Love of God

Today's Readings:
Rom 4:1-8
Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11
Lk 12:1-7

Jesus reminds us that God is active in creation and knows us better than we know ourselves. The Lord sees our very soul and regardless of who we are or what we have done, we are loved by him. What a wonderful God we have...A God who is not only the source of love but is love as St. John tells us in his letters. Let us find some time today to take a few moments and thank the Lord for all he has done in our lives, and in doing so allow him to continue to purify our heart and soul. Have a great day and God Bless.
Prayer: Lord, let your purifying love fill our lives so that we may be filled with your Spirit and anything that is not of you is removed from our life. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

Saint of the Day - St. Margaret Mary
Margaret Mary lived in the seventeenth century. She is the famous French nun to whom Jesus showed his Sacred Heart. As a child, she was a happy little girl who loved the nuns at school. But when she was eleven, she became very sick. It was four years before she was well again. Her father had died, and an aunt had moved into their home. This aunt and her husband made Margaret Mary and her mother suffer very much. Almost every day, the teenager would hide in the garden to cry and pray. What hurt her most was seeing her mother get hurt. Yet Margaret Mary grew to love good times. A few years later, she was considering marriage. Her mother wanted her to marry and so did her relatives. They were worried about her, especially when she brought beggar children into the garden to try to teach them. Margaret Mary hesitated a while, neither marrying nor entering the convent. At last she decided on the convent. She joined the Visitation sisters and was a kind, humble sister. Often she made others impatient since she was slow and clumsy. But she was dear to Jesus. He began to appear to St. Margaret Mary to show her how much he loves us all. Jesus wanted her to spread devotion to his Sacred Heart. It was a very hard thing to do. Many people thought Margaret Mary had not really seen Jesus at all. Some were angry with her for trying to spread the new devotion. This brought her great suffering. Yet she did her best to carry out the Lord's wish. Jesus blessed her hard work and pain. Today, this wonderful devotion to the Sacred Heart is practiced all over the world. Our Lord made great promises to St. Margaret Mary for those who are devoted to his most Sacred Heart. Some of these promises are: "I will comfort them in all their afflictions. I will establish peace in their homes. I will bestow abundant blessings on all their undertakings. I will bless every place where a picture of my Heart shall be displayed and honored." The greatest promise Jesus made is this: "My divine Heart shall be the safe refuge in the last moment to all those who receive Holy Communion on the First Friday for nine months in a row."
Reflection: St. Margaret Mary understood in a special way how deeply Jesus loves each of us. We can learn from her to trust in the Heart of Jesus, which-as she wrote-is filled with "love to meet our every need."

Saint information comes from: http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/dailysaint/october/1016.asp