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Twenty-five Quotes about Heaven from the Saints

July 3, 2025 Vicki Scheenstra

Have you pondered what heaven might be like. We will only know for sure when we enter into the Kindom of Heaven. The saints share their insights with us in the quotes below.

6. What does it matter to you whether Jesus wishes to guide you to heaven by way of the desert or by the meadow, so long as He is always with you and you arrive at the possession of the blessed eternity.

St. Padre Pio

7. Walk with your feet on earth, but in your heart, be in heaven.

St. John Bosco

8. As mariners are guided into port by the shing of a star, so Christians are guided to Heaven by Mary.

St. Thomas Aquinas

9. Let us sing alleluia here on earth, while we still live in anxiety, so that we may sing it one day in heaven in full security.

St. Augustine

10. Heaven and hell are inevitable, but the choice between them is up to us.

St. Teresa of Avila

11. Heaven is full of love, but hell is full of loneliness.

St. Teresa of Calcutta

12. Heaven is for all of us, but we must remember that we must earn it.

St. Francis Assisi

St. Francis of Assisi
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13. We are not made for this world but for heaven, where we will live forever.

St. John Paul II

14. Can you expect to go to heaven for nothing? Did not our dear Savior track the whole way to it with His blood and tears?

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

15. No one reaches the Kingdom of Heaven except by humility.

St. Augustine

16. Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.

St. Rose of Lima

17. All the way to heaven is heaven, because Jesus said, ” I am the way.”

St. Catherine of Siena

18. When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens. I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.

St. Therese of Lisieux

19. The pains of hell are not the greatest part of hell, the loss of heaven is the weightiest woe of Hell.

St. John Chrysostom

20. An angel fell from heaven without any other passion except pride, and so we may ask whether it is possible to ascend to Heaven by humility alone, without any other of the virtues.

St. John Climacus

21. In the moment of temptation, think of the Love that awaits you in heaven, foster the virtue of hope.

St. Josemaria Escriva

22. Heaven is where all tears are wiped away.

St. Augustine

23. Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you.

St. Jerome

24. As in heaven Your will is punctually performed, so may it be done on earth by all creatures, particularly in me and by me.

St. Elizabeth of Hungary

25. O Saving Victim, opening wide, the gate of heaven to us below. Our foes press on from every side, Your aid supply, Your strength bestow.

St. Thomas Aquinas

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Quote for Today Pope Leo XIV

Unity in the Church and among the Churches is fostered by forgiveness and mutual trust, beginning with our families and communities. If Jesus can trust us, we can certainly trust one another in his name.

June 29,2025 Pope Leo XIV on X.

The history of Peter and Paul shows us that the communion to which the Lord calls us is a unison of voices and personalities that does not eliminate anyone’s freedom. Our patron saints followed different paths, had different ideas and at times argued with one another with evangelical frankness. Yet this did not prevent them from living a living communion in the Spirit, a fruitful harmony in diversity.

June 29,2025. Pope Leo XIV on X

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 8: The newly elected Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV is seen for the first time from the Vatican balcony on May 8, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. White smoke was seen over the Vatican early this evening as the Conclave of Cardinals took just two days to elect Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo (Leone) XIV, as the 267th Supreme Pontiff after the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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Prayers, Quips and Quotes; The Sacred Heart of Jesus

The Feast Day of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a moveable Feast day. It is held on the second Friday after Pentecost.

In 2025, this day falls on Friday, June 27th.

This feast reminds us of the mystery of the love of God for the people of all times.

Quote of St. John Paul II

The history of this Feast Day is attributed to St. Margaret Mary.. The Feast Day of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is always the day following the Feast Day of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

17the Century: St. Margaret Mary Alacoque was instrumental in beginning devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus after having visions. This devotion involves receiving communion on the first Friday of each month for mine consecutive months to honor the Sacred Heart. Jesus revealed His heart to her and emphasized the need for people to return His love through prayer and devotion.

