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Thought for the day…
Week of May 15, to May 21, 2022
Sun. May 15
Fifth Sunday of Easter
Authentic
prayer both transcends and unfolds all human realities.
Servant of God, Bishop William Giaquinta
Suggestion: Pray to God to guide you.
Mon. May 16
Every grace granted to man has 3 degrees in this
order: for by God it is communicated
to Christ, from Christ is passes to the Virgin, from
the Virgin it descends to us
Saint Bernardine of Siena
Suggestion: Suggestion: Pray
to Mary to intercede for you to her Son
Tue. May 17 Mary’s gaze! How important this is! How many things
can we say with
a look! Affection, encouragement, compassion, love,
but also disapproval,
envy,
pride, and even hatred
Pope Francis
Suggestion: Try and
forgive someone who hurt you from the heart.
Wed. May 18
Feast
of St. John I
The trial we encounter for our faith and our commitment to the Gospel are
occasions to give witness; we must not distance ourselves from
the Lord, abandon
ourselves to the power of the Spirit and his grace.
Pope Francis
Suggestion:
Pray with the realization nothing is impossible for God.
Thu. May 19
My grace is sufficient for you for my power is made perfect in
weakness.
2
Cor. 12:9
Suggestion: Know that HIS power can accomplish all things.
Feast of St. Bernardino da Siena
Fri. May 20
Authentic
Prayer…becomes
confidence, humility, deep faith and poverty acting on behalf of our
brothers and sisters.
Servant of God, Bishop William Giaquinta
Suggestion: Trust that the
Lord
will show you the way when you prayer.
Sat. May
21
In the dead of winter St. Rita asked her cousin to get a rose
from the garden in her village.
The cousin reluctantly went after her protests were met with St.
Rita responding “My dear cousin there is nothing impossible to God.” The
cousin went and found a single rose on the rosebush.
St. Rita of Cascia
Suggestion: Pray
for the grace to embrace the cross that is before you.
Note: If you have a favorite
quote or saying that you would like to share
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