and uncleanness of vice. Your upright lives must make you the salt of the earth for yourselves and for the rest of humankind.

--St. John of Capistrano--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, enable me both to practice and to preach Your Message to all those I meet. Grant that--in accord with Your Son's mandate--I may be the salt of the earth.

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2025-10-24T05:22:01

I have been most zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts.

Reflection.

Truly zealous persons are also those who love, but they stand on a higher plane of love. The more they are inflamed by love, the more urgently zeal drives them on. 

--St. Anthony Claret--

Prayer.

Lord God of Hosts, grant me a holy zeal for You based on a love that is true. May everything I do contribute to Your greater glory and bring others to You.

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2025-10-25T05:26:52

Everything in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life-- is not from the Father.

Reflection.

What does it mean to renounce all that we have and all that we desire? It means we renounce the world and all that it contains.

--St. Augustine--

Prayer.

Triune God, help me to give up that world which is opposed to You. Let me be willing to renounce everything I possess and everything I want--so that I may possess You forever.

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2025-10-26T05:33:21

O children, listen to me; . . . Hear instruction and be wise.

Reflection.

Let Mary never be far from your lips and from your heart. Following her, you will never lose your way. Praying to her, you will never sink into despair. Contemplating her, you will never go wrong. 

--St. Bernardine of Siena--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, help me to have continual recourse to Your holy Mother. Grant that she may watch over me as she lovingly watched over You in Your childhood at Nazareth.

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2025-10-27T05:39:16

The love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us. 

Reflection.

One and the same love embraces both God and neighbor. This love is the Holy Spirit, Who is Divine Love.

--St. Anthony of Padua--

Prayer.

Come, Holy Spirit. Fill the heart of Your faithful one and enkindle in me the fire of Your love. Divine Guest of my soul, abide in me and grant that I may abide in You.

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2025-10-28T05:46:37

The mouth of the upright utters wisdom and his tongue speaks what is right.

Reflection.

Truthful persons do not keep silent when it is the time for speaking out. They keep silent only when it is the time to be silent. But then their very silence cries out!

--St. Catherine of Siena--

Prayer.

God of truth, grant me the wisdom and the courage to speak the truth without fear of others. Let me be silent only when it is Your Will for me to do so.

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2025-10-29T05:51:30

Consider the lilies of the field and how they grow. They neither labor nor spin.

Reflection.

In telling us to learn a lesson from the lilies of the field that do not sow, Jesus is not encouraging us to avoid working. He is simply forbidding us to become overly anxious about things.

--St. John Chrysostom--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, help me to have the right attitude toward work. Let me make it an integral part of my Christian life by offering it to Your service and that of my neighbor.

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2025-10-30T05:58:31

You are light in the Lord . . . The fruit of light is every kind of goodness.

Reflection.

Goodness has the same relationship to the human heart that a magnet has to iron. Goodness has the power to attract the heart. 

--St. Thomas Aquinas--

Prayer.

God of light, let my heart be ever attracted to goodness rather than to evil. Help me to live as a child of light, devoted to You every day of my life.

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2025-10-31T06:03:11

I urge you not to indulge your physical cravings that are at war with the soul.

Reflection.

The virtue of chastity does not mean that we are insensible to the urge of concupiscence. It means that we subordinate it to reason and the law of grace, by striving wholeheartedly after what is noblest in human and Christian life.

--Pope Pius XII--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, enable me to subordinate the urges of concupiscence to reason and grace. Grant that I may lead a noble and pure Christian life. 

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2025-11-01T06:40:51

You are fellow citizens of God's holy ones and members of God's household.

Reflection.

A ray of light enables us to see the dust that is in the air. In the same way, the lives of the Saints show up our defects. If we fail to see our faults, it is because we have not looked at the lives of holy men and women.

--St. Anthony of Padua--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, help me to love and respect Your Saints. Grant me to obtain an example from their way of life, fellowship in their communion, and aid through their intercession.

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2025-11-02T06:46:38

The souls of the upright are in the hands of God.

Reflection.

What great power the holy souls in purgatory have over the heart of God! If we realized this fact and averted to all the graces that we can gain through their intercession, these souls would not be so forgotten.

--St. John Vianney--

Prayer.

God, our Creator and Redeemer, grant to the souls in purgatory the remission of their sins. And may their prayers also be of benefit to me and all my dear ones.

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2025-11-03T06:52:27

Set your heart on things above, where Christ is seated at God's right hand.

Reflection.

Not all of us understand spiritual values as well as we should, nor do we give them a proper place in our lives. Many of us, strongly attracted by sin, look upon such values as of no importance or ignore them altogether. 

--Pope John XXIII--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, help me to appreciate spiritual values and give them the first place in my heart. Grant that I may always seek them first and remain forever united with You.

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2025-11-04T07:00:43

My heart speaks to You; my face seeks You; Your face, O Lord, do I seek.

Reflection.

If a tiny spark of God's love already burns in you, do not expose it to the wind, for it may get blown out. In other words, avoid distractions as much as you can. Stay quiet with God. Do not spend your time in useless chatter. 

--St. Charles Borromeo--

Prayer.

Almighty God, help me to seek You and speak with You often. Let me strive to avoid outer distractions and concentrate on Your message and Your Will for me. 

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2025-11-05T07:07:07

Give to Caesar what is due to Caesar, and give to God what is due to God. 

Reflection.

There are no better citizens---whether in peace or in war---than Christians who are mindful of their duty. Such persons must be willing to suffer all things---even death---rather than abandon the cause of God or of the Church.

--Pope Leo XIII--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, grant me a love for my country and a desire to help it as a good citizen. At the same time let me remain a faithful member of Your Church and work for her benefit.

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2025-11-06T07:13:56

I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.

Reflection.

In your daily prayer, confess your sins to God with tears and sighs. And make a purpose of amendment of these sins for the future.

--St. Benedict--

Prayer.

God of mercy, teach me to make a daily examination of conscience with a firm resolution of amendment. Help me to avoid all sins in the future---and especially my most outstanding faults.

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2025-11-07T08:10:52

Defend yourself to anyone who calls you to account for the hope that is in you . . . And keep your conscience clear.

Reflection.

Conscience and reputation are two different things. Your conscience depends on you, whereas your reputation depends on your neighbor's estimation of you. 

--St. Augustine--

Prayer.

All-knowing God, help me to keep my conscience clear in Your sight. Grant that I may never give in to human respect---but strive always to do what I know is right.

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2025-11-08T08:16:20

Why do you take note of the splinter in your brother's eye but do not notice the wooden plank in your own eye?

Reflection.

It is very easy for us to find fault with others. But it is very hard for us to isolate and correct our own faults.

--St. Francis de Sales--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, help me to avoid finding fault with others. Let me strive instead to discover my own faults and seek to correct them as fast as I can. 

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2025-11-09T08:20:50

The temple of God is holy, and that is what you are. 

Reflection.

