Year with the Saints

Ph.D. Paul Thigpen

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"Those who follow the saints", said Pope Clement I, "will themselves become saints". Their words and deeds provide a treasury of time-tested wisdom, encouragement, and inspiration for the pursuit of holiness. Best-selling Catholic author Paul Thigpen opens up that treasury in A Year With the Saints: Daily Meditations With the Holy Ones of God. These 365 reflections draw from the writings and lives of holy men and women across two thousand years. Their spiritual and practical insights for Christian living are as fresh and relevant today as they were when they were first written. When you pray to the saints, you speak to them. Read A Year With the Saints, and let them speak to you.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Christian theology
• Catholic Church
• Christianity

Informations

• Publié par: St. Benedict Press LLC
• Date de parution: 22 décembre 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781618901996
• Langue: English

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DEDICATION
For my grandchildren Francisco, Sofia, and one on the way Three little saints in the making
Scripture quotations are from Revised Standard Version of the Bible—Second Catholic Edition (Ignatius Edition) Copyright © 2006 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
In some cases the writer’s argument depends on a significantly different translation, such as the Septuagint or the Vulgate in which case that translation has been retained.
© 2013 Saint Benedict Press, LLC
All rights reserved. With the exception of short excerpts used in articles and critical reviews, no part of this work may be reproduced, transmitted, or stored in any form whatsoever, printed or electronic, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
The excerpt on page 92 was taken from The Writings of St. Katharine Drexel , Archives of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, Bensalem, Pa. ( www.katharinedrexel.org ). Used with permission.
ISBN: 978-1-61890-198-9
Printed and bound in the United States of America.

