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MyJoysComplete!
My take on daily Scripture readings... in the ordinary sense of the Word!😊 with periodic rantings.....😁😁
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MyJoysComplete!Giving...yet Not!
The Catechism of the Catholic Church places the story of the poor widow at the beginning of a section entitled “Poverty of Heart," stating, “The precept of…
MyJoysComplete!When leading a good life is just alone not enough!
We’re the Moneychangers 'I'm not doing anything wrong' is not good enough for Jesus. https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/were-the-moneychangers
MyJoysComplete!Jesus Laments Still!
Reflect, today, upon the serious temptation we all face of being indifferent to Christ. It’s easy for us to have a little faith and to turn to God when it is…
MyJoysComplete!Sorry Lord, I have nothing to offer!
Responding to Him While this scenario is more dramatic than most of us would ever encounter, at some level and in some way, Jesus is calling you right now to…
MyJoysComplete!Why do these human beings rush about so?
Overheard in an Orchard, by Elizabeth Cheney (1859) Said the Robin to the Sparrow, “I should really like to know Why these anxious human beings Rush about and…
MyJoysComplete!Blind Faith!
The Blind man had “a strong voice,” but the people around “rebuke him to keep quiet, as if he didn’t have the right to speak.” “They don’t have compassion on…
MyJoysComplete!URGENT
St. Jerome cautioned against judging others, stating that only Christ at the Day of Judgement holds the "winnowing fan". Jesus Christ himself said, "With what…
MyJoysComplete!God my Pursuer!
“God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.” - St. Augustine
MyJoysComplete!Stewardship!
"In our missionary activities we are asked to preach the Gospel to all: 'Instead of seeming to impose new obligations, [we] should appear as people who wish to…
MyJoysComplete!What Love Is This?
“Love does not reflect; it is unreasonable and knows no moderation.” + St. Peter Chrysologus, bishop (406-450 A.D.)
MyJoysComplete!The Cost and Joy of Disciplship
"The more deeply the cross penetrates, the better; the more deprived of consolation that your suffering is, the purer it will be; the more creatures oppose us…
MyJoysComplete!Distractions - Too alluring for a struggling saint!
“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instead set about…
MyJoysComplete!Questions and Questioning!
Christians are encouraged to apply the spirit of the Socratic Method, if not the actual technique, to their own spiritual lives (1 John 4:1; 1 Corinthians…
MyJoysComplete!Urgent Matters
“The task of evangelizing all people constitutes the essential mission of the Church…. Evangelizing is in fact the grace and vocation proper to the Church, her…
MyJoysComplete!Grace is just what I need!
The greatest security we can have in this world that we are in the grace of God, does not consist in the feelings that we have of love to Him, but rather in an…
MyJoysComplete!Intercessory Prayer
The church that is not jealously protected by mighty intercession and sacrificial labors will before long become the abode of every evil bird and the hiding…
MyJoysComplete!Restoring Our Sabbath !
“The men and women in our technical age risk becoming victims of their own intellectual and technical achievements, ending up in spiritual barrenness and…
MyJoysComplete!What delights me most.... an eye-opener to the soul!
The righteous person finds his delight…in the law of the LORD.
MyJoysComplete!Being Aware!
“The habitual sinner may be absolved as often as he seriously undertakes to employ the means necessary to overcome his habit, but he cannot be absolved if he…
MyJoysComplete!Rock Faith
“Our door is faith; if it is strong enough, the whole house is safe.” + St. Ambrose, bishop (340-397 A.D.)Credits: 1…
MyJoysComplete!The Heavy Burden of Bearing Secrets
“Your imperfections do not shock me, for I see myself with so many.” St. Teresa Amazing Grace 2011 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative…
MyJoysComplete!Lord I'm sorry!
Daughter, when you go to confession, to this fountain of My mercy, the Blood and Water which came forth from My Heart always flows down upon your soul and…
MyJoysComplete!To Give or not to Give!
"The bread you store up belongs to the hungry; the cloak that lies in your chest belongs to the naked; the gold you have hidden in the ground belongs to the…
MyJoysComplete!Elevated Servanthood
"The service of God is not a burden, but an honor: so far from branding us with the mark of slavery, it wipes it away." — St. Peter Chrysologus
MyJoysComplete!Lord I need you
"I found the secret of suffering in peace – I don't say joy. To suffer in peace, it is enough to will all that Jesus wills
MyJoysComplete!Just taking the time to Gaze
In a fast and rapid world, the challenge today would be to learn from our ancestors whose lives were unhurried, unfazed and more relaxed yet completely…
MyJoysComplete!Only One Thing Matters
'...if we look at the works of mercy as a whole, we see that the object of mercy is human life itself and everything it embraces.’ Pope Francis
MyJoysComplete!Is my Sabbath Holy?
