The victory of vigilance...

"Please, let us not do business with the devil!  He seeks to return 

home to take possession of us ... Do not relativize;  be vigilant!

And always be with Jesus!" - Pope Francis

"Worship is a spiritual weapon. 

When we worship God, we enter into His presence in a powerful way. 

Because demons tremble at His presence, they are reluctant to follow us there.
No doubt the Devil is busy tempting us 

and trying to distract us even when we attend Mass. But if we give ourselves wholly to participating in the Mass, he has little room to operate. In fact, 

true worship focuses our attention on God: 

praising Him for who He is and thanking Him for what He has done.  

When our minds and hearts are centered on God, 

the Enemy’s provocations and enticements lose their power. 

Frequent Mass attendance, 

then, is an effective weapon of our warfare." 

Paul Thigpen

Excerpt from Manual for Spiritual Warfare

The victory of vigilance...

"Please, let us not do business with the devil!  He seeks to return 

home to take possession of us ... Do not relativize;  be vigilant!

And always be with Jesus!" - Pope Francis

"Worship is a spiritual weapon. When we worship God, we enter into His presence in a powerful way. Because demons tremble at His presence, they are reluctant to follow us there.

No doubt the Devil is busy tempting us and trying to distract us even when we attend Mass. But if we give ourselves wholly to participating in the Mass, he has little room to operate. In fact, 

true worship focuses our attention on God: praising Him for who He is and thanking Him for what He has done.  When our minds and hearts are centered on God, the Enemy’s provocations and enticements lose their power. Frequent Mass attendance, then, is an effective weapon of our warfare." 

Paul Thigpen

Excerpt from Manual for Spiritual Warfare

Whole day: an act of worship...

But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.  He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.   It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green.  It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit. - Jeremiah 17:7,8

"Keep struggling, so that the
Holy Sacrifice of the Altar
really becomes the
center and the root of your interior life,
and so your
whole day will turn into an act of worship -
an extension of the Mass you have attended
and a preparation for the next.

This will then overflow in aspirations,
visits to the Blessed Sacrament, and
the offering up of your
professional work and your family life."

St Josemaria Escriva
The Forge, n0.69

Aspirations: Short Prayers to Help You Through Your Day