When Christ came, He banished the devil from our hearts, in order to build in them a temple for Himself. Let us then do what we can with His help, so that our evil deeds will not deface that temple. 

--St. Caesarius of Arles--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, help me to be a true temple of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Grant me the grace to keep this temple holy and pleasing to You all my days. 

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2025-11-10T08:26:20

" 'You shall love the Lord your God. . . .' This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as your-self.' "

Reflection.

If we love our neighbor, we automatically love God as well. For it is in the unity of this twofold love that God has constituted the fullness of the Law and the Prophets.

--St. Leo the Great--

Prayer.

Loving Father, help me to realize that love is the most powerful force in the world. Let me love You and my neighbor because of You.

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2025-11-11T13:28:41

Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's Will for you in Christ Jesus.

Reflection.

Ingratitude is the enemy of our immortal souls. Ingratitude empties our souls of merit, scatters their virtues, and deprives them of graces.

--St. Bernard--

Prayer.

Almighty Father, help me to show gratitude to You for all the good things You have done for me. Let me also be grateful to all those who help me on my earthly pilgrimage to Your heavenly Kingdom.

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2025-11-12T13:35:25

Do not cast me off when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength fails.

Reflection.

Do not wait for old age to offer yourself to God. Offer Him the flower of your youth, which will be pleasing to Him and which He will accept with the greatest of love.

--St. Catherine of Siena--

Prayer.

God of all ages, grant that I may give myself to You at every age of life--youth, adulthood, and old age. Then in my old age continue to take care of me.

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2025-11-13T13:41:01

One may toil away and struggle and press on, and yet fall farther behind.

Reflection.

Be very careful to preserve your health. The devil employs a trick to deceive good souls. He incites them to do more that they are able, in order that they may no longer be able to do anything.

--St. Vincent de Paul--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, help me to use moderation in everything I do. Let me never try to do more than I am able and more than You require of me--but rather to do Your Will alone.

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2025-11-14T13:47:36

If anyone wishes to serve Me, he must follow Me.

Reflection.

Do you wish to receive grace upon grace and to grow from virtue to virtue? Then make the Stations of the Cross every day.

--St. Bonaventure--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, help me to make the Stations of the Cross frequently, and even daily if possible. Grant that in following You by this devotion I may obtain the grace and courage to follow You in all the events of my daily life.

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2025-11-15T13:53:38

Blessed are the pure of heart for they will see God.

Reflection.

The surest and quickest way to attain perfection is to strive for purity of heart. Once the obstacles have been removed, God finds a clear path and does wonders both in and through the soul.

--St. Albert the Great--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, give me a heart that knows and seeks nothing but You. Grant me the grace to keep my heart free from all worldly cares and intent on spiritual things.

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2025-11-16T13:59:23

If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.

Reflection.

The Ten Commandments are completed by the Evangelical Precepts of justice and love. Together these constitute the framework for individual and collective survival.

--Pope John XXII--

Prayer.

Lord of eternal life, grant me the grace to follow Your Commandments and Evangelical Precepts of love and justice. Help me to base my earthly life on Your Law and thus enter into eternal life.

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2025-11-17T14:05:58

Death is swallowed up in victory. "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?"

Reflection.

Human beings are by nature afraid of death; but there is a startling fact about this. Those who have put their faith in the Cross despise even what is naturally fearful. For the sake of Christ, they are not afraid of death. 

--St. Athanasius--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, help me to put all my trust in You and face death without fear. Grant me the grace to remain faithful to You till death and to attain eternal life with You.

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2025-11-18T14:13:32

Be on your guard against all kinds of greed. Life does not depend upon an abundance of one's possessions, even when one has more than he needs. 

Reflection.

We all know that we must be innocent of greed. However, it is an excellent rule for us to banish greed even beyond the reach of scandal.

--St. Bernard--

Prayer.

All-generous God, help me to avoid all kinds of greed for the goods of this world. Teach me to amass spiritual riches which will ensure unending life with You in heaven.

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2025-11-19T14:19:53

Endure hardships as discipline; God is dealing with you as sons.

Reflection.

Suffering is like a kiss that Jesus hanging from the Cross bestows on persons whom He loves in a special way. Because of this love He wants to associate them in the work of the Redemption.

--St. Bonaventure--

Prayer.

Loving Lord, help me to look upon suffering as a sign of Your special love for me. Let me accept it and suffer in union with You for my salvation and that of the whole world. 

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2025-11-20T14:25:56

If you honor [the holy day] by not following your accustomed ways or doing your own business . . . you will find your joy in the Lord.

Reflection.

Perfection does not consist in lacerating the body. Rather it consists in curbing our perverse self-will.

--St. Catherine of Siena--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, teach me to curb my wayward self-will. Instead of subjecting my body to my own whims, may I concentrate on doing Your Will in all things rather than my own.

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2025-11-21T14:33:03

All the utterances of my mouth are sincere. . . They are all straightforward to the man of understanding.

Reflection.

What a wondrous book is the heart of Mary! Blessed are those who read with understanding what is written therein, for they will learn the science of salvation.

--St. John Eudes--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, help me to contemplate the science of salvation found in Your Mother's heart. Grant that I may imitate her in all things, for she was Your perfect follower.

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2025-11-22T14:39:47

Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre; . . . sing to Him a new song. 

Reflection.

Only the "new" person can sing a new song to the Lord: the person restored from a fallen condition through the grace of God. Let us sing a new song not with our lips but with our lives.

--St. Augustine--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, help me to sing to You the song of the redeemed every day. Let my whole life be an uninterrupted song of thanksgiving and praise to You.

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2025-11-23T15:02:35

Take up the full armor of God, that you may be able to resist on the evil day. 

Reflection.

Let us then serve in Christ's army, following His blameless commands with all our might. The great cannot exist with out the small, nor the small without the great. They blend together to their natural advantage.

--St. Clement--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, help me to be a true member of Your spiritual army, which is Your Mystical Body. Let me trreat everyone I meet as an associate in Christ and work for our mutual benefit. 

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2025-11-24T15:11:25

I am the living Bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this Bread will live forever. 

Reflection.

The Eucharist is the true Catholic standard for recognizing a disciple of Jesus Christ. It is in Holy Communion that we recognize one another.

--St. Peter Eymard--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, grant that I may have a surpassing love for the Blessed Eucharist. Help me to be closely united with everyone who receives You in Holy  Communion. 

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2025-11-25T15:22:43

I resolved, while I was with you, to know nothing except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.  

Reflection.

When we meditate on the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, we should manifest compassion for His sufferings. Then we should contemplate Him with love in this state and out of love appropriate for ourselves the sufferings He endured. 

--St. Paul of the Cross--

Prayer.

Father of compassion, let me learn to have compassion on my crucified Lord. Teach me to dwell on His sufferings and make them part of my life in some way each day. 

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2025-11-26T15:31:45

Blessing and glory, wisdom and thanksgiving, honor, power, and strength be to our God forever and ever. 

Reflection.

