Saint of the Day – 20 January – Saint Euthymius (c 377–473) — AnaStpaul

Saint of the Day – 20 January – Saint Euthymius (c 377–473) Abbot, Hermit, Ascetic, founder of Monasteries, spiritual teacher. Born in c 377 at Melitine, Armenia (modern Malatya, Turkey) and died on 20 January 473 of natural causes. Also known as Euthymius the Great. Euthymius was educated by Bishop Otreius of Melitene, who afterwards […]

Saint of the Day – 20 January – Saint Euthymius (c 377–473) — AnaStpaul

Thought for the Day – 20 January – Carrying our Cross – The Royal Road — AnaStpaul (Reblog)

Thought for the Day – 20 January – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) Carrying our Cross – The Royal Road “There is only one way to become holy and to win Heaven.This is the way of the Cross.The Imitation of Christ contains some moving thoughts on the subject of the royal road of the […]

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Thought for the Day – 19 January – The Thirst for Justice — AnaStpaul (Reblog)

Thought for the Day – 19 January – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) The Thirst for Justice “Jesus commands us, in the Beatitudes, to seek justice, that is perfection in the fulfilment of our obligations to God, to ourselves and, to our neighbour.He commands us, to hunger and thirst for this justice, which is […]

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Thought for the Day – 17 January – The Help of God — AnaStpaul (Reblog)

Thought for the Day – 17 January – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) The Help of God “There are several passages in Sacred Scripture which emphasise clearly and effectively, our utter weakness and dependence on God.“Not that we are sufficient of ourselves,” says St Paul, “to think anything, as from ourselves but our sufficiency […]

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Thought for the Day – 16 January – I Am Not Able — AnaStpaul (Reblog)

Thought for the Day – 16 January – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) I Am Not Able “Whenever we feel called upon to make some sacrifice for Jesus or, to form some good resolution, how often do we cry: “I am not able!”It may be a question of praying more fervently, of performing some […]

Thought for the Day – 16 January – I Am Not Able — AnaStpaul