Presentation of Mary in the Temple.....November 21

O Mary,

your Heart was a burning vessel

of God's love.

Fill my heart with love

for God and let me

thank Him every day for
His great love in sending

His only Son

to obtain my salvation.

Sepia toned Child Jesus..........November 20

"God had one son on earth without sin,

but never one without suffering."

Saint Augustine

Beuron Good Shepherd.........November 19

If you can't sleep, don't count sheep.

Talk to the Shepherd.

Feast of St. Philippine Duchesne...November 18

"Humility is the virtue that requires the greatest amount of effort."

St. Philippine Duchesne

Read about
St. Philippine Duchesne

Grant Me O Lord................November 17

"Grant me, O Lord my God,

a mind to know you,

a heart to seek you,

wisdom to find you,

conduct pleasing to you,

faithful perseverance in waiting for you,

and a hope of finally embracing you."

St. Thomas Aquinas

Feast of St. Gertrude the Great.....November 16

Prayer of St. Gertrude to release souls in Purgatory.
"Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen."


Read about St. Gertrude.

Beautiful Communion...........November 15

"O My children,

how beautiful will that soul be in eternity,

who makes frequent and good Communions!"

The Cure' of Ars,
St. Jean Vianney

Love Him......................November 14

"It is not hard to obey

when we love the one whom we obey."

Saint Ignatius

In Love With Blessed Mary...........November 13

"Someone truly in love with Mary

finds time to turn to her as often as possible,

to stay as long as possible at her feet.

We would entrust our troubles and worries,

and our whole life to her."

St. Maximilian Kolbe

Love God..................November 12

"To love God

is something greater

than to know Him."

St. Thomas Aquinas

Helping Others............November 11

"Our greatest duty and our main responsibility is to help others. But please, if you can't help them, would you please not hurt them. "

Dalai Lama

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We Are The Sheep..........November 10

The lamb of God
takes away the sins of the world.
I believe that you are my Shepherd
and
I shall not want.

Precious Blood of Christ..........November 9

"Jesus Lord, kind Pelican,

Cleanse my filth with Thy blood,

One drop of which can save

The whole world from all its sin,"

- St. Thomas Aquinas

In case you are wondering what a "Pelican" has to do with our Lord, please
click for one of my earlier posts here:
click here

The Port of Heaven................November 8

"To reach the port of heaven,

we must sail sometimes with the wind

and sometimes against it,

but we must sail,

and not drift,

nor lie at anchor."

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Prayer ........November 7

Prayer doesn't need proof,

it needs practice.

Grandparents of Jesus..........November 6

St. Anne (St. Ann) and St. Joachim,
parents of Mary,

Grandparents of Jesus,

pray for all parents

that they may provide the loving home

and faithful teaching

that you provided your daughter.

Amen

Mary w/ Jesus..........November 5

"Christ saved men not with thunder and lightning,

but as a wailing babe in the manger

and as a silent sufferer upon the cross."

St. Jerome

Walk With God........... November 4

"I would rather walk with God in the dark

than go alone in the light."

Mary Gardner Brainard

Eucharist................ November 3

"Any time spent before the Eucharistic presence,

be it long or short,

is the best-spent time of our lives."

St. Catherine of Genoa

Feast of ALL SOULS DAY.......November 2

"On the Feast of Corpus Christi

a person enveloped in fire suddenly stood before me.

From the pitiable state the soul was in

I knew it was in Purgatory

and I wept bitterly."

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque