Monday of the Fifth Week in Easter
May your right hand, O Lord, we pray, encompass your family with perpetual help, so that, defendant from all wickedness by the Resurrection of your Only Begotten Son, we may make our way by means of your heavenly gifts. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever. Amen.
Daily Thought from the Saints
"If we wish to make any progress in the service of God we must begin every day of our life with new eagerness. We must keep ourselves in the presence of God as much as possible and have no other view or end in all our actions but the divine honor."
— St. Charles Borromeo
Daily Scripture Verse
"The Lord sees not as man sees; man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart."
1 Samuel 16:7b
Daily Meditation
"My Jesus, it is truly easy to become holy; it just takes a little good will! And if He finds this minimum of good will in a soul, He quickly gives Himself to her. And nothing can stop Him, neither our faults nor our falls, absolutely nothing. Jesus hurries to help that soul; and if the soul is faithful to this grace from God, she can in a short time reach the highest levels of holiness that a created being can attain here below. God is very generous and does not refuse His grace to anyone. He gives even more than we ask for. The shortest road is faithfulness to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit."
— St. Maria Faustina Kowalska
Day by day with Mary, the Mother of God
Mary lived with her eyes fixed on Christ, treasuring his every word. “She kept all these things pondering them in her heart.” The memories of Jesus, impressed upon her heart, on the various moments of her life at her Son’s side. In a way those memories were to be the “rosary” which she recited uninterruptedly throughout her earthly life.
In proclaiming Mary we make known not only Christ’s masterpiece of grace but also what He desires to accomplish in us. She, the Church in her perfection, needs to be proclaimed and preached so that the truth of Christ’s victory and grace will shine forth more clearly.
—Pope St. John Paul II
A Prayer from Notre Dame University
Rev. Michael Belinsky, C.S.C.
Dear Jesus, you promise to be with us through the presence of your Spirit, our Advocate. Bless us with your presence and the gift of your guidance. May our efforts bring you glory. Amen!