We should be ever mindful of all the benefits we have received from God during life. Happy shall we be if we strive to thank God for them. 

--St Benard--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, thank you for the many marvelous gifts--both natural and supernatural-- that you have bestowed on me. Let me never forget Your goodness toward me. 

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2025-11-27T15:38:55

Let us pray and implore our Lord to grant us His mercy and protection. 

Reflection.

There is no holiness without the grace of God. And this grace can be obtained by our prayer. 

--St. Pius X--

Prayer.

God of holiness, pour down upon me all the graces I need to be a true follower of Your Son Jesus. Help me to pray often for Your saving grace. 

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2025-11-28T16:47:49

[God] has made everything suitable to its time. 

Reflection.

Each moment of our lives comes to us invested with an order from God. And what we make of it will become part of all eternity. 

--St. Francis de Sales--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, let me make the most of every moment You give me. Grant that I may buile up eternity with the moments You allot to me on earth. 

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2025-11-29T16:53:39

The message of the cross is....the power of God.

Reflection.

Christians must lean on the Cross of Chrost just as travlers lean on a staff when they begin a long journey. They must have the Passion of Christ deeply imbedded in their minds and hearts, because only from it can they derive peace, grace, and truth. 

--St. Anthony of Padua--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, let me rely always on the power of Your Cross. Grant that I may attain the salvation which You won for us by Your Passion and Ressurrection. 

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2025-11-30T17:00:51

My kingdom does not belong to this world. 

Reflection.

Jesus is King because He governs souls and provides for their eternal salvation. He is KIng because leads into His eternal Kingdom all who believe and hope in Him and live in His love.

--St. Augustine--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, I acknowledge You as the King of the universe and ask You to exercise upon me all Your rights. Help me to offer You all my actions to obtain that all hearts may acknowledge Your Sacred Kingship. 

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2025-12-01T17:20:10

Make the most of your opportunity, for these are evil days. 

Reflection.

Let us not allow this holy season of Advent to slip by without spiritual fruit. It is the time of salvation; let us profit from it.

--St. Mary Euphrase--

Prayer.

God of mercy, teach me to live in tune with Your Liturgical Year. Help me to be filled with the sentiments proper to Advent and to prepare fittingly for the renewed birth of Your Son in my heart. 

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2025-12-02T09:46:24

I am the companion of all you revere You. 

Reflection.

Cultivate the friendship of others. It is the consolation of this life to find someone who is a confidant in the mysteries of our soul. The source of Christian friendship is none other than God.

--St. Augustine--

Prayer.

 Heavenly Father, help me to seek out truly Christian friends. Let me always be a genuine friend to them, working for their spiritual as well as material good. 

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2025-12-03T09:54:44

For the sake of the joy set before Him, He endured the Cross. 

Reflection.

I am in a country where all the niceties of life are lacking. But I am filled with many inner consulations. Indeed, I run the risk of crying my eyes out becuase of my tears of joy!

--St, Francis Xavier--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, grant me the inner consulation to possess spiritual joy in all circumstances. Let me be so united with You that I will joyfully bear with all tribulations 

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2025-12-04T10:01:42

I have much more to tell you, but you would not be able to bear it right now. 

Reflection.

God knows all things and provides what is profitable for each one. He revelaed what it is to our benefit to know. But he kept secret what we are unable to bear now. 

--St. JOhn Damascene--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, help me to mediatate on Your Revelation every day. Grant that by learning fully what You have revelaed, I may one day in heaven attain the knowledge of all that You did not reveal. 

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2025-12-05T10:08:50

These are solemn festivals of the Lord, which you shall celebrate on their proper day with a sacred assembly. 

Reflection.

The Eucharist is the sun of the feasts of the Church. It sheds light on those feasts and renders them living and joyous. 

--St. Peter Eymard--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, help me to participate in the Eucharist with the true devotion through-out the year. Let me encounter You in Your Mysteries and reamin united with You every day of my life. 

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2025-12-06T10:08:50

Do not cast me away from Your presence or take Your Holy Spirit from me. 

Reflection.

When the Holy Spirit is in a soul, He communicates Himself in one way or another. We can say that He makes virtue contagious and turns a simple faithful into an apostle. 

--St. Claude de la Colombiere--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, grant that Your Holy Spirit may inspire me to be a true follower of Your Son Jesus. May He dwell in me always and keep me ever on the path of holiness. 

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2025-12-07T00:00:00

You are a "chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation."

Reflection.

All the children of the Church are priest. At Baptism they received the anointing that gives them a share in the priesthood. The sacrifice that they must offer to God is completely spiritual--it is themselve. 

--St. Ambrose--

Prayer.

Holy Father, teach me to offer myself to You with all my thoughts, words, and actions. Let me also exercise my "common priesthood" by faithful participation at Mass. 

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2025-12-08T00:00:00

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strenght, and with all your mind. 

Reflection.

Love for Christ pierced Mary's heart in such a way that no part of it was left unkindled. Mary thus fulfilled the first commandment of love in all it fullness and without the slightest imperfection. 

--St. Bernard--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, help me to imitate Your immaculate Daughter Mary in her love for You. Grant me the grace to love You as much as I can all my life. 

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2025-12-09T11:03:00

I wish that you were hot or cold, So because you are lukewarm...I will spew you out of My mouth. 

Reflection.

The Word of God moves swiftly. He is not won by the lukewarm nor held fast by the the negligent. Be attentive to His message and diligently follow the path God tells you to take. For He is swift in His passing. 

-St. Ambrose--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, help me to avoid being lukewarm in my spiritual life. Grant me an ardent faith, hope, and love so that I may be zealous in following You every day. 

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2025-12-10T11:03:00

[Jesus] said to Simon, "Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch."

Reflection.

The bark of Peter laughs at the winds and the waves. She has the Saints as her passengers, the Cross as her mast, the Gospel teaching as her sails, the Angels as her rowers, and God as her pilot. 

--St. JOhn Chroysostom--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, teach me to trust Your Chruch as the Bark of Salvation in the world. Grant that I may work and pray to remain afloat with her amid the storms of life. 

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2025-12-11T11:03:00

No man should seek his own good but rather the good of others. 

Reflection.

The law of love obliges us to love what is good for us. But it also obliges us to love what is good for our neighbor. 

--St. Fancis De Sales-- 

Prayer.

Father of all, help me to be truly concerned about other people who are also Your children. Grant that for Your sake I may love others as I love myself. 

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2025-12-12T11:03:00

What is this that appears like the dawn...as awe-inspiring as an army in battle array?

Reflection.

Mary is an arsenal of graces and she comes to the aid of her clients. She sustains, strengthens, and revives us by the heavenly favors that she heaps on us. 

--St. Paulinus--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, help me to become a devothed client of Your holy Mother Mary. Through Your grace, may I recieve the spiritual stength she has promised to all her clients. 

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2025-12-13T11:55:49

Do not be conceerned about storing up treasures on earth. ...Store up treasure for yourself in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves cannot break in and steal. 

