The Grace of Suffering: "Through suffering the soul becomes like the Savior"

How To Be An Image Of God | St. Edith Stein

by St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (St. Edith Stein) | Jun 29, 2022 | Faith & Life, God & Mystery of Evil, Saint Quotes

"In order to be an image of God, the spirit must turn to what is eternal, hold it in spirit, keep it in memory, and by loving it, embrace it in the will."–St. Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) Photo by Anita Jankovic on Unsplash *Amazon Affiliate links help the...

Nine Elevations Of The Soul To The Sacred Heart Of Jesus

by Traditional Catholic Prayers | Jun 22, 2022 | Jesus Christ, Prayer

Nine Elevations Of The Soul To The Sacred Heart Of Jesus Heart of Jesus, perfect adorer of God, teach me to adore Thy heavenly Father with thee and by Thee. Heart of Jesus, inflamed with love for me, inflame me with Thy divine love. Heart of Jesus, victim alone worthy...

St. Anthony’s Motto

by St. Anthony of Padua | Jun 8, 2022 | God & Mystery of Evil, Prayer, Saints

St. Anthony's Motto can be used when facing temptation and even as a small exorcism. Pope Sixtus V had this prayer engraved at the base of the statue he had placed in St. Peter's Square. Pray it often when you're in need of extra help! Ecce Crucem Domini!Fugite partes...

Recognize God In The Womb And In The Eucharist

by Catholic Link | May 10, 2022 | Eucharist, Pro-Life

"If a person cannot recognize the obvious presence of God in a living baby in the womb of its mother, then how would they ever discover the presence of God in the mystery of the Eucharist?" - Bishop David Konderla Photo by Omar Lopez on Unsplash

Motherhood Becomes A Priesthood | Catholic Mother’s Day Quote

by Archbishop Fulton Sheen | May 7, 2022 | Family, Vocation

"Motherhood then becomes a kind of priesthood. She brings God to man by preparing the flesh in which the soul will be implanted; she brings man to God in offering the child back again to the Creator. She is nature’s constant challenge to death, the bearer of cosmic...

What Does Jesus Christ Do In The Eucharist?

by St. John Vianney | May 3, 2022 | Eucharist

"What does Jesus Christ do in the Eucharist? It is God who, as our Savior, offers himself each day for us to his Father's justice. If you are in difficulties and sorrows, he will comfort and relieve you. If you are sick, he will either cure you or give you strength to...

The Donkey | Palm Sunday

by G.K. Chesterton | Apr 9, 2022 | Lent

The Donkey | G.K. Chesterton When fishes flew and forests walkedAnd figs grew upon thornSome moment when the moon was bloodThen surely I was born.With monstrous head and sickening cryAnd ears like errant wingsThe devil’s walking parodyOn all four-footed things.The...

Ancient Blessing Of A Cross Found In The Roman Ritual

by Traditional Catholic Prayers | Apr 6, 2022 | History of the Church, Jesus Christ, Lent, Prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, bless + this cross by which you snatched the world from Satan’s grasp, and on which you overcame by your suffering the tempter to sin, who rejoiced in the first man’s fall in eating of the forbidden tree. May this cross be hallowed in the name of...

Be God’s Microphone | St. Oscar Romero

by St. Oscar Romero | Mar 24, 2022 | Evangelization, Saint Quotes, Social Justice

Each one of you has to be God’s microphone. Each one of you has to be a messenger, a prophet. The church will always exist as long as there is someone who has been baptized…Where is your baptism? You are baptized in your professions, in the fields of workers, in...

Practice Three Trivial Mortifications Every Day

by Archbishop Fulton Sheen | Mar 17, 2022 | Faith & Life, Family, Morals & Values, Sin

“Because our needs are limited, but our wants are unlimited, a virtue is necessary to restrain our inordinate appetites and desires—and that virtue is called temperance. It has for its objective the regulation of the sensible appetites by reason. If we want to save...

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The Grace Of Suffering: “Through Suffering The Soul Becomes Like The Savior”

Suffering is a great grace; through suffering the soul becomes like the Savior; in suffering love becomes crystallized; the greater the suffering, the purer the love.

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