Daily
Thoughts:
Today I am going to offer you a few Easter thoughts from some other people to
reflect on as you journey through your day…
"We
must restore hope to young people, help the old, be open to the future, spread
love. Be poor among the poor. We need to include the excluded and preach
peace." (Pope Francis)
“Everywhere
I looked, hope existed - but only as some kind of green shoot in the midst of
struggle. It was a theological concept, not a spiritual practice. Hope, I began
to realize, was not a state of life. It was at best a gift of life.” (Sr. Joan D. Chittister, O.S.B.)
"To
maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children.
Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the
others." (St. John Paul II)
“Totally
love Him who gave Himself totally out of love for you.” (St. Clare of Assisi)
"Stupidity
is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it." (St. John Paul II)
“My
strength returns to me with my cup of coffee and the reading of the psalms.”
(Dorothy Day)
"Consult
not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your
frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with
what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to
do." (St. John XXIII)
“Without
love, deeds, even the most brilliant ones, count as nothing.” (St. Thérèse de Lisieux)
"See
everything, overlook a great deal, correct a little." (St. John XXIII)
Have a
great Saturday everyone!
Daily
Prayer:
Soul of Christ, sanctify us. Body of Christ, save us. Blood of Christ,
inebriate us. Water from the side of Christ, wash us. Passion of Christ,
strengthen us. O good Jesus, hear us. Within your wounds, hide us. Never let us
be separated from you. From the malignant enemy, defend us. At the hour of
death, call us; and bid us come to you. That with the saints we may praise you forever
and ever. Amen (Adapted from the prayer
Anima Christi)
A Runner’s
Thoughts: “Endurance
comes to those who put in the time, the effort, and the heart.” (Kristin Armstrong) So to in the
spiritual life…
Daily
Blessing:
Saturday greetings and blessings to all! I hope your Saturday is starting off
well. It looks to be a cloudy and rainy Saturday here in Pelham with cold
weather on the way for next week. We seem to be in that uneven time of the year
when one day it can be in the 70’s and the next in the 40’s and 30’s. This too
will pass and soon we will be enjoying consistently warm days.
I pray today
that your life and day will be enliven with the blessings of God’s Easter presence
in the people you meet, the places you go and in the things you do. May you
come to know God today through the living of life and may your living of life
today grace you with much joy!
Have a great
Saturday everyone - enjoy your day wherever you are and in whatever you do. Peace in Christ's Passion and Joy in the Risen
Lord...Fr. Paul
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