April 30, 2025

Daily Thought from the Saints

"Commitment is doing what you said you would do, after the feeling you said it in has passed."

— St. Camillus

Daily Scripture Verse

"If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions."

Matthew 6:14-15

Daily Meditation

"The soul, who is lifted by a very great and yearning desire for the honor of God and the salvation of souls, begins by exercising herself, for a certain space of time, in the ordinary virtues, remaining in the cell of self-knowledge, in order to know better the goodness of God towards her. This she does because knowledge must precede love, and only when she has attained love, can she strive to follow and to clothe herself with the truth. But, in no way, does the creature receive such a taste of the truth, or so brilliant a light therefrom, as by means of humble and continuous prayer, founded on knowledge of herself and of God; because prayer, exercising her in the above way, unites with God the soul that follows the footprints of Christ Crucified, and thus, by desire and affection, and union of love, makes her another Himself."

— St. Catherine of Siena

Daily Catholic Wisdom

Faith never comes into being without love and cannot exist without love; at most it could be a dead relic in sin. In contrast to this, love can be the beginning of something even without faith, for love always contains the seed of insight, even though one may not yet know what the seed contains.

—Adrienne von Speyr
from her book, “Water and Spirit”

A Prayer

Rev. Brad Metz, C.S.C.

God of all wisdom and grace, you fill us with unwavering zeal to proclaim the truth of our faith wherever your Spirit leads us. Give us courage and determination to live out our faith even amid this harsh and challenging world. May our lives reflect your radiance as you lead us into your promise of everlasting life. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.