Friday of the Fourth Week in Easter; Optional Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker
O God, author of our freedom and of our salvation, listen to the voice of our pleading and grant that those you have redeemed by the shedding of your Son’s Blood may have life through you and, under your protection, rejoice forever unharmed. Grant this 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. Amen.
Daily Thought from the Saints
"Whenever I go to the chapel, I put myself in the presence of our good Lord, and I say to Him, 'Lord, here I am. Tell me what You would have me do.' If He gives me some task, I am content and I thank Him. If He gives me nothing, I still thank Him since I do not deserve to receive anything more than that. And then, I tell God everything that is in my heart. I tell Him about my pains and my joys, and then I listen. If you listen, God will also speak to you, for with the good Lord, you have to both speak and listen. God always speaks to you when you approach Him plainly and simply."
— St. Catherine Laboure
Daily Scripture Verse
"And over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection. And let the peace of Christ control your hearts, the peace into which you were also called in one body. And be thankful."
Colossians 3:14-15
Day by Day with Mary, the Mother of God
May is a month which the piety of the faithful has long dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God. This is the month during which Christians in their churches and their homes offer the Virgin Mother more fervent and loving acts of homage and veneration, and it is the month in which a greater abundance of God’s merciful gifts comes down to us from our Mother’s throne.
— Pope St. Paul VI
A Prayer from Notre Dame University
Rev. John Conley, C.S.C.
Heavenly Father, you have given Jesus authority over all your creatures, over each one of us. He exercises his authority by having become one with us in our flesh and blood, in our struggles and hopes. Help us to be so closely united with Jesus that our truest selves will be molded in Jesus’ likeness. Amen.