“Today’s efforts will make tomorrow’s easier.” – St. Vincent de Paul How easy it is for me to put off what is difficult and waste time on non-essentials. Lord, teach me to discipline myself and keep my priorities straight, that your work...
You are to be interiorly and continually devoted to working at your spiritual advancement and live as perfectly as you can, always keeping the lamp within you lighted– I mean a cordial, ardent, and persevering desire to please and obey God (XIIIb:434).
“What can shut us out from the love of Him, who will ever dwell within us through love?” – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Heavenly Father, soften my heart when anger closes me off from those who have upset me. Help me to overlook and forget these incidents...
God be praised for granting you the grace of clothing Our Lord in His poor members, most of whom had nothing but rags to cover them and several children were as naked as the back of my hand (XIIIb:428).
