O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I humbly confess that I do not know how Thy yoke can be considered sweet and Thy burden light. Look at all that Thou hadst to suffer! Who could rightly call your Passion and death sweet and light? I have another confession to make. I am completely embarrassed and ashamed … More Repugnant Suffering
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I have always desired to do something great for Thee. Convert the nations, defeat the antichrist, save the world – something of that magnitude. But then I pray Thy stations of the cross, and I come to Veronica. The great Veronica, who has been known the world over for two … More Veronica
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I am a little discouraged because I don’t have much of anything to offer to Thee. My Lenten penances are rather pathetic, to say the least. I am not undertaking any great fasts – I just try to eat two smaller meals and one larger meal like Holy Mother Church … More A Little Discouraged
O Mary, please help me to fast as thy saints fasted. Please help me to eat and sleep and take recreation as thy saints ate and slept and took recreation. Please help me to love and forgive as thy saints loved and forgave. Please help me to be humble and charitable and pure as thy … More As Thy Saints
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I have a burning desire to grasp the essence of things. I am not satisfied with the superficial but must always pursue a train of thought to a satisfactory ending. When it comes to Thy Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, however, I must confess that I am sometimes left confounded. Please … More Grasping the Essence
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