Memorial of the Ugandan Martyrs, Charles Lwanga and Companions
O God, who have made the blood of martyrs the seed of Christians, mercifully grant that the field which is Your Church, watered by the blood shed by Saints Charles Lwanga and his companions, may be fertile and always yield You and abundant harvest. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.
Daily Thought from the Saints
"Let every knee bend before Thee, O greatness of my God, so supremely humbled in the Sacred Host. May every heart love Thee, every spirit adore Thee and every will be subject to Thee!"
— St. Margaret Mary
Daily Scripture Verse
"My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways."
Proverbs 23:26
Daily Meditation
"Oh, how sweet and pleasant to that soul and to Me is holy prayer, made in the house of knowledge of self and of Me, opening the eye of the intellect to the light of faith, and the affections to the abundance of My charity, which was made visible to you, through My visible Only-begotten Son, who showed it to you with His blood! Which blood inebriates the soul and clothes her with the fire of divine charity, giving her the food of the Sacrament . . . that is to say, the food of the Body and Blood of My Son, wholly God and wholly man, administered to you by the hand of My vicar, who holds the key of the Blood."
— St. Catherine of Siena
Day by Day with Mary, the Mother of God
The whole world’s Host would be thy guest
And board himself at thy rich breast.
O boundless hospitality!
The feast of all things feeds on thee.
—Richard Crashaw
A Prayer from Notre Dame University
Rev. William Simmons, C.S.C.+
Lord, grant us the same wisdom you showed your questioners. First, let us come to know the Lord God in his mercy and providence for us; second, let us glimpse the message of your never-ending care for what we say and do. You are the creator of us all, and we are in your hands. Trust should mark our relationship with you, and thanksgiving for your mercy toward us, even in the foolishness of our sins.