Minute Meditations
Loving Mary
Franciscan Media
November 26, 2017
The attitude of Mary shows us that being comes before doing, and to leave the doing to God in order to be truly as he wants us. Mary is receptive, but not passive. Because, on the physical level, she receives the power of the Holy Spirit and then gives flesh and blood to the Son of God who forms within her. Thus, on the spiritual level, she accepts the grace and corresponds to it with faith.
She conceived first faith and then the Lord. This mystery of the acceptance of grace, which in Mary was without sin, is a possibility for all.
The Gift of Ourselves
Franciscan Media
November 25, 2017
God calls every one of us into a relationship of intimate, personal, loving, and life-giving communion. He is inviting us to share his life and the life of his whole family. Our response to God’s invitation to intimacy and communion ...
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Stay Thankful
Franciscan Media
November 24, 2017
Thanksgiving focuses on God’s gifts. Our challenge is to take nothing for granted, but to appreciate every blessing. Thanksgiving is a way of life. Indeed, the prayer of thanksgiving characterizes a eucharistic people. Our gratitude centers on the greatest gift ...
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Praise and Thanksgiving
Franciscan Media
November 23, 2017
When we are conscious of what God has done in our lives, we develop gratitude. Like all expressions of praise, thanksgiving is rooted not only in God’s character but also in his actions. Praise and thanksgiving are like two instruments, ...
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The Grace of Suffering
Franciscan Media
November 22, 2017
In our suffering, we collaborate with Christ for the salvation of the world. Our suffering is therefore anything but random and meaningless. It is cosmically restorative, even though it may be a horrible burden to the sufferer. John Paul didn’t ...
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Mother Mary Knows Your Voice
Franciscan Media
November 21, 2017
Mother Mary knows each voice singularly. She hears the call, perceives the need, and rushes to her child’s side. This sweet Mother of mercy and grace will be there for her children in all dangers, difficulties, needs, doubts, and fears. ...
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God-filled Mothers
Franciscan Media
November 18, 2017
In our present, fallen condition, the love we as mothers have for our children enables us to see more clearly into the window of our children’s souls, beholding their God-given glory more easily than other people are able to do. ...
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