Charlotte, North Carolina
2013
Contents
D AY 1   Study the lives of the saints
D AY 2   God’s nature, a marvelous mystery
D AY 3   Faith allows us to see God as he truly is
D AY 4   Faith and reason
D AY 5   Faith shines God’s light in the soul
D AY 6   We can’t be cafeteria Catholics
D AY 7   The truth about God may be in the details
D AY 8   Miracles, proof of God’s presence
D AY 9   The marvelous power of Scripture
D AY 10   God’s Word, our medicine
D AY 11   How to approach the Scripture
D AY 12   Read Scripture with a virtuous mind
D AY 13   Read Scripture with the saints
D AY 14   We need the Church to interpret the Scripture
D AY 15   Tradition is necessary to understand Scripture
D AY 16   The Psalms, a mirror of the soul
D AY 17   The Gospels deserve our careful attention
D AY 18   How open are we to receive God’s grace?
D AY 19   We have a Creator
D AY 20   Compared to God, everything else is nothing
D AY 21   Created to praise God
D AY 22   A meditation on my creation by God
D AY 23   Without God, we’re nothing
D AY 24   God pursues us
D AY 25   An exhortation to love God
D AY 26   The stages of loving God
D AY 27   Love the Giver more than the gifts
D AY 28   Desires are fulfilled in God alone
D AY 29   How to stretch your soul
D AY 30   Only God is food for the soul
D AY 31   No rest until we rest in God
D AY 32   What is worship?
D AY 33   The sweetness of serving God
D AY 34   True joy is in God
D AY 35   God is our refuge
D AY 36   Redemption is even greater than creation
D AY 37   In praise of Jesus Christ
D AY 38   Christ, the Bridge between heaven and earth
D AY 39   God is madly in love with us!
D AY 40   The humility of Christ
D AY 41   Jesus is everything
D AY 42   Jesus is our joy
D AY 43   The glories of the holy name of Jesus
D AY 44   The beauty of the Most High King
D AY 45   Welcome Christ the King!
D AY 46   Hymn to Jesus on the Cross
D AY 47   My sins injured Christ
D AY 48   The cross of Christ is our treasure
D AY 49   Christ on the Cross is our perfect model
D AY 50   Meditating on Christ’s sufferings
D AY 51   Reasons to meditate on Christ’s passion
D AY 52   Christ’s death redeems us from death
D AY 53   Christ’s resurrection robs death of its terror
D AY 54   God turned the tables on the Devil!
D AY 55   Christ has raised all things
D AY 56   Rise with Christ!
D AY 57   We’ve been adopted by the King
D AY 58   Trust in the Sacred Heart of Jesus
D AY 59   Settle for nothing less than Christ himself
D AY 60   Give all you are to Christ
D AY 61   The Holy Spirit, our champion
D AY 62   God the Spirit lives within us
D AY 63   The Catholic Church, the universal Church
D AY 64   The Church is one
D AY 65   One body in Christ
D AY 66   Keeping peace in the Church
D AY 67   How to view your Christian brothers and sisters
D AY 68   The bishop preserves the unity of the Church
D AY 69   The servant leader
D AY 70   Advice to priests
D AY 71   The dignity of the priesthood
D AY 72   Unworthy ministers of the Sacraments
D AY 73   Have mercy on your people, Lord!
D AY 74   When pastors fail to correct the flock
D AY 75   The Church endures the assaults of heresy
D AY 76   What old churches mean to us
D AY 77   How the saints hear our prayers
D AY 78   Why pray to the saints?
D AY 79   The blessed society of heaven
D AY 80   The friendship of the saints
D AY 81   God chose Mary to give us his Son
D AY 82   Mary and the Blessed Trinity
D AY 83   Jesus grieved over his mother’s sorrow
D AY 84   Our Lady’s sorrow at the Cross
D AY 85   Mary’s assumption into heaven was fitting
D AY 86   Mary, mother of the recreated world
D AY 87   Mary takes us to Jesus
D AY 88   Mary, mirror of virtue
D AY 89   Mary, Star of the Sea
D AY 90   The marks of true devotion to Mary
D AY 91   We too are children of Mary
D AY 92   All is passing away
D AY 93   Not even the sun will last forever
D AY 94   Comfort in the loss of a loved one
D AY 95   Why does God allow the wicked to prosper?
D AY 96   Mercy before judgment
D AY 97   The frailty of our condition
D AY 98   Prepare for the end
D AY 99   A meditation on death
D AY 100   Leave nothing undone God has given you to do
D AY 101   Our personal judgment day
D AY 102   What is a bad death?
D AY 103   Don’t give up!
D AY 104   Expect Christ’s return any time
D AY 105   The condition of souls in purgatory
D AY 106   God is quite capable of raising the dead
D AY 107   If the soul is lost, all is lost
D AY 108   The joys of heaven
D AY 109   A meditation on heaven
D AY 110   A meditation on hell
D AY 111   A meditation on choosing heaven or hell
D AY 112   A prayer to be welcomed into heaven
D AY 113   A prayer for final perseverance
D AY 114   The marvelous gift of Baptism
D AY 115   Be faithful to your baptism
D AY 116   The Mass of the early Christians
D AY 117   This is my Body and Blood
D AY 118   A precious and marvelous Banquet!
D AY 119   True Body and Blood
D AY 120   See the Eucharist with the eyes of the mind
D AY 121   The power of Christ’s Blood
D AY 122   The sublime humility of God
D AY 123   Approach the altar worthily
D AY 124   Forgiveness of unrecognized sins
D AY 125   The King of kings comes to our home
D AY 126   Lions breathing fire
D AY 127   A prayer for receiving Holy Communion
D AY 128   A prayer of thanksgiving after Mass
D AY 129   The blessed effects of receiving the Eucharist
D AY 130   After receiving Holy Communion
D AY 131   Christ, our divine Guest
D AY 132   A hymn to the Blessed Sacrament
D AY 133   The power of the Sacraments comes from God alone
D AY 134   Why we use religious images
D AY 135   Why Catholic churches have crosses
D AY 136   Don’t neglect your children’s religious education
D AY 137   Christmas and Easter Christians
D AY 138   By your example, lead others to church
D AY 139   Thoughts on the way to church
D AY 140   Chattering during Mass
D AY 141   When the Mass is over
D AY 142   How to make a good confession
D AY 143   Avoid vague and routine confessions
D AY 144   Confess the causes and duration of your sins
D AY 145   Don’t conceal sins in confession
D AY 146   What is contrition?
D AY 147   Four signs of true contrition
D AY 148   Making penance fruitful
D AY 149   The importance of a good confessor
D AY 150   Our Lord is blind and can’t add up sums!
D AY 151   Christ must live his life in you
D AY 152   What is love?
D AY 153   The vocation of love
D AY 154   Christ’s hatred of sin
D AY 155   Jesus will always be Jesus!
D AY 156   To be happy, love truth
D AY 157   Peace with God
D AY 158   Grace and good works
D AY 159   The sinner’s life is miserable
D AY 160   Righteousness is the food of the soul
D AY 161   Caring for the health of the soul
D AY 162   Charity, humility, and discernment
D AY 163   We must see sin for what it truly is
D AY 164   Sin is a kind of madness
D AY 165   The danger of subtle sins
D AY 166   Fear God in order to love him
D AY 167   Two kinds of fear of God
D AY 168   Is it more work to obey or to disobey God?
D AY 169   A call to spiritual warfare
D AY 170   God watches his soldiers with satisfaction
D AY 171   Be ready to fight!
D AY 172   Blindfolded, chained, and in danger of falling
D AY 173   The game of life
D AY 174   Everything for the world, nothing for God?
D AY 175   The lukewarm soul is like a snail
D AY 176   The Devil is like a siege force
D AY 177   Why God allows the Devil to tempt us
D AY 178   How to resist temptation
D AY 179   The importance of resisting small temptations
D AY 180   The Devil tempts us especially when we’re alone
D AY 181   Shun the Devil’s false promises
D AY 182   Encouragement for those who are tempted
D AY 183   A meditation on God’s purpose in creating me
D AY 184   No sin is too great to be overcome by grace
D AY 185   Repent right away
D AY 186   It’s not too late to repent!
D AY 187   Five ways to show repentance
D AY 188   What is attachment to sin?
D AY 189   The dangers of curiosity
D AY 190   The influence of bad books
D AY 191   Spiritual negligence leads to moral collapse
D AY 192   Be ruthless about rooting out your sins
D AY 193   Am I a little antichrist?
D AY 194   The devout life is a sweet life
D AY 195   Times of spiritual dryness and desolation
D AY 196   We’re stones prepared by God the Builder
D AY 197   How to advance in the perfection of a virtue
D AY 198   Virtue is better than status or finery
D AY 199   Each virtue is a victor’s crown
D AY 200   The fruits of zeal
D AY 201   Vices falsely imitate God’s goodness
D AY 202   Blessed a