Evening Meditations for January 3rd ~ St Alphonsus Liguori

There are two principal occupations of a solitary — to pray, and to do penance. Behold the Infant Jesus in the little Grotto of Bethlehem giving us the example. He, in the Crib which He chose for His oratory upon earth, never ceases to pray, and to pray continually, to the Eternal Father. There He constantly makes acts of adoration, of love, and of prayer.

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Today’s ✠Challoner Meditation: January 3rd On the rule of new life

Meditations for every day of the year by Bishop ✠Richard Challoner

The Passing of a Champion for Orthodoxy