9th December – St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
I am a nobody, I am a small rope, a tiny ladder, the tail end, a leaf.
I am a nobody, I am a small rope, a tiny ladder, the tail end, a leaf.
Truly the Lord is with you, to whom the Lord granted that all nature should owe as much to you as to himself.
Let us prepare the way of the Lord this Advent season with the practices of Prayer, Mortification and Examination of Conscience as we endure all the challenges, difficulties and struggles that come our way when we work hard in our spiritual lives. Let us also be encouraged by the Scriptures to keep on pushing harder everyday to come closer to God because God is with us and with Him, everything is possible - RevFICO
Children, I beseech you to correct your hearts and thoughts, so that you may be pleasing to God.
What must you do to have life? Before all else, the first thing you have to do is pray for courage every day to carry the cross the Lord has assigned you.
I do not worship matter, I worship the God of matter, who became matter for my sake.
It is not the actual physical exertion that counts towards a one’s progress, nor the nature of the task, but by the spirit of faith with which it is undertaken.
The value and meaning of every human sacrifice is revealed in the risen Christ
Love your friends in God and love your enemies for God.
My dear brothers and sisters, as we begin the Catholic Church’s new year today, let us be attentive to the words of Jesus to us today in the gospel reading saying "Be prepared and stay awake, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come." Let us truly and sincerely prepare ourselves for the coming of Christ this Advent season through prayer, mortification and examination of conscience.
We serve the one true God, and no threats will turn us away from Him.
tell Him about my pains and my joys, and then I listen. If you listen, God will also speak to you, for with the good Lord, you have to both speak and listen.
Much more strictly am I bound to obey the omnipotent God, who is infinite and eternal, and who hath declared, ‘Whoever shall deny me before men, him will I deny before my Father
Perfection does not consist in doing great things, but in doing well what obedience orders and advises.
O Jesus, good King, I await the sword for Thy sake; do Thou deign to receive my spirit, and to show mercy to those who honor my memory.