A few days ago, I witnessed my daughter’s skin being torn from her body … the excruciating pain she endured is hard to shake … For me, the saints’ martyrdoms that were most disturbing were those whose agonies consisted of their skin being ripped, torn, or cut from their bodies or those who were burnt
Readings and Prayers for St. Louis-Marie de Montfort’s Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary 12 Days of Preparation renouncing the spirit of the world Praying over and reading Christ’s teaching Praying with the Heart Examining our conscience Learning about Mary’s place in God’s plan Day 8 of 33: Meditate on Imitation of Christ, by Thomas á Kempis:
“I am all yours, and all that I have is yours, O most loving Jesus, through Mary, your most holy Mother”(True Devotion, 233). DAY 27 of 33: SECTION 4: ENTERING INTO GREAT HEIGHTS OF HOLINESS DESTINED FOR THOSE CONSECRATED TO MARYToday we will contemplate the holiness Mary leads us to …taking Mary herself, St.
Readings and Prayers for St. Louis-Marie de Montfort’s Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary 12 Days of Preparation renouncing the spirit of the world Praying over and reading Christ’s Teaching Praying with the Heart Examining our conscience Learning about Mary’s place in God’s plan Day 12 of 33: Meditate on Imitation of Christ, by Thomas á Kempis:
Help for us to “Live the Fast” on this Friday of the Third Week of Lent We cannot live our fast without prayer, or by forgetting that we are all important in fulfilling God’s plans – for He chooses to need us. This powerful Lenten homily about prayer, fasting and conversion was given by Father
Besides coordinating Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration for my parish, I am an active and sought after retreat leader, teacher and speaker in the Diocese of Wichita, as well as a writer, artist and pilgrim.
I love to spend time with family and friends, as well as go to daily Mass, adore and pray, learn, travel, write and create beautiful things!
I write at Entering into the Mystery, Catholic 365 and Catholic Mom — seeking to inspire through sharing Goodness, Truth and Beauty manifested in the Love, Mercy, Power and Glory of God and Our Blessed Mother.
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