Look at my cat! :blobheartcat:
To pray is to raise the mind to God and converse with Him concerning our interests with reverent familiarity, and a confidence greater than has the most petted child in its mother, and to talk with Him of all things both high and low, of the things of heaven and the things of earth; it is to open one’s heart to Him and pour it out unreservedly to Him; it is to tell Him of our labours, our sins, our desires, and all that is in our soul, and to find our rest with Him as we would with a friend. It is what the Holy Scripture calls “pouring forth one’s heart as water before Him.”
-St. Francis de Sales
Ibuprofen and kitty snuggles do wonders sometimes. 😊
The things that we love tell us what we are.
-St. Thomas Aquinas
For as piety regards God, justice our neighbor, and sobriety ourselves, so also prayer, which is an act of religion, regards God; almsdeeds, which is an act of mercy, regards our neighbor; and fasting, which is an act of abstinence, regards ourselves.
-St. Robert Bellarmine
I remember when my nephew was born and everybody was fighting over holding him. lol Their little downy heads are perfect for snuggling.
:blob_aww: I want to sniff his lil' head! He's so precious! There's no other thing that smells so good as a freshly born babe.
So happy for you both!! Rest and enjoy the precious newborn time! :hearts_flying_pink3:
Now you love yourself suitably when you love God better than yourself. What, then, you aim at in yourself you must aim at in your neighbor, namely, that he may love God with a perfect affection. For you do not love him as yourself, unless you try to draw him to that good which you are yourself pursuing. For this is the one good which has room for all to pursue it along with thee. From this precept proceed the duties of human society, in which it is hard to keep from error. But the first thing to aim at is, that we should be benevolent, that is, that we cherish no malice and no evil design against another. For man is the nearest neighbor of man.
-St. Augustine of Hippo
The whole world is not worth a soul, and a soul is worth nothing without its resolutions. We need not be troubled because we are weak, if by trusting in the power and mercy of God we never lose courage; on the contrary, my daughter, I would rather be weak than strong before God, for He takes the weak in His arms, and the strong He leads by the hand.
-St. Francis de Sales
I don't think we are going to have an election this year... that's my personal belief. I believe war is imminent and they are going to enact some sort of illegal martial law on those pretexts.
Used to really enjoy the 4th of July when I was a kid, but now... Our country is full of degeneracy, hatred of God and family and filled with cowards. Not really sure how to celebrate it. I enjoy the fireworks, but I think it would be better if everyone spent the day in prayer and asking God for forgiveness and for His rule on earth to transform our country back into one that puts Him first.
“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”
-1 Corinthians 10:13