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