In 1899 Pope Leo XIII consecrated the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

The image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is often shown with a crown of thorns and a flame. This symbolizes Jesus’s infinite love, compassion and suffering for humanity.

The following prayer is from St. Leo XIII when he consecrated the world to the Sacred Heart.

Issued with the Encyclical Letter Annum Sacrum, 25 May 1899

Most sweet Jesus, redeemer of the human race, look down upon us, humbly prostrate before your altar. We are yours and yours we wish to be; but to be more surely united with you, behold each one of us freely consecrates himself today to your most sacred heart. Many, indeed, have never known you, many too, despising your precepts, have rejected you. Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus, and draw them to your sacred heart. Be you king, O Lord, not only of the faithful who have never forsaken you, but also of the prodigal children who have abandoned you; grant that they may quickly return to their father’s house, lest they die of wretchedness and hunger. Be you king of those who are deceived by erroneous opinions, or whom discord keeps aloof, and call them back to the harbor of truth and unity of faith, so that soon there may be but one flock and one shepherd. Be you king also of all those who sit in the ancient superstition of the Gentiles and refuse not you to deliver them out of darkness into the light and kingdom of God. Grant, O Lord, to your Church, assurance of freedom and immunity from harm; give peace and order to all nations, and make the earth resound from pole to pole with one cry: Praise to the divine heart that wrought our salvation; to it be glory and honor forever.
Amen

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Twenty-five Quotes from the Saints about Anger

June 17, 2025 Vicki Scheenstra

During chaotic times when we are troubled, we only need to look to the Saints. Their words of wisdom can guide us through rough times. The following quotes are insights into how they delt with anger.

1. Imagine your anger to be a kind of wild beast, because it has ferocious teeth and claws, and if you don’t tame it, it will devastate all things, even corrupting the soul.

St. John Chrysostom.

2. He who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. Why? Because anger looks to the good of justice, and if you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust.

St. Thomas Aquinas

3. Hope has two lovely daughters, anger and courage…Anger at the way things are and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.

St. Augustine

4. Anger is a weed; hate is a tree.

St. Augustine

5. There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust.

St. Francis de Sales

6. When you are angry with someone, the way to find peace is to pray for that person and ask God to reward him or her for making you suffer!

St. Therese of Lisieux

7. He who continues in anger, strife, and a bitter spirit, has a tast of the air of Hell.

St. Philip Neri

8. As long as anger lives, she continues to be the fruitful mother of many unhappy children.

St. John Climacus

9. There is no sin, nor wrong that gives man such a foretaste of Hell in this life as anger and impatience.

St. Catherine of Siena

10. If we lived in a state where virtue was profitable, common sense would make us saintly. But since we see that avarice, anger, pride and stupidity commonly profit far beyond charity, modesty, justice and thought, perhaps we must stand fast a little, even at risk of being heroes.

St. Thomas More

11. It is better to cry than to be angry, because anger hurts others while tears flow silently through the soul and cleans the heart.

St. John Paul II

12. Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger.

St. Basil

13. Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

St. Augustine

14. Where there is schism and anger, there is no place for God.

St. Ignatius of Antioch

15. It avails nothing to subdue the body, if the mind allows itself to be controlled by Anger.

Pope Gregory the Great

16. A soul arms itself with prayer for all kinds of combat.

St. Faustina

17. You will accomplish more by kind words and a courteous manner than by anger or sharp rebuke, which should never be used except in necessity.

St. Angela Merici

18. When you feel the assault of passion and anger, then is the time to be silent as Jesus was silent in the midst of His sufferings.

St. Paul of the Cross

19. Virtues are formed by prayer, Prayer preserves temperance. Prayer suppresses anger. Prayer prevents emotions of pride and envy. Prayer draws into the soul the Holy Spirit and raises man to Heaven.

