Feb. 25: Tell Him Your Needs.

Queen Esther, seized with mortal anguish,
had recourse to the LORD.
She lay prostrate upon the ground, together with her handmaids,
from morning until evening, and said:
“God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, blessed are you.
Help me, who am alone and have no help but you

Take a few minutes today to offer your petitions to God. Tell him what you need, what you want. He knows what we need, and He loves when we ask Him. He's a loving Father who wants you to be happy, even more than you do!

Feb. 24: Tell Them.

Now Nineveh was an enormously large city;
it took three days to go through it.
Jonah began his journey through the city,
and had gone but a single day’s walk announcing,
“Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed,”
when the people of Nineveh believed God;
they proclaimed a fast
and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth.

Have you told your friends about Jesus? I don't mean all the facts about Him, I mean have you told them how your faith in Him has impacted your life? Often we are like Jonah and we think that people would never listen if we told them. Pray for an opportunity to share your faith today. And when that opportunity arises, GO FOR IT

Feb. 23: Read the Word.

So shall my word be
that goes forth from my mouth;
It shall not return to me void,
but shall do my will,
achieving the end for which I sent it.

Read God's word today. Open a Bible and read a passage from Scripture. The Gospels are a great place to start. Here are today's readings for Mass

Feb. 22: Who Is He?

When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi
he asked his disciples,
“Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah,
still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

Who is Jesus to you? Really? Someone you turn to just when things are bad? Someone you ask to bring you things? Sure He's God, but who is He to you? Tell Him that you really want Him to be your everything.

Feb. 20: Leave Everything Behind.

Jesus saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post.
He said to him, “Follow me.”
And leaving everything behind, he got up and followed him.

What would it mean for you to leave everything behind? Ask yourself which things in your life you couldn't live without. Tell God that He can have everything, even the things you hold onto dearly. Even if it feels like you're just saying it, ask Him to give you the faith to trust Him.

Feb. 19: Set the Oppressed Free

This, rather, is the fasting that I wish:
releasing those bound unjustly,
untying the thongs of the yoke;
Setting free the oppressed,
breaking every yoke;
Sharing your bread with the hungry,
sheltering the oppressed and the homeless;
Clothing the naked when you see them,
and not turning your back on your own.

Love someone that is oppressed today. Maybe the kid that no one talks to, sits with, or the one that everyone talks about behind their back. Offer a kind word, a friendly smile, or just go out of your way to let them know that someone cares.

Feb. 18: Deny yourself

Then he said to all,

“If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself
and take up his cross daily and follow me.
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
What profit is there for one to gain the whole world
yet lose or forfeit himself?”

choose one way to deny yourself today. Maybe you will not have a snack at a meal, or not have that coffee/Coke that you're craving.