Forgotten Truths To Set Faith Afire!

 

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(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) Oh, boundless love, with what patience you have given us life! You lend us time; you wait for us to reform our lives! St. Catherine of Siena

(Image source: Wikimedia Commons ) … we must live each day, each minute of our life as though it is the last; leave behind everything that is accessory; be concentrated only on the essential.  Every word, every gesture, every phone call, every decision must be the most beautiful moment of our life.  We must love everyone, we must smile at everyone without losing a single second.  Cardinal Nguyen Van Thuan

(Image source: Wikimedia Commons ) We have only short moments of this life to work for God's glory. The devil knows this and that is why he tries to make us waste time in useless things. O, let us not waste our time! Let us save souls!  Souls are falling into hell innumerable as the flakes of snow on a winter day. Jesus weeps! Instead of consoling Him we are brooding over our own sorrows…There is only one thing to do during the brief day, or rather, night of this life:Love Jesus with all the strength of your heart and save souls for Him, so that He may be loved!    St. Therese of Lisieux

(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) Time is a gift from God. He invites us to prove our love for Him in a free and determined fashion. We should therefore be miserly in our use of time. We should use it well by working with love and intensity. A Christian should never give in to sloth or boredom. It is fine for us to rest whenever necessary (cf. Mark 6:310, but we should always have our eyes fixed on our final resting place in Heaven. (Blessed Pope Paul VI – Address, January 1, 1976)