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I hold virtue to be nothing else than perfect love of God
Do not think of the faults of others but of what is good in them
Thursday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time Do not think of the faults of others but of what is good in them and faulty in thyself. — St. Teresa of Ávila
Charity brings to life again…
Wednesday 25 of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time Charity brings to life again those who are spiritually dead. — St. Thomas Aquinas
I will imagine that my soul and body are like the two hands of a compass…
Optional Memorial of St.Anthony Mary I will imagine that my soul and body are like the two hands of a compass, and that my soul, like the stationary hand, is fixed in Jesus, who is my center, and that my body, like the moving hand, is…
Thus walking this way with an awakened heart…
Optional Memorial of St. John of Capistrano, Priest Thus walking this way with an awakened heart, not only do we escape the heavy cares of this world, but we are uplifted above ourselves and do taste of the divine sweetness. — St. Angela of…
What really matters in life is that we are loved by Christ…
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time What really matters in life is that we are loved by Christ, and that we love him in return. In comparison to the love of Jesus, everything else is secondary. And without the love of Jesus, everything…
A good conscience is a mine of wealth.
Saturday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time A good conscience is a mine of wealth. And in truth what greater riches can there be, what thing more sweet than a good conscience? — St. Bernard
Conceal yourselves in Jesus…
Optional Memorial of St.Paul of the Cross, Priest Conceal yourselves in Jesus crucified, and hope for nothing except that all men be thoroughly converted to his will. — St. Paul of the Cross
Love of God and love of neighbor
Memorial of Sts. John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs It was their refusal to separate the twin commandment of love of God and love of neighbor which impelled them to such great solicitude for the needs of the…
If even the smallest things are beyond your control, why are you anxious about the rest?
Feast of St. Luke, Evangelist and Martyr If even the smallest things are beyond your control, why are you anxious about the rest? Notice how the owers grow. They do not toil or spin. But I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was…