列印 Women have played indispensable roles in the work of salvation.
From Eve’s courageous step into mortality to Mary’s willing submission as the Mother of Jesus,
women have actively served as vital protectors of the faith,
first witnesses to the Resurrection, and foundational builders of God’s kingdom.
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Song of Songs 3:1-4b (2 Corinthians 5:14-17)
On my bed at night
列印 "FOR HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED AND TO HIM
ALL THINGS MUST BE SUBJECT AND GOD LOVES ALL
CREATURE, IN AND BECAUSED OF CHRIST."
—Saint Lawrence of Brindisi
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Micah 7:14-15, 18-20
Shepherd your people
列印 Reminding us that even in our most desperate hours,
God remains our ultimate provider of salvation and revival.
During challenging seasons, this truth is often a vital anchor.
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Isaiah 26:7-9, 11, 16-19
Let the righteous
列印
"WE, THEREFORE, GROSSLY DECEIVE OURSELVES,
IN NOT ALLOTTING MORE TIME, TO THE STUDY OF DIVINE TRUTHS.
- Saint Apollinaris
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Micah 6:1-4, 6-8
Listen to
列印 "STRANGE, THEN, IS THE BLINDNESS OF THE INTELLECT,
WHICH DOES NOT CONSIDER THAT WHICH IT SEES FIRST
AND WITHOUT WHICH IT CAN KNOW NOTHING.'
- Saint Bonaventure
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Isaiah 10:5-7, 13b-16
Woe to Assyria,
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"The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed
that a man took and sowed in his field.
By Jesus in a parable to describe the kingdom of God.
Despite being famously tiny,
representing how small acts of faith can yield massive results.
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Wisdom of Solomon 12:13, 16-19
For there is
列印 "I WILL WILLINGLY ABANDON THIS MISERABLE BODY
TO HUNGER AND SUFFERING, PROVIDED THAT MY SOUL
MAY HAVE ITS ORDINARY NOURISHMENT."
— Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
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Isaiah 7:1-9
When Ahaz son of Jotham,
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"THE HOSPITAL IS A HOUSE OF GOD, A GARDEN
HERE THE VOICES OF THE SICK ARE MUSIC FROM HEAVEN."
- Saint Camillus de Lellis
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Micah 2:1-5
Woe to those
列印 We are beautifully connected in the body of Christ. ''
As the Scriptures guide us to bear one another's burdens and grow in love.
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Isaiah 1:10-17
Hear the warning of Yahweh,
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Where God's compassion and grace guide us through struggles,
experiencing His mercy of our lives.
replace judgment with restoration, even when we don't deserve it.
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Isaiah 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8
In those days
列印 Jesus uses this imagery to describe different types of human hearts.
The "good soil" represents those who hear the word, hold onto it,
and actively produce a fruitful and positive life.
The varying crop yields—
some a hundredfold, other sixty, and others thirty."
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Isaiah 55:10-11
As the rain and the snow
