Maria was born on October 16, 1890 in the central Italian village of Corinaldo. Her parents, Luigi and Assunta, were simple tenant farmers. Poverty and economic situations forced the Goretti’s to emigrate from Italy to the south of Rome: the Pontine Marshes. Gorettis moved into a home shared with the Serenellis. Only two years after…
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Come Holy Spirit, renew me
A clean heart create for me, God; renew within me a steadfast spirit. Psalm 51: 12 My Lord will renew me, my heart He will make pure and my spirit steadfast Lord, lead me today by Your Holy Spirit, to receive Your word in faith. Lead me in Your truth. Come Holy Spirit, come renew me….
Come Holy Spirit fill me with your joy
Rather, the law of the LORD is his joy; and on his law he meditates day and night. Psalm 1: 2 My joy is in the Lord and in His laws. Lord, lead me today by Your Holy Spirit, to receive Your word in faith. Come Holy Spirit, come fill me with your joy. Amen.
Be Determined to live with Wisdom
So I determined to take her to live with me, knowing that she would be my counselor while all was well, and my comfort in care and grief. Wisdom 8:9 Lord’s wisdom is my constant companion, my counselor and my comforter and I will live close to Him each day Practice to invite the Holy Spirit into…
Come to Him, be filled
Come to me, all who desire me, and be filled with my fruits Sirach 24:19 I come to you Lord and you fill me. Come to the Lord each new day, come closer to Him each passing day, desire Him, more of Him and be filled with His deep love for you, and all His gifts….
Journey with the Lord
As we journey each day, with all hopes, dreams, plans, how about take one more companion along with us – God’s word. Taking His word with you, into each new day will bring abundant blessings for you and for those you meet along the way. The times around us may seem uncertain, challenging, but His…
On the Holy Spirit by St. John Vianney
On the Holy Spirit by St. John Vianney Without the Holy Spirit all is cold; therefore, when we feel we are losing our fervour, we must instantly make a novena to the Holy Spirit to ask for faith and love – St. John Vianney A soul that possesses the Holy Spirit tastes such sweetness in…
Thoughts, self knowledge – true humility
We are all called to have a good self knowledge of ourselves. However, in doing this balance is the key to progress. In her book, Interior castle, chapter 2, St Therese of Avila, writes, “Although it is a great grace from God to practice self-examination, yet ‘too much is as bad as too little,’ as…
How do I stay strong in the Lord always?
When I look around and see all the things around us, I come to the Lord with my questions, “Lord we’ve seen the work of Your hands, and experienced Your power, who will lead the future generations on the right path with so much noise around them?” John 10:27-28 My sheep hear my voice; I…
Nothing can separate you from the Love of God!
Romans 8:38 – 39 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers,nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Nothing can separate us from the love…
Power of His Word 