Day 21 – 4th Friday
of Lent, March 24
We continue to think about love today.
We are past the halfway point in our Lenten journey and it can seem long
and difficult. We may want to give up. We may think – who cares about earning little
flowers anymore any way! Yet, we are
working on our little flowers in order to love Jesus more. He is the only one who understands our
hearts. Do we ever feel frustrated like
no one understands us?? Well, Jesus
does! St. Thérèse tells us He is the
only one truly capable of receiving our love!
Let us persevere in our love and sacrifices for the One who loves us
eternally!
In
the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Thank you, dear Jesus, for loving us so much! Thank you for understanding us and loving us
through our challenges. Please help us
to not waste our love and affections on things, but always direct our love to
You.
St. Thérèse teaches
us:
“But
on whom shall our poor heart lavish its love? Who shall be found that is great
enough to be the recipient of its treasures? Will a human being know how to
comprehend them, and above all will he be able to repay? There exists but one
Being capable of comprehending love; it is Jesus; He alone can give us back
infinitely more than we shall ever give to him.” – Letter to her cousin, Marie
Guerin
Lord
Jesus, please help us to persevere in our Lenten journey. Help us to love you more each day. We love you, Jesus!
Our
Father …
Hail
Mary …
Glory
Be …
Merciful
Father, in the name of Your sweet Jesus, of the Blessed Virgin and of the
Saints, I pray that I be fired with Your spirit of love, and that You will
grant me the grace to make You greatly loved.
(The daily prayer that St. Thérèse
taught us to say, adapted for our little lives.)
St.
Thérèse, pray for us!
In
the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Today’s Little Flower activity: Help someone else out today. (Color in a flower for Jesus when your mom or
dad has seen that it is completed!)
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