I pray to a merciful God to console you in the great trials you are presently experiencing. However, don't stop placing them all in the Most Holy Wounds of Jesus. This will ease them for you. Also place them under the mantle of Mary's Sorrows. She will bathe and soothe your heart with her tears.

St. Paul of the Cross

Prayer: Dear Jesus, when I am suffering. I tend to turn away from you. Change my instincts that I may turn toward you instead. I need to know at these times that I am loved. Mary, who loved you so much, can teach me.

Meditation from Living Wisdom for Every Dayby Fr. Bennet Kelley, C.P.