Year of Saint Joseph
Year of the Family "Amoris Laetitia The Joy of Love"
Saints: Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556)
Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 49 The Observance of Lent
Mass: Lev 25:1, 8-17; Resp Ps 67; Mt 14:1-12
The earth has yielded its fruits; God our God has blessed us.
MARY, QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS,
PRAY FOR US.
We pray to Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Saint John the Baptist, to intercede for us so that we have the courage and faith to do whatever God asks of us. The following quotations are all attributed to Saint Ignatius of Loyola.
If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He has great designs for you, and that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
It is true that the voice of God, having once fully penetrated the heart, becomes strong as the tempest and loud as the thunder, but before reaching the heart it is as weak as a light breath which scarcely agitates the air. It shrinks from noise, and is silent amid agitation.
Out of gratitude and love for Him, we should desire to be reckoned fools. Laugh and grow strong.
He who remembers the presence of God is less open to other thoughts, especially bad thoughts ... In two ways the presence of God is an antidote against sin. First because God sees us, and secondly, because we see God.
As too great care for bodily things is reprehensible, so reasonable care is to be commended to preserve health for the service of God.
SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA,
SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST,
SAINT JOSEPH,
PRAY FOR US.
Today's photo: Lily of the Valley bush at the monastery.
© Gertrude Feick 2021
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