April 27
“It is no use walking to preach unless we preach as we walk.”
-St. Francis of Assisi
Category Archives: Gracelines
Grace increases in the struggle
April 26
“Our Lord and Savior lifted up his voice and said with incomparable majesty: ‘Let all men know that grace comes after tribulation. Let them know that without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of grace. Let them know that the gifts of grace increase as the struggles increase.’”
-St. Rose of Lima
Are you willing to lose your life?
April 25
Feast of St. Mark, Evangelist
“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life, will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the gospel will save it.”
-Mark 8: 34-35
Every moment can be a time of prayer
April 24
“For perfected souls every place is to them an oratory; every moment a time of prayer.”
-St. Catherine of Siena
Infinite mercy and promises
April 23
“O My God, relying on Thy almighty power and infinite mercy and promises, I hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the help of thy grace, and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer. Amen.”
-An Act of Hope
We must pray without tiring
April 22
“We must pray without tiring, for the salvation of mankind does not depend on material success… Neither does it depend on arms and human industries, but on Jesus alone.”
-St. Frances Cabrini
The fervor of our souls
April 21
“Whether or not our prayer is heard depends not on the number of words, but on the fervor of our souls.”
-St. John Chrysostom
The gift of mental prayer
April 20
“Mental prayer is, as I see it, simply a friendly intercourse and frequent solitary conversation with Him who, as we know, loves us.”
-St. Teresa of Avila
Pause for prayer
April 19
“Pray the Rosary for children, and even more, with children, training them from their earliest years to experience this daily pause for prayer with the family, is admittedly not the solution to every problem, but it is a spiritual aid which should not be underestimated.”
-Pope St. John Paul II
Consolation and grace for you
April 18
“Do not fear, I will save you and set you free.”
-Jesus to St. Gertrude the Great
