September 13, 2026

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Look upon us, O God, Creator and ruler of the world, and that we may feel the workings of your mercy, grant that we may serve You with all our heart. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever. Amen.

Daily Thought from the Saints

"A friend is more to be longed for than the light; I speak of a genuine one. And wonder not: for it were better for us that the Sun should be extinguished, than that we should be deprived of Friends; better to live in darkness, than to be without Friends.”

— St. John Chrysostom

Daily Scripture Verse

"Many are invited, but few are chosen.”

Matthew 22:14

Daily Meditation

"Perhaps we do not know what love is, nor does this greatly surprise me. Love does not consist in great sweetness of devotion, but in a fervent determination to strive to please God in all things, in avoiding, as Far as possible, all that would offend him, and in praying for the increase of the glory and honor of his son and for the growth of the Catholic Church.”

— St. Teresa Of Avila

Day by Day with Mary

Mary would not have been blessed, though she had borne Jesus in the body, had she not heard the word of God and kept it.

St. John Chrysostom

A Prayer from Notre Dame University

Rev. Tim Mouton, C.S.C.

Lord God, in your great mercy you sent your Son to pour out himself for our sins. By his blood, he paid the price that we are unable to pay. May we always give thanks for so great a gift of love and may we in turn show your love and mercy to our neighbors. Give us the gift of your healing forgiveness to soften our hearts to be able to love as you do. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.