Reflection.

Let us lose nothing of what God bestows on us. Difficulties and sufferings will disappear, but the merit we acquire through our fidelity will remain forever. Let us, therfore build our eternity through all the things that pass away.

--St. Jane Fances de Chantal--

Prayer.

Father in heaven, teach me to store up a treasure of merits for eternity. Grant that I may use this earthly life to be the person You want me to be for eternity. 

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2025-12-14T11:55:49

Lead a life worthy of the Lord and pleasing the HIm in every way, bearing fruit in every good work. 

Reflection.

Strive unceasingly to be pleasing to God and ask Him to accomplish His Will in you. Love Him with all your might; you owe Him a great deal. 

--St. John of the Cross--

Prayer.

God of power and might, let me do always the things that are pleasing to You. For You are my Greatest Benefactor and my Sole Good. 

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2025-12-15T11:55:49

The Bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. 

Reflection.

All who receive Jesus in Communion are filled with every good. Their temptations are overcome. Their troubles are turned into joys. And their piety finds nourishment. 

--St. Anthony of Padua--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, help me to receive You in Communion frequently and with fervor. Grant that all my Communions may enable me to do good, avoid evil, and live always as a dedicated Christian.   

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2025-12-16T11:55:49

Strive for uprightness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness and gentleness. 

Reflection.

Virtue is a very wonderful thing for us. It is the good of life, the fruit of a clear conscience, and the peace of the innocent. 

--St. Ambrose--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, help me to build up virtue in my life. Let me realize that by cultivating all the virtues I will attain happiness not only in heaven but also here on earth. 

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2025-12-17T13:02:32

My heart and my flesh give a shout of joy for the living God.

Reflection.

Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find Joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peacee. 

--St. Thersa of Avila--

Prayer.

Living God, let me desire to see You and make use of everything that leads to You. Grant that I may live in such a way as to gain the blessed vision of You in heaven. 

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2025-12-18T13:02:32

We guide our steps by faith, not by what is seen. 

Reflection.

Faith is like a bright ray of sunlight. It enables us to see God in all thins as well as all things in God.

--St. Francis de Sales--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, help me to shine the spotlight of Your faith on the world I live in. Grant the I may see You everywhere and serve You in everything. 

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2025-12-19T13:02:32

Behold,, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will enter his house and have supper with him. 

Reflection.

Speak to Jesus and you will give joy to His heart. Your own heart will open up to the ray of this Sun of Goodness like humid and chilled flowers on a spring morning. 

--St. Peter Eymard--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, let me learn to open the door to my heart and to You and speak with You daily. Let me be inundated with the warmth of Your love and direction so that I may follow You more closely every day. 

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2025-12-20T13:02:32

You, O God, are my fortress, my loving God! 

Reflection.

In tribulations, turn to God with confidencee. You will obtain strength, light and  knowledge. In joys and successes, turn to God with fear and sincerity. You will escape all snares and be free of everything false. 

--St. John of the Cross--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, let me turn to You in good times and bad during my life. Grant that I may always remain in loving union with You no matter what adversity or success may befall me. 

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2025-12-21T14:10:09

The MIghty One has done great things for me, and holy is His name. 

Reflection.

While remaining the Mother of our Judge, Mary is a mother to us, full of mercy. She constitutes our protection. Shje keeps us close to Christ, and she faithfullly takess the matter of our salvation into her charge.

--St. Peter Canisius-- 

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, You have filled Mary with grace and made her a Co-Redeemer with Christ Your Son. Grant that I may have  constant recourse to her and attain the salvation she helped win for the world. 

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2025-12-22T14:10:09

A child is born to us, a son is given us; and diminion rests upon His shoulder. 

Reflection.

In adoring our Savior's birth, it is our origin that we celebrate. Christ's temporal generation is the source of the Christian people, the birth of His Mystical Body. All of us encounter in this Mystery a new birth in Christ. 

--St. Leo the Great--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, in celebrating the birth of Your Son on earth, let me also celebrate my birth in His Mystical Body. Grant that I may thus be brought closer to You in union with Your only Son. 

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2025-12-23T14:10:09

When Christ came into the world, He said..."I have come to do Your Will O God." ...By one offering He made perfect forever those who are made holy. 

Reflection.

Jesus Christ, the God-Man, was born in a manager and is spiritually reborn on the altar. He suffered on Calvary and continues to offer Himself on the altar. In his earthly life He spread His teaching and worked miracles amoung the crowds. In the Eucharist, He spans the centuries and communicates Himself to all. 

--St. John Chrysostom--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, in contemplating the birth of Your Son in time and in the Eucharist, may I ever attain a new birth. 

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2025-12-24T14:10:09

The Word became flesh and dwelt amoung us. 

Reflection.

The sun's rays light up the world without separating themselves from the sun. In like manner, the Son of God comes down to earth to enlighten us without separating Himself from the Father with Whom He is entirely one. 

--St. Anthony of Padua--

Prayer.

Come Lord Jesus, and give me new courage, for I trust in Your love. By Your renewed coming at Christmas and in the Eucharist, raise me to heavenly glory. 

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2025-12-25T14:56:50

Mary gave birth to her first born son. She wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger. 

Reflection.

The One Who is seated on the throne of heaven is laid in a stable. A God Who is beyond access is tuched by the hands of human beings!.

--St. John Chrysostom--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, let me welcome Your Son as my Redeemer now. Then help me to go to meet Him with confidence when He comes to be my Judge at the end of my earthly life. 

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2025-12-26T14:56:50

God is love, and whoveer continues to love abides in God, and God in him. 

Reflection.

Love is the source of all good things. It is an impregnable defense and the way that leads to heaven. Those who walk in love can neither go astray nor be afraid. Love guides and protects them and brings them safely to their journey's end. 

St. Fulgentius--

Prayer.

Loving Father, pour forth Your love in my heart and help me always to act in accord with it. Let me be ruled by Your love in all things so that I amy expereince it completely with You in heaven. 

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2025-12-27T14:56:50

We saw His glory, the glory as the Father's only Son, full of grace and truth. 

Reflection.

The Word is visible to the heart alone, wheras flesh is visible to bodily eyes as well. The Word was made flesh so that we could see it, to heal the part of us by which we could see the Word. 

--St. Augustine--

Prayer.

Invisible God, help me to see Jesus made flesh as a visible reflection of You. Let me thus come to know You, be filled with love for You, and desire to be with You forever. 

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2025-12-28T14:56:50

Come, let us sing to the Lord; let us raise joyful shouts to the Rock of our salvation. 

Reflection.

We do not use only our voices and our lips when we sing a song. We utter an inner song because there is in us Someone Who listens. 

--St. Augustine--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, let me swing Your praises with all that I think, say, or do. Grant that my whole life will reflect Your abiding presence within me to everyone I encounter. 

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2025-12-29T15:24:38

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there awaits me the crown of righteouness. 

Reflection.

