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Celestial Mathematics: The Conversion of Shia LaBeouf

(Department of Defense photo by Marvin Lynchard, courtesy of Wikicommons)

Down on his luck and on the verge of suicide, actor Shia LaBeouff stunned both Hollywood and the Catholic Church last week when he announced his conversion to Catholicism while playing the role of St. Pio of Pietrelcina in an upcoming film – an event he referred to as the result of some very unexpected “celestial mathematics.”

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Pray the Rosary

October 27
"The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary."
-St. Francis de Sales
Today's Reflection:
How can I incorporate praying the Rosary into my daily life more frequently?
 

Quote taken from The Rosary: Your Weapon for Spiritual Warfare

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Source of strength

October 26
"As soon as I received the sword, it turned into a Rosary."
 - Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme of Nigeria,
 as reported by Susan Brinkmann
 Today's Reflection:
In what ways has the Rosary been a source of strength and armor for my life?
 

Quote taken from The Rosary: Your Weapon for Spiritual Warfare

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My Immaculate Heart will triumph

October 25
"In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph."
- Our Lady of Fatima to the children at Fatima
  Today's Reflection:
How does Our Lady's promise to the children at Fatima make you feel about the times in which we live? How will you continue in your relationship with Mary throughout your life?
 

Quote taken from The Rosary: Your Weapon for Spiritual Warfare

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Storehouse of countless blessings

October 24
"The Holy Rosary is the storehouse of countless blessings."
-Our Lady to Blessed Alan de la Roche
Today's Reflection:
What blessings have unfolded in my life due to my adherence to the Rosary?
 

Quote taken from The Rosary: Your Weapon for Spiritual Warfare

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Mary is our great intercessor with the Lord

October 23
"Mary is our great intercessor with the Lord, and interceding with her through the Rosary can be an especially uplifting and fruitful way to pray for those we love."
-Vinny Flynn
Today's Reflection:
Whom am I called to pray for today?
 

Quote taken from The Rosary: Your Weapon for Spiritual Warfare

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Ground to dust

October 22
"I would like to be ground to dust for the Immaculate Virgin and have the dust be blown away by the wind all over the world."
-St. Maximilian Kolbe
Today's Reflection:
How can I, like St. Maximilian Kolbe, allow myself to be dust that's blown all over my piece of the world?
 

Quote taken from The Rosary: Your Weapon for Spiritual Warfare

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Behave as a soldier

October 21
"Each time that my enemy would provoke me to combat, I behave as a gallant soldier."
- St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Today's Reflection:
What does it mean to be a gallant soldier? How can you more closely model St. Thérèse's example when your enemy provokes you?
 

Quote taken from The Rosary: Your Weapon for Spiritual Warfare

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Love engendering love

October 20

"Without a doubt, the Church's most popular and beloved expression of Marian devotion is the Rosary. It's my favorite expression too. Love engendering love-that's the secret of the Rosary."

- Dr. Scott Hahn

Today's Reflection:

How does the Rosary, as love, engender love, in my own life?

 

Quote taken from The Rosary: Your Weapon for Spiritual Warfare

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Abandon yourself unreservedly

October 19
"Few souls understand what God would accomplish in them if they were to abandon themselves unreservedly to Him and if they were to allow His grace to mold them accordingly."
 -St. Ignatius of Loyola
Today's Reflection:
In what ways do I fail in abandoning myself unreservedly to God?
 

Quote taken from The Rosary: Your Weapon for Spiritual Warfare

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