The Little Way of St Therese
"I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul."
St Therese of the Child Jesus
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Welcome to "Thoughts for Moms"Dear Friends,"Thoughts for Mom" is a special place to receive spiritual
sustenance related to the vocation of motherhood. Here I will post
various reflections — from popes, saints, and Catholic writers,
to my thoughts and yours — to help us better live our mission
as Moms, and to help us give our vocation the depth of meaning God
intended it to have.
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1 Comments:
As long as everything is done out of love , and offered up out of love, it doesn't matter the size of the sacrifice -
- getting out of bed early when still tired...
- biting the lip instead of speaking sharply when one's morning mood is grumpy
- accepting with grace that the coffee maker wasn't turned on
- cleaning up the doggie doo-doo on the kitchen floor
- saying a chaplet before having a sip of coffee
- changing the cat littler again...
- staying home when one prefers to go out
- starting school on time...
Nothing is too small to make a difference, to save a soul.
I believe the Blessed Mother and the Lord want a "little crown" of self-sacrifice from us mothers throughout our days - a little crown of hidden mortifications - which become a tremendous tool of reparation for all the sin happening in the world today.
And the greatest tool of reparation is to simply love God - to love Him from the midst of a world who ignores Him, mocks Him, dismisses Him and dismisses the sacrifice He made to save us. We then become His consolers.
We are called to imitate Christ. Let's do so, by offering up EVERYTHING that happens to us, as coming from the hands of a loving God, for the salvation of others.
As long as our offerings are done out of conscious love for God, we help save the world. Not a bad payback for putting on a load of laundry - something we had to do anyway!
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