“Without a doubt, obedience is more meritorious than any other penance. And what greater penance can there be than keeping one’s will continually submissive and obedient?”— St. Catherine of Bologna
Morning Offering – Obedience
Morning Offering – God is Present Everywhere
“By reason of His immensity, God is present everywhere; but there are two places where He dwells in a particular manner. One is in the highest heavens, where He is present by that glory which He communicates to the blessed; the other is on earth—within the humble soul that loves Him.”— St Alphonsus Liguori
Morning Offering – Wonder Upon Wonder
“If you become Christ’s you will stumble upon wonder upon wonder, and every one of them true.”
— St. Brendan of Birr
Morning Offering – The Voyage
“In her voyage across the ocean of this world, the Church is like a great ship being pounded by the waves of life’s different stresses. Our duty is not to abandon ship but to keep her on her course.”
– St. Boniface
Morning Offering
“When we pray, the voice of the heart must be heard more than the proceedings from the mouth.”
– St. Bonaventure
Morning Offering
“Prayer is the best preparation for Holy Communion. Prayer is the raising of the mind to God. When we pray we go to meet Christ Who is coming to us. If our Creator and Savior comes from heaven with such great love, it is only fitting that we should go to meet Him. And this is what we do when we spend some time in prayer.”
– St. Bernardine of Siena
Morning Offering
“In order to be an image of God, the spirit must turn to what is eternal, hold it in spirit, keep it in memory, and by loving it, embrace it in the will.”
– St. Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
Morning Offering
“Listen with the ear of your heart.”
– St. Benedict of Nursia
Morning Offering
“We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place for those who love us.”
– St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Morning Offering
“A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.”
— St. Basil the Great
