Lent

The reward we get for sacrifice and almsgiving is eternal, it’s personal, it’s fulfilling in every way.

An experience watching his brother play a priest martyred during the Mass inspired Deacon Dominic Winter to join the Seminary and truly discover the true sacrifice of Christ during the Mass.

Carolina Nemo describes her spiritual experience in Fatima, Portugal– and how seeing the joyful prayers to the Blessed Mother made her more fully understand the nature of giving all of yourself in sacrifice to God.

Offer up little sacrifices, little moments, little discomforts, every day to receive great graces from God and the Blessed Mother.

Consider the small things you can do to open yourself up to others, and your rewards will be joyful.

For Katelyn Servey, growing in her relationship with Jesus Christ through sacrifice and experience, enables her to figure out how to navigate the maze of life.

Allowing Christ to lead us to where we need to be rather than where we believe we might want to be, is the core of deriving joy from sacrifice.

Recorded just days before he was ordained a Priest, Deacon Volodymyr Radko sat down with us to talk about the sacrifices that come with the process of discernment.

When dealing with infertility, Amy turned her sacrifice into joy by listening to where God wanted her to go.