April 16, 2025

Daily Thought from the Saints

"The spirit of humility is sweeter than honey, and those who nourish themselves with this honey produce sweet fruit."

— St. Anthony of Padua

Daily Scripture Verse

"And he said, 'Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.'"

Job 1:21

Daily Meditation

"Let anger be guarded against. But if it cannot be averted, let it be kept within bounds. For indignation is a terrible incentive to sin. It disorders the mind to such an extent as to leave no room for reason. The first thing, therefore, to aim at, if possible, is to make tranquility of character our natural disposition by constant practice, by desire for better things, by fixed determination."

— St. Ambrose

Daily Catholic Wisdom

We do not go to Holy Communion because we are good; we go to become good.

—St. John Bosco

A Prayer from Notre Dame University

Rev. Paul Kollman, C.S.C.

Father in heaven, while Judas looked for an opportunity to betray him, your Son anticipated his betrayal with steadfast faithfulness to your will. With the days when we commemorate his life-giving death and resurrection nearly upon us, help us to enter into the Triduum with prayerful attentiveness to these stories of our salvation. May our participation in these upcoming liturgies help us to mirror his faithfulness, who lives and reigns with you and the Spirit, God forever and ever. Amen.