November 24
“Those who die in God’s grace and friendship and are perfectly purified live forever with Christ. They are like God for ever, for they 'see him as he is,' face to face.”
-Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1023
Seeing God as He is
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Seeking God Everywhere
November 22
“If you seek God everywhere, you will find God everywhere.”
-St. Francis de Sales
God's Grace and Friendship
November 21
“All who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven.”
-Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1030
Doing Good
November 20
“He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love with kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”
-Micah 6:8
Penance
November 19
“Let us strive to do penance in this life. How sweet will be the death of those who have done penance for all their sins and need not go to purgatory!”
-St. Teresa of Avila
Fasting
November 18
“Fast from bitterness – feast on forgiveness.
Fast from self-concern – feast on compassion for others.
Fast from personal anxiety – feast on eternal truth.
Fast from anger – feast on patience.
Fast from words that destroy – feast on words that build up.
Fast from discontent – feast on gratitude.
Fast from discouragement – feast on hope.”
-Susan Tassone
What will I see at the moment of my particular judgment?
November 17
At judgment: “The soul sees what God intended it to be. And the soul sees what obstacles it erected – its selfishness, its cowardice, its shallow satisfactions, its perversions of God’s graces and His gifts. All this came between God and the soul in life.”
-Susan Tassone
Abiding in God
November 16
“The soul’s true life and repose are to abide in God.”
-St. Albert the Great
Judgment
November 15
“Stop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you."
-Matthew 7:2-3
Unguarded Words and Accountability
November 14
“I assure you, on judgment day people will be held accountable for every unguarded word they speak.”
-Matthew 12:36
