April 20, 2026

Monday of the Third Week in Easter

Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, putting off our old self with all its ways, we may live as Christ did, for through the healing paschal remedies, you have conformed us to his nature. He who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever. Amen.

Daily Thought from the Saints

"Those whose hearts are pure are the temples of the Holy Spirit."

— St. Lucy

Daily Scripture Verse

"Consider how he endured such opposition from sinners, in order that you may not grow weary and lose heart."

Hebrews 12:3

Daily Meditation

"True devotion to Our Lady is holy; that is to say, it leads the soul to avoid sin and to imitate the virtues of the Blessed Virgin, particularly her profound humility, her lively faith, her blind obedience, her continual prayer, her universal mortification, her divine purity, her ardent charity, her heroic patience, her angelic sweetness and her divine wisdom. These are the ten principal virtues of the most holy Virgin."

— St. Louis De Montfort

Day by Day with Mary, the Mother of God

Never since the world began has it been heard that a virgin has given birth, that a mother has remained a virgin. Here – just once – something happened which never happened before and will never happen again.

—St. Bernard of Clairvaux

A Prayer from Notre Dame University

Rev. Herb Yost, C.S.C.

Help us to realize, Lord, that the work we do today is also work that in some way gives life to others. Our work brings your kingdom closer to fulfillment and is vital to your hopes and dreams for all of us. Amen.