A Lenten Reading Program

I found this on Mary Ellen's Blog

Church Fathers Lenten Reading Program

Instructions: Each day, read the assigned writing. This Lenten discipline takes 10-15 minutes of your day. By day 40, you will have read 10 different Fathers...

Saintly Quote - Surrender

Shared by Sue

The day you learn to surrender yourself totally to God, you will discover a new world, just as I am experiencing. You will enjoy a peace and a calm unknown, surpassing even the happiest days of your life.

Blessed Jaime Hilario (1898-1937)

Mater Dolorosa - Our Lady of Saturday

Daily Lenten Resolution - Saturday After Ash Wednesday

From Regnum Christi

I will think of the people I detest or am indifferent to, and I will think of at least one of their good qualities. If the opportunity arises, I will speak well of them, and if I can, I will do a good deed for them.

Daily Lenten Resolution - Friday after Ash Wednesday

From Regnum Christi

To follow Christ, I will choose a small mortification that I will practice during the entire Lenten season.

The Legionaries of Christ - Ordination

I found this on Deal Hudson's blog

The Ordination of 48 New Priests

I think I was first introduced to the Legionaries of Christ by my mom. She and my sister have invited them over for dinner and great conversation. If you have a chance to have them over, please extend the invitation. From what my mom shared with me, it was just inspiring listening to these young men of God.

Feast Day - St. Josephine Bakhita

To learn more about this flower of the Sudan, view photos, listen to original music, please visit Jane Ellen's website.

Fine Art Friday

Today's featured artist is Georges de la Tour, March 13, 1593 to January 30, 1692.

His early works were painted in a realistic manner and influenced by the dramatic chiaroscuro of Caravaggio. The paintings of La Tour's maturity are marked by a startling geometric simplification of the human form and by the depiction of interior scenes lit only by the glare of candles or torches. His religious paintings done in this manner have a monumental simplicity and a stillness that expresses both contemplative quiet and wonder.

Penitent St. Jerome
The New-born 1640s

Young Virgin Mary c. 1640

A Young Singer

Christ in the Carpenter's Shop 1645

The Penitent Magdalen

Source: WGA

Dying to Self

When you are forgotten, or neglected, or purposely set at naught, and you don't sting and hurt with the insult or the oversight, but your heart is happy, being counted worthy to suffer for Christ.

THAT IS DYING TO SELF

When your good is evil spoken of, when your wishes are crossed, your advice disregarded, your opinions ridiculed, and you refuse to let anger rise in your heart, or even defend yourself, but take in all in patient, loving silence.

THAT IS DYING TO SELF

When you lovingly and patiently bear any disorder, any irregularity, any impunctuality, or any annoyance; when you stand face-to- face with waste, folly, extravagance, spiritual insensibility-and endure it as Jesus endured.

THAT IS DYING TO SELF

When you are content with any food, any offering, any climate, any society, any raiment, any interruption by the will of God.

THAT IS DYING TO SELF

When you never care to refer to yourself in conversation, or to record your own good works, or itch after commendations, when you can truly love to be unknown.

THAT IS DYING TO SELF

When you can see your brother prosper and have his needs met and can honestly rejoice with him in spirit and feel no envy, nor question God, while your own needs are far greater and in desperate circumstances.

THAT IS DYING TO SELF

When you can receive correction and reproof from one of less stature than yourself and can humbly submit inwardly as well as outwardly, finding no rebellion or resentment rising up within your heart.

THAT IS DYING TO SELF

Source: here

Daily Lenten Resolution - Thursday After Ash Wednesday

From The Regnum Christi e-letter

Before doing something today I will pause to examen the motives for which I do it: is it for me or for God? If it is only for me, I will rectify my intentions or leave the deed aside, especially if I have the opportunity to do something else for God or to serve God in my neighbor.