Thought for the Day – 23 January – Mediocrity — AnaStpaul (Reblog)

Thought for the Day – 23 January – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) Mediocrity “Mediocrity in the spiritual life, inevitably paves the way for sin.Indifference at prayer, listlessness in practising charity and habitual neglect of our duties in life, lead firstly, to deliberate venial sin and finally, to mortal sin.If we are not generous […]

Thought for the Day – 23 January – Mediocrity — AnaStpaul

Thought for the Day – 21 January – Self-Denial — AnaStpaul (Reblog)

Thought for the Day – 21 January – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) Self-Denial “Let us examine carefully what is meant by this self-denial.It makes two main demands on us.Firstly, we must renounce all those lower impulses and desires, which besiege the soul (1 Peter 2:11).This means, that we have to control and discipline […]

Thought for the Day – 21 January – Self-Denial — AnaStpaul

Thought for the Day – 20 January – Blessed are the Poor — AnaStpaul (Reblog)

Thought for the Day – 20 January – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) Blessed are the Poor “Detachment from riches implies, the obligation of using them, as a means of reaching eternal life and in accordance with the principles of justice and charity.This is a positive command of God, which nobody can ignore without […]

Thought for the Day – 20 January – Blessed are the Poor — AnaStpaul

Thought for the Day – 19 January – Humility — AnaStpaul (Reblog)

Thought for the Day – 19 January – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) Humility “Humility is the most difficult of all the virtues because, it requires us to deny ourselves.Jesus warns us, that anyone who wishes to follow Him, must deny himself. “If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself” (Mt 16:24). Humility […]

Thought for the Day – 19 January – Humility — AnaStpaul

One Minute Reflection – 18 January – “Upon this rock I will build my church” — AnaStpaul (Reblog)

One Minute Reflection – 18 January – Feast of the Chair of St Peter, Readings: 1 Peter 5:1-4, Matthew 16:13-19 “Upon this rock I will build my church” … Matthew 16:18 REFLECTION – “Nothing escaped the Wisdom and Power of Christ, the elements of nature lay at His service, spirits obeyed Him, Angels served Him. […]

One Minute Reflection – 18 January – “Upon this rock I will build my church” — AnaStpaul