March 22
"Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring."
-St. Catherine of Siena
March 22
"Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring."
-St. Catherine of Siena
March 21
“To do penance is to bewail the evil we have done, and to do no evil to bewail.”
-Pope St. Gregory I
As the feast of Saint Joseph arrives, several weeks of Lent have passed. At this point, our Lenten efforts toward prayer, fasting, and almsgiving may be beginning to pale. Now could be the perfect time to focus on some sterling qualities of Jesus’ earthly father as they relate to these traditional Lenten practices. We may find therein some fresh ideas to carry us spiritually through the remainder of Lent.
is not unusual for a woman to experience a variety of negative emotions about her body when being unable to become pregnant or carry a baby to term. Her mind will be bombarded with thoughts and emotions trying to understand her current situation. However, two particular feelings can lurk and can easily weigh her down and make her heart heavy.
March 20
“Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.”
-St. Rose of Lima
March 19
“There are ways of being crucified that do not involve rough wood or heavy nails, but a love beyond our capacity to love, which means a love that has been given to us by God…”
-Servant of God Catherine Doherty
March 18
"I am not capable of doing big things, but I want to do everything, even the smallest things, for the greater glory of God."
- St. Dominic Savio
March 17
"But his deeds I think you know better than I could tell you; for, as is read in his Passion, no one doubts that, rising every night from his noble bed, with bare feet and only one chamberlain, he went around to God's churches and gave alms generously to widows, orphans, those in prison and afflicted by every difficulty, so much so that he was considered, not a prince, but the father of all the wretched."
-Cosmas of Prague (About St. Wenceslaus)