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Here are this week’s must-reads:
+ “When I see that the burden is beyond my strength, I do not consider or analyze it or probe into it, but I run like a child to the heart of Jesus and say only one word to Him: “You can do all things.” And then I keep silent, because I know that Jesus Himself will intervene in the matter, and as for me, instead of tormenting myself, I use that time to love Him.” (St. Faustina)
+ “The truly good news is that God is not a distant God… but a God who is moved by our pains and participates in the fullness of the human struggle… God is a compassionate God. This means, first of all, that God is a God who has chosen to be God-with-us… As soon as we call God “God-with-us,” we enter into a new relationship of intimacy with him.
“By calling God Emmanuel, we recognize God’s commitment to live in solidarity with us, to share our joys and pains, to defend and protect us, and to suffer all of life with us. The God-with-us is a close God, a God whom we call our stronghold, our wisdom, and even, more intimately, our helper, our shepherd, our love. We will never really know God as a compassionate God if we do not understand with our heart and mind that “the Word became flesh and lived among us” (John 1:14).” – Henri Nouwen
+ “Jesus spent the first 30 years of his life within the domestic church. He shows with his life how important the family and home truly is. As we (care for our families) and decorate for the seasons, and wash the dishes after each meal… we start to know. We are custodians of beauty within our home. We are the sacristans of the domestic church. We are preparing for Christ to come alive within our space.” — Leanne Bowen
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+ “We were made to create in imitation of the Creator. We were made to foster beauty in imitation of Beauty Himself. This good and holy desire for beauty is quite simply a desire for God, to bring Him into our spaces and places. Nowhere is this more true than within our homes. Very particularly when we bring in what is transcendent and sacred, beautiful and holy. Doing so reminds us that our home is a domestic church, and, even though simple, we should strive to adorn it beautifully with visuals that remind us of heaven in our everyday. A glance at the paintings here and there help to cultivate a certain interior disposition, serving as reminders that certainly fuel us spiritually.” — Megan, A Mother’s Lace
+ “We live in the light of his Paschal Mystery… We are an Easter People and Alleluia is our song! (St. John Paul II)
+ Did you know that many flowers have a Marian symbolism? These are Lily of the Valley — they’ve also been called Our Lady’s Tears because according to legend, Mary’s tears that fell at the foot of the cross turned into these tiny but fragrant blossoms. I’ve also heard that these were some of St. Gianna Molla’s favorite flowers, and today is her feast day!
+ “The greatest legacy we can leave behind is the love and faith we have shared with others.” — St. Gianna Molla
+ “We live in a culture of instant gratification, where it’s easy to feel discouraged when we don’t see immediate results. Whether it’s the hidden work we do for our families, the time we give to our churches and communities, or the quiet prayers we whisper each day—it’s tempting to call it a failure if there’s no visible fruit. But St. Faustina’s story reminds us: God’s ways are not our ways, and His timing is not our timing. Even if we don’t see the impact of our efforts today, we can trust—like Faustina—that God will take what we offer and multiply it in ways we may never fully see this side of heaven.” — Lily & Lamb
+ “Things were in God’s plan which I had not planned at all. I am coming to the living faith and conviction that—from God’s point of view—there is no chance and that the whole of my life, down to every detail, has been mapped out in God’s divine providence and makes complete and perfect sense in God’s all-seeing eyes.” –St. Teresa Benedicta
+ “… This time spent waiting will never make sense. it won’t, even if the children come. I pray you see the good that He does in this space (I promise it’s here), but I’ve come to believe that the aching seasons will only make sense in the context of eternity, when we behold His face. He draws those close whom He loves. He’s drawing you so close… I don’t know the next part of your story, but I do know that Jesus wants to be SO. CLOSE. to you right now, exactly where you are & as you are.” — Anne Marie, The Catholic Hype Woman
+ “St. Catherine Laboure’s sanctity was a hidden thing; a quiet blossom that bloomed unseen and unknown. Her ‘secret’ to holiness lay in teh fact that she did what she was supposed to do, as well as she could, and she did it all for God.” — Emily G., Poor in Spirit
+ “Blessed are you who didn’t bounce back… Blessed are you in the space between endings and beginnings, where nothing is clear and everything feels tender…” — Kate Bowler
+ “For some, healing never comes in this life. Or a spouse is never found. Or children are never born. But when our King returns — He will make up for every great gift that never came on this side.” — Greg Morse
More Finds in this week’s Newsletter, which you can read through here.
