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human and Christian promotion... and, especially for the lay faithful ... the commitment to ordering and sanctifying temporal realities" (Pope John Paul II, March 25, 1996).

If you don't love the Cross, you know nothing of God's love

Mother Teresa

Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.

Meditations by Padre Pio -

Don't let temptations frighten you. They are the trials of those souls whom God wants to put to the test when He sees them strong enough to sustain the battle, weaving with their own hands the crown of glory.

Up to now your life has been that of an infant, now the Lord wants to treat you as an adult. And as the trials of adult life are much greater that those of an infant, this is why you find yourself rather disorganized in the beginning.

But the soul will acquire its calm, and the calm will not delay in coming. Be patient a while longer and everything will work out well (Letters III, p 630).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Hate evolves from seeking to place blame on others.

"Hate may come from being ridiculed, for having lost a job, or for being unsuccessful. In order to exonerate themselves, they fasten the blame on others, and develop an unholy hate against a class, a race, a government, a party, a business organization, a group or a Church.

But, since their individual hate has such impotence, they search about for some conspiracy that will socialize their resentment."

St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian. org/directory_ flash.html -

Most Holy Trinity, I trust in Your infinite mercy. God is my Father and so I, His child, have every claim to His divine Heart; and the greater the darkness, the more complete our trust should be. (357)

I do not understand how it is possible not to trust in Him who can do all things. With Him, everything; without Him, nothing. He is Lord. He will not allow those who have placed all their trust in Him to be put to shame. (358)

During one of the adorations, Jesus promised me that: With souls that have recourse to My mercy and with those that glorify and proclaim My great mercy to others, I will deal according to My infinite mercy at the hour of their death.

My Heart is sorrowful, Jesus said, because even chosen souls do not understand the greatness of My mercy.

Their relationship [with Me] is, in certain ways, imbued with mistrust. Oh, how much that wounds My Heart! Remember My Passion, and if you do not believe My words, at least believe My wounds. (379)

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

APRIL 8 - THE HOLY SPIRIT IS WORKING IN A SPECIAL WAY

Today Our Lady urges us to seek the Holy Spirit in prayer:

"Dear children, if only you knew how many graces God is giving you. You do not want to move ahead in these days when the Holy Spirit is working in a special way.

Your hearts are turned to earthly things and they preoccupy you. Turn your hearts to prayer and ask that the Holy Spirit be poured forth upon you (Weekly Message May 9, 1985).

The prophet Joel speaks of the Spirit poured out upon mankind:

Then afterward I will pour out my spirit of all flesh; your sons and daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.

Even on the male and female slaves, in those days, I will pour out my spirit. Joel 2:28-29

Reflection:

Rather than speak of God's Spirit, let us today pray to the Advocate as the Virgin recommends, using the following ""Daily Prayer to the Holy Spirit:

"Come Holy Spirit, fill my heart with your holy gifts. Let my weakness be penetrated with your strength this very day, that I may fulfill all my duties conscientiously, and that I may do what is right and just. Let my love be such that I may offend no one, nor hurt their feelings.

May my generosity pardon any wrong done to me. Assist me, O holy Spirit, in all my trials of life; enlighten me in your ways, advise me in my doubts, strengthen me in my weakness, help me in all my needs, protect me in temptations, and console me in afflictions.

Graciously hear me, O Holy Spirit, and pour your light into my heart, my soul, and my mind. Help me to live a holy life and to grow in goodness and grace. Amen.

Application:

Focus your prayer today on the Holy Spirit, asking for the special graces only he can bestow.

As we remember our beloved Holy Father, Pope John Paul II in our Masses, Holy Hours and Rosaries, we will share passages from his many Eucharistic reflections.

"This providential initiative [witnessing to the presence of the Risen Lord], falling appropriately in the context of the year dedicated to the Eucharist, will surely be a source of renewed apostolic vitality and missionary daring for everyone . . . to bear witness, in modern society, to the presence of the Risen Christ, the center of the Church." (Pope John Paul II, February 19, 2005)

Mother Teresa

Everything is God's to give and to take away, so share what you've been given, and that includes yourself.

Meditations by Padre Pio -

Put an end to these apprehensions. Remember that it is not the thought that makes the sin, but consenting to these thought. Only the free will is capable of good or evil.

But when the will groans under the trial presented by the tempter and does not want it, there is not only no sin, but there is virtue. (CE, 34).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Haters are the first of five classes who are gullible to Satan's bait.

"Haters. Bigots use their heads, though wrongly; haters use their spleens, though overmuch."

St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian. org/directory_ flash.html -

O my God, my only hope, I have placed all my trust in You, and I know I shall not be disappointed. (317)

Once, my confessor [Father Sopocko] asked me where the inscription should be placed, because there was not enough space in the picture for everything.

I answered, "I will pray and give you an answer next week." When I left the confessional and was passing before the Blessed Sacrament, I received an inner understanding about the inscription. Jesus reminded me of what He had told me the first time; namely, that these three words must be clearly in evidence: "Jesus, I trust in You."

["Jezu, Ufam Tobie."] I understood that Jesus wanted the whole formula to be there, but He gave no direct orders to this effect as He did for these three words.

I am offering people a vessel with which they are to keep coming for graces to the fountain of mercy. That vessel is this image with the signature: "Jesus, I trust in You." (327)

Jesus, I trust in You; I trust in the ocean of your mercy. You are a Mother to me. (249)

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

These thoughts for a day are taken from a daily meditation book based on the Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje by Father Richard J. Beyer, Ave Maria Press.

APRIL 7 - ST. JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE

In the midst of the civil war in Yugoslavia, the Blessed Mother gave this message to the world in the spring of 1992:

"Dear Children, today I also call you to prayer. Only by prayer and fasting can war be stopped.

Therefore, my dear little children, pray, and by your life give witness that you are mine and that you belong to me, for Satan wants during these turbulent days to seduce as many souls as possible.

Therefore, I call you to decide for God, for he will protect you and show you what you should do and which path to take " (Monthly Message April 25, 1992).

The Virgin's call to show the world that we belong to her are an echo of the words of Christ in Luke's gospel. No one after lighting a lamp hides it under a jar, or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light (Lk 8 :16).

Reflection:

Example is a teacher's greatest tool of instruction, a fact well understood by St. John Baptist de la Salle, the founder of a teaching order, the Brothers of the Christian Schools.

Born in 1651 of a wealthy and noble family, John was both scholarly and devout, beginning his studies for the priesthood while still in his teens.

Ordained at 27, his empathy for the poor and uneducated led him to devote his life to their care.

He was also a great innovator : Individual instruction was replaced by instruction in class; he insisted on silence and order in the classroom, and instructions were given in the native language rather than Latin. He once wrote to his friars :

You should not doubt that you have been given the grace to teach (children), to instruct them in the gospel, an to form them in religion.

This is a great gift from God…Let your students be moved by your untiring care for them and feel as though God were encouraging them through you.

Application:

"I call you to decide for God," the Virgin says today, "for he will protect you an show you what you should do and which path to take." In the spirit of St. John, make this commitment to God again in prayer today.

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The Proclamation of the Resurrection: That all
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