Morning Meditation: The Joy of Jesus’ Coming Rejoice in the Lord always: again I say, rejoice! The Lord is nigh. – (Epistle of Sunday, Philip. iv., 4, 7). Take comfort, take comfort, O men, saith the Lord, … Continue reading
Morning Meditation: The Offering Mary Made of Herself to God was Prompt and Without Delay Arise, make haste, my love, my dove, my beautiful one, and come! – (Cant. ii., 10). Mary well understood the voice of God calling … Continue reading
Morning Meditation: Considerations on the Religious State — V Consider the immense glory that Religious will enjoy in Heaven. He will render to everyone according to his works. – (Matt. xvi., 27). From this you … Continue reading
Morning Meditation: Considerations on the Religious State — IV Consider the torments of the soul of one in hell who lost his Vocation. He will say: O fool that I was! I might have become a great Saint! … Continue reading
Morning Meditation: Considerations on the Religious State — III Consider the account which he will have to render to Jesus Christ on the Day of Judgment who does not follow his Vocation. The grace of Vocation is a … Continue reading
Morning Meditation: Considerations on the Religious State — II Consider the happy death of a Religious. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. – (Apoc. xiv., 13). And who are those blessed dead who die in the Lord … Continue reading
Morning Meditation: Considerations on the Religious State — I Consider that salvation is assured to souls who enter the Religious state. God has placed us in the world and keeps us here in life, not to … Continue reading
Morning Meditation I: The Advantages of Tribulations By tribulations we atone for the sins we have committed much better than by voluntary works of penance. “Be assured,” says St. Augustine, “that God is a physician, and that tribulation is … Continue reading
Morning Meditation I: The Power of Mary’s Intercession St. Bernard tells us that Mary has received a twofold fulness of grace. The first was in the Incarnation of the Word Who was made Man in her most holy … Continue reading
Morning Meditation I: The Unhappy Life of the Sinner In this life all men seek after peace. The merchant, the soldier, the man who goes to law – all labour with the hope of making a fortune and of thus … Continue reading
