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“Grace is greater than sin, and light is greater than darkness.” A Firm Foundation Reverence Mother of Mercy Consecration through the Eucharist

“Grace is greater than sin, and light is greater than darkness.”

From a letter by Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska to Blessed Michal Sopoćko, on June 29, 1938: Oh, Father, I cannot tell you how happy I...

A Firm Foundation

(from “The Interior Castle” by Saint Teresa of Ávila) Fix your eyes on the Crucified One, and all will seem easy. If His Majesty proved...

Reverence

(excerpts from a sermon by Blessed John Henry Newman) Now what did the Pharisee do? He did not even go so far as to behave...

Mother of Mercy

(from “The Glories of Mary” by Saint Alphonsus Maria de’ Liguori) Mary has been called an ark more spacious than that of Noah. For in...

Consecration through the Eucharist

Before Divine Mercy Sunday, I had a dream where I was receiving Holy Communion. The priest put the Sacred Host in my mouth, but it...

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"My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit; a contrite, humbled heart, O God, You will not scorn." (Psalm 51:19)

Children’s Lessons

Children’s Lessons
(Jesus, in private revelation given to Gabrielle Bossis, on December 24, 1939) Do you know what the world was like before I came?  There was...
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“Be then very courageous amid temptation”

“Be then very courageous amid temptation”
(from “Introduction to the Devout Life” by Saint Francis de Sales) Picture to yourself a young princess beloved of her husband, to whom some evil...
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“Souls, do not be afraid of God, but trust in Him, for He is good, and His mercy is everlasting.”

“Souls, do not be afraid of God, but trust in Him, for He is good, and His mercy is everlasting.”
An excerpt from “The School of Jesus Crucified” by Father Ignatius of the Side of Jesus: Amid His bitterest sufferings and most excessive humiliations, Jesus...
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"Love Me, and you will be happy; and the more you love Me, the happier you will be! Even when you will find yourself in utter darkness, love will produce light, love will produce strength, and love will produce joy!" (from private revelation given to Sister Consolata Betrone on March 15, 1934)

“If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.”

“If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.”

“There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of…

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The Current of Love

The Current of Love

From the book “In the Heart of the World: Thoughts, Stories, & Prayers” by Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta: When you look at the inner workings of electrical things, you often see small and big wires, new and old, cheap and expensive, all lined up. Until the current passes through…

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The Eternal Happiness and Consolation of Heaven

The Eternal Happiness and Consolation of Heaven

Matthew 17:1-8 And after six days, Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain apart. And He was transfigured before them, and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became white as light. And behold, there appeared to…

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A Living Faith that Touches the Heart of Jesus

A Living Faith that Touches the Heart of Jesus

Luke 8:43-48 As He went, the people pressed round Him. And a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years and had spent all her living upon physicians and could not be healed by any one, came up behind Him, and touched the fringe of His garment;…

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“A real Christian is Christified.”

“A real Christian is Christified.”

From the book “The Visions of the Children” by Janice T. Connell: JANICE T. CONNELL: How do we choose Jesus or His Mother Mary? Do you know? MIRJANA DRAGIČEVIĆ-SOLDO: Well, the Blessed Mother says that to choose Jesus, we must be like Him. JANICE: Otherwise we won’t be able to…

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Like the flowers of a tree, which should give place to fruit in due season

Like the flowers of a tree, which should give place to fruit in due season

A prayer by Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (from her autobiography) Jesus, my Divine Spouse, grant that I may ever keep my baptismal robe spotless. Take me from this world rather than let me tarnish my soul by one small voluntary fault. May I seek and find You alone! May no…

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A defense of Mary as co-redemptrix

A defense of Mary as co-redemptrix

Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI have both argued against the title of “co-redemptrix” for our Blessed Mother. For them, this title is like a misguided (and exaggerated), though well-intentioned, expression of love. The two popes would rather not introduce any misunderstandings for Christians, nor take away from Jesus’ unique…

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“Do not be afraid. Open wide the doors for Christ.”

“Do not be afraid. Open wide the doors for Christ.”

From the inauguration homily of Saint John Paul II, on October 22, 1978: Brothers and sisters, do not be afraid to welcome Christ and accept His power. Help the Pope and all those who wish to serve Christ and with Christ’s power to serve the human person and the whole…

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“You can come to me with everything, my Jesus; I will refuse You nothing.”

“You can come to me with everything, my Jesus; I will refuse You nothing.”

From “The Love of God” by Saint Francis de Sales: To love the Will of God in His commandments, counsels, and inspirations is a second degree of love, and much more perfect, for it leads us to the renouncing and quitting of our own will, and makes us abstain from…

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The fruit of prayer is joy and faith, without which you cannot live

“I let Him act in me, with me, for me, according to His good pleasure.”

From a meditation by Father Mark Haydu: Our world hates to talk about sin, and sometimes even in the Church we shy away from teaching about our sinful nature. For instance, do you remember the last time you heard a homily about sin? Some will say, “That is too negative.…

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