Sunday's Mercy Minutes...

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I place everything in Your hands O Mary, my Mother and my Lady, I offer You my soul, my body, my life and my death, and all that will follow it. I place everything in Your hands.  O my Mother, cover my soul with Your virginal mantle and grant me the grace of purity of heart, soul and body. Defend me with Your power against all enemies, and especially against those who hide their malice behind the mask of virtue.  O lovely lily! You are for me a mirror, O my Mother!

JANUARY 6, 2019

"Let each of us accept the truth of the following statement and try to make it our most fundamental principle: Christ's teaching will never let us down, while worldly wisdom always will. Christ Himself said that this sort of wisdom was like a house with nothing but sand as its foundation, while His own was like a building with solid rock as its foundation."  — St. Vincent de Paul

Saturday's Mercy Minutes...

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Whatever Jesus did, He did well Whatever Jesus did, He did well. He went along, doing good. His manner was full of goodness and mercy. His steps were guided by compassion. Toward His enemies He showed goodness, kindness, and understanding, and to those in need help and consolation.  JANUARY 5, 2019 "If you want God to hear your prayers, hear the voice of the poor. If you wish God to anticipate your wants, provide those of the needy without waiting for them to ask you." – St. Thomas of Villanova

Friday's Mercy Minutes...

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No one fears to approach You now You have indeed prepared a tabernacle for Yourself: the Blessed Virgin. Her Immaculate Womb is Your dwelling place, and the inconceivable miracle of Your mercy takes place, O Lord. The Word becomes flesh; God dwells among us, the Word of God, Mercy Incarnate. By Your descent, You have lifted us up to Your divinity. Such is the excess of Your love, the abyss of Your mercy. Heaven is amazed at the superabundance of Your love. No one fears to approach You now. You are the God of mercy. You have compassion on misery. You are our God, and we are Your people. You are our Father, and we are Your children by grace. Praise be to Your mercy, that You have deigned to descend among us.  JANUARY 4, 2019 "If I am distracted, Holy Communion helps me to become recollected. If opportunities are offered by each day to offend my God, I arm myself anew each day for the combat by the reception of the Eucharist. If I am in special need of light and prudence in order to discharge my burdensome duties, I draw nigh to my Savior and seek counsel and light from him." — St. Thomas More

Happy 2019 to everyone!

Hi all,
Well, now that the holidays are behind us, maybe life will go back, somewhat, to normal.  At least, I hope so.

I hope your Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were filled with love, family and food.  Our Christmas Eve was definitely filled with all three, plus gifts.  As for Christmas Day, it was just my husband and myself, and it was very peaceful and quiet.  I needed that after hosting Christmas Eve at our home.  Don't get me wrong, I love hosting that special evening every year.

You see, it's a tradition that my Mom and Dad started many years ago.  My siblings and I, and our spouses and children, all went there to celebrate with our parents and grandparents.  It was always a very special time for all of us.  That is the one time of the year when I especially miss my Mom and Dad.  They started so many traditions for our family, when we were just young children, and I love them for that.  They certainly gave me a great love for family traditions.

I want to wish each of you good health, family love, a good job, and much love for God in this new year.  Things happen to all of us.  Many of those things are good and some of them are not so good.  We need to try to accept both types and trust that God will help us to get through them.

The weekend is coming fast, so have some fun with your families then.  May God bless each of you and keep you all safe.
Susan

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Sins committed throughout the whole world In one instant the Lord gave me knowledge of the sins committed throughout the whole world during these days. I fainted from fright, and even though I know the depth of God's mercy, I was surprised that God allows humanity to exist. And the Lord gave me to know who it is that upholds the existence of mankind: it is the chosen souls. When the number of the chosen ones is complete, the world will cease to exist.

JANUARY 3, 2019

"It is better to be a child of God than king of the whole world!"  — St. Aloysius Gonzaga

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Your infinite goodness God, who in Your mercy have deigned to call man from nothingness into being, generously have You bestowed upon him nature and grace. But that seemed too little for Your infinite goodness. In Your mercy, O Lord, You have given us everlasting life. You admit us to Your everlasting happiness and grant us to share in Your interior life. And You do this solely out of Your mercy.  JANUARY 2, 2019 "Only in Christ can men and women find answers to the ultimate questions that trouble them. Only in Christ can they fully understand their dignity as persons created and loved by God." — Pope St. John Paul II

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Welcome New Year Welcome New Year. So today I submit myself completely and with loving consent to Your holy will, O Lord, and to Your most wise decrees, which are always full of clemency and mercy for me, though at times I can neither understand nor fathom them. O my Master, I surrender myself completely to You, who are the rudder of my soul; steer it Yourself according to Your divine wishes.

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$10 off your order of $50 or more! Use code: NEWYEAR Click here to shop and save. If you have trouble viewing the entire Morning Offering, please click this link to view in browser. JANUARY 1, 2019 "As mariners are guided into port by the shining of a star, so Christians are guided to heaven by Mary."  — Saint Thomas Aquinas