• A New Song

    Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Psalm 96 God has shown me His fidelity and love, that He sees me and cares for me, that He is always with me, and that I am not alone. A new song has entered my heart, it is a song of…

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  • Surrender

    Trust in the Lord with all your heart, on your own intelligence do not rely; In all your ways be mindful of him, and he will make straight your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes, fear the Lord and turn away from evil; This will mean health for your flesh and vigor…

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  • Rise Up

    He took the child by the hand and said, “Talitha Koum”, which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise”. Mark 5:41 Lord, when I feel like the enemy has knocked me down, You call me to rise up. Your words are like honey that soothe my weary soul. I stand, but I am unable…

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  • Sisters

    I finally went to the movie theater last weekend to see Frozen 2. My daughter wanted to see it with me. I was not looking forward to it, as sequels seem more of the same. But I was pleasantly surprised that Disney did a great job continuing the story and based the movie on Hans…

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  • His Mercy Covers Me

    Last weekend was Divine Mercy Sunday, which always falls after Easter. It is one of my favorite celebrations of the Church, because I especially feel the love and mercy of God being poured out upon me and the whole world. It was a rainy day, and I felt like God was literally pouring His love…

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  • A Blessed Easter to everyone! As my Magnify 90 practices and readings approach the last week, I sit here with much gratitude and thankfulness to the Lord for all He has done for me. Jesus is risen, He is indeed risen, with scars on His body, where the brilliant light of God the Father shines…

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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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