In the heart of the Church, my mother, I will be love, and thus I will be all things, as my desire finds its direction.
From the autobiography of St Thérèse of Lisieux, Today’s Office
SaintThereseOfLisieux invites us to practise the little way of love, not to let the possibility of offering a smile to slip by, or any small gesture that sows peace and friendship. #SeasonOfCreation
Pope Francis
Thérèse of Lisieux (French: sainte Thérèse de Lisieux), born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin (2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897), also known as Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, was a French Catholic Discalced Carmelite nun who is widely venerated in modern times. She is popularly known as “The Little Flower of Jesus”, or simply “The Little Flower.”
“This government and this society are not well. We suffer from a life-threatening case of hardening of the heart.”
Congress hears testimony on ‘Kids in cages’ at the border
can we not be “like lambs among wolves” by voting either republican or democrat, as long as we’re voting from a heart of love?
Today’s Scriptures
Pity me, pity me, O you my friends,
for the hand of God has struck me!
JB 19:21
R. (13) I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD with courage;
be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD.
PS 27:14
Go on your way;
behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves.
LK 10:3
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