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Proverbs 16:32

Verse: “Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.” – Proverbs 16:32 Prayer For Self-Control Almighty God, help me maintain a calm and composed demeanor, rather than being ruled by anger. Your Word teaches me that those who do not control their temper are like a city …

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Nahum 1:7

Verse: “The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.” – Nahum 1:7 Prayer For Refuge Jesus, I need your strength and power in my life. I know apart from you, I can do nothing. I acknowledge the areas in which I feel weak and acknowledge …

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Saint Cloud

Born in 522, Clodoald was the grandson of the Frankish King Clovis I, whose conversion to orthodox Christianity rather than the Arian heresy made him the first Catholic ruler of present-day France. In 554 Clodoald returned to the monastic life, founding and leading a community of monks in the village of Nogent near Paris. There, …

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Saint Eleutherius

St. Eleutherius (d. 585 A.D.) was a monk living in Spoleto, Italy. Little is known of his early life. He became the Abbot of St. Mark’s Abbey and was well-known as a man of simplicity and penance. He also demonstrated the gift of miracles and exorcism, and raised a dead man to life. After he …

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Saint Teresa of Calcutta

Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the tiny woman recognized throughout the world for her work among the poorest of the poor, was beatified October 19, 2003. Among those present were hundreds of Missionaries of Charity, the order she founded in 1950, as a diocesan religious community. Today the congregation also includes contemplative sisters and brothers, and …

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Matthew 6:21

Verse: “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” – Matthew 6:21 Prayer For Humility Lord, please forgive us for our selfish ambitions, holding onto our time and money as though it were ours. We recognize that everything we enjoy is a gift from You. It is only by Your mercies that …

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