Minute Meditation - March 14

Scripture
"Now is the acceptable time!
Now is the time of salvation!"
(2 Cor 6:2)

Reflection
"You no longer have the time that is past. Nor are you sure of the time that is to come.
Hence, all you have is this present point in time and nothing more."
- St. Catherine of Siena

Prayer
Timeless Lord, teach me to be grateful for every moment of timee tha You allot to me. Grant that I may always make the best use of my time.
- Every Day is a Gift

Minute Meditations - February 25

Scripture
"In truth and love, then, we shall have grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father."
(2 John 3)

Reflection
"Our thoughts must be centered on the search for truth and our affections on the fervor of love.
In this way, we will always be practicing divine love."
- St. Bernard

Prayer
All-loving Father, let me ever be open to Your truth and Your love. Enable me to walk all my days in that love and that truth.
- Every Day is a Gift

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Minute Meditations - November 12

Scripture
"Do not cast me aside in my old age; as my strength fails, do not forsake me."
(Ps 71:9)

Reflection
"Do not wait for old age to offer yourself to God.
Offer Him the flower of your youth, which will be pleasing to Him and which He will accept with the greatest of love."
- St. Catherine of Siena

Prayer
God of all ages, grant that I may give myself to You at every age of my life - youth, adulthood, and old age. Then in my old age continue to take care of me.
- Every Day is a Gift

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Minute Meditations - November 11

Scripture
"In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus."
(1 Thes 5:18)

Reflection
"Ingratitude is the enemy of our immortal souls.
Ingratitude empties our souls of merit, scatters their virtues, and deprives them of graces."
- St. Bernard

Prayer
Almighty Father, help me to show gratitude to You for all the good things You have done for me. Let me also be grateful to all those who help me on my earthly pilgrimage to Your heavenly Kingdom.
- Every Day is a Gift

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Minute Meditations - October 14

Scripture
"For God is the one who, for his good purpose, works in you both to desire and to work."
(Phil 2:13)

Reflection
"Let us ask God's help before doing anything.
If we acted in this way, we would perform wonders, for it would be God acting always in us."
- St. Peter Julian Eymard

Prayer
Heavenly Father, let me call upon Your help before undertaking to do anything in my life. Grant that I may be so united with You that Your grace may always bring forth good fruit.
- Every Day is a Gift

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Minute Meditations - September 17

Scripture
"So then, my beloved, obedient as you have always been, not only when I am present but all the more now when I am absent, work out your salvation with fear and trembling."
(Phil 2:12)

Reflection
"You have been created for the glory of God and your own eternal salvation. ...This is your goal; this is the center of your life; this is the treasure of your heart.
If you reach the goal, you will find happiness. If you fail to reach it, you will find misery."
- St. Robert Bellarmine

Prayer
Heavenly Father, teach me to do everything for Your honor and glory. Grant me the grace to work out my salvation with anxious concern each day of my life.
- Every Day is a Gift

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Minute Meditations - September 1

Scripture
"They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the communal life, to the breaking of the bread and to the prayers."
(Acts 2:42)

Reflection
"When the Church prays in her Liturgy it is Christ Who prays.
For the Church prays in Christ,
and Christ prays in the Church:
the Body prays in the Head, and the Head in the Body."
- St. Augustine

Prayer
Glorious Lord, help me to pray the Liturgy in union with Christ for Your glory. At every Eucharist, let me consciously adore and thank You, make reparation to You, and present my petitions before You.
- Every Day is a Gift

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Minute Meditations - August 26

Scripture
"Giving thanks always and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father."
(Eph 5:20)

Reflection
"We must never fail to thank our Lord after we have received some sign of goodness, some benefit, from Him.
For God loves grateful hearts and heaps blessings on them."
- St. Mary Euphrasia

Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank You for all the graces and blessings You have bestowed on me from my birth. Help me to show my gratitude by using all Your gifts for Your glory and the betterment of human beings.
- Every Day is a Gift

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Minute Meditations - August 22

Scripture
"My fruit is better than gold, yes, than pure gold, and my revenue than choice silver."
(Prov 8:19)

Reflection
"Mary is the stem of the beautiful flower on which the Holy Spirit rests with the fullness of His gifts. Hence, those who want to obtain the seven gifts of the Spirit must seek the flower of the Holy Spirit on the stem [Mary].
We go to Jesus through Mary, and through Jesus we find the Grace of the Holy Spirit."
- St. Bonaventure

Prayer
Heavenly Father, You made Mary the Spouse of the Holy Spirit. Help me through Mary and Jesus to reach the Spirit and obtain His surpassing gifts.
- Every Day is a Gift

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Minute Meditations - August 12

Scripture
"A gracious woman wins esteem...A kindly man benefits himself."
(Proverbs 11:16-17)

Reflection
"Do not chase after all kinds of knowledge, enlightenment, and understanding in the hope of gaining the hearts of others.
You will gain those hearts more surely by showing openness and graciousness to them."
- St. John Chrysostom

