The Sorrows of Motherhood

In this, the month devoted to the Seven Sorrows of Mary, it seemed fitting to examine the sorrows inherent in motherhood. Let’s begin with a quote by Saint Pope John XXIII in his Journal of a Soul. It is a little long, but hang on – I think you’ll find his message to be profound: During this retreat, the Lord has been pleased to show me yet again all the importance for me, and for the success of my priestly ministry, of the spirit of sacrifice, which I desire shall from now on evermore inspire my conduct ‘as a servant…

Christ comes from Heaven to Host: We Must Meet Him There

April 19, 2018 Categories: Adoration · Eucharist · love · Mass · prayerTags: Adoration · Catholicism · Coram Sanctissimo · Eucharist · faith · love · Mother Mary Loyola · peace · prayer · Reading · religion · spirituality

He came unto His own—that is, He comes as far as He can—from heaven to the Host, and down to the altar rails. Further He cannot come. The rest of the way must be ours.

Lord, Come and See!

April 12, 2018 Categories: Adoration · Eucharist · loveTags: Catholicism · Coram Sanctissimo · faith · love · Mother Mary Loyola · poetry · religion · spirituality · St. Augustine Academy Press

Come to my heart, this dull cold heart of mine,
All irresponsive to a love divine;
What lacks it to become Thy hallowed shrine?
Lord, come and see!

Make My Heart Perfectly at Ease With You, Lord

April 5, 2018 Categories: Adoration · Eucharist · ReadingTags: Catholicism · Church · Coram Sanctissimo · faith · love · meditation · Mother Mary Loyola · prayer · Reading · religion · spirituality

What should I have to say were I in the presence of the one I love best in the world; with whom I am quite at my ease; my friend par excellence; to whom my trials, difficulties, character, the secrets of my soul are known…

A Beautiful Reflection on The Hidden God

March 29, 2018 Categories: Adoration · love · prayerTags: Catholicism · Church · Coram Sanctissimo · faith · joy · Mother Mary Loyola · prayer · religion · spirituality

There is no use denying that with the exception of rare intervals, our intercourse with God in this life is more or less laborious and difficult. This is only saying that Heaven is not yet come. Faith was meant to be a trial, and a trial it certainly is.

Come to Me, Everyone!

March 22, 2018 Categories: Adoration · love · prayerTags: Catholicism · Church · faith · love · meditation · peace · prayer · religion · spirituality1 Comment

Beneath His glance, as snow ‘neath sunny ray,
Some of my cares dissolve and melt away,

Has Your Child Left the Church? You are not Alone, but Elisabeth Leseur Can Help

March 20, 2018March 21, 2018 Categories: family · love · prayer · saints · Vicki Burbach · virtueTags: canonization · Catholic · Catholicism · Church · Elisabeth Leseur · faith · family · joy · kindness · love · prayer · religion · spirituality · The Secret Diary of Elisabeth Leseur

In a recent homily, our parish priest discussed the staggering fact that 80 percent of baptized young people are leaving the Faith before they are 25 years old.

Don’t Shy from Adoration Because You Get Distracted in Prayer – Take Your Cares to Your Lord!

March 15, 2018 Categories: Adoration · Eucharist · Lent · prayer · Reading · Vicki BurbachTags: Catholicism · Church · Coram Sanctissimo · Eucharist · Eucharistic adoration · faith · Lent · love · Mother Mary Loyola · prayer · spirituality · Vicki Burbach2 Comments

Some of us, maybe, are deterred from visiting our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament by a false conception of what a visit should be. We suppose that the occupations which fill our heads and our hands from morning till night must all be laid aside at the church door and sternly forbidden entrance, much in the same way as we bid our dog lie down in the porch and wait for us.

When Jesus Speaks from the Tabernacle

March 8, 2018March 8, 2018 Categories: Adoration · Eucharist · Lent · prayer · Reading · Vicki BurbachTags: Catholicism · Church · Coram Sanctissimo · Eucharist · Eucharistic adoration · faith · Lent · love · Mother Mary Loyola · prayer · religion · sacrifice · spirituality · Vicki Burbach

There will be no more visitors for Me today, none through the long hours of the night. Stay with Me because it is towards evening.

What Can We Promise in Response to Our Lord?

March 1, 2018 Categories: Adoration · Eucharist · Lent · love · prayer · Vicki BurbachTags: Catholicism · Church · Coram Sanctissimo · Eucharistic adoration · faith · Lent · love · Mother Mary Loyola · prayer · religion · sacrifice · spirituality · Vicki Burbach

“Can you come after Me by taking up your cross daily— the cross I have laid upon you to liken you to Myself?”

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