Finding Joy in the day, Day 200 (Year 5)

A very very lazy day

'Each degree of prayer presupposes a purification.'

St. Paul of the Cross

'I have heard thy sighs, and the desires of thy heart are so pleasing to Me, that had I not instituted My divine Sacrament of love, I would do so now for love of thee, so as to have the pleasure of dwelling in thy soul and of taking My loving repose in thy heart.'

The Lord, to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

Finding Joy in the day, Day 199 (Year 5)

All the support of my friends and family

'Escape from temptation through patience and prayer. If you oppose temptation without these, it only attacks you more strongly.'

St. Mark the Ascetic

Finding Joy in the day, Day 196 (Year 5) Feast of the Archangels

Getting some naps and rest today!

'The Eucharist is the supreme proof of the love of Jesus. After this, there is nothing more but Heaven itself.'

St. Peter Julian Eymard

(p.s.) the year I will probably update at the end of each calendar year since I have started this even if I have not completed 365/66 days in that year. I think year end is late Feb or early March, I will probably  start with March 1.

Finding Joy in the day, Day 198 (Year 5)

Talking to my dad and his love and forgiveness

'Some men abstain from the passions because of human fear, others because of self-esteem, and others through self-control. Some, however, are delivered from the passions by divine providence.'

St. Maximos the Confessor

Lord, deliver me from my passions make my passion only for you and you be my sole source of comfort! Jesus, I trust in you, Jesus, I surrender

Finding Joy in the day, Day 197 (Year 5)

Getting more pieces of the "puzzle" put together

'There is where I study my sermon - at the foot of the crucifix.'

St. Paul of the Cross

Finding Joy in the day, Day 195 (Year 5)

Getting through a super long week

'Meditation on Jesus Christ crucified is a precious balm which sweetens all pains.'

St. Paul of the Cross

P.S. I am very sorry to my readers I am in school and I don't have daily access to my computer so will no longer be able to keep up with my daily postings 😢😢 I will do my best to at least post 2x on weekends when I have more access.  I am very sad I can't keep it up daily, my apologies.

Finding Joy in the day, Day 194 (Year 5)

Getting somethings checked off the list

'As work according to God is called virtue, so unexpected affliction is called a test.'

St. Mark the Ascetic

Finding Joy in the day, Day 193 (Year 5)

Made it through two long days looking forward to tomorrow off

To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples John 8:31

Finding Joy in the day, Day 192 (Year 5)

Not quite as long a seminar as last year

'Unlimited self-denial. Love for and fidelity to Jesus, my Spouse, until death.'

St. Bernadette Soubirous

Finding Joy in the day, Day 191 (Year 5)

Going to prayer room

'The devotion to His Sacred Heart contains ineffable treasures which He wishes to bestow upon all hearts of goodwill; it is the last effort of the love of our Lord towards sinners to draw them to repentance and give them in abundances His efficacious and sanctifying graces.'

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

Finding Joy in the day, Day 190 (Year 5)

Getting a lot unpacked

'I would willingly endure alone all the sufferings of this world to be raised a degree higher in Heaven and to possess the smallest increase of the knowledge of God's greatness.'

St. Teresa of Jesus

Finding Joy in the day, Day 189 (Year 5)

Seeing my nephew
Getting to Pomona ok

'Mary having co-operated in our redemption with so much glory to God and so much love for us, Our Lord ordained that no one shall obtain salvation except through her intercession.'

St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

Finding Joy in the day, Day 188 (Year 5)

having time and motivation to make a few things

'The more deeply the cross penetrates, the better; the more deprived suffering is of consolation the purer it will be; the more creatures oppose us, the more closely shall we be united to God.'

St. Paul of the Cross

Finding Joy in the day, Day 187 (Year 5)

Getting home safe and a loving and helpful family

'O my Jesus, help me to love you; love me, and then crucify me as much as you please.'

St. Bernadette Soubirous

Finding Joy in the day, Day 186 (Year 5)

A nice shower

'When I commit any faults, after having punished myself for them by penance, I will offer to the Eternal Father one of the virtues of the divine Heart, in order to repair the outrages of which I have been guilty, and thus little by little pay my debt.'

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

Finding Joy in the day, Day 185 (Year 5)

Seeing some absolutely amazing friends

'To have nothing, to be able to do nothing, to know nothing! and God will cause to spring from this nothingness the work of His greatest glory.'

St. Paul of the Cross

Finding Joy in the day, Day 178 (Year 5)

Getting to see a friend today

'If you make a habit of listening to spiritual teaching, your intellect will escape from impure thoughts.'

St. Thalassios the Libyan