Remember how the crown was attained by those whose sufferings gave new radiance to their faith. The whole company of Saints bears witness to the unfailing truth that without genuine effort no one wins the crown. 

--St. Thomas Becket--

Prayer.

Lord of glory, help me to atttain the crown of glory You hold out to me. Grant me the grace to make a continuous dedicated effort to lead a good life until the very end. 

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2025-12-30T16:27:29

I have calmed and stilled my soul...like a weaned child.

Reflection.

Strive to accustom yourself to renounce the things that you have in your heart and the little satisfactions that you desire. This is the secret that enables you to preserve peace of soul.

--St. Francis de Sales--

Prayer.

God of peace, let me be at peace with muself and my desires. Teach me to put all my trust in You and desire only what You have wlled for me. 

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2025-12-31T16:27:29

What I say to you, I say to all: Keep awake!

Reflection.

Be watchful and vigilant. It is by design that Jesus concealed the last day from us. He wants us to be on the lookout for Him every day of our lives. 

--St. Augustine--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, help me to be alert and on guard for Your  Second Coming to the world or to my life at death. Let me be prepared every day to come to meet You in eternity. 

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2026-01-01T16:27:30

When the supply of wine was exhausted, the mother of Jesus...said to the servants, "Do whatever He tells you."

Reflection.

Let Mary never be far from your lips or your heart. And to obtain the fruit of her prayers, do not forget the example of her life. With her support, you will never fall. Under her protection, you will never fear. Under her guidance, you will never tire. And with her help, you will reach your heavenly goal.

--St. Bernard-- 

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, keep me close to Your fairest daughter Mary for all my life. Help me to reach Jesus through Mary. 

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2026-01-02T17:06:07

On the eighth day, when the time fore the child's circumcision had arrived, He was given the Name Jesus. 

Reflection.

The name of Jesus is a name of joy. When the memory of our sins weighs us down, this name brings back our joy. This mighty name reminds us that the Son of God became man to be our Savior. 

--St. Alphonsus Liguori--

Prayer.

O Lord Jesus, may Your holy Name be ever in my thoughts, on my lips, and in my heart. Let it give me strength throughout life and especially at my death. 

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2026-01-03T17:13:16

I have come that they may have life, and have it in abundance. ...Eternal life is this: to know You, the only true God, and the One You have sent, Jesus Christ. 

Reflection.

The life that is proper to the Christian soul as well as the Christian family is the divine life. 

--Pope Pius XII--

Prayer.

Almighty God, help me to do always those works that lead to true life. Let me share in the life of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) on earth and attain the fullness of that life forever in heaven. 

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2026-01-04T17:13:16

When the chief Shepard is manifested, you will win for yourselves the unfading crown of glory. 

Reflection.

You are children of eternity. Your immortal crown awaits you, and the best of Fathers waits there to reward your duty and love. You may indeed sow here in tears but you may be sure there to reap in joy.

--St. Elizabeth Ann Seton--

Prayer.

 Heavenly Father, thank You for making me a child of eternity. Help me to live each day in such a way that I may deserve to be a child of Yours forever.  

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2026-01-05T17:13:16

"Where is the newborn King of the Jews? We witnessed the rising of His star and we have come to pay him homage."

Reflection.

God's grace is a seed that we must not snuff out. We must cooperate with it. This is especially true of those inspirations that lead us to make acts of virtue on some occasion. Such cooperation in grace is sometimes the very essence of our happiness. 

--St. Claude de la Colombiere--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, let me imitate the Magi and be ever ready to cooperate with Your grace--whether it comes from outside or from my inner self. 

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2026-01-06T17:13:17

When they entered the house, they beheld the Child with Mary His Mother. Falling to their knees, the paid Him homage. 

Reflection.

If we approach with faith, we too will see Jesus...; for the Eucharistic table takes the place of the crib. Here the Body of the Lord is present, wrapped not in swaddling clothes but in the rays of the Holy Spirit. 

--St. John Chrysostom--

Prayer.

Lord, God, teach me to see the living presence of Your Divine Son in the Eucharist. Make my faith so vivid that I will gladly come to encounter Jesus in every Mass. 

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2026-01-07T12:32:49

Do not judge, so that you in turn may not be judged. For you will be judged in the same way that you judge others.

Reflection.

The rush to pass judgment should be avoided for two reasons. It places the consciences of the judges in danger and also imperils the innocence of the accused.

-- St. Francis de Sales --

Prayer.

O Lord, let me curb my desire to judge others. Help me to turn my judgments upon myself so that I may remain free from sin and receive a favorable judgment from You.

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2026-01-08T12:32:49

Your heavenly Father is fully aware of all your needs. Rather, let your main focus be on His Kingdom, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Reflection.

If we want to have true concern for our spiritual and temporal interests we must act as follows. We must above all be concerned with the interests of God and look after our neighbor's good.

-- St. John Bosco --

Prayer.

Dear Lord, let me not be closed up in my own self-interest. Help me to do always the things that are pleasing to You and good for others.

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2026-01-09T12:32:49

Blessed are you when you are forced to endure insults . . . for My sake. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.

Reflection.

The heroes of the Gospel were persecuted because they proclaimed their faith in Jesus. They are the true wise men. On earth they sowed their seed in humiliation and sorrow. One day they will reap with joy and rejoicing.

 -- Bl. Theophane Venard --

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, grant me the courage to confess my faith in Your Name. Let me be always mindful of Your presence.

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2026-01-10T12:32:49

Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will take care of itself. Each day has enough troubles of its own.

Reflection.

Let us strive to make the present moment beautiful. Let us especially regret the smallest amount of time that we waste or fail to use in loving God.

-- St. John of the Cross --

Prayer.

Lord God, help me to remember that yesterday is gone forever and tomorrow may never come. Let me live in the present and strive to do Your will. 

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2026-01-11T13:05:24

What I tell you is this: Do not swear at all. . . . Say, "Yes" if you mean "Yes" and "No" if you mean "No." Anything beyond this has its source in the evil one. 

Reflection.

We must have such great love for the truth that our words will take on the character of oaths.

-- St. Paulinus --

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, You are the Truth. Grant me a great love for all truth. Let me devote my life to it and speak nothing but the truth at all times.

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2026-01-12T13:05:32

Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat. However, if it dies, it bears much fruit.

Reflection.

God has made human beings so noble that every suffering which purifies us and every effort which raises us up gladdens us while making us better. 

-- St. Augustine --

Prayer.

Dear Jesus, help me to accept suffering after Your example, so that I may be made better by it. Let me unite myself to You in every suffering.

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2026-01-13T13:17:56

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own prudence.

Reflection.

In our attempt to penetrate God's truth we are held within the bonds of ignorance by the weakness of our minds. We comprehend Divine ideas by earnest attention to God's teaching and by obedience to the faith which carries us beyond mere human apprehension.

-- St. Hilary --

Prayer.

All-knowing God, grant me the grace to come to a better understanding of Your truths. Let me not only believe them but also carry them out daily in my life. 

