We have always sought to take advantage of all opportunities to grow in Faith, grace, and simply foster camaraderie among others desiring to live radically as the Gospel proclaims.

There is no denying that there is a newfound urgency during these times.

Reading the lives of the saints is also a necessary daily practice of ours. We cling to their wisdom and seek ways to practically apply their maxims to our lives.

Today is the feast of St. Hedwig (10.16). The following is practical consideration offered by Fr. Weninger (1876).

“We must adore the decrees of the Almighty not only in happy days, but also in those of sorrow and bereavement,” said Saint Hedwig, when God deprived her of her beloved spouse, by an early death.

Equally heroic was she, when by the will of Divine Providence, she lost her first-born son.

How do you act in similar painful circumstances?

You will never possess peace of mind, if you do not submit to the will of the Most High. And why should you not do this?

The decrees of God are all just, although they are incomprehensible. Nothing that happens to you is unknown to the Almighty, or has not been permitted by His wisdom.

All that God permits or ordains, is intended for your welfare. The true faith teaches you this.

It also teaches you that you should not, under any circumstances, oppose the will of God. Hence, there remains nothing to do, but to make a virtue of necessity, to adore humbly the decrees of Providence, to submit to them willingly, and to unite your will with that of your God.

In this manner you will be calm and contented in all adverse circumstances of life, and, at the same time, you will gather a treasure of merits for heaven.

“Make of necessity a virtue,” writes Saint James of Nisibis,” and as you cannot escape the hand of the Almighty, but must submit to so great a Lord, humble yourself voluntarily under His overwhelming power.”

📸 my girls on a day hike with Sisters from a beloved order and Father