Lent ~ March 24

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Fast

Refrain from self promotion. "The only way to make rapid progress along the path of divine love is to remain very little and to put all our trust in Almighty God. That is what I have done" (St. Therese of Lisieux).

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Pray

Is there someone who inspires feeling of inferiority in you? Offer a Memorare for that person's intentions.

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Give

Page through your wedding album with your children today. Remember how loved ou felt that day. Love your family well.

Lent ~ March 22

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Fast

Let go of self-recrimination. "There is still time for endurance, time for aptience, time for healing, time for change. Have you slipped? Rise up. Have you sinned? Cease. Do not stand among sinners, but leap aside" (St. Basil the Great).

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Pray

For a few minutes tonight, after your children are sleeping, kneel beside their beds. Let your breath rise and fall with theirs. Enturst them to the Father and thank Him for lending them to you.

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Give

Do not say, "In a minute" or "When I finish this" at all today. Instead, put aside your agenda ad meet their needs (and even some wants) immediately and cheerfully.

What's worse than a hard drive crash with no backup files?

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Perhaps you’ve seen the ad? A couple is readying for their wedding day. Independently, each of them is warned ominously that the end is near; they will lose everything. They begin to feel a little creepy, but move ahead toward the altar. Just before the ceremony begins, someone bursts into the church to let them know that all their computer files are about to be wiped clean. The “everything” they will lose is the everything in their computer. The point is that rarely we are warned before a computer crash, and we should invest in a backup system.

I’ll admit it. The ad got me thinking. My computer had been maddeningly slow for days. Every time I tried to click anywhere, that colored wheel just spun and spun. So, I bought an external hard drive and copied everything onto it. Please read the rest here.

 

Lent ~ March 21 ~ World Down Syndrome Day

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Fast

Give up an extra creature comfort this week: a Threebucks and change cup of coffee (or two or three), a pre- sandal season pedicure, a carryout dinner on a hectic baseball night. Note the money saved.

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Pray

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1: 27

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Give

Meet Albina. She's four and a half and lives in an institution in Eastern Europe. She is the orphan about whom our Lord speaks. She's never known the love of a mommy or a daddy. She's never had someone to read her bedtime stories, tuck her in at night, tell her she's beautiful, tell her she matters, tell her she's loved. There is a remarkable family waiting--wanting-- to take her home. Albina needs you. She needs you to remember it's Lent and we are called to give. She needs the spare change you saved above. She needs your prayers. Won't you take a moment to get to know Albina? There's a pretty amazing giveaway at the end of the post I just linked. Even more amazing, there is a little girl, God's own precious child, who is our chance to give To God today. 

(Psst: Patti tells me that whenever I link to one of the Reece's Rainbows fundraising efforts, my readers amaze her with their generosity. You've got a reputation for being very kind, indeed. Go you! And thanks so much:-)