St. Ephrem the Syrian

20. Anger is as a stone into a wasp’s nest.

St. Pope Paul VI

Pope Paul VI in 1963. Vatican City official photo/Creative Commons

21. No matter what provokes it, anger blinds the soul’s eyes, preventing it from seeing the Son of Righteousness

St John Cassian

22. The memory of insults is the residue of anger.

St. John Climacus

23. Pride is the king of vices. It is the first of pallbearers of the soul…other vices destroy only their opposite virtues, as wantonness destroys chastity, greed destroys temperance, anger destroys gentleness, but pride destroys all virtue.

Ven. Fulton Sheen

24. It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.

St. Francis de Sales

25. Are you angry? Be angry at your sins, beat your soul, afflict your conscience, but strict in judgement and a terrible punisher of your own sins. This is the benefit of anger, wherefore God placed it in us.

St. John Chrysostom

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Prayers, Quips and Quotes: Immaculate Conception of Mary, Feast Day December 8

May 31, 2025 Vicki Scheenstra

The Immaculate Conception
by Padre Manuel

The Feast day of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated on Dec. 8 during the season of Advent. The feast day celebrates the belief that Mary was conceived without the stain of original sin. It is often misunderstood as the celebration of the conception of Jesus.

Mary under the title of the Immaculate Conception is the Patron Saint of Brazil and the United States.

The feast day became a celebration for the universal church in the 18th century. Pope Pius IX declare;

“The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by Almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin.”

Mary herself confirmed her title to St. Bernadette saying to her;

” I am the Immaculate Conception.”

The largest Marian shrine in the U S. is the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception located in Washington D.C.

Just as Eve was conceived without sin, Mary also was conceived without sin. Mary is considered, ‘the new Eve’.

Rather than disobeying God, Mary said, “Let it be.”

Purer than heaven’s purest angels, brighter than its brightest seraph:

Mary, after her Creator, God, made her and gave her all,

the most perfect of beings, the masterpiece of Infinite Wisdom,

Almighty Power and Eternal Love.

To such a being we cannot reasonably suppose that

a perfection was denied her which had been already

gratuitously bestowed on inferior creatures;

on the angelic spirits.

Quote of St. John N. Newmann; Feast Day January 5

The Immaculate Conception in Art

December is the Month of the Divine Infancy

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Twenty Five Quotes from the Saints on Humility

March 22, 2025 Vicki Scheenstra

1. Once humility is acquired, charity will come to life like a burning flame.

St. Vincent Ferrer

2. As patience leads to piece and study to science,

so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.

St. Bernard of Clairvaux

St. Bernard Clairvaux
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3. The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is Humility.

St. Vincent de Paul

4. Humility, humility, and a always humility. Satan fears and trembles before humble souls.

St. Padre Pio

5. If you are humble, nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace,

because you know what you are.

St. Teresa of Calcutta

Bl. Teresa of Calcutta
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6. A humble soul does not trust itself, but places all its confidence in God.

St. Faustina

7. It was pride that changed angels into devils; It is humility that makes men as angels.

St. Augustine

8. The truly humble reject all praise for themselves and refer all to Go.

St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori

St. Alphonsus Liguori
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9. Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues.

St. Augustine

10. If you elevate yourself, God distances Himself from you.

If you humble yourself, He leans towards you.

St. Augustine

11. Arm yourself with prayer rather than a sword, wear humility rather than fine clothes.

St. Dominic

12. Remember that true humility consists in being ready for what the Lord wants to do with you and happy that we should do it, and in considering yourselves unworthy to be called His servants.

St. Teresa of Avila: The Way of Perfection

13. Humility, however deep it be, neither disquiets nor troubles nor disturbs the soul;

it is accompanied by peace, joy and tranquility.

St. Teresa of Avila

14. Do not be afraid to be holy. Have the courage and humility to present yourselves to the world determined to be holy, since true full Freedom is born from holiness.

St. John Paul II

15. Humility is dependence on God as pride is independence of Him.

The humble soul is always the thankful soul.

