Here is an important hint for Holy Living in the Salesian Tradition:
Live in The Present Moment:
St. Francis de Sales offers us this helpful advice: “Leave the past to God’s mercy, the future to his Divine Providence and embrace the present willingly and lovingly.”
It can be very futile to dwell on the past and even more so to worry about the future. The Romans expressed it well: “Carpe Diem!” Live today well.
Living in the present moment is an important element in Salesian spirituality which encourages us to concentrate on the gifts or challenges of the present and accept them as coming from the loving hand of God – no matter how indirectly. Use them well to grow in holiness!
Sr. Mary Berchmans Hannan, VHM