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Category: Letters

Posted on March 7, 2026January 8, 2026

Let us renew our generosity in the Lord’s service, and if our work seems hard and difficult, let us remember that it will last only a short time; its reward will remain forever.

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Reflect on the text and image. What can you take away for your life and ministry/work today?

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

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Posted on March 6, 2026January 8, 2026

It is God’s own hand that has guided everything, and God it is whom we must thank above all.

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As you hear the words of Moreau, what vision immediately comes to mind? What significance does this image hold for you?

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

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Posted on March 5, 2026January 8, 2026

I firmly trust that the same God who has begun this work under such favorable auspices will carry it through to its completion.

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 Letters.

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Posted on February 28, 2026January 8, 2026

It is above all in our troubles that the love of Jesus is recognized.

How might you open yourself today to the mystery of God expressed through Jesus?

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

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Posted on February 27, 2026January 8, 2026

Now that the foundation has been laid, we must carry on this work of providence, help it reach its goals, and cooperate with whatever designs God may have for it.

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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 February 26, 2026January 8, 2026

Our only preoccupation should be to discover what God asks of us, and then to devote ourselves unreservedly to God’s service.

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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 Letters.

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Posted on February 25, 2026January 8, 2026

God has blessed our undertakings because they were begun with an eye only to God’s glory and without any of the resources on which human prudence relies.

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What does it mean to serve God?

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

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Posted on February 23, 2026January 8, 2026

Holy Cross is not a human work, but God’s very own.

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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 Letters.

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Posted on February 19, 2026January 8, 2026

How beneficial it is to abandon ourselves to the love of our God who is in heaven and to seek God’s holy will.

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

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

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Posted on February 18, 2026January 8, 2026

I feel my heart beating with love for every one of you without exception, and I am quite sure that I would sacrifice my life for your eternal happiness.

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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 Letters.

Image used with permission from Notre Dame de Sainte Croix, Le Mans, France, all rights reserved.

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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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