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Category: Letters

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.

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Posted on February 16, 2026January 8, 2026

Do not be preoccupied by the life that is, but pay attention to the life that is to come; this is what the Lord would have us do.

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 February 15, 2026January 8, 2026

Let us at long last turn our attention to the conquest of the reign of God, by devoting ourselves unreservedly to the works of our vocation.

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Blessed Moreau speaks about the “zeal.” What fosters zeal and passion in your life?

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

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Posted on February 13, 2026January 8, 2026

Let us remain united by the bonds of love and in fidelity to our duties.

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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 February 11, 2026January 8, 2026

God has done too much for the work of Holy Cross up to now, not to complete it, if we place no obstacle in the way of this work and place all our confidence in God.

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 Letters.

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Posted on February 10, 2026January 8, 2026

Let us ask God to confirm us in well-doing, to give us grace in proportion to our needs and weaknesses.

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How has God used your weaknesses to proclaim the message of God?

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

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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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