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Category: Rules

Posted on May 21, 2022

The spirit of faith inspires and animates zeal; that is, the sacred fire that the divine master came to bring to earth.

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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 Rules.

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Posted on May 8, 2022

We should strive to ignite and maintain within ourselves the sacred fire of love.

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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 Rules.

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Posted on May 3, 2022

We must try our best, with the help of grace, to augment God’s love, until it fills our whole mind, our whole heart, and completes our strength.

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Reflecting upon today’s reading, what are the roadblocks for you today in experiencing God’s presence? How might you offer those into God’s hands today?

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

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Posted on March 4, 2022

With all possible care and concern, those in administrative positions should nurture union of hearts.

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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 Rules.

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Posted on February 22, 2022

Strive especially to put on Jesus Christ; it is no longer a matter of learning to become a good Christian, but of becoming an apostolic person.

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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 Rules.

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Posted on February 12, 2022August 9, 2021

Our zeal must be regulated by knowledge, prudence, and the help of the love of God and others, which knows how to direct and temper our fervor.

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How has God carried you through difficult times in the past, and what does that mean for you today?

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

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Posted on February 3, 2022

In everything we do, we will aim only for the glory of God, our own holiness, and the edification of others.

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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 Rules.

Image by Anthony Bentley, used under public domain.

Posted on January 3, 2022

Nothing is more necessary than the spirit of faith in order to preserve, perfect, and develop the work of Holy Cross, especially in these days.

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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 Rules.

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Posted on October 28, 2021

Those in administration will sincerely become models for others, guiding them by example more than by words.

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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 Rules.

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Posted on September 16, 2021

Being entrusted for the most part with the education of youth, you should exert yourselves to shine in the world with the twofold brilliance of virtue and knowledge.

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Reflecting upon today’s reading, what are the roadblocks for you today in experiencing God’s presence? How might you offer those into God’s hands today?

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

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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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