Venerable Fulton Sheen

16. The first degree of humility is prompt obedience.

St. Benedict

17. Consider often that it is only the humble of heart who can enter into the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

18. Humility is nothing but truth, and pride is nothing but lying.

St. Vincent de Paul

19. Humility means seeing ourselves as God sees us;

knowing every good we have comes from Him as pure gift.

St. Thomas Aquinas

20. From humility of heart proceeds serenity of mind, gentleness of conduct, interior peace and every good.

St. Paul of the Cross

21 Christ the Master of Humility manifest His truth only to the humble

and hides Himself from the proud.

St. Vincent Ferrer

22. Nothing so humbles the proud sinner as the humility of Jesus Christ’s humanity.

St. Anthony of Padua

23. The spirit of humility is sweeter than honey,

and those who nourish themselves with this honey produce sweet fruit.

St. Anthony Padua

24. Humility drives Satan away and cherishes the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit within us.

St. Francis de Sales

25. Let all the brothers strive to follow the humility of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

St. Francis of Assisi

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Guidance and Surrender; 7 Powerful Prayers from the Saints

March 15, 2025 Vicki Scheenstra

During times of confusion, it always helps to turn to a powerful prayer to help us center our thoughts and erase our fears. The following prayers are powerful tools during these times of need.

If God is your co-pilot…perhaps you should change seats!!!

St. Ignatius Loyola

St. Ignatius of Loyola

Take Lord and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my entire will, all I have and call my own.

You have given all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. Everything is Yours do with it what You will. Give me only Your love and your grace, that is enough for me.

St. Charles de Foucauld

Father, I abandon myself into Your hands, do with me what You will. Whatever You may do, I thank You. I am ready for all, I accept all.

Let only Your will be done in me and in all Your creatures. I wish no mere than this, O Lord.

Into Your hands, I commend my soul. I offer it to You with all the love of my heart, for I love You, Lord and so need to give myself into Your hands without reserve and with boundless confidence, for You are my Father.

St. John Henry Newman

O my God, I will put myself without reserve into your hands, Wealth or woe, joy or sorrow, friends or bereavement, honor or humiliation, good report or ill report, comfort or discomfort, Your presence or the hiding of Your countenance, all is good if it comes from You.

You are wisdom and You are love. What can I desire more? You have led me in Your counsel, and with glory You received me. What have I in heaven, and apart from You, what want I upon earth?

My flesh and my heart fail but God is the God of my heart, and my portion forever.

St. Therese of Lisieux

O my God, I offer You all my actions this day for the intentions and for the glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

I desire to sanctify every beat of my heart, my every thought, my simplest works by uniting them to His infinite merits; and I wish to make reparation for my sins by casting them into the furnace of His merciful love.

Oh my God! I ask You for myself and for those I hold dear, the grace to fulfill perfectly Your hoiy will, to accept for love of You the joys and sorrows of this passing life, so that we may one day be united together in heaven for all eternity. Amen

St. Augustine of Hippo

St. Augustine

Prayer to Holy Spirit

Breathe in me, O Holy Spirity, that my thoughts may all be Holy.

Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work too, may be holy.

Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love only what is holy.

Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy.

Guard me, then O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy.

Guard me, then O Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy.

You have created us for Yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You.

St. Padre Pio

St. Padre Pio

Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have You present so that I do not forget You. You know how easily I abandon You.

Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak, and I need Your strength, so that I my not fall so often.

Stay with me Lord, for You are my Life and without You I am without meaning. You are the power which sustains me, the unique Joy of my heart.

Stay with me Lord, because at the hour of my death, I want to be with You.

St. John Henry Newman

Lead Kindly Light

Lead, Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom. Lead Thou me on!

The night is dark and I am far from home, Lead Thou me on!

Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see the distant scene; one step is enough for me.

I was not ever thus, nor pray’d that Thou shouldst lead me on; I loved to choose and see my path

but now lead Thou me on!