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2026-01-14T13:42:00

Then will I go to the altar of God, the God of my joy and exultation.

Reflection.

We must strive to place ourselves completely in God's hands. Then He will cause us to feel the effects of His goodness and protection-- which are at times extraordinary.

-- St. John Baptist de la Salle --

Prayer.

Holy Lord, let me live constantly in Your presence. Grant that I may possess a spirit of joy and gladness because of the firm knowledge that You are always with me. 

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2026-01-15T13:48:25

Is there any father among you who would hand his son a snake when he asks for a fish?

Reflection.

It is not enough for Christian parents to nourish only the bodies of their children; even animals do this. They must also nourish their souls in grace, in virtue, and in God's holy commandments.

-- St. Catherine of Siena --

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, give me some of Your infinite Fatherly concern for Your children. Teach me to inspire my children to know, love, and serve You.

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2026-01-16T13:48:42

O Lord, I cry to You; hasten to help me. Give ear to my voice when I cry to You. Let my prayer be counted as incense before You.

Reflection.

Prayer is the first expression of our inner troth, the first condition of authentic spiritual truth. Prayer gives a meaning to the whole of life, at every moment, and in every circumstance.

--Pope John Paul II --

Prayer.

Almighty Father, let me realize that prayer is the breath of the divine life. Let me make use of it every day of my life.

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2026-01-17T13:54:21

What can [a man] give in exchange for his life?

Reflection.

Everything of this world is sold at its price or exchanged for another equivalently priced. But the promise of life eternal is purchased at a bargain price!

-- St. Anthony the Hermit -- 

Prayer.

Lord of all, help me to be willing to pay the price of receiving eternal life. Let me offer myself to You in all that I do and say each day.

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2026-01-18T13:48:02

Just as the living Father sent Me and I have life because of the Father, so whoever eats Me will live because of Me. 

Reflection.

The Holy Eucharist is a fire that purifies and consumes all our miseries and imperfections. Do everything in your power to make yourself worthy of the Eucharist, and this Divine Fire will take care of the rest.

-- St. Hyacinth of Mariscotti --

Prayer.

Living God, You have given me the Eucharist as my food for heavenly life. Help me to partake of it often and so be strengthened on my pilgrim journey on earth.

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2026-01-19T11:50:58

Why have you  been standidng there idle all day? 

Reflection.

Water that does not flow and comes to a halt in holes becomes stangant and filled with impurities. I nte same wa, the body that is worn down by prolonged idleness produces and fuels the fire of covetousness and illicit pleasure. 

--St. Bernard--

Prayer.

Ever-creating Father, help me to work diligently every day of my life. Grant that I may always shun idleness as the devil's workshop, and do my bit to build up the world in accord with Your holy Will. 

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2026-01-20T11:51:10

The Father Himself loves you because you have loved Me and have to come to believe that I came from God. 

Reflection.

Thinking about God is not really hard, for we normally think about those we love. I like to mediate on the Our Father. It is so good to dwell on the fact that God is our Father. 

--St. Theresa of the Child Jesus--

Prayer.

Heavenly Lord, help me to realize that You are really a Father to all human beings. Let me never doubt Your overflowing lovbe for em and try to return that ovbe you You. 

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2026-01-21T13:43:29

Faith is the assurance of what we hope for, and the conviction of things we do not see. 

Reflection.

Unless we possess the light of faith, we will walk in darkness. We will be like the blind for whom the day has become night. 

--St. Catherine of Siena--

Prayer.

Faithful God, grant me the light of Your faith. Let me believe in You Who connot deceive or be deceived, and ever enjoy the fruits of true faith. 

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2026-01-22T13:43:29

Unless Youe law had been my delight, I would already have perished in my affliction. 

Reflection.

Mediation renders life honest and well-ordered and imparts knowledge of human and devine things. 

--St. Benard--

Prayer.

Loving Father, help me to meditate on divine things every day. Grant that I may set aside special moments when I am conscious only of Your sacred presence and myself. 

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2026-01-23T14:13:18

There is a time for every matter under heaven:...a time to weep, and a time to laugh, a time to mourn, and a time to dance. 

Reflection.

Leisure time should be put to proper use for relaxation of spirit and increased heath of mind and body. Such benefits are available through spontaneous study and activity and through travel....

These benefits are also obtained from physical exercise and sports events. 

--Vatican II: Church in the Modern World, 61--

Prayer.

Timeless Lord, teach me to value every moment that you graciously allot to me in the life. Let me never waste or misuse the least part of it. 

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2026-01-24T14:13:28

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and humble of heart. 

Reflection.

If there was something better than meekness, God would certainly have told us. But He exorts us above all to be meek and humble of heart. 

--St. Francis de Sales--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, teach me what true meekness entails. Inspire me to practice it after Your example in all circumstances of my life. 

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2026-01-25T14:13:37

Therfore, while we have time, let us do good to all men---especially to those who are of the household of faith.

Reflection.

Courtesy is one of the properties of God, Who sends His sun and rain to the just and the unjust through courtesy. Courtesy is the sister of charity, by which hatred is overcome and love is prized. 

--St. Francis of Assisi--

Prayer.

God of kindness, help me to make Christian courtesy the rule of my life. Let me show that courtesy to all in every circumstance----so that I may truly imitate You. 

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2026-01-26T14:13:46

You are the light of the world. ...Your light must shine so that it...will enable others to observe you good works and then give praise to your Father in heaven. 

Reflection.

It would scarcely be necessary to teach doctrine if our lives were radiant enough. If we behaved like true Christians, there would be no pagans. 

--Pope John XXIII---

Prayer.

Father of lights, let my life be illumined by the light of Christ. And enable me to radiate that ife to others in all my works, 

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2026-01-27T14:13:55

The servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome but must be gentle toward all. 

Reflection.

Exercise pleasantness toward all, taking great care especially that what you have commanded may never be done by reason of force. For God has given free will to everyone, and therfore never forces anyone---but only indicates, calls, and persuades. 

--St. Angela Merici--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, teach me how to deal pleasantly with those I command. Help me to persuade rather than attempt to force others to do what must be done. 

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2026-01-28T14:14:06

Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than the fat of rams. 

Reflection.

Obediance unites us so closely to God that it in a way transforms us into Him, so that we have no other will but His. If obedience is lacking, even prayer cannot be pleasing to God.

--St. Thomas Aquinas-- 

Prayer.

Omniscient Lord, teach me to value obedience to Your laws and Your will. Grant that I may be completely obedient to You in all things. 

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2026-01-29T15:07:54

You need patience to do the will of God and so receive what He has promised. 

Reflection.

Patience is the marrow or core of charity. There is no charity without patience. Neither is there patience without charity.

--St. Catherine of Siena--

Prayer.

God of infinite patience, help me to do Your will in patience. Teach me to be patient with others out of love for You. 

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2026-01-30T15:07:54

Let them both grow together until the harvest; ...I will tell the reapers, "Collect the weeds first and tie them into bundles to be burned. Then gather the wheat into my barn."

