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Here are this week’s must-reads:
+ “This is so important: Jane Frances de Chantal was a Saint not *in spite of* her struggles and temptations and doubts and fears, but BECAUSE OF THEM. Your struggles do not disqualify you. You are being called to be a saint in your doubts, fears, anxieties… This is your path to holiness, and when (by God’s grace) you persevere, you will become a far greater saint because of these struggles than you ever would have been without them.” — Meg Hunter-Kilmer
From Meg: “Jane also lived through the Bubonic Plague, through calumny and opposition, all while experiencing chronic depression and constant doubts. Late in life, she wrote, “I’ve had these temptations for 41 years now—do you think I’m going to give up after all this time? Absolutely not. I’ll never stop hoping in God….”
+ “When you read through the gospels, you see that Jesus doesn’t rebuke or chastise anyone who asks for healing. There’s only one response that He sometimes asks for. Not in every case, but in many cases. He asks us to have faith...” — here
+ “There’s a very popular quote from St. John Paul II when he said, ‘I plead with you — never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid.” This saint knew suffering very well but constantly reminded us to turn to the Lord with our pains and to seek the healing He has to offer us for our hearts and our minds — to seek His presence in our lives, and to enter into a deeper relationship with Him.” — PMN
+ “During a mom’s retreat, I heard a woman explain why she had images of Mary in her home and it stuck with me… It was because visual reminders of Jesus’ mother helped her be more patient, loving and selfless… This inspired me to to bring these holy visuals into my everyday life.” — Lily & Lamb
Here’s what’s featured in my newsletter, The Collection, this week. Scroll down to see all the modest fashion finds included! You can access this week’s newsletter here. When you sign up, you get instant access to the last 3 Collections I’ve shared recently.
This first one was inspired by the Assumption coming up this week!
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+ Finding God in the garden: Most modern rose bushes bloom on a 4-to-8 week cycle. 
After blooming, they rest a few weeks and then prepare to flower again. // It’s a beautiful reminder for us too, to rest. We may not thrive or “bloom” during every single season of life. That’s okay, that’s natural. Some seasons, we need to rest and recuperate — reflect and prepare. For what’s next. For the “blooms” and joys and beauties ahead.
+ “We can so often say in prayer, “Jesus, I have nothing to give You: I have only fragments. And we can imagine Jesus responding with a smile, “That’s all I need.” — CFR
+ “I welcome you, Cross, our only hope.” — St. Edith Stein // “Just take everything exactly as it is, put it in God’s hands and leave it with Him. Then you will be able to rest in Him — really rest — and start the next day as a new life.” — St. Edith Stein
+ “I always wanted to be a hero — to sacrifice my life in a big way one time — and yet, God has required my sacrifice to be thousands of days, over many years, with one more kiss, one more story, one more meal.” — Sally Clarkson
+ “It is by the Cross that we go to heaven.” — St. John Vianney
+ “This tradition—this call to prayer three times a day—helps contextualize this painting… They have heard the sound of a nearby church bell, stopped their work, and are responding to that “call to prayer” with great piety. We, too, should turn to God throughout our day… The Angelus is a pearl of our faith: it reminds us that the Word was made Flesh, that divinity humbled itself to embrace humanity, that the humble yes of Our Lady to God’s invitation resounds throughout history. Think about the beautiful closing prayer of the Angelus, which says, “Pour forth we beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace into our hearts…” This prayer offers God an opening in our day, a place where He can enter, rest, and pour forth His grace. May we be present to receive Him and the graces He desires to give.” (Lindsey Weishar)
+ “Prayer is in fact the recognition of our limits and our dependence: we come from God, we are of God, and to God we return.” — Pope John Paul II
+ “What we cannot see in our Creator, we can see in His creation. It is with the gift of the flower—a powerful representation of the love of God—that we can bridge not only home and garden but also the eternal and the everyday…” — Emily Malloy, Theology of the Home
Here are the fashion finds in this week’s Collection:
