Memorial of St. Joseph of Cupertino
O God, who made Saint Joseph of Cupertino come to you by a way of lowliness and simplicity, grant, through his intercession, that we may so follow the example of his earthly life, as to merit to attain with him the fullness of heavenly glory. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Daily Thought from the Saints
“The name Jesus pronounced with reverence and affection, as a kind of power to soften the heart.”
— St. Philip Neri
Daily Scripture Verse
“Hark, your watchmen lift up their voice, together they sing for Joy; for eye to eye they see the return of the Lord to Zion. Break forth together into singing, you wasted plains of Jerusalem; for the Lord has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem. The Lord has bared his holy arm before the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the Earth shall see the salvation of our God.”
Isaiah 52:8-10
Daily Meditation
“As we have seen, there is sometimes a big difference between what God is actually asking of us, and what we imagine God is asking. We don’t have the Grace to do what God is not asking of us. But for what he is asking, he has promised us his Grace: God grants what he commands. When God inspires us to do something (if it really is God who is the source of the inspiration), at the same Time God supplies the ability to do it, even if it is beyond our capacity or scares us at the start. Every Motion that comes from God brings both the light to understand what God intends, and the strength to accomplish it: light that illuminates the mind, and strength that gives power to the will.”
— Fr. Jacques Philippe
Day by Day with Mary, the Mother of God
Mary’s life can be summed up in three words: Ecce, Fiat, Magnificat.
Ecce: Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
Fiat: May it be done unto me according to your word.
Magnificat: My soul magnifies the Lord.
—Cardinal Francis Xavier Nouyen Van Thuan
A Prayer from Notre Dame University
Rev. Kevin Sandberg, C.S.C.
O Lord, keep us mindful of the journey on which we have embarked from the days of our baptism to proclaim in word and fulfill in deed what the disciples who never abandoned you knew—that male and female share one Spirit in Christ Jesus, who is God forever and ever. Amen.