Jesus does not demand great action from us but simply surrender and gratitude.
– St. Therese of Lisieux
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Jesus does not demand great action from us but simply surrender and gratitude.
– St. Therese of Lisieux
*Amazon Affiliate links help the ministry of Catholic-Link at no additional cost to you! Thank you!
Lenten penance is a commitment, sustained by grace, to overcoming our lack of faith and our resistance to following Jesus on the way of the cross. This is precisely what Peter and the other disciples needed to do. To deepen our knowledge of the Master, to fully...
"I should like a great lake of beer for the King of Kings. I should like the angels of Heaven to be drinking it through time eternal. I should like excellent meats of belief and pure piety. I should like the men of Heaven at my house. I should like barrels of peace at...
An Altar Server's Prayer To be Christ’s page at the altar,To serve Him freely there.Where even the Angels falter,Bowed low in reverent prayer.To touch the throne most holy,To hand the gifts for the feast,To see Him meekly, lowly,Descend at the word of the priest.To...
“May Christ be heard in our language, may Christ be seen in our life, may He be perceived in our hearts.” - St. Peter Damian Photo by Katt Yukawa on Unsplash
"Through the desert God leads us to freedom.” We realize how true this is at those moments when we feel hopeless, wandering through life like a desert and lacking a promised land as our destination. Lent is the season of grace in which the desert can become once more...
O my afflicted Mother! Queen of Martyrs and of Sorrows, thou didst so bitterly weep over thy Son, Who died for my salvation; but what will thy tears avail me if I am lost? By the merits, then, of thy Sorrows, obtain for me deep contrition for my sins, and a true...
“People often think of Christian morality as a kind of bargain in which God says, ‘If you keep a lot of rules I’ll reward you, and if you don’t I’ll do the other thing.’ I do not think that is the best way of looking at it. I would much rather say that every time you...
In the second place, we said that the name of Jesus defends us. Yes, it defends us against all the deceits and assaults of our enemies. For this reason the Messias was called the Mighty God; [15] and His name was called by the wise man a strong...
"Christ is born, glorify Him! Christ from heaven, go out to meet Him! Christ on earth, be exalted! Sing to the Lord all the whole earth; and that I may join both in one word, let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, for Him who is of heaven and then of...
Jesus revealed the words of this Surrender Novena to Servant of God Don Dolindo Ruotolo. Day 1 of the Surrender Novena Jesus to the soul: Why do you confuse yourselves by worrying? Leave the care of your affairs to Me and everything will be peaceful. I say to you...