January 29
"The soul of woman must be expansive and open to all human beings, it must be quiet so that no small weak flame will be extinguished by stormy winds; warm so as not to benumb fragile buds … empty of itself, in order that extraneous life may have room in it; finally, mistress of itself and also of its body, so that the entire person is readily at the disposal of every call."
-St. Edith Stein
Before beginning the Women of Grace Foundational Study, I was grateful for the many blessings in my life. I had a devoted husband, a loving marriage of more than thirty five years, and three children who practiced their faith and tried to live as kind, committed Catholics. Still, beneath the surface, I carried worries I could not control. I often spent my time on things that left me feeling empty, and in a difficult season I failed to witness my Catholic faith as I knew I should. Yet in God’s mercy, even through my weaknesses, He gently led me to the Women of Grace Foundational Study.
January 15
“Human life—your life—and its humdrum, ordinary business, have a meaning which is divine, which belongs to eternity.”
-St. Josemaría Escrivá
January 14
"Ordinary Time is a time for growth and maturation, a time in which the mystery of Christ is called to penetrate ever more deeply into history until all things are finally caught up in Christ."
-USCCB
"Woman of Grace has truly enriched my life in so many ways over the years. For many years I have listened to your radio show and have learned the truths of our Catholic faith in ways I had never been told. You share the truths of our Catholic faith with obedience, generosity and clarity. Your inspiration and ministry have prompted me to want to learn more and share my faith with love and confidence.
January 7
"Then God said: 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness...' So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them."
-Genesis 1:26, 27
January 5
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you."
-Jeremiah 1:5
January 4
"What are you doing, O Magi? Do you adore a little Babe, in a wretched hovel, wrapped in miserable rags? Can this Child be truly God? … Are you become foolish, O Wise Men … Yes, these Wise Men have become fools that they may be wise."
-St. Bernard of Clairvaux
January 3
“People can pass thirty nights in dancing and no one complains about it, but if they watch through a single Christmas night they cough and claim their stomach is upset the next morning. Does anyone fail to see that the world is an unjust judge, gracious and well disposed to its own children but harsh and rigorous towards the children of God?”
-St. Francis de Sales
January 2
"O Father, in your Truth... you have humbled me. He was humbled in the womb of the Virgin, needy in the manger of the sheep, and homeless on the wood of the Cross. Nothing so humbles the proud sinner as the humility of Jesus Christ’s humanity."
-St. Anthony of Padua
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