Category: The Daily Decade

Series 14, Episode 1: S. Athanasius and the Choice of the Agony Download Link Today’s Daily Decade, for the Feast of S. Simeon of Jerusalem, offers prayers for the repose of the soul of the aunt of listener Tadano, who passed away last week. Today’s reflection deals with S. Athanasius of Alexandria, great defender of…

Series 13, Episode 15: Obstacles to Our Crowning Download Link Today’s Daily Decade, for the Feast of S. John of Matha, begs the intercession of S. Ignatius of Loyola on behalf of long-time listener and friend of the prayercast Patrick, who has been presented with a life-changing opportunity and desires discernment. Today’s reflection is on…

Series 13, Episode 14: Finding Jesus in the Eternal Moment Download Link Today’s Daily Decade, for the Feast of S. Titus, begs the intercession of S. Monica of Thagaste for the special intention of Jared, who asks for his wife’s conversion to the Faith. Today’s reflection is on living in the moment, and what moment…

Series 13, Episode 13: Be Not Soft to Sin Download Link Today’s Daily Decade, for the Feast of S. Andrew Corsini, begs the intercession of S. Christopher on behalf of his namesake, whose mother Angela has asked for prays effecting his conversion to the Faith. Today’s reflection is on the good works that toughen us…

Just as we journey to the Cross, we journey through the Cross, from the sinner who crucifies Christ to the penitent to begs mercy from his own cross, to the disciple who adores Him and His sacrifice.

Just as our truest model of masculinity is Christ, who rules justly and exercises authority with perfect love, the truest model of femininity is His mother, whom He has appointed to nurture and guide us towards our Heavenly Father.

There are two ways to ask God “why?” – it is either the selfish “why me?” or the loving “how can I do better?”

In sorrow are we made saints, in struggle are we made holy, in adversity and persecution is our weakness perfected into strength. In the Cross is our Resurrection.

God by becoming man shared our sorrow and pain in His experience of compassion, but His chief lesson to us teaches us how to see past the sorrows of the world to His glory and the joys of His Kingdom.

With every worldly joy, we are reminded that it is only a small reflection of the great joy we have in Heaven, and so always with a reminder that our truest happiness is not here, but with God.