“For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.”
— St. Therese of Lisieux
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Morning Offering – The Closer One Approaches God . . .
“The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.”
— St. Teresa of Avila
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Morning Offering – His Name Softens the Heart
“The name of Jesus, pronounced with reverence and affection, has a kind of power to soften the heart.”
— St. Philip Neri
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Morning Offering – The Fruit of Silence is Prayer
“The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service, the fruit of service is peace.”— St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta
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Morning Offering – Truth Sees God
“Truth sees God, and wisdom contemplates God, and from these two comes a third, a holy and wonderful delight in God, who is love.”
— St. Juliana of Norwich
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Morning Offering – The Grace of God
“You can do more with the grace of God than you think.”
— St. John Baptist de la Salle
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Morning Offering – It is Better to Live in Darkness Than to be Without Friends
“A friend is more to be longed for than the light; I speak of a genuine one. And wonder not: for it were better for us that the sun should be extinguished, than that we should be deprived of friends; better to live in darkness, than to be without friends.”
— St. John Chrysostom
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Morning Offering – Paying a Debt of Justice
“When we attend to the needs of those in want, we give them what is theirs, not ours. More than performing works of mercy, we are paying a debt of justice.”— Pope Saint Gregory the Great
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Morning Offering – Heaven Could not Span Its Creator
“Heaven could not span its Creator, but the faithful soul, and only it, becomes its dwelling place and seat, and it becomes so in virtue of charity of which the impious lack.”
— St. Clare of Assisi
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Morning Offering – Preach the Way You Live
“Be sure that you first preach by the way you live. If you do not, people will notice that you say one thing, but live otherwise, and your words will bring only cynical laughter and a derisive shake of the head.”
— St. Charles Borromeo
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