Prayer
Gracious Lord, help me to show openness and graciousness to others. In this way, let me win over their hearts on earth and gain their souls for eternity.
- Every Day is a Gift

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Minute Meditations - August 9

Scripture
"But God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us."
(Romans 5:8)

Reflection
"A soul is a great treasure and a rich deposit.
For the eternal Wisdom, Who cannot be deceived, regarded it as more precious than His own Blood."
- St. Bernard

Prayer
Heavenly Father, let me never forget the incomparable value of my immortal soul. Help me to be willing to die rather than risk doing anything to lose that soul.
- Every Day is a Gift

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Minute Meditations - August 2

Scripture
"A faithful friend is beyond price, no sum can balance his worth."
(Sir 6:15)

Reflection
"Friendship constitutes a country for those in exile, a fortune for the poor, a remedy for the sick, and a life for the dead.
It provides pleasure for those who are well, strength for the weak, and a reward for the strong."
- St. Augustine

Prayer
Loving Father, grant me the great grace to form true Christian friendships. May my friends and I help one another to lead good lives and attain the happiness of those who serve You.
- Every Day is a Gift

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Minute Meditations - August 1

Scripture
"May the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all."
(1Thes 3:12)

Reflection
"The means for attaining perfect love is to accomplish frequent acts of love.
Fire is kindled by the wood that we cast into it, and love is enkindled by acts of love."
- St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

Prayer
Loving Father, grant me the grace to strive after perfect love. Help me to bring forth frequent acts of love so that I may grow in this greatest of virtues.
- Every Day is a Gift

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Minute Meditations - July 31

Scripture
"I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused the growth."
(1Cor 3:6)

Reflection
"We must work as if success depended upon us alone.
At the same time, we must be wholeheartedly convinced that we are doing nothing; it is God Who is doing everything."
- St. Ignatius Loyola

Prayer
All-powerful God, let me realize that no matter what I do, it is only through You that I do it. Help me to work as if all depended on me and pray as if all depended on You.
- Every Day is a Gift

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Minute Meditations - July 21

Scripture
"In accord with Scipture, Christ did not please himself."
(Romans 15:3)

Reflection
The greatest gift that we can receive from God in the present world is this:
To know how, to desire, and to be able to conquer self by renouncing our own will."
- St. Francis of Assisi

Prayer
Heavenly Father, teach me how to discern Your will, how to follow it, and how to make it my own in all things. For in this lies true happiness both in this world and in the next.
- Every Day is a Gift

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Minute Meditations - July 20

Scripture
"Receive my instruction in preferance to silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold."
(Proverbs 8:10)

Reflection
"Read attentively the book of purity that is Mary, written entirely by the finger of God.
Read holiness, the love, the kindness, the humility - in short, read the vast fullness of all the virtues."
- St. Thomas of Villanova

Prayer
Lord Jesus, help me to learn from Your holy Mother how to lead a Christian life. Let me strive to imitate the virtues she exhibited, for she was Your imitator on earth.
- Every Day is a Gift

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Minute Meditations - July 19

Scripture
"O Lord, you have probed me, you know me."
(Psalms 139:1)

Reflection
"Our true worth does not consist in what human beings think of us.
Waht we really are consists in what God knows us to be."
- St. John Berchmans

Prayer
All-kowing God, let me strive always to see myself as You see me rather than as others do. Grant that, with Your help, I may grow into the person that You want me to be for eternity.
- Every Day is a Gift

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Minute Meditations - July 18

Scripture
"Owe no one anything except to love one another."
(Romans 13:8)

Reflection
"It is a fact that people are always well aware of what is due them.
Unfortunately, they remain oblivious of what they owe to others."
- St. Francis de Sales

Prayer
Lord Jesus, let me not be so concerned with what others owe me. Help me to give to everyone what I owe them - especially the debt of love that You asked of us.
- Every Day is a Gift

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Minute Meditations - July 17

Scripture
"Wash away all my guilt; from my sin cleanse me. For I know my offense; my sin is always before me"
(Psalms 51:4-5)

Reflection
"Confession has been called the gate of heaven.
Through this gate the penitents are led to kiss the feet of the Divine Mercy. And they rise filled with heavenly grace."
- St. Anthony of Padua

Prayer
Merciful God, let me make frequent use of the wonderful Sacrament of forgiveness You have given us. Grant that my sins may be pardoned and I may grow in Your grace.
- Every Day is a Gift

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Minute Meditations - July 13

Scripture
"Man does not live by bread alone, but by the every word that comes forth from the mouth of God."
(Matthew 4:4)

Reflection
"Meditate daily on the words of Your Creator.
Learn the Heart of God in the words of God, that your soul may be enkindles with greater longings for heavenly joys."
- St. Gregory the Great

Prayer
Heavenly Father, inspire me to meditate on Your holy words every day. Let them confer on me consolation for my past life, strength for my present life, and hope for my future life with You in heaven.
- Every Day is a Gift

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