Reflection.

While there is still time, correct your faults and endure patiently what you cannot correct completely. Give yourselt to prayer while waiting for the Lord Himself to provide--either by correcting now or by correcting at the end-time harvest. 

--St. Augustine--

Prayer.

Just Father, teach me how to administer correction according to Your will. Let me proceed with prudence and prayer in removing any evil I may encounter amoung others.

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2026-01-31T15:07:54

Whoever receives one such child in My Name receives Me. 

Reflection.

Do you want to do something good and holy---indeed very holy and divine? Then work for the salvation of all young people. 

--St. John Bosco--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, help me to see You in all children as well as in all human beings. And let me work to bring forth Your image and likeness in them. 

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2026-02-01T15:37:51

If you ask the Father for anything in My Name, He will give it to you....Ask, and you will receive.

Reflection.

Prayer is a great good. For when we speak to a person endowed with virture, we receive much benefit. How much greater benefits will flow on persons who speak with God. For prayer is speaking with God. 

--St. John Chrysostom--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, help me to pray to You through Jesus and in the Holy Spirit. Let me be faithful to my daily conversation with You. 

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2026-02-02T15:38:56

I find joy in my sufferings for your sake. In my flesh I fill up what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ for the sake of His Body, the Church. 

Reflection.

Christ made me understand that I could save souls through the cross. The greater the crosses I encountered, the more ardent became my desire the endure them. 

--St. Theresa of the Child Jesus--

Prayer.

Lord, in Your wisdom, You have given us the opportunity to suffer with Jesus. Help me to offer my sufferings for the salvation of souls. 

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2026-02-03T15:39:21

Be on guard against false prophets, who come to you disguised in sheep's clothing, but who inwardly are ravenous wolves. By their fruits you will know them. 

Reflection.

The Apostle Paul tells us that the fruits of the works of the flesh are: fornication, uncleanness, lust, idolatry, and enmity. The fruits that will identify the good tree are: charity, joy, peace, benignity, faith, meekness and continency. 

--St. Augustine--

Prayer.

Almighty God, let me labor always to bring forth good fruits and ever shun the evil fruits of the works of the flesh. 

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2026-02-04T15:39:31

Has anyone who trusted in the Lord ever been disappointed?

Reflection.

Those who trust in Jesus are as simple as children. They cling to His garments and in every difficulity have recourse to Him. Filled with trust, they exclaim: "Help me, Lord Jesus, to overcome this enemy and this obstacle. You alone can help me and I am sure that You want to do so. 

--St. Francis de Sales--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, let me put all my hopes in You. By Your Cross and Resurrection You have given hope to the world. 

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2026-02-05T15:39:41

I rejoice in the way of Your precepts, as much as in all riches. 

Reflection.

It is certainly true that the Christian Religion given us from heaven with its laws is intended to lead us to eternal happiness. However, it is also incontestable that this Religion fills our present life with untold benefits. 

--Pope Pius XII--

Prayer.

O God, You are the Supreme Legislator of the world. Help me to keep Your laws which insure my earthly and my heavenly happiness. 

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2026-02-06T00:00:00

You love justice and hate wickedness; therfore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness. 

Reflection.

The rule of justice is plain: a good person ought never to swerve from the truth. Neither ought the just person inflict any unjust loss on anyone, nor act in any deceitful and fraudulent way. 

--St. Ambrose--

Prayer.

Lord of Justice, grant that I may render to all people what is due them. Let me thus have a share in Your infinite Justice. 

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2026-02-07T17:32:49

Were not all ten [lepers] made clean? Where are the other nine? Has no one except this foreigner returned to give thanks to God? 

Reflection.

In gratitude to God is the enemy of the soul. It divests the soul of merits, dissipates its virtues, and deprives it of graces.

--St. Bernard--

Prayer.

God of all goodness, let me always take care to give proper thanks to You. Grant that I may do so through the Eucharist and through my own private prayers every day. 

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2026-02-08T17:32:49

If you have faith..., you can say to this mountain: 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.  

Reflection.

God does not work in those who refuse to place all their confidence and hope in Him alone. But He imparts the fullness of His love upon those who possess a deep faith and hope. For them He does great things.

--St. Jerome Emiliani--

Prayer.

God of power and might, let me place all my trust in You. Strengthen my faith and deepen my hope that You may be able to bring about the wonderful things You want to do for me. 

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2026-02-09T00:00:00

By patient endurance you will gain life. 

Reflection.

Practice patience toward everyone, and especially toward yourself. Never be disturbed because of your imperfections, but always get up bravely after a fall.

--St. Francis de Sales--

Prayer.

God of Patience, let me endure my imperfections without rebelling. Help me to be patient with myself as well as with others. 

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2026-02-10T17:32:49

Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. 

Reflection.

Some persons, because of their state of life, cannot be without wealth and position. They must at least keep their heart free of love for such things.

--St. Angela--

Prayer.

Loving Father, help me to use the things of this world without being overly attached to them. Teach me to set my heart on heavenly things. 

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2026-02-11T09:32:11

If God so clothes the grass that grows today in the field...,how much more will He cloth you!

Reflection.

Providence is the care God takes of all existing things.

--St. John Damascene--

Entrust the past to God's mercy, the present to His love, and the future to His Providence.

--St. Augustine--

Prayer.

All-provendent God, I entrust my whole life to Your loving care. Calm all my anxieteis and keep me safe in You. 

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2026-02-12T09:32:11

You search the Scriptures carefully because you believe that through them you will gain eternal life. Even they testify on My behalf. 

Reflection.

Reading the Scriptures is a wonderful thing. The mind of the Scriptures can never be exhausted. It is a well without a bottom.

--St. John Chrysostom--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, You are the Word of God. When I read the Scriptures, let me see You on every page and learn to bedcome ever more like You. 

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2026-02-13T10:55:09

I was ill and you took care of Me...Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of MIne, you did for Me. 

Reflection.

Before all things and above all things care must be taken of the sick. They must be served in every deed as Christ Himself.

--St. Benedict--

Prayer.

Jesus, infinite Healer, teach me to visit and comfort the sick. Help me alwauys to see You in them and not count the cost. 

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2026-02-14T10:55:10

On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.

Reflection.

Jesus Christ must live in us, and we must live only in Him. His life must be our life, and our life must be a continuation and expression of His life. 

--St. John Eudes--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, make me realize that You are living in me and I am in You. Enable me to radiate You in my outward life by being consciously united to you in my inner life. 

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2026-02-15T10:55:10

The grace of God...trains us to renounce godless ways and worldly passions, and to live temperately, uprightly, and devoutly. 

Reflection.

The spirit if Jesus Christ is a spirit of righteousness and sincerity. All who are called to glorify this saving God must act in accord with that spirit. 

--St. Vincent De Paul--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, grant me the grace to act in accord with Your Spirit of righteousness and sincerity. Enable me to reject godless ways and worldly passions in every form.  

