two crowns

To win the entire world for the Immaculata and, through her, for the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.”

St. Maximilian Kolbe

St. Maximilian Kolbe was born Raymund Kolbe in Poland on January 8th, 1894. Poland at this time was part of the Russian Empire. His father was a weaver and mother was a midwife. At age 12, Kolbe was given a vision of Our Lady. He wrote this: That night I asked the Mother of God what was to become of me. Then she came to me holding two crowns, one white, the other red. She asked me if I was willing to accept either of these crowns. The white one meant that I should persevere in purity and the red that I should become a martyr. I said that I would accept them both.

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just one thing!

In a previous post regarding the essence of time, I spoke of how the Almighty has been working another season of “spring cleaning” in me – body, mind and spirit!

He is using the topic of “time” to teach what He desires me to know & many things have come out of this experience already. I may dribble a few of those lessons in my upcoming posts praying that there may be just one thing in there somewhere for you, too.

O my God, help me to remember – That time is short, eternity is long. What good is all the greatness of this world at the hour of death? To love You, my God, and save my soul is the one thing necessary. Without You, there is no peace, no joy. My God, I need fear nothing but sin. For to lose You, my God, is to lose all.

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SAINT of the Year 2023

Drum roll, please!

2023’s

Saint of the Year

to watch over, guard and guide (me)

shall be…..

hugs n’ blessings for all the wonderful ways I shall learn from this holy one, while I am entrusted under his care!

*To chose your own Saint of the Year please click on the link Jen Fulwiler’s Saint’s Name Generator!