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Category: Exercises

Posted on October 6, 2024October 3, 2024

If you love Jesus, you would stake your happiness on trying to become like him, and you would soon become a faithful image of him.

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Blessed Moreau spoke often about the need to take risks in our pursuit of God’s love. What is a risk you might take as you reflect upon today’s text?

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

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Posted on September 30, 2024

Love Jesus Christ, and before long his thoughts, his feelings, and his way of living will be your own.

stained glass window

How might you reflect the image of God in yourself to another person today?

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

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Posted on September 18, 2024October 3, 2024

Lord, call me and I will answer; inspire me and I will conform to what you ask.

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Listening to the words of the text, where do you experience or hope to experience grace in your life today?

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

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Posted on September 17, 2024

Lord, along whatever road you want me to follow you in your footsteps, you will always find me ready and willing to walk.

hiking across fields

Blessed Moreau spoke often about the need to take risks in our pursuit of God’s love. What is a risk you might take as you reflect upon today’s text?

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

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Posted on August 18, 2024

Study Jesus Christ, because in studying him we know him, and in knowing him we love him, in loving him we impress his spirit in our hearts and so come to imitate him.

Reflect on the text. What does it say to your experience?

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

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Posted on August 17, 2024

It is not enough to know Jesus Christ, his teachings and his life as we would push ourselves to know the history of some famous person; we must study his life.

Imagine the person of Jesus in your place today. Reflect on how you as Jesus, would approach the very actions, work, and tasks that you need to engage in today.

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

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Posted on August 3, 2024

God does not want to be my sole end because of God’s dominion over all things or even because of necessity, but because of my personal choice and the use of my freedom.

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Reflect on the text. How is it affirming/challenging/consoling at this time in your life and ministry?

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

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Posted on March 8, 2024

We must make a habit of spending time with God in order to find there our strength, consolation, counsel, and direction.

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 Exercises.

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Posted on March 1, 2024

Go before the altar, contemplate Jesus Christ in the blessed sacrament where he is hidden; remain there in silence; say nothing, look at him, wait for him to speak to you.

Reflect upon a specific blessing in your life from God.

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

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Posted on February 20, 2024

Regulate your conduct in a manner worthy of your vocation; in a word, become as Saint Paul says, ‘a new person in Jesus Christ.’

Imagine the person of Jesus in your place today. Reflect on how you as Jesus, would approach the very actions, work, and tasks that you need to engage in today.

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

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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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