When I am weak, it is then that I am strong.
- 2 Corinthians 12:10
Reflection: Never trust in yourselves alone, saying: "I'm strong and I have no fear that anything or anyone can make me fail." For love of God, stay away from such misguided way of thinking!
- St. Catherine of Siena
Prayer: Lord Jesus, keep me from pride and vanity of all kinds. Let me distrust myself in all things and put all my trust in you--without hesitation or reservation.
From: Every Day Is A Gift (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)
How deep are the riches and the wisdom and the knowledge of God!
- Romans 11:33
Reflection: With heartfelt love let us sing of our Eternal Father's Providence--all-wise, all-powerful, and all-gentle. Oh, the depth of the riches, and the wisdom, and the knowledge of God!
- St. Francis de Sales
Prayer: All-provident Father, teach me to trust wholeheartedly in Your loving care. Help me to see that all that takes place is for my ultimate good, no matter how it may appear.
From: Every Day Is A Gift (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)
May our Lord Jesus Christ...comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word.
- 2 Thessalonians 16:16-17
Reflection: Jesus knows how to comfort us. So when you are desolate, leave creatures behind. Come to the tabernacle, and you will always find strength and consolation.
- St. Peter Eymard
Prayer: Lord Jesus, let me frequently have recourse to You in the Blessed Sacrament. O Sacrament most holy, O Sacrament divine, all praise and all thanksgiving be every moment Thine!
From: Every Day Is A Gift (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)
A person who is patient is better than a warrior; and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.
- Proverbs 16:32
Reflection: Human beings must have patience with one another. And the good people are those who bear the defects of others in the best way.
- St. Francis de Sales
Prayer: Long-suffering God, help me to have patience with others and with myself in all circumstances. Let me imitate your long-suffering in whatever may befall me every day.
From: Every Day Is A Gift (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)
Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.
- Luke 14:11
Reflection: The true and only glory is the glory that will last forever. In order to attain it, we do not need to do spectacular deeds. We need merely hide ourselves from the eyes of others and even from ourselves.
- St. Theresa of the Child Jesus
Prayer: God of glory, impress on me the value of humility as a means of attaining true glory. Help me to humble myself in my own eyes as well as in the eyes of all.
From: Every Day Is A Gift (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)
