Modesty in dress is the virtue of temperance and moderation as a means to control the passions. However, modesty in the church also becomes an act of justice, giving God what He is due by our reverence (1 Timothy 2:9-10) as well as that due to our brothers and sisters in the pew.
Pentecost has come and gone. The question begs: have I changed? Or do I still leave Sunday mass and go back to the same old way of thinking and habits of doing?
Our destiny in life is the embrace of God, and Jesus’ ascension brings us hope of eternal life.
Despite having everything we need and even more that we don’t need, people are more physically, mentally, and spiritually diseased than ever before. Why? Because God has been eliminated from our hearts. We need to rediscover the God Who has never left our side. Following is just a handful of the many passages from God telling you His love for you. Let meditating on these be a start to rediscovering Him.
On Holy Thursday, sitting before my loving Lord in His Blessed Sacrament, I was privileged to pray with my mom’s Adoration Holy Hour prayer book from 1934. I felt like she was holding it with me, turning every page. The timelessness of our faith…the truth that in prayer we breach time and space as God lifts us up into His Heart to experience His love for us…the grace this brings into the world…truly there are no other people more blessed on the earth than the Catholics sitting in front of His Blessed Sacrament.