Pondering Tidbits of Truth - March 5, 2026
Father Henri Dominic
Lacordaire, O.P.
“What is difficult is to carry the cross each day, the cross which is not blood-stained but which bruises the skin a little without making it bleed, and which is composed of restraint, tediousness and languor. If one could only mount Calvary once and for all, and give one's body once and for all to the executioners, what pleasure! But no, the torment is in detail: a little cut of the whip, a little slap in the face, a little humiliation.”
(From St.
Dominic’s Family by Sister Mary Jean Dorcy, O.P.)
Plinio Correa de Oliveira
“If I am truly grateful for the fact that our Lord is my God and my Savior Who shed His blood to the last drop for me and would have done it for me alone, I must react when I see Him attacked, insulted derided, blasphemed and His Church persecuted. That is the logical consequence of adoration.
What good is a Holy Hour filled with good feelings and emotion, if, as I come out and witness an offence to God, I do not take a stand? What is the sincerity of that love I pledge to Our Lord, if I remain indifferent when I see Him attacked? If my adoration is sincere, I must be ready to fight for His cause to the last breath.
If we consider that Our Lord Jesus Christ is the head of the Mystical Body, which is the Catholic Church, and that the Church on earth is called the Church Militant; if we consider that it has been the Church’s lot to be attacked contested, denied, betrayed and persecuted through the ages, I must be prepared to defend her. Before those who try to make me ashamed of her, I must hold my head high and have enough knowledge of her holy doctrine to silence them.
(From A Call to be a Militant Catholic)
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"...we remember that Jesus never hurried past those who were suffering. He stopped, He listened, He touched, and He stayed. His compassion was in His presence. Today we hold in prayer all who carry illness in body, mind, or spirit, and all who care for them with tenderness that often goes unseen. In every hospital room, every waiting area, every home where someone keeps watch, may God’s healing love be at work. May those who are suffering feel the comfort of being held, not forgotten. May caregivers feel the strength that comes from God’s love. And may all of us learn to offer the simple gift Jesus offered so freely: presence.
(Prayer Reflection - St. Luke's Parish)
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