God is in the prepositions; beyond among, within, beneath.
-Sharon Daloz Parks
April4
It is not in differing from each other that disunity arises. It is in not listening to God and each other.
-Kenneth Sutton
April 5
Let love be sincere; hate what is evil; hold on to what is good.
-Romans 12:9
April 6
Jesus does away with all our blame and looks upon us, with pity and compassion, as innocent and beloved children.
- Bl Juliana of Norwich
April 7
Be reverent before the dawning day. Do not think of what will be in a year, or ten years. Think of today.
-Romain Rollana
April 8
Let no one have contempt for your youth, but set an example for those who believe in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity.
-1 Timothy 4:12
April 9
I do not fear any cross because I know that when a cross comes to me; you, Jesus, always comes too.
-St. Therese of Lisieux
April 10
It is best to first listen to others before we attempt to help them.
-Peter Van Breemen, S.J.
April11
Those with good sense are slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense.
-Proverbs 19:11
April 12
We must ever be giving thanks to God, seeing how great is the sum of his mercies.
-St. Peter of Alcantara
April 13
Take yourself off to the Garden of Olives or the foot of the cross, and stay there. Our Lord will speak to you; and you listen to Him.
-St. Bernadette
April14
In suffering there is concealed a particular power that draws a person interiorly close to Christ...Suffering more than anything else makes present...the powers of the redemption...Suffering is present in the world in order to release love.
-Pope John Paul II
April 15
Have mercy on me, God, for I am sick; heal me, Lord, my bones are racked with pain.
-Psalms 6:3
April 16
Life here below may be filled with privations and hardships, but it will come to an end and be followed by the dawn of eternal life, which knows no setting.
Bl. Camillo Constanzo
April17
Seek God and you will find Him.
-St. Teresa of Avila
April 18
At night there are tears, but joy comes with dawn.
-Psalm 30:6
April 19
Prayer conquers all things.
-St. Alphonsus de Arozco
April20
We are not discouraged; rather, although our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this momentary light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to what is seen but to what is unseen; for what is seen is transitory, but what is unseen is eternal.
-2 Cor 4:16-18
April21
Our lives will breathe out the fragrance of Christ in the sight of God, if the dying of Christ is seen in our daily living and His life's example is made visible in our own.
-St. Paulinus of Nola
April 22
All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.
-Walt Disney
April 23
Hold a true friend with both your hands.
-Nigerian Proverb
April 24
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.
-Psalm 33:12
April 25
Spirituality comes from what you do with your pain.
-Author Unknown
April26
It is far better to talk to God than to talk about Him, for there is so much self love intermingled with spiritual conversations.
-St. Therese of Lisieux
April 27
Let the peace of Christ live in your hearts.
-Colossians 3:15
April28
Beg God for the gift to love one another. Love all people, even your enemies, not because they are your brothers and sisters but so they may become such.
-St. Augustine
April 29
If the only prayer you say in your life is "thank you", that would suffice.
-Meister Eckhart
April 30
Thou hast given so much to me give one thing more-a grateful heart.
Don't let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God and, trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father's house. I would not tell you this if it were not true. I am going there to prepare a place for you...I will come back and take you with me so that you may be where I am going.
