Make Time To Be (A Better) Catholic

Old Woman Saying Grace by Nicolaes Maes (Wikimedia)

God is always present to us. Are we present to God?

The Lord is closer to us than we are to ourselves: “interior intimo meo et superior summo meo” (“higher than my highest and more inward than my innermost self”). St Augustine, Confessions III, 6, 11.

Make time to put God first in your life.
Make time to pray, in silence, every day.
Make time to ask God for wisdom, peace and understanding.
Make time to ask God for the grace to do His will.
Make time to rest with God in adoration (of the Blessed Sacrament).
Make time to tell and show God that you love Him, that you trust Him.
Make time to deepen your relationship with Jesus, to attend Mass more often.
Make time to examine your conscience every day.
Make time to confess your sins.
Make time to read and meditate on Holy Scripture, to hear the voice of God.
Make time to serve others who need your hands to help them hope.
Make time to be with family, to love and serve your family.
Make time to bless family, friends, strangers and enemies alike.
Make time to rest.

God knows what we truly need. Are we prepared to listen to Him, to draw upon His wisdom and strength so we may enjoy the peace and blessings He intends for us?

The Collect for Purity


Almighty God, unto whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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