Adding Examples of Jesus and Mary in our Daily Life

Mother Angelica translates this example of Jesus and Mary to our daily life in the following examples:

- To see a Christian believe in God's Love when sorrow befalls gives Hope.
- To see joy on the face of a Christian beset with trials and problems, gives us a new concept of
Faith.
- To see someone crushed but serene over the death of a loved one, makes us realize there is
another life.
- To see sickness and pain patiently borne gives us courage.
- To see a friend who has suffered the loss of all things begin again with trust and love, gives
us strength to continue on.
- To see forgiveness and mercy after friends quarrel, brings joy to our hearts.
- To see sinners turn to God and rise to great heights of sanctity, increases our trust in His
Love and Mercy.

Our Lady Teaches us how to Bear Suffering

As she stood at the foot of the Cross, Our Lady taught us how to bear suffering. She did not flee. She did not shrink back from the greatest suffering any human heart could possibly bear. She did not become bitter. The Scripture tells us, so simply, that Our Lady stood at the foot of the Cross.

St. Joan of the Cross

The downtown areas of most major cities hold a population of “street people.” Well-dressed folks usually avoid making eye contact, probably out of being asked for a handout. That was St. Joan of the Cross’s attitude until the day one of them touched her heart. Most people thought the old woman was crazy, but she put St. Joan on the road to sainthood. Who knows what the next beggar we meet might do for us?

Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

Edith Stein was born of Jewish parents in 1891, becoming an influential philosopher following her extensive studies at major German universities. Following her conversion to Catholicism, she became a major force in German intellectual life, entering the Disclaced Carmelites in 1933. Sister Teresa Benedicta of the Cross was arrested by the Nazi regime on August 2, 1942, and transported by cattle train to the death camp of Auschwitz where she died in the gas chambers on August 9, 1942.

St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Quote

A few days before her deportation and execution, she had dismissed the question about a possible rescue: "Do not do it! Why should I be spared? Is it not right that I should gain no advantage from my Baptism? If I cannot share in the lot of my brothers and sisters, my life, in a certain sense, is destroyed."

God's Call

God does not call us to be successful. He has called us to be faithful.

- Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

Faith Lesson from St. Bernadette

St. Bernadette stumbled through life guided only by blind faith in things she did not understand - as we all must do from time to time.