Let’s Start Something by Being Grateful

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For what can I be grateful this day?

Perpetual gratitude toward people around us initiates habits of thankful prayer.
It also starts a chain reaction of giving thanks, till our friends and loved ones and our whole world
become imbued in grateful living.

– Edward Hays

Wisdom of Catherine of Siena

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All the way to heaven is heaven.
– Catherine of Siena

Wonder

Wonder before our eyes
Wonder before our eyes

Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.
– E.B. White, from Charlotte’s Web

Nature Holds Eternity

What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it.
– Isaac Bashevis Singer

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The Heavens Proclaim God’s Justice

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From today’s Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 97) we read:

Let all God’s angels worship God.

The heavens proclaim God’s justice
and all people see God’s glory.
All gods are prostrate before the Lord.

Let all God’s angels worship God.

The heavens proclaim God's justice
The heavens proclaim God’s justice

The Baptism of Jesus

Today is the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Today’s Entrance Antiphon for the Sunday Liturgy is from Matthew 3:16-17.

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Artwork from the Vatican Library in Rome

After the Lord was baptized,
   the heavens were opened,
and the Spirit descended upon him
   like a dove, and the voice of the Father thundered:
This is my beloved Son,
   with whom I am well pleased.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Illuminate

What better illumination is there than that which comes from our God when we find ourselves in the dark are in need of light?

The Gospel Acclamation for the Liturgy this day is:

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Light has arisen

 

Alleluia, alleluia.

The people who sit in darkness
have seen a great light,
on those dwelling in a land
overshadowed by death
light has arisen.

Alleluia, alleluia.

Life’s Journeys

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People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.

– The Dalai Lama

Wisdom of Aristotle

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In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

– Aristotle

Doors of Wisdom

What door shall I unlock?
What door shall I unlock?

Bless those who challenge us for they remind us of doors we have closed and doors we have yet to open.
– Native American Prayer