Today’s Reflection: From the belief that my life has no meaning or worth. Deliver me, Jesus. — from the Litany of Trust Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m
Today’s Reflection: Oh Jesus, meek and humble of heart, help me. From the desire to be esteemed, extolled, honored, praised, preferred, consulted, and approved, deliver me, Jesus. Deliver me from the distractions and fears that would keep me from hearing and seeing You. Help me, that when invited to cross the eternal threshold, I may do so with childlike candor and ease. —Adam Bohan, SJ Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.
Today’s Reflection: Jesus is not an option. Jesus is the answer. — Author unknown Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.
Today’s Reflection: If you desire a closer, more intimate relationship with Jesus — if you desire your spiritual life to grow more profoundly and go far beyond the humdrum existence of a Christian who is just going through the motions — then step back with me and consider what it means to follow Jesus intentionally as a disciple. — Edward Sri from his book Into His Likeness Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m
Today’s Reflection: The Jesus Prayer – Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. – Traditional prayer Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.
Today’s Reflection: The name of Jesus is light, and food, and medicine. It is light, when it is preached to us; it is food, when we think upon it; it is the medicine that soothes our pains when we invoke it. — St. Bernard of Clairvaux. Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.
Today’s Reflection: O Christ Jesus, when all is darkness and we feel our weakness and helplessness, give us the sense of your presence, your love and your strength. — St. Ignatius Loyola. Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.
Today’s Reflection: Silence gives us a new outlook on everything. We need silence to be able to touch souls… Jesus is always waiting for us in silence. — St. Teresa of Calcutta, from the book Love, a Fruit Always in Season. Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.
Today’s Reflection:Fourth Sunday of Advent — Come, Lord Jesus, come. — Advent prayer. Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.
Today’s Reflection:First Sunday of Advent – Advent is a quiet contemplative time of waiting for the Light that will come and shine on us Christmas Day, rescuing us from the great darkness and hopelessness we experience in our daily lives. Advent then is a very special season of hope that links the coming of the promised Messiah in Jesus with the coming of Christ into our own hearts after a period of preparation, and with the coming of Christ again at the end of time. — Brother Victoire-Antoine D’Avila-Latourrette, A Monastic Year. Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.