Morning Offering 4/8

"Dismiss all anger and look into yourself a little. Remember that he of whom you are speaking is your brother, and as he is in the way of salvation, God can make him a saint, in spite of his present weakness."

• St. Thomas of Villanova

• St. Augustine

• Psalm 40:1-3

• St. Julie Billiart

so too, by the mystery of His wooden Cross, does Christ, the Church’s God and King, save us from drowning in the sea of this world.

• St. Thomas of Villanova

• St. Augustine

• Psalm 40:1-3

• St. Julie Billiart

He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth,

• St. Thomas of Villanova

• St. Augustine

• Psalm 40:1-3

• St. Julie Billiart

As a teenager she already had the reputation of being a living saint. When financial ruin struck her family she worked in the fields alongside the reapers.

• St. Thomas of Villanova

• St. Augustine

• Psalm 40:1-3

• St. Julie Billiart

"I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.."

This can be best summarized as

• Don't be angry. We are all trying to get to salvation.

• I waited and the lord answered my prayer and guided me.

• I waited and the Lord let me down.

• I can't wait for the Lord. It is too hard

Dismiss all anger and look into yourself a little. Remember that he of whom you are speaking is your brother, and as he is in the way of salvation,

This can be best summarized as

• Don't be angry. We are all trying to get to salvation.

• Get angry and get even.

• Don't be angry. You are better than them

• Be angry. We are all trying to get ahead of others

At the age of twenty-two she became paralyzed and remained bed-ridden for the next twenty-two years. However this did not prevent her from having an active life. She received Holy Communion daily, made altar laces and linens, catechized the village children from her bedside, and spent many hours in contemplative prayer.

What can we learn from this?

• In our times of trouble, we can still strive to bring the Lord's presence to others.

• In our times of trouble, we can give up and ignore the Lord's presence.

• In our times of good, we don't need to bring the Lord's presence to others.

• In our times of trouble, we do not strive to bring the Lord's presence to others.

Our Eucharistic Lord is the _____________of our Christian life, the ultimate proof of His infinite love for us.

• source and summit

• source and suffering

• sword and summit

• score and submit