https://sanctusmario.com Inspiration and Bible Reflections Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:53:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-logo2-32x32.png https://sanctusmario.com 32 32 https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/whoever-humbles-himself-shall-be-made-great-saturday-20th-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whoever-humbles-himself-shall-be-made-great-saturday-20th-week https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/whoever-humbles-himself-shall-be-made-great-saturday-20th-week/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:47:00 +0000 https://sanctusmario.com/?p=5048 Breakfast With the Word Saturday 20th Week Ordinary Time of the Year B]]> https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/whoever-humbles-himself-shall-be-made-great-saturday-20th-week/feed/ 8 https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/reasons-we-must-love-our-neighbour-friday-20th-week-ordinary-time-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reasons-we-must-love-our-neighbour-friday-20th-week-ordinary-time-2 https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/reasons-we-must-love-our-neighbour-friday-20th-week-ordinary-time-2/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:01:48 +0000 https://sanctusmario.com/?p=7182 The easiest way that Mother Teresa penetrated every hardened heart is through her works of charity and sincere acts of love. 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Many people focus only on earthly success, pleasures, and achievements, forgetting that this life is temporary and that our souls are destined for eternity.   The […]]]> https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/breakfast-with-the-word-monday-20th-week-ordinary-time-shorter-version/feed/ 0 https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/the-hunger-for-eternal-life-monday-20th-week-ordinary-time-of-the-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-hunger-for-eternal-life-monday-20th-week-ordinary-time-of-the-year https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/the-hunger-for-eternal-life-monday-20th-week-ordinary-time-of-the-year/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 22:00:19 +0000 https://sanctusmario.com/?p=5018 Breakfast With the Word Monday 20th Week Ordinary Time of the Year]]> https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/the-hunger-for-eternal-life-monday-20th-week-ordinary-time-of-the-year/feed/ 1 https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/never-give-up-on-god/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=never-give-up-on-god https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/never-give-up-on-god/#respond Sat, 15 Aug 2026 17:50:11 +0000 https://sanctusmario.com/?p=1498   Whenever we seek the presence of God, we always want our prayers to be answered immediately. 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