I loved the garish day and spite of fears; pride ruled my will; remember not my past years. So long Your power hath blest me, sure it still will lead me on, o’er moor and fe, o’er crag and torrent, till the night is gone; and with the morn those angel faces smile which I have lived long since and lost awhile.

Lead Kindly Light

Candlelight Prayer

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Washed Clean

Baptism

Washed Clean

by living water

The stain

of sin

has been

removed

Redeemed

by the Spririt

My Soul is renewed

No longer

constantly confused

My soul is

as white as snow

All fear and despair

are removed

Faith, Hope and Love

has filled my soul

Born again

by the Spirit

I am called

to love

and serve

the Lord

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With Grateful Hearts

With grateful hearts

we contemplate

the beauty of the world.

The sunsets, mountains and beaches,

its flowers and its wildlife.

The mysteries of creation are too great to understand.

With Grateful hearts we thank you Lord for each and every day.

With grateful hearts we thank you Lord

for our family and our friends.

They bring us both joy and companionship.

For all who are near and dear to us, whether near or far,

With grateful hearts,

We thank you Lord for the priceless gift of Love.

With grateful hearts we thank you Lord

for the journey we call life.

The twists and turns, the ups and downs

both victories and defeat.

With grateful hearts we thank you Lord

for walking at our side,

always present, always loving,

showing us the way.

With grateful hearts we thank you Lord

for your mercy and your love.

Always kind and forgiving

planting seeds of love and wisdom

Helping us to grow.

With Grateful Hearts, We Thank you Lord.

Author: Vicki Scheenstra

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Messages of Hope from the Saints

The following quotes are messages from the saints to encourage during times of trouble.

1. Hope is the lifeline that connects us to God’s mercy and grace.

St. Faustina

2. There is no love without hope, no hope without love, and neither hope nor love without faith.

St. Augustine

3. Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do.

St. Augustine

4. He who loves the coming of the Lord is not he who affirms it is far off nor is it he who says it is near, but rather he who, who whether it be far off or near, awaits with sincere faith, steadfast hope and fervent love.

St. Augustine

5. For in our Hope we are saved.

St. Augustine

6. Hope is the dream of a waking man.

St. Augustine

7. Hope is the gift that God bestows on those who seek Him with a sincere heart.

St. Bernard of Clairvaux

8. Pray, hope and don’t worry! Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer.

St. Padre Pio

9. I feel a great desire to abandon myself with greater trust to the Divine Mercy and to place my hope in God alone.

St. Padre Pio

10. Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred let me sow love. where there is injury, pardon. where there is doubt, faith, where there is despair, hope, where there is darkness, light. and where there is sadness, joy.

St. Francis of Assisi

11. Hope is the key that unlocks the door of possibilities.

St. Francis of Assisi

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

12. Faith lifts the soul. Hope supports it. Experience says it must and Love says, “Let it be?”

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

St. Ignatius Loyola
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13. Hope is the sign of a soul that trusts in God’s promises.

St. Ignatius of Loyola

14. The cross of Christ is the true ground and chief cause of Christian hope.

St. Leo the Great

15. Hope is the beacon that shines in the darkness reminding us of God’s love.

St. Bonaventure

St. Thomas Aquinas
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16. Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you.

St. Thomas Aquinas

17. Hope is the anchor of the soul.

St. Thomas Aquinas

St. Maria Goretti
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18. He loves, he hopes, he waits. Our Lord prefers to wait for the sinner for years rather than keep us waiting for an instant.

St. Maria Goretti

19. Live in faith and hope, though it be in darkness, for in this darkness God protects the soul. Cast your care upon God for you are His and He will not forget you. Do not think that He is leaving you alone, for that would be to wrong Him.

St. John of the Cross

St. Therese of Lisieux
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20. God would never inspire me with dreams which cannot be realized! So in spite of my littleness, I can Hope to be a saint.

