Workout Wednesday with Fr. Marino

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala, O.F.M. Capuchin   IF YOU CAN’T, THEN…   If you can’t pray for 30 minutes, Then, pray for 15 minutes.   If you can’t read a chapter of Scripture, Then, read one verse.   If you can’t pray a rosary, Then, pray one decade.   If you can’t make a big sacrifice, The, make a small one.   If you can’t do it alone, Then, ask Jesus to do it with you.   Jesus will perfect you, Just begin.   On this  SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY , and on every day, you have a total of 86,400 seconds available. Plan to use some of those seconds to talk to Jesus. St. Mother Teresa said, “If you are too busy to pray, then you really are too busy.”  

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala, O.F.M. Capuchin GOD KNOWS EXACTLY  WHAT WE NEED I f our greatest need had been information, God would have sent us an educator. If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist. If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent us an economist.   If our greatest need had been food, God would have sent us a grocer. If our greatest need had been enjoyment, God would have sent us an entertainer. But our greatest need was forgiveness, so God sent us a Savior.   On this SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY , trust in God who fulfills our every need.

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with  Fr. Marino H. Msigala  O.F.M. Capuchin ALL YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW  IS WHAT YOU LEARNED FROM NOAH'S ARK   Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark. Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, you might have to build something really big. Don't listen to critics -- do what has to be done. Build on high ground. For safety's sake, travel in pairs. T wo heads are better than one. Speed isn't always an advantage. Cheetahs were on board, but so were the snails. If you can't fight or flee -- float! Take care of your animals as if they were the last ones on earth. Don't forget that we're all in the same boat. Stay below deck during the storm. Remember that the ark was built by amateurs and the Titanic by professionals.   If you have to start over, have a friend by your side.   Remember, woodpeckers inside are often a bigger threat than the storm outside. Don...

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala,  O.F.M. Capuchin   EVEN… Even the ocean rests between waves. Even birds land. Even rivers pool quietly before continuing on. The moon takes a whole month to show its full face. Nothing in nature works without pause, Everything moves in rhythms, Never in constant force. And you are nature too. Your tiredness is not a flaw in the design. It is the design. Rest is not falling behind life. It is you keeping time with it. On this  SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY , accept the invitation of Jesus. “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.”  Mark 6: 31 In Jesus, we all find rest.    

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr . Marino H. Msigala,  O.F.M. Capuchin   LOVE IS… Slow to suspect – quick to trust. Slow to condemn – quick to justify. Slow to offend – quick to defend. Slow to expose – quick to shield. Slow to reprimand – quick to forbear. Slow to belittle – quick to appreciate. Slow to demand – quick to give. Slow to provoke – quick to help. Slow to resent – quick to forgive. On this  SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY , avoid being slow and strive to be  quick. Be quickened by His voice.  

  WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with  Fr. Marino H. Msigala,  O.F.M. Capuchin   GOD IS WITH YOU   God never sends you out alone. God goes before you. God stands beside you. God walks behind you. Whatever your present situation, Be confident. God is with you. On this  SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY , let go and let God.

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala, O.F.M. Capuchin LIVE IN THE PRESENT No amount of regret changes the past. No amount of anxiety changes the future. Any amount of gratitude changes the present. Be grateful for each day. On this  SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY , be grateful. You have a total of 86,400 seconds, 1,440 minutes, and 24 hours available each day. Live in the present and enjoy those seconds, minutes, and hours. They are a gift from the hand of the Father.

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with  Fr. Marino H. Msigala,  O.F.M. Capuchin   FAITH DEFEATS FEAR   Faith is the answer to fear. Deep down inside, we are all afraid: Of suffering Or of dying; Or of God’s judgment, Or of the unknown, Or of weakness, Or of our lives slipping out of control, Or of not being understood, Or of not being loved.   We sin because we are afraid. We bully because we are cowards. Faith casts out fear As light casts out darkness. God has shone His light into our world, And it is stronger than darkness. That light is Jesus Christ.   ~ Peter Kreeft, from his book Catholic Christianity   On this  SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY , pray Psalm 27:1, “The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?” Perfect love casts out fear.  Fear is “What if?”  Fait...

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala,  O.F.M. Capuchin WHAT DOES FAITH DO?   Faith doesn’t always take you out of the problem; Faith takes you through the problem.   Faith doesn’t always take away the pain; Faith gives you the ability to handle the pain.   Faith doesn’t always take you out of the storm; Faith calms you in the midst of the storm.   On this  SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY, keep the Faith and the Faith will keep you.  

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala, O.F.M. Capuchin WHO CAN DOUBT THE REAL PRESENCE?   On the evening of the last day of his October 1995 visit to the United States, Pope John Paul II was scheduled to greet the seminarians at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore. It had been a very full day, beginning with Mass at the Oriole Park in Camden Yards, followed by a parade through the downtown streets, a visit to the Basilica of The Assumption, the first cathedral in the country, lunch at a local soup kitchen, run by the Catholic Charities, a prayer service at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in the north Baltimore area, and finally a quick stop at St. Mary's Seminary.     The schedule was tight, so the plan was to simply greet the seminarians while they stood outside on the steps. But Pope John Paul II made his way through their ranks and into the building. His plan was first to make a visit to the Blessed Sacrament. When his wish...