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Category: Meditations

Posted on February 21, 2026January 8, 2026

May the name of Jesus be in our hearts and in our heads that it might govern all our thoughts and desires, that it might direct all our works.

What would Jesus do here?

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

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Posted on February 8, 2026January 8, 2026

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, help me to imitate your spirit of recollection and prayer.

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Who is your family and how might you draw strength from them today?

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

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Posted on December 27, 2025October 13, 2025

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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Posted on December 26, 2025October 13, 2025

The season in which Jesus was born has a certain mystery about it because it fits so well with the birth of the Savior as the light of the world.

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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 Meditations.

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Posted on December 25, 2025October 13, 2025

There is a mystery in the person of Jesus being born, the Son of God and the Word begotten of God’s substance before time, and yet born in time.

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

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

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Posted on December 24, 2025October 13, 2025

Jesus Christ is the one who became a human being to raise us up to him.

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How might you be an image-bearer of God today?

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

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Posted on December 17, 2025October 13, 2025

If we do not have the spirit of sacrifice, we cannot benefit from grace; if we continue to fear sacrifice, we will never acquire solid virtue.

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How might you live a life of sacrifice today?

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

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Posted on December 5, 2025October 13, 2025

It is only in recollected hearts that the Lord makes his voice heard; in that peace, God will favor you with wordless conversations.

Rocky Mountain National Park

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 Meditations.

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Posted on November 6, 2025October 13, 2025

Good Jesus, give me the grace of final perseverance.

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Where in your life has God asked you to grow?

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

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Posted on August 29, 2025June 30, 2025

Your heart lives only on love, and God created the heart for God alone; your heart is so big only God can fill it.

swan

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

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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