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Posted on January 5, 2022

Our life does not belong to us, but to God who wishes that we live for God’s glory and works.

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How might your life’s actions today act as a prayer to God?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Letters.

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Posted on January 4, 2022

I have searched for nothing but the spirit of God, and the rest is always secondary to me.

foggy bathroom mirror

Reflect upon when you have felt God’s presence in your life and its impact.

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Letters.

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Posted on January 3, 2022

Nothing is more necessary than the spirit of faith in order to preserve, perfect, and develop the work of Holy Cross, especially in these days.

nautical rope

St. Brother André Bessette, CSC, spent a life of simple hospitality. Reflect upon how you might extend hospitality to someone today who might not otherwise be seen.

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Rules.

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Posted on January 2, 2022

Our confidence should rest not on financial resources, but on the protection promised to those who, above all else, seek holiness and the reign of God.

Hadrian's Wall

Reflecting upon today’s reading, think of a moment when you felt God’s presence through an individual, in a place, or through an event. How did God touch you?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Letters.

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Posted on January 1, 2022

A happy new year in the eyes of faith is one which will count for eternity by the abundance of its merits, its holy use of time, and the practice of good works.

busy city street

With Basile Moreau, let us pray: “Lord, give me a heart more worthy of you; rather, make mine gentle, humble, zealous, and loving like yours.” How does this prayer impact you?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Letters.

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Posted on December 31, 2021

I do not know what new crosses await us during the coming year; whatever they may be, let us not forget that the heaviest crosses contribute most to the general good of our work.

stars as seen from the Hubble Telescope

Reflecting upon today’s reading, what are the roadblocks for you today in experiencing God’s presence? How might you offer those into God’s hands today?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Letters.

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Posted on December 30, 2021

Let us look seriously into the use we have made of the twelve months that have just passed, so we may redeem whatever time we may have lost.

waves crashing on rocky shore

How might your life’s actions today act as a prayer to God?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Letters.

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Posted on December 29, 2021

The years of time are given to us in order that we may merit happiness in the years of eternity.

sunlight into a cave

How do you want to be seen by God and by others today?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Letters.

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Posted on December 28, 2021

How will God judge us for this past year?

grotto

Where is there room for reconciliation in your life with others or with yourself?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Letters.

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Posted on December 27, 2021

Let us praise Jesus who gave himself for us, God who gave us the Son, and the Holy Spirit who brought this work of love to us.

buckets on trees for collecting maple syrup

Reflect upon the text. How will your day impact the poor and the marginalized today?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Meditations.

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Blessed Father Moreau was a French priest in the nineteenth century who founded the Congregation of Holy Cross, an order dedicated to educating hearts and minds.

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