Wednesday of the 4th Week in Lent – Commemoration of St. Cyril of Jerusalem
O God, who reward the merits of the just and offer pardon to sinners who do penance, have mercy, we pray, on those who call upon you, that the admission of our guilt may serve to obtain your pardon for our sins. 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
"Pray with great confidence, with confidence based on the goodness and infinite generosity of God and upon the promises of Jesus Christ. God is a spring of living water which flows unceasingly into the hearts of those who pray."
— St. Louis De Montfort
Daily Scripture Verse
"If we acknowledge our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from every wrongdoing."
1 John 1:9
Daily Meditation
"Many try to fly away from temptations only to fall more deeply into them; for you cannot win a battle by mere flight. It is only by patience and humility that you will be strengthened against the enemy. Those who shun them outwardly and do not pull them out by the roots will make no progress; for temptations will soon return to harass them and they will be in a worse state. It is only gradually—with patience and endurance and with God's grace—that you will overcome temptations sooner than by your own efforts and anxieties . . . Gold is tried by fire and the upright person by temptation. Often we do not know what we can do until temptation shows us what we are . . . This is how temptation is: first we have a thought, followed by strong imaginings, then the pleasure and evil emotions, and finally consent. This is how the enemy gains full admittance, because he was not resisted at the outset. The slower we are to resist, the weaker we daily become and the stronger the enemy is against us."
— Thomas à Kempis
Day by day with Mary, the Mother of God
God willed that the Blessed Virgin Mary play a central part in the mystery of the Incarnation and our redemption. He willed that the salvation of the world should depend on her consent. Mary is the royal way by which the King of Glory descended into the world in order to restore fallen humankind to its destined place in heaven.
—Thomas Merton
A Prayer from Notre Dame University
Rev. Andrew Fritz, C.S.C.
Father in heaven, we stand before you today and ask for the grace to do your will. We await the hour when you will call out to those in the tombs, and for the dead to hear your voice. Breathe new life into us, that we may hear your voice, and act in accordance with your will. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.