14th November – St. Laurence O’Toole
“I thank God that I have not a penny in the world to dispose of,” said Laurence O’Toole on his deathbed when someone asked him if he had a will.
“I thank God that I have not a penny in the world to dispose of,” said Laurence O’Toole on his deathbed when someone asked him if he had a will.
Prayer is powerful! It fills the earth with mercy, it makes the Divine clemency pass from generation to generation; right along the course of the centuries wonderful works have been achieved through prayer.
If I am counted worthy of martyrdom, then I am not afraid to die.
Lord, if your people still have need of my services, I will not avoid the toil. Your will be done.
Let us emulate the example of the two widows in today’s readings by being loving and generous to our brothers and sisters in need, so that we will be blessed all the more and praised by our God as we answer His call to be charitable to others.
Today is the birthday of this church, an occasion for celebration and rejoicing. We, however, ought to be the true and living temple of God.
With Jesus, I would like to spend my life. Laying close to his Heart, makes me happy here on Earth.
There is no God but one, who created heaven and earth, the seas and all that is in them and those who worship Him, in true faith, will possess eternal life - St. Willibrord.
He carried all he needed in a bag on his back and walked with a pilgrim staff. When asked why he walked barefoot, Anthony replied: “That God may be moved by my sufferings to touch the hearts of my hearers.”
Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear!
If a tiny spark of God’s love already burns within you, do not expose it to the wind, for it may get blown out. Keep the stove tightly shut so that it will not lose its heat and grow cold. In other words, avoid distractions as well as you can.
So my brothers and sisters in Christ, let us love God more dearly and exemplify our love for Him in our love for our neighbor.
The practice of recommending to God the souls in Purgatory, that He may mitigate the great pains which they suffer, and that He may soon bring them to His glory, is most pleasing to the Lord and most profitable to us.
When we commemorate the saints we are inflamed with another yearning: that Christ our life may also appear to us as he appeared to them and that we may one day share in his glory.
Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity - St. Therese of Lisieux