Workout Wednesday with Fr. Marino

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala, O.F.M. Capuchin   THANK GOD AHEAD OF TIME   "Thank God ahead of time" was the motto of Blessed Solanus Casey, O.F.M. Capuchin  (1870-1957) of Detroit, MI. It reflected his deep trust in God’s providence and his belief that gratitude was the sure sign of surrender to God’s will and confidence that God works all things for the good of those who love Him.   Blessed Solanus adopted this motto after facing personal and spiritual difficulties that tested his faith. Instead of becoming bitter, he embraced an attitude of gratitude. On this  SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY , surrender yourself to God’s will and know that He works all things for the good of those who love Him. What are you asking of God? What is it that you seek? Thank God ahead of time and await what God has planned for you.

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala, O.F.M. Capuchin CHANGE 3 WORDS AND CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE I nstead of saying, “I have to… ” Start your day by saying, “I get to…” I get to go to work and earn money. I get to exercise and be healthy. I get to see my friends. I get to visit my family. I get to talk with people I love. I get to eat a good meal. I get to experience something new. I get to help another person. I get to go to church. I get to live another day. On this  SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY, remember that tomorrow is not guaranteed. “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.” (Proverbs 27:1). Make the most of each day. Start each day with “I get to…” I can…” “I have another chance…” Then, make the most of it.  Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. But today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala, O.F.M. Capuchin BROKEN OR GIFTED?   An elderly woman had two large water pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across the back of her neck. One of the pots had a crack, while the other was perfect and always delivered a full gallon of water. At the end of the long walks from the stream to her house, the pot with the crack arrived only half full. For a full two years, the woman brought home only one and a half pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot took pride in its accomplishments. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of what it had been made to do. After two years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the woman one day by the stream. “I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house.” The old woman smiled, “Did you notice that there...

WEDNESDAY WORKOUT A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala, O.F.M. Capuchin   ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE   “Remember the past with gratitude.   Live in the present with enthusiasm.   Look forward to the future with confidence.”     ~ St. John Paul II   On this  SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY , adopt an attitude of gratitude. Think about the blessings you have received from God and consider how you might share them with others. What you selfishly keep, you lose; what you generously share is yours forever.

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with  Fr. Marino H. Msigala, O.F.M. Capuchin   WHEN? IN EVERY MOMENT!   In happy moments, Praise God. In difficult moments, Seek God. In quiet moments, Worship God. In painful moments, Trust God. In every moment, Thank God.   On this  SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY , make every moment count. Count every moment as a chance to praise, seek, worship, trust, and thank God.

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala, O.F.M. Capuchin   YOU CAN’T! You can’t change the past. You can’t predict the future. But you can ruin the present, By worrying about both.   So, there’s only one thing to do… Trust God.   On this  SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY , listen to St. Padre Pio, who said, “Pray, hope, and don’t worry.”  

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala, OFM Capuchin HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? God doesn’t give us what we can handle. God helps us handle what He gives us. On this  SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY , know that you are never given more than you can handle because God handles all that He gives you. Trust in God. Let go and let God.

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala, O.F.M. Capuchin   BOOK OF THE MONTH: THE ROSARY “ The rosary is the book of the blind, where souls see and enact the greatest drama of love the world has ever known.   The rosary is the book of the simple,  which initiates them into mysteries and knowledge more satisfying than other forms of education.   The rosary is the book of the aged,  whose eyes close upon the shadows of this world, and open upon the substance of the next.   The power of the rosary is beyond description.”                                                                    ~Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen   On this  SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY , pray the rosary and meditate on the life of C...

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala, OFM Capuchin PEACE PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen . O n this  SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY , pray for peace in our world, in our country, in our state, in our community, in our neighborhood, in our family, and in our own hearts. Peace be with you!      

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala, OFM Capuchin ST. PADRE PIO SAYS… “My past, O Lord, I leave to Your mercy; My present to Your love; My future to Your providence.”   “Pray, hope, and don’t worry.”   On this  SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY , listen to the simple wisdom of St. Padre Pio and savor the gift of the present. Leave it to the Lord’s mercy, love, and providence.