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2026-02-16T13:43:01

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their flesh with its passions and desires. 

Reflection.

The defination of vice is as follows: It is the wrong use---in violation of the Lord's command---of what has been given us by God for a good purpose.

--St. Basil--

Prayer.

All-holy God, help me to curb my passions and desires. Let me always use Your gifts in the way You intended for them to be used. 

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2026-02-17T13:43:01

Although the Israelites had sworn to spare [the Gibeonites], Saul had attempted to slay them in his zeal. 

Reflection.

Zeal without knowledge is always less useful and effective than regulated zeal. Indeed, very often such zeal is highly dangerous. 

--St. Bernard--

Prayer.

Most zealous Father, instill me with holy zeal based upon true knowledge. Let me never act out of intemperate and impetous zeal. 

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2026-02-18T13:43:01

If you love only those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. 

Reflection.

A love that overflows from abundance and generosity is more acceptable than one aroused by the aridity of need. The latter derives from misery; the former from mercy. 

--St. Augustine--

Prayer.

God of love, help me to imitate Your merciful love for us. Let me strive to manifest a selfless love toward other humans because they are Your creatures. 

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2026-02-19T13:43:01

I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever abides in Me and I in him, will bear much fruit. 

Reflection.

Throught the Eucharist, Jesus rules over all His faithful. His truth is the light of their minds. His divine law is the invarible and inflexible law of their wills. His love is the noble passion of their hearts. 

--St. Eymard--

Prayer.

Eucharistic Lord, come into my heart and rule over my whole life. Grant that I may live in You and You may live in me forever.  

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2026-02-20T13:43:01

When you fast,...put oil on your head and wash your face,...Your Father, Who sees all that is done in secret will reward you. 

Reflection.

Fasting [when rightly practiced] lifts the mind to God and mortifies the flesh. It makes virtue easy to attain an increases our merits. 

--St. Francis de Sales--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, help me to fast for the right reason. Teach me to fast to curb illicit desires and to obtain closer union with You. 

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2026-02-21T13:43:01

For whom the Lord loves He disciplines, as a father chastises the son he favors. 

Reflection.

When you are scorned by others and lashed by God, do not despair. God lashes us in this life to shield us from the eternal lash in the next. 

--St. Peter Damian--

Prayer.

Infinitely just God, help me to accept Your corrections and turn them to my benefit. Let em never despair about my weaknesses, but entrust myself to Your goodness and mercy. 

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2026-02-22T14:25:20

Almsgiving delivers the donor from death and keeps one from descending into darkness. 

Reflection.

If we want to take genuine care of our spiritual and temporal interests, we act as follows. We should puruse God's interests and through almsgiving procure the temporal good of our neighbor. 

--St, John Bosco--

Prayer.

Beneficent Father, help me to share with others the goods in my possession. Let me freely give out of love for You what I have freely received from You. 

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2026-02-23T14:25:20

There is a time and a judgement for every matter. 

Reflection.

Help one another with the generosity of the Lord, and despise no one. When you have an opportunity to do good, do not let it go by. 

--St. Ploycarp--

Prayer.

God of goodness, let me never allow an opportunity for good to be wasted. Help me take advantage of every moment at my disposal to do good. 

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2026-02-24T14:25:20

God sent forth His Son born of a woman, born under the Law, to redeem those who were under the Law. 

Reflection.

God has decreed that the whole of Redemption should be accomplishedd through Mary, with Mary, and in Mary. Just as nothing was created without Christ, so nothing has been re-created without the Virgin. 

--St. John of the Cross--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, help me never to cease having recourse to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Let me keep ever in mind that she is Your beloved daughter, Spouse of the Holy Spirit, and Mother of Your Son. 

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2026-02-25T14:25:20

In truth and love, then, we shall have grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father. 

Reflection.

Our thoughts must be centered on the search for turth and our affections on the fervor of love. In this way, we will always be practicing divine love. 

--St. Bernard--

Prayer.

All-loving Father, let me ever be open to Your truth and love. Enable me to walk all my days in that love and that truth. 

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2026-02-26T15:31:24

A faithful friend is the elixir of life,...for he who fears the Lord behaves accordingly, and his friend will be like himself. 

Reflection.

It is an effect of God's Providence that human beings cannot do without one another. This necessity for the mutual assistance unites them more closely to one another by ties of friendship. 

--St. John Chrysostom--

Prayer.

God of goodness, help me to remember that my gretest Friend is Jesus. Let my relation to Him underlie my relations with all my friends and keep us faithful to one another. 

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2026-02-27T15:41:02

You have drawn near...to the heavenly Jeruslam...to Jesus, the Mediator of a new Covenant. 

Reflection.

Let us rise above the things that pass away. Up above, the air is so pure. Jesus can hide Himself, but we will find Him there. 

--St. Theresa of the Child Jesus--

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, amid the dizzying events and circumstances of daily life, let em keep my eyes on Jesus. Help me to rely on Him always, for He is my Redeemer. 

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2026-02-28T15:41:02

Anyone whe wishes to follow Me must...take up his cross daily and follow in My footsteps. 

Reflection.

Let the primary desire of your heart be to stir up in yourselves an ardent and affectionate desire to imitate Jesus in all you works. Strive to do everything as the Lord Himself would do. 

--St. John of the Cross--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, help me to pattern my life after You. Grant that I may imitate You completely---in all my thoughts, words, and deeds. 

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2026-03-01T15:41:02

Whoever is not with Me is against Me, and whoever does not gather with Me scatters. 

Reflection.

The devil desires to keep souls prisoners but the Lord desires to set them free. The devil incites us to evil, but the Savior invites us to practice good. What accord is there between wirks that are so contrary!

--St. Jerome--

Prayer.

My Lord and my Savior, let me never give up the freedom from sin that You won for me. Help me to cling to You and shun all contact with evil. 

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2026-03-02T17:06:05

From my lips will come what is right; for my mouth will utter truth. 

Reflection.

Our love for truth must be very great. So great in fact that all our words must possess the value of oaths.

--St. Paulinus--

Prayer.

Father of all truth, teach me to revere the truth, in my life. Let me avoid falsehood in any form. 

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2026-03-03T17:06:05

Let your manner of life be worthy of the Gospel of Christ..., with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the Gospel. 

Reflection.

The more the Gospel is read, the more faith becomes alive. The Gospel is the book which serves all and for all. 

--St. Pius X--

Prayer.

Lord Jesus, grant me Your grace to believe in the Gospel and to read that Gospel continually. Then let me put it into practice in my life. 

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2026-03-04T14:33:23

I consider that the sufferings of the present are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revelaed in us. 

Reflection.

The desire to receive God's treasures and favors is universal. But how few people aspire to wear themselves out and to suffer for the Son of God. 

--St John of the Cross--

Prayer.

Loving Father, help me to spend myself out of love for You and Your Son. Enable me to endure sufferings patiently in imitation of Him and in anticipation of the glory to come. 

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2026-03-05T15:35:10

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