Matthew 6:20

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

For the feast-day of St Ignatius Loyola

O God, you are the protection of all who trust in you, for without you nothing is holy, nothing strong.
Guide us and lead us with ever-increasing compassion.
Make us make such use of the good things that pass away
that we may share, even now, in the good things that endure.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God for ever and ever.

When we have had recourse to St Jude, and the answer has been "Yes", this has to be made public - so the tradition goes.

Grateful thanks to God , Our Blessed Lady, all the saints, especially St Therese and St Jude.  During the last two-and-a-half years, prayers for a sick person have been answered with "Yes" -  -and are still being answered.

I still expect too much from myself - -What doesn't need doing first , just needn't get done first.

Try to do the most important aspects of living first. If being in the fresh air in the garden is needed first, then indoor housework comes second!!

If the legs ache, get up from that computer!!

If a rest is needed, wait till that need is satisfied before tackling work.  Work done in a sleepy state won't work!

Fill the stomach, firstly,  with the things needed to keep the body in good health.  Then, there won't be room for the things that just put fat onto oneself.

Learn every lesson that can be learned from what cats do.  (Don't try pouncing on mice).