Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church - Ville Platte

09/14/2026

Today's Meditation

"But we don't always have to climb to find [God]. Often, what we really want is not to put ourselves higher but to "pull heaven down," to bring the goodness of God back down into the world. There is, of course, no greater "pulling down heaven" than at the Mass, where the Lord joins us at a table through the hands of the priest before meeting us in our bodies in intimate communion."
Carrie Gress and Noelle Mering

An excerpt from Theology of Home III: At The Sea: Pg. 20

Quote of the Day

“You can do more with the grace of God than you think.” St. John Baptist de la Salle

09/13/2026

Quote of the Day

“A friend is more to be longed for than the light; I speak of a genuine one. And wonder not: for it were better for us that the sun should be extinguished, than that we should be deprived of friends; better to live in darkness, than to be without friends.” St. John Chrysostom

Today's Meditation

"Even if you do not confess, God is not ignorant of the deed, since he knew it before it was committed. Why then do you not speak of it? Does the transgression become heavier by the confession? No, it becomes lighter and less troublesome. And this is why he wants you to confess: not that you should be punished, but that you should be forgiven; not that he may learn your sin—how could that be, since he has seen it?—but that you may learn what favor he bestows. He wishes you to learn the greatness of his grace, so that you may praise him perfectly, that you may be slower to sin, that you may be quicker to virtue. And if you do not confess the greatness of the need, you will not understand the enormous magnitude of his grace."
St. John Chrysostom

An excerpt from A Year with Church Fathers: Pg. 255

09/12/2026

Today's Meditation

"True devotion to Our Lady is interior; that is, it comes from the mind and the heart. It flows from the esteem we have for her, the high idea we have formed of her greatness, and the love which we have for her. It is tender; that is, full of confidence in her, like a child’s confidence in his loving mother ... It implores the aid of its good Mother at all times, in all places and above all things: in its doubts, that it may be enlightened; in its wanderings, that it may be brought into the right path; in its temptations, that it may be supported; in its weaknesses, that it may be strengthened; in its falls, that it may be lifted up; in its discouragements, that it may be cheered; in its scruples, that they may be taken away; in the crosses, toils and disappointments of life, that it may be consoled under them. In a word, in all the evils of body and mind, the soul ordinarily has recourse to Mary, without fear of annoying her or displeasing Jesus Christ."
St. Louis De Montfort

An excerpt from True Devotion to Mary: Pg. 54

Quote of the Day

“When an evil thought is presented to the mind, we must immediately endeavor to turn our thoughts to God, or to something which is indifferent. But the first rule is, instantly to invoke the names of Jesus and Mary and to continue to invoke them until the temptation ceases. He who trusts in himself is lost. He who trusts in God can do all things.” St. Alphonsus Liguori

09/11/2026

Quote of the Day

“When we attend to the needs of those in want, we give them what is theirs, not ours. More than performing works of mercy, we are paying a debt of justice.” Pope Saint Gregory the Great

Today's Meditation

"Scripture offers us a look at the fruits we can expect as we grow closer to God: charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, forbearance, gentleness, faith, modesty, self-control, and chastity. Cut off from him, we rely on our own well to refresh our souls rather than the un-depletable wellspring available to us as sons and daughters of our eternal Father. We cannot understand who we really are without reference to him who is both the cause and the purpose of our lives, physically and spiritually. We are called to communion with him and this is a process of continually conforming our will to his."
Carrie Gress and Noelle Mering

An excerpt from Theology of Home II: The Spiritual Art of Homemaking: Pg. 66

09/10/2026

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09/10/2026

Quote of the Day

“Heaven could not span its Creator, but the faithful soul, and only it, becomes its dwelling place and seat, and it becomes so in virtue of charity of which the impious lack.” St. Clare of Assisi

Today's Meditation

"Virtues allow us to become excellent - more fully and perfectly human - by disposing us to perform good acts, to perfect ourselves, and to give the best of ourselves. When we possess the virtues, it becomes easier and more natural and enjoyable for us to do the right things. We're able to maximize our human powers. Virtues make us and our actions good."
Kevin Vost, PSY.D., p.112-113

An excerpt from The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

09/09/2026

09/09/2026

Quote of the Day

“Be sure that you first preach by the way you live. If you do not, people will notice that you say one thing, but live otherwise, and your words will bring only cynical laughter and a derisive shake of the head.” St. Charles Borromeo

Today's Meditation

"What is this brightness—with which God fills the soul of the just—but that clear knowledge of all that is necessary for salvation? He shows them the beauty of virtue and the deformity of vice. He reveals to them the vanity of the world, the treasures of grace, the greatness of eternal glory, and the sweetness of the consolations of the Holy Spirit. He teaches them to apprehend the goodness of God, the malice of the evil one, the shortness of life, and the fatal error of those whose hopes are centered in this world alone. Hence the equanimity of the just. They are neither puffed up by prosperity nor cast down by adversity.'A holy man', says Solomon, 'continueth in wisdom as the sun, but a fool is changed as the moon.' (Ecclus. 27:12). Unmoved by the winds of false doctrine, the just man continues steadfast in Christ, immoveable in charity, unswerving in faith."
Venerable Louis Of Grenada

An excerpt from The Sinner's Guide: Pg. 135

09/09/2026