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The Vision of God

Posted on Tuesday, November 09, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

November 9
“The torments of a thousand hells are nothing in comparison to the anguish of being banished from everlasting bliss and the vision of God."
-St. John Chrysostom
Today's Reflection:
The chief misery of hell is being excluded from the beatific vision for all eternity. What a pity it would be for us if this were our end. Ask God for the grace today to be counted as one of the elect who will enjoy His presence for all eternity.
  

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The Saints Stand Around My Son

Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

November 4
 "The saints stand around my Son like countless stars, whose glory is not to be compared with any temporal light."
-The Blessed Mother to St. Bridget
Today's Reflection:
Does this image of being near Jesus in heaven console you?
  

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Foretaste of Heaven

Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

November 3
"To bear my exile now, within this world of tears, the holy tender glance of Christ, my Lord, I need. That glance, surcharged with love, consoles me through the years; His loveliness displays foretaste of heaven indeed."
-St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Today's Reflection:
Though heaven is incomprehensible to us living in the world, take time this week to ask the Lord to enlighten you to the immensity of
our eternal inheritance.
  

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Give me a heart as big as the universe

Posted on Thursday, July 08, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

July 8
"Oh Jesus, I love you very much. Give me a heart as big as the universe. Tell me what You wish that I do, and do with me as You will."
-St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Today's Reflection:
St. Frances Cabrini's request of God shows that she had magnanimity. Magnanimity is a moral virtue closely related to fortitude. It means a person is noble of mind and heart; generous in forgiving; above revenge or resentment; unselfish and gracious.
It also means a person has no fear of reprisal when necessary nor any fear of honor when deserved for all comes by mercy of God. A magnanimous person is willing to take on great endeavors for the Kingdom of God.
 When have I displayed this virtue?
 Today, I will pray for more opportunities to exercise magnanimity.
  

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When Christ came

Posted on Wednesday, July 07, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

July 7
"When Christ came, he banished the devil from our hearts, in order to build in them a temple for himself. Let us, therefore, do what we can with his help, so that our evil deeds will not deface the temple."
- St. Caesarius of Arles
Today's Reflection:
What "stone" of virtue can I use today to help build a temple for Christ within myself? What one defaced "stone" can I work to remove?
  

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Keep near to the souls

Posted on Tuesday, July 06, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

July 6
"We must keep near to the souls God puts in our way, and try to understand and love them. Here we have discovered, by God's grace, the sources of peace and the means of possessing it fully."
 -Élisabeth Leseur
Today's Reflection:
Who is one soul near to me whom I can "try to understand and love"? How can I "reframe" my perspective to see this individual as an instrument of God meant to lead me to true peace and virtue?
(Hint: Perhaps a family member with whom we are called to exercise patience or a co-worker with whom we are called to exercise kindness and gentleness...)
  

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Untilled ground

Posted on Monday, July 05, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

July 5
"Untilled ground, however rich, will bring forth thistles and thorns; so also the mind of man."
- St. Teresa of Avila
Today's Reflection
Make a list of the various ways we can "till" the ground of our mind so that it will bring forth abundant fruit for the Kingdom of God. What resolution am I willing to make in this regard?
  

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Let us love

Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

February 16
“Let us love, since that is what our hearts were made for.”
-Saint Therese of Lisieux
Today's Reflection:
What is the greatest obstacle to love in you? Pray for the grace to overcome and for the Holy Spirit to fill your heart to overflowing with the love of God.
  

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Love by loving

Posted on Monday, February 15, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

February 15
“You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working, and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.”
-Saint Francis de Sales
Today's Reflection:
Wow! If this doesn't prick your conscience, nothing will. Whom do you need to "learn to love by loving" today?
  

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When a man loves a woman

Posted on Sunday, February 14, 2021 by Women of Grace Staff

February 14
"When a man loves a woman, he has to become worthy of her. The higher her virtue, the more noble her character, the more devoted she is to truth, justice, goodness, the more a man has to aspire to be worthy of her. The history of civilization could actually be written in terms of the level of its women.”
-Venerable Fulton Sheen
Today's Reflection:
The truth and relevance of this quote is striking. What can we do to elevate the virtue of the women in our lives?
  

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