St. Therese of Lisieux

21. Hope is the virtue that sustains us in times of trial.

St. Teresa of Avila

St. Jane Frances de Chantal
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22. Hope is the seed that grows into a flourishing garden of faith and love.

St. Jane Frances de Chantel

St. Jerome and the Angel
by Simon Vouet
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23. Hope is the courage to trust in God’s plan, even when it seems uncertain.

St. Jerome

St. John Paul II
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24. Although I have lived through much darkness, I have seen enough evidence to be unshakably convinced that no difficulty, no fear is so great that it can completely suffocate the hope that springs eternal in the hearts of the young…Do not let that hope die! Stake your lives on it! We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures, we are the sum of the Father’s love for us and our real capacity to become the image of His Son.

St. John Paul III

25. The cross means there is no shipwreck without hope. There is no dark without dawn, no storm without haven.

St. John Paul II

26. Apart from the mercy of God, there is no other source of hope for mankind.

St. John Paul II

27. To humanity, which sometimes seems to be lost and dominated by the power of evil, selfishness and fear, the risen Lord gives the gift of His love which forgives, reconciles and reopens the soul to hope.

St. John Paul II

28. Believers know that the presence of evil is always accompanied by the presence of good… by grace…Where evil grows, there the hope for good also grows…In the love that pours forth from the heart of Christ, we find hope for the future of the world. Christ has redeemed the world. By His wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:5

St. John Paul II

29. I plead with you…never ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid.

St. John Paul II

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New Year Blessing

December 30, 2023 Vicki Scheenstra

May peace fall like snowflakes on our wounded world.

May the New Year bring rest and healing for all those who suffer.

Wash me… make me whiter than snow.

May joy and happiness once again fill our hearts.

May the lost be found and serenity reign.

May we all say goodbye to the pain of the past.

The New Year is here…finally…at last!

The road is long and sometimes filled with pain.

May we learn from mistakes and begin again.

Out with the old and in with the new!

May our journey be upward …may all be renewed!

Blessings to all…may our faith only grow.

May the Peace of Our Lord be with us this year!

1. How insignificant earth seems to me, when I consider heaven.

2. The gate of heaven is very low, only the humble can enter it.

3. Heaven is a city on a hill; hence we cannot cast into it, we have to climb.

4. Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.

5. Those who carry God in their hearts bear Heaven with them wherever they go.

6. What does it matter to you whether Jesus wishes to guide you to heaven by way of the desert or by the meadow, so long as He is always with you and you arrive at the possession of the blessed eternity.

7. Walk with your feet on earth, but in your heart, be in heaven.

8. As mariners are guided into port by the shing of a star, so Christians are guided to Heaven by Mary.

9. Let us sing alleluia here on earth, while we still live in anxiety, so that we may sing it one day in heaven in full security.

10. Heaven and hell are inevitable, but the choice between them is up to us.

11. Heaven is full of love, but hell is full of loneliness.

12. Heaven is for all of us, but we must remember that we must earn it.

13. We are not made for this world but for heaven, where we will live forever.

14. Can you expect to go to heaven for nothing? Did not our dear Savior track the whole way to it with His blood and tears?

15. No one reaches the Kingdom of Heaven except by humility.

16. Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.

17. All the way to heaven is heaven, because Jesus said, ” I am the way.”

18. When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens. I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.

19. The pains of hell are not the greatest part of hell, the loss of heaven is the weightiest woe of Hell.

20. An angel fell from heaven without any other passion except pride, and so we may ask whether it is possible to ascend to Heaven by humility alone, without any other of the virtues.

21. In the moment of temptation, think of the Love that awaits you in heaven, foster the virtue of hope.

22. Heaven is where all tears are wiped away.

23. Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you.

24. As in heaven Your will is punctually performed, so may it be done on earth by all creatures, particularly in me and by me.

25. O Saving Victim, opening wide, the gate of heaven to us below. Our foes press on from every side, Your aid supply, Your strength bestow.