“To participate in the Mass is to be at Calvary at the foot of the Cross.” – St. Teresa of Avila
MyJoysComplete!Witness Pentecost!
“O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there, Your cheerful beams.” St Augustine…
MyJoysComplete!Be Still and Know.....
What is God inviting me to at an Ignatian Silent Retreat? Nourishment – Discernment – Clarity – Freedom
MyJoysComplete!The Lord's Joy - Becomes my Strength
Be joyful and hopeful because thr Father delights in you
MyJoysComplete!Hallejuiah!!!
“Never let anything so fill you with sorrow as to make you forget the joy of Christ risen.” – SAINT MOTHER THERESA OF CALCUTTA
MyJoysComplete!Minding my Neighbours' Business
“Let us be careful shepherds watching over Christ’s flock. Let us preach the whole of God’s plan, to the powerful and to the humble, to rich and to poor, to…
MyJoysComplete!EMRACING ALL OF CREATION
Kings and queens and bishops and popes sought St. Hildegard’s counsel. But the Benedectine nun was perhaps most knowledgeable about admiring and appreciating…
MyJoysComplete!MOULDING, BREAKING, BUILDING OVER!
Show respect foe other people's opinions Become genuinely interested in other people. Always begin in a friendly way. Always begin with praise and…
MyJoysComplete!THE JOY of EVANGELIZATION
An evangelizer must never look like someone who has just come back from a funeral!!!!🤣
MyJoysComplete!IN JESUS I FIND MY COMPLETE!!
THE CCC in one Year - My highlights: 68 - In love God has revealed himself and given himself to man. 74.God graciously arranged that the things he had once…
MyJoysComplete!TOUGH LOVE
If you seek patience, you will find no better example than the cross. Great patience occurs in two ways: either when one patiently suffers much, or when one…
MyJoysComplete!RICH and RICHER!
“If someone who has worldly means sees a brother in need and refuses him compassion, how can the love of God remain in him?” 1 Jn. 3:17
MyJoysComplete!Restlessness vs Restlessness😐
“There is a state of resting in God; an absolute break from all intellectual activity, when one forms no plans, makes no decisions, and for the first time…
MyJoysComplete!THE INNER VOICE CALLS...
Learning to recognize the voice of God in your daily life is accomplished by building an interior habit of listening, recognizing, responding, listening some…
MyJoysComplete!FIX+YOUR+GAZE+
Let us fix our gaze of faith on the Crucifix, and we will find that he was not satisfied only with the possibility of suffering but wished truly to suffer…
MyJoysComplete!Weekend Glory
The Church and the world have a great need of eucharistic worship. Jesus waits for us in this sacrament of love. Let us be generous with our time in going to…
MyJoysComplete!EUCHARISTIC COMMUNITY
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati “With all the strength of my soul I urge you young people to approach the Communion table as often as you can. Feed on this bread…
MyJoysComplete!ANGER VS UNREASONABLE PATIENCE
Being angry about the right things and in the right way is virtuous. But avoiding anger at all times may be a sign of weakness. St. Thomas Aquinas notes how it…
MyJoysComplete!BLESSED PENTECOST❤️🔥
Christians, in particular, realize that their responsibility within creation and their duty towards nature and the Creator are an essential part of their…
MyJoysComplete!EGO/ SURRENDER/ HAPPINESS!
In terms of the ego, most religions teach in some way that all of us must die before we die, and then we will not be afraid of dying. Suffering of some sort…
MyJoysComplete!FATITHFULNESS IS BETTER THAN SUCCESS
"We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon him present in us." -St Teresa
MyJoysComplete!You know what God - I surrender!!!!
“If God sends you many sufferings it is a sign that He has great plans for you, and certainly wants to make you a saint.” Saint Ignatius of Loyola
MyJoysComplete!ARE YOU LIVING A COMFORTABLE LIFE?
“If the Church stays silent in the face of what is happening, what difference would it make, if no church were ever opened again?” Blessed Franz Jägerstätter…
MyJoysComplete!Walking up Calvary
“Sometimes living with memory, with the thought of what friends, those who shared your soul and dreams, will do to you is worse than taking a bullet or having…
MyJoysComplete!Opportunities! Opportunities?
When God gives you some opportunities, it is almost like a process that you do not even realize what is recurring at the moment. - Author: Barbara Padilla
MyJoysComplete!MY FATHER! MY FATHER!
God is a Father who never abandons his children, a loving Father who supports, helps, welcomes, forgives, saves, with a fidelity that immensely surpasses that…
MyJoysComplete!SEEDS GROW....!!!
Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those…
MyJoysComplete!REACHING OUT!!!
Yes.. I am busy ...you are busy....every one else is busy..yaadaa..yaadaa SO WHO THEN REACHES OUT?