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Sharing The Cross

                           Feast of St. Paulinus of Nola (355-431)

“What I have I give thee; we will go to Africa, and I will give myself for your son.”

                                                                         -St. Paulinus of Nola (to a widow whose only son was taken into slavery by the son-in-law of a Vandal king.)St PaulinusNola

For Reflection: 

It is unlikely that God is asking me to give myself to redeem a slave; however, He is asking me to be generous to the point of self-sacrifice. How can I respond today? St. Paulinus of Nola, pray for me.

 

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Feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga

“I am a crooked piece of iron and am come into religion to be made straight by the hammer of mortification and penance.”           

                                                                        -St. Aloysius GonzagaSt AloysiusGonzaga

 

 

For Reflection:

What is my “hammer” today?

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Sharing The Cross

“I could not be happy without the Cross – I would not lay it down for all the world could give. With the Cross I am happy; but without it would be lost.”

                                                -Blessed Mary of the Cross MacKillop

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For Reflection:  

How can our cross be an anchor to happiness?

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