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All Saints Day Prayer
All Saints Day Prayer
November 1 is All Saints Day. This solemnity is a day that we remember all the saints, honor those who have come before us. Here’s a prayer from the Association of Miraculous Medal that you can pray today or in any occasion. Prayer of All Saints Day
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What God sees
Think of the worst thing you’ve ever done.
Add in all of your mistakes. Everything you’ve ever done wrong. Everything you regret.
If you want to be miserable, dwelling on this stuff will do that for you. Every time.
Not that you shouldn’t be aware of your mistakes. After all, that’s the only way to learn from them. But there’s a big difference between letting them teach you, and dwelling on them.
Too often, we fall into the habit of dwelling on our mistakes. Replaying for ourselves everything we’ve done wrong. Everything we regret.
So much so that our mistakes become how we see ourselves.
Without really thinking about it, it becomes our identity. We see ourselves as someone who did what we regret. As someone who makes those mistakes. That’s who we are.
Only it’s not true.
If those are the things that you’re telling yourself, then you’re looking at things from the wrong perspective.
You need to look at things from God’s perspective. If you want to know who you really are.
How God sees things is what today’s readings are all about. God sees you exactly as you are. God sees you as fearfully and wonderfully made. God should know. He made you.
God knows – literally – everything about you. Everything you regret. You at your very worst.
With that complete knowledge of you, you are glorious in God’s sight.
Not because of your mistakes, your regrets.
But because of who you are in your best moments. Those moments when you do what is right, without counting the cost. When you know in your heart that this is how it’s supposed to be. That this is who you really are.
You are someone after God’s own heart.
That is who God made you to be.
That is what God sees when He looks at you.
Today’s Readings
The Rosary is Our Daily Meeting Which Neither I Nor The Blessed Virgin Mary Neglect.~StJPII
Today’s Reflection
When Our Lady of Guadalupe, appeared to Juan Diego, she did so four times and in the fourth appearance, she reminds Juan Diego, when he tried to avoid Our Mother, due to his uncle serious illness, that she always cares for her children and said, “Am I not here, I who am your mother?”1 This idea occurs in Luke’s gospel as well because even before she gave birth to our Savior, when Mary learned that Elizabeth was in need she immediately traveled to Elizabeth’s side, and upon her greeting, Mary could have easily said the same, “Am I not here, I who am your mother?” This is such a wonderful and beautiful attribute, “for she always goes in haste; she does not forget her children,” which includes us here today.2 Because Mary brings us to her Son and in doing so, she helps us to become true member of the family of God.
Today’s Spiritual Links for December 12, 2024
National Eucharistic Review Today’s Mas Readings Today’s Reflection Rosary Liturgy of the Hours New American Bible Non-Scriptural Reading Prime Matters
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Praying For: A family friend recovering from bypass surgery
Pope Francis’ intentions
My health
Intentions of friends and family
Reading:
I haven’t had time to read a lot. I have been in too much pain to concentrate. I think today I might try to catch up!
Around the Apartment:
Our dryer is still broken. It was supposed to be fixed Friday or Monday (yesterday). I have been doing a load every other day and hanging clothes up around the apartment.
I spent this morning catching up on cleaning. I am in a little pain now so I am probably going to rest and read.
Captured:
Yesterday I took this photo of a wonderful sunrise. It has been rainy a lot so it was nice to see and take a photo!
Tonight I am looking forward to the Bible Journal Workshop at Blessed is She!
So Lent starts tomorrow, and as a Catholic, I'm gonna make some extra sacrifices. BUT FIRST It's Fat Tuesday, AKA Mardi Gras. Time to party the heck out of this.
are you religulous?
I'm actually super religious. I'm Roman Catholic and I have been all my life. I'm actually really excited because Lent is coming up and I'm giving up meat.
Also, because I know that there are some controversial topics when it comes to being Catholic, you can ask me where I stand on any of them if you like :)
