Thought for the Day – 29 December – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971)
The Value of An Hour
“There are twenty four hours in a day, eight thousand seven hundred and sixty, in a year.
How have you spent all the hours which God has given you in the past?
How do you intend to use the hours which He will give you in the future?
When you examine the past, you will find much to regret.
Perhaps you have spent many hours in sin, in idle gossp, in useless or dangerous pastimes, or in innumerable business transactions, all of which will contribute NOTHING towards your eternal salvation, which should be our main concern in this life.
How much time have you spent thinking of God, your Creator and Redeemer?
How many hours have you devoted to prayer, thanksgiving and penance.
How many have you spent in apostolic work on behalf of your neighbour?
It may be that the service of God and your spiritual welfare have, so far, been the least of your worries, on which you have expended no more than the few odd moments left over from your other preoccupations.
You are well aware, nevertheless, that the purpose of life is to know, love and serve God.
You know that you ought to offer Him all your thoughts, affections and actions, for He alone can make your happy – or do you NOT know and believe this?”
Antonio Cardinal Bacci
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HEY! That picture you used is my good friend Gabby 😁
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Wow – found on a free-to-use Pic site – how amazing is that!
Its a beautiful pic – she looks so joyful.
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Yes! That Church she was in was our college campus parish in Colorado. She’s a very very very joyful soul.
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How lovely. I must say I was drawn to her prayerful joy.
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Please pray for her! She has been through a lot (usually those with the most joy have the most sorrow!) that she find her vocation or holy call 🙃
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I will be adding Gabby to my list 🙏
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