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Category: Exercises

Posted on August 17, 2025June 30, 2025

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.

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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, 2025June 30, 2025

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 June 29, 2025December 30, 2024

Learn to consult Jesus interiorly every time you have a decision to make.

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Reflect upon times when you have struggled to turn things over to God and how God helped you.

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

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Posted on June 25, 2025December 30, 2024

How shall we know that we are taught by God? By our works.

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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 June 19, 2025December 30, 2024

Through prayer, faith is revived, hope is nourished, and love is rekindled.

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Reflecting upon the words of Moreau, reflect upon a physical place that feels sacred to you and how it draws you closer to God.

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

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Posted on June 4, 2025December 30, 2024

The imitation of Jesus Christ is both a duty and a way to happiness; every one of his actions is for us to imitate.

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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 May 31, 2025December 30, 2024

Obtain for me, Mary, the grace of imitating the virtues whose example you are.

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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 April 12, 2025December 30, 2024

To become an apostle according to your vo/24 ion, begin by being a person of prayer.

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Spend a moment in silence listening to the words of the text within you.

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

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Posted on March 8, 2025December 29, 2024

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

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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, 2025December 29, 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.

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Reflect upon a specific blessing in your life from God.

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

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Blessed Father Moreau

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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