Fast: Give up thinking things have to be perfect.
“Don’t get upset with your imperfections. It’s a great mistake because it leads nowhere – to get angry because you are angry, upset at being upset, depressed at being depressed, disappointed because you are disappointed. So don’t fool yourself. Simply surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is always greater than our weakness.” — St. Francis de Sales
Pray: Before you go anywhere else online today, pray this prayer, taken from the writings of St. Louis de Montfort:
Lord, help me to imitate Mary’s
deep humility,
lively faith,
blind obedience,
unceasing prayer,
constant self-denial,
surpassing purity,
ardent love,
heroic patience,
angelic kindness,
and heavenly wisdom.
Amen.
Give: As you do laundry today, bless the person for whom you are folding. With every crease, offer a prayer.