“Whether, therefore, we receive what we ask for, or do not receive it, let us still continue steadfast in prayer. For to fail in obtaining the desires of our heart, when God so wills it, is not worse than to receive it; for we know not as He does, what is profitable to us.”
-St. John Chrysostom
Happy St. Joseph Feast Day to one and all. We need to look to St. Joseph for constant guidance and protection of the World, of the Church, and of our families. You are remembered in prayer this day before our Altar of St. Joseph in the Shrine in Grass Lake, MI. If you care to know more about our ministry please go to www.pusj.org. May St. Joseph bring you comfort and peace.
“The creator of the heavens obeys a carpenter; the God of eternal glory listens to a poor virgin. Has anyone ever witnessed anything comparable to this? Let the philosopher no longer disdain from listening to the common laborer; the wise, to the simple; the educated, to the illiterate; a child of a prince, to a peasant.”
-St. Anthony of Padua
“Pray with great confidence, with confidence based upon the goodness and infinite generosity of God and upon the promises of Jesus Christ. God is a spring of living water which flows unceasingly into the hearts of those who pray.”
-St. Louis de Montfort
“You must ask God to give you power to fight against the sin of pride which is your greatest enemy – the root of all that is evil, and the failure of all that is good. For God resists the proud.”
-St. Vincent de Paul
“I have no taste for corruptible food nor for the pleasures of this life. I desire the bread of God, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, who was of the seed of David; and for drink I desire his blood, which is love incorruptible”
-St. Ignatius of Antioch
“Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort me and restore me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.”
-St. Patrick
Welcome to the Springtime of the Soul cleaning party. We are so fortunate that Holy Mother Church thinks about the “cleaning up” of our spiritual life as well as our physical surroundings. There are so many special graces available to each of us during this time of the year that it would be “sinful” (generally speaking) if we did not take advantage of the graces of Lent.
This is the time to put “back in order” all those little idiosyncracies that have taken us off the straight and narrow path to salvation. I keep all of you in prayer as you begin to think about what exactly God is leading you to improve in your life. Taking small steps is the best way to go so we do not get discouraged when we fall off the path. But remember we can pick up again where we left off and the Good Lord will be soooooo happy we did 🙂
May your Springtime of the soul fill you with renewed vim and vigor for the things above! Happy Lent, Sr. Margaret Mary
“Give something, however small, to the one in need. For it is not small to one who has nothing. Neither is it small to God, if we have given what we could.”
-St. Gregory Nazianzen
“We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.”
-St. Bernard of Clairvaux
