Thursday of the 5th Week in Lent
Be near, O Lord, to those who plead before you, and look kindly on those who place their hope in your mercy, that, cleansed from the stain of their sins, they may persevere in holy living and be made full heirs of your promise. 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
"O man, when the world hates you and is faithless toward you, think of your God, how he was struck and spat upon. You should not accuse your neighbor of guilt, but pray to God that he be merciful to you both."
— St. Nicholas of Flue
Daily Scripture Verse
"Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day. Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off."
Proverbs 23:17-18
Daily Meditation
"This world is filled with many vulgar and dishonorable things that will claw and tear at your Christian purity if you allow them to. Don’t let them! Seek instead the things of God. He will purify you and free you from your slavery to profane and inconsequential things."
— Patrick Madrid
Day by Day with Mary, the Mother of God
It is a miracle that a woman could believe such a thing (the Annunciation), for if it were said to one now, she would laugh at it. Mary simply believed it; she did not grope after it with her reason. Then the Holy Spirit makes her in an instant into a mother.
— Martin Luther
A Prayer from Notre Dame University
Rev. Andrew Fritz, C.S.C.
Glorious God, we praise you and beg you this day to magnify your divine life in our souls. Help us to spread your fragrance everywhere we go this day. When others see us, may they see you, shining in us. May we preach to others by the evident fullness of the love and joy our hearts bear for you. And if we have been unfaithful and not kept your word, fulfill in us whatever is lacking. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.