Fears and Tears

Prayer

  • The Virtues of Meekness and Patience

    I have now finished week 10 of Magnify 90, the virtues that I prayed with are meekness and patience. The word “obedience” has also been repeating for me in my prayer time. In addition to my Lenten practices, I prayed the St. Joseph novena and yesterday was his feast day, St. Joseph, spouse of Blessed

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  • The Flame of Your Love

    I have now completed week 9 of Magnify 90 and this week’s virtue is zeal. ‘Zeal is a strong, action-oriented desire to advance in the spiritual life and move in the direction of righteousness. Zeal puts love into action and strengthens the resolution to progress in virtue and sanctity’. (good confession.com). Zeal is to be

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  • The Beauty That Surrounds Me

    I have now completed week 8 of Magnify 90 and this week’s virtue is prayerfulness. It is a virtue that invites me to pray at all times with my heart fixed on God. One of the readings from this week speaks about distractions, which I struggle with. The book suggests that this is an attachment

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  • Blessed are the Pure of Heart

    I have now completed week 7 of Magnify 90, this week’s virtues are purity and modesty. Scripture says, “Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8. This is my heart’s desire and life’s goal, to grow in holiness and ultimately, to be a saint in Heaven. I love this quote

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  • The Joy of the Lord

    I have completed week 6 of Magnify 90 and this week’s virtue focused on industriousness, which means to work with diligence and care, not succumbing to idleness or sloth. I have been blessed with great examples of hard work by my parents and grandparents who modeled this virtue for me. They cared for me and

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  • The Virtue of Docility

    I have completed week five of Magnify 90 which focused on the virtue of docility and St. Jane Frances de Chantal. Docility means the willingness to be taught. The virtue of prudence drives docility. Prudence is love discerning aright that which helps from that which hinders us in tending to God. St. Thomas Aquinas St.

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  • The Virtue of Magnanimity

    As week four comes to a close on my journey with Magnify 90, I ponder this week’s virtue and saint, magnanimity and St. Teresa of Calcutta. Magnanimity means to perform outstanding, morally good actions not for recognition but for love of God and neighbor. Magnanimity definitely describes St. Teresa of Calcutta who served the poorest

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  • The Virtue of Gratitude

    I completed week three of “Magnify 90”, this week emphasized the virtue of gratitude and Saint Josephine Bakhita. Her feast day is February 8th in the Church. I didn’t know much about her, so I spent time reading about her life this week. What I learned about her was shocking. She was a saint who

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  • Go to your inner room

    I completed week two of “Magnify 90”, this week emphasized the virtue of affability and the writings of St. Angela Merici. I had to look up the definition of affability, it means being easy to approach and talk to, friendliness, good natured and pleasant. To encourage and lift up, the virtue of friendship. I feel

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  • Let Go

    I have completed my first week of “Magnify 90” which highlights St. Gemma and the virtue of humility. Magnify 90 is a book that guides one through a new way of letting things go, for a period of time that distract us from God. It then adds in specific prayers and other suggestions to fill

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