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“Mother of God – what awesome words! How can it be that femininity enfoldsDivinity? And yet it did.”

“we must honour our fathers and mothers in adult age, even unto death. We must care for them in need at the expense of our vocations, plans, desires, and dreams, and even at the expense of our lives if that is required. For they come first after God, being our most beloved and closest “neighbours“

We bring Christ’s love to our neighbours one by one, as individuals, not en masse…We must begin to restore the world person by person, beginning with ourselves! The Gospel of Love, the witness of faith that liberated mankind, is preached and given to one human being by another human being.

Soul Gardening: “It is important to pray that the Holy Spirit give you particular insights about individuals, for no two people are alike. To think about each person, to pray about each, to plan for each who is your responsibility… the Lord desires you to grow a beautiful garden of souls for him.”

As a wife and a mother, your love will bring Jesus a myriad of small humble tasks. You will bring him stew well-made, endless vegetables finely peeled, floors eternally scrubbed so as to allow his feet in your husband and children to walk across, day in day out garbage removed, and endless appointments and errands. Years of this! You will bring Jesus such humble gifts as these.

“Your daily life seemingly will be very dull. You have only one moment to live at a time… You have no past; your yesterday is gone. You have no future; your future belongs to God. You have only today.”

“We crave greatness for our lives, and God asks us to become little. To pass through the door that leads to the kingdom, we must go down on our knees. Paradoxically, if we do so, we will find ourselves growing in stature…”

Catherine Doherty acts as a vanguard for the unification of the Eastern and Western Churches, especially for the lay people. I find comfort knowing I’m not the only one struggling with the differences in practice.

The meditations are simple but often there is one line or quote that I end up pondering for a time.

“We live our life between two Masses…”
“I can endure anything between two Masses…”