May 11

Daily Thought from the Saints

"Put your heart at His feet. It is the gift He loves most."

— St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Daily Scripture Verse

"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be."

Matthew 6:19-21

Daily Meditation

"Tell souls not to place within their own hearts obstacles to My mercy, which so greatly wants to act within them. My mercy works in all those hearts which open their doors to it. Both the sinner and the righteous person have need of My mercy. Conversion, as well as perseverance, is a grace of My mercy. Let souls who are striving for perfection particularly adore My mercy, because the abundance of graces which I grant them flows from My mercy. I desire that these souls distinguish themselves by boundless trust in My mercy. I myself will attend to the sanctification of such souls. I will provide them with everything they will need to attain sanctity. The graces of My mercy are drawn by means of one vessel only, and that is-trust. The more a soul trusts, the more it will receive. Souls that trust boundlessly are a great comfort to Me, because I pour all the treasures of My graces into them. I rejoice that they ask for much, because it is My desire to give much, very much. On the other hand, I am sad when souls ask for little, when they narrow their hearts."

—Jesus to St. Faustina, “Divine Mercy in My Soul”

Daily Catholic Wisdom

Our Lady asks everyone to pray the rosary every day to combat the evils of this world. No one is more concerned about the future than us mothers. Mary tells us, in her Church-approved apparitions, that we can change the future by praying the Rosary. It is a way for us to leave our children a better world.

—Sherry Boas
from her book “A Mother’s Bouquet Gift Edition: Rosary Meditations and Journal for Moms”

A Prayer from Notre Dame University

​​ Rev. Michael Belinsky, C.S.C.

Lord Jesus, may everything we do this day honor the profound depth of your love for us. May our gratitude show itself in fruits of justice, love, and peace for each person we meet and for those throughout the world who continue to suffer. Thank you for your love. Amen!

The Abbot’s Daily Lectio Divina
Abbot Austin Murphy, O.S.B., St. Procopius Abbey, Lisle, IL

Psalm 96:1-2

Reading

   Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all you lands.
   Sing to the LORD; bless his name.
   Announce his salvation, day after day.

Meditation

We need to announce God’s saving work not only to others, but also to ourselves. This is because, day after day, we hear discouraging voices that say we cannot be saved, that is, that we cannot be healed and elevated to live a holy life and thus to share in God’s own fullness of life. We hear these voices not only from outside sources, but from ourselves. Against them, we must announce God’s salvation day after day.

Prayer

Pondering the salvation You have wrought for us through Your Son, may I always remember, O Lord, that nothing is impossible for God. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Contemplation…