This feast reminds us of the mystery of the love of God for the people of all times.

Quote of St. John Paul II

1. Imagine your anger to be a kind of wild beast, because it has ferocious teeth and claws, and if you don’t tame it, it will devastate all things, even corrupting the soul.

2. He who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. Why? Because anger looks to the good of justice, and if you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust.

3. Hope has two lovely daughters, anger and courage…Anger at the way things are and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.

4. Anger is a weed; hate is a tree.

5. There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust.

6. When you are angry with someone, the way to find peace is to pray for that person and ask God to reward him or her for making you suffer!

7. He who continues in anger, strife, and a bitter spirit, has a tast of the air of Hell.

8. As long as anger lives, she continues to be the fruitful mother of many unhappy children.

9. There is no sin, nor wrong that gives man such a foretaste of Hell in this life as anger and impatience.

10. If we lived in a state where virtue was profitable, common sense would make us saintly. But since we see that avarice, anger, pride and stupidity commonly profit far beyond charity, modesty, justice and thought, perhaps we must stand fast a little, even at risk of being heroes.

11. It is better to cry than to be angry, because anger hurts others while tears flow silently through the soul and cleans the heart.

12. Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger.

13. Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

14. Where there is schism and anger, there is no place for God.

15. It avails nothing to subdue the body, if the mind allows itself to be controlled by Anger.

16. A soul arms itself with prayer for all kinds of combat.

17. You will accomplish more by kind words and a courteous manner than by anger or sharp rebuke, which should never be used except in necessity.

18. When you feel the assault of passion and anger, then is the time to be silent as Jesus was silent in the midst of His sufferings.

19. Virtues are formed by prayer, Prayer preserves temperance. Prayer suppresses anger. Prayer prevents emotions of pride and envy. Prayer draws into the soul the Holy Spirit and raises man to Heaven.

20. Anger is as a stone into a wasp’s nest.

21. No matter what provokes it, anger blinds the soul’s eyes, preventing it from seeing the Son of Righteousness

22. The memory of insults is the residue of anger.

23. Pride is the king of vices. It is the first of pallbearers of the soul…other vices destroy only their opposite virtues, as wantonness destroys chastity, greed destroys temperance, anger destroys gentleness, but pride destroys all virtue.

24. It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.

25. Are you angry? Be angry at your sins, beat your soul, afflict your conscience, but strict in judgement and a terrible punisher of your own sins. This is the benefit of anger, wherefore God placed it in us.

“The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by Almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin.”

” I am the Immaculate Conception.”

Purer than heaven’s purest angels, brighter than its brightest seraph:

Mary, after her Creator, God, made her and gave her all,

the most perfect of beings, the masterpiece of Infinite Wisdom,

Almighty Power and Eternal Love.

To such a being we cannot reasonably suppose that

a perfection was denied her which had been already

gratuitously bestowed on inferior creatures;

on the angelic spirits.

December is the Month of the Divine Infancy

1. Once humility is acquired, charity will come to life like a burning flame.

2. As patience leads to piece and study to science,

so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.

3. The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is Humility.

4. Humility, humility, and a always humility. Satan fears and trembles before humble souls.

5. If you are humble, nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace,

because you know what you are.

6. A humble soul does not trust itself, but places all its confidence in God.

7. It was pride that changed angels into devils; It is humility that makes men as angels.

8. The truly humble reject all praise for themselves and refer all to Go.

9. Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues.

10. If you elevate yourself, God distances Himself from you.

If you humble yourself, He leans towards you.

11. Arm yourself with prayer rather than a sword, wear humility rather than fine clothes.

12. Remember that true humility consists in being ready for what the Lord wants to do with you and happy that we should do it, and in considering yourselves unworthy to be called His servants.

13. Humility, however deep it be, neither disquiets nor troubles nor disturbs the soul;

it is accompanied by peace, joy and tranquility.