Jewels of Grace and Virtue

July 12

July 12

Christ made my soul beautiful with the jewels of grace and virtue. I belong to Him whom the angels serve.

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Destroy Bad Habits

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January 29

“The way to destroy bad habits is by watchfulness and by doing often those things that are opposites to one’s besetting sins.”

~St. John Vianney

For Reflection:
What one bad habit is the Holy Spirit giving me the grace to overcome (Hint: Which sin do I/should I confess most often?)? What virtue is the opposite of it? In what three ways can I begin to exercise that virtue to help eradicate this “besetting sin?”

(Quote from Graceful Living)

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Virtue

January 28

January 28

St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor (1225 – 1274)

 “Whoever wishes to live perfectly should do nothing but disdain what Christ disdained on the cross and desire what he desired, for the cross exemplifies every virtue.”

                                                                        –St. Thomas Aquinas
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