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One Minute Reflection – 7 November – ‘ … Mercy Itself, wishes you to be merciful … ‘

One Minute Reflection – 7 November – “The Month of the Holy Souls in Purgatory” – Within the All Saints Octav – Apocalypse 7:2-12, Matthew 5:1-12 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/ “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” – Matthew 5:7 REFLECTION – “Finally, just as concern for one’s neighbour is added to love of God, so the virtue of mercy is added to the desire for…

Thought for the Day – 12 July – Blessed are the Merciful

Thought for the Day – 12 July – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) Blessed are the Merciful “Some day each of us will have to stand before the judgement seat of God and will have to render an account of all his actions.Are we anxious that God will be merciful to us at that crucial moment?Let us be forgiving and charitable towards others now!It is clear from the words of the…

Thought for the Day – 8 March – Blessed are the Merciful – Matthew 18:21-35

Thought for the Day – 8 March – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) Blessed are the Merciful If we want God to show mercy to us, we must be merciful to those who are in material or spiritual distress. “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” (Mt 5:7) Let us recall the Gospel parable about the king who was making out the accounts of all his servants.One man was…

Thought for the Day – 28 January – Blessed are the Merciful

Thought for the Day – 28 January – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971)

Blessed are the Merciful

If we want God to show mercy to us, we must be merciful to those who are in material or spiritual distress.

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” (Mt 5:7)

Let us recall the Gospel parable about the king who was making out the accounts of all his servants. One man was…

Thought for the Day – 25 January – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) Blessed are the Merciful “Works of mercy can be either corporal or spiritual.The former cannot be practised much by those who are poor but, any generous-minded Christian can perform the latter.Sometimes, there is greater charity in speaking a kind word than in giving a large alms.Often, it is worth more in…

Thought for the Day – 26 January – Blessed are the Merciful

Thought for the Day – 26 January – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) Blessed are the Merciful “Some day, each one of us will stand before the Judgement Seat of God and will have to render an account of all our actions.Are we anxious that God will be merciful to us at that crucial moment?Let us be forgiving and charitable towards others now.It is clear from the words of the…