TENTH DAY St. Paul writes that in the next life Jesus Christ 'will render to every man according to His works (Rom. 2:6). What great...

SEVENTH DAY When God, destines anyone for a particular office, He gives him the graces that fit him for it. Therefore, since God chose...

SIXTH DAY According to St. John Damascene: 'God gave St. Joseph the love, the care, and the authority of a father over Jesus. He gave him...

TWELFTH DAY To prove the power which St. Joseph possesses in paradise, St. Bernardine of Siena writes thus: 'We cannot doubt that Christ...

ELEVENTH DAY We must believe that the life of St. Joseph, spent in the presence of Jesus and Mary, was a continual prayer, abounding in...

NINTH DAY The two disciples, going to Emmaus were inflamed with divine love by the few moments which they spent in company with our...

EIGHT DAY In the Gospels St. Joseph is called 'just. What is meant by a just man? St. Peter Chrysologus says: 'It means a perfect man-one...

FIFTH DAY All the faithful should be devoted to St. Joseph in order to obtain the grace of a good death, and this for three reasons....

FOURTH DAY St. Bernardine of Siena says that we should be persuaded that Our Lord, Who respected St. Joseph on earth as His father, will...

THIRD DAY The example of Jesus Christ, Who wished to honor St. Joseph so much, and to be subject to him on earth, ought to inflame all...

SECOND DAY We should, indeed, honor St. Joseph, since the Son of God Himself was graciously pleased to honor him by calling him father....

The Dekaena is a 10 day meditation to the Holy Spirit. It begins 10 days before Pentecost on Ascension Thursday Our patron saint, St...

Love Is a Light That Enlightens the Soul ONE of the greatest evils which the sin of Adam has produced in us is that darkening of our...

Love is a Fire That Inflames the Heart GOD HAD ORDERED, in the ancient law, that there should be a fire kept continually burning on His...

Love Is a Dew Which Fertilizes THUS does Holy Church teach us to pray: "May the infusion of the Holy Spirit cleanse our hearts, and...

Love Sanctifies You and Makes You Holy THE MORE we love God, the more holy we become. St. Francis Borgia says it is prayer that...

Love Causes God to Dwell in Our Souls THE HOLY SPIRIT is called "Sweet Guest of the soul." This was the great promise made by Jesus...

Love Is a Treasure Containing Every Good LOVE is that treasure of which the Gospel says that we must leave all to obtain it, because love...

Love Is a Bond Which Binds AS THE HOLY SPIRIT, who is uncreated love, is the indissoluble bond which binds the Father to the eternal...

Love Is a Repose That Refreshes LOVE is also called "in labor rest, in mourning comfort". Love is repose that refreshes, because the...