August 17, 2024

Daily Thought from the Saints

"Preserve the warmth of the family, because the warmth of the whole world cannot make up for it."

— St. Charbel Makhlouf

Daily Scripture Verse

"O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand."

Psalm 95:6-7

Daily Meditation

"Reading the holy Scriptures confers two benefits. It trains the mind to understand them; it turns man’s attention from the follies of the world and leads him to the love of God. Two kinds of study are called for here. We must first learn how the Scriptures are to be understood, and then see how to expound them with profit and in a manner worthy of them . . . No one can understand holy Scripture without constant reading . . . The more you devote yourself to the study of the sacred utterances, the richer will be your understanding of them, just as the more the soil is tilled, the richer the harvest.”

— St. Isidore of Seville

Daily Catholic Wisdom

Rest is in Him alone. Man knows no peace in the world; but he has no disturbance when he is with God.

—St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Patron Saint of Bees

A Prayer from Notre Dame University

Rev. Thomas O’Hara, C.S.C.

Lord God, you came to us as a new born child. As a child you were dependent on Mary and Joseph to care for you, feed you and protect you. Help us understand our dependence on you Our God, father and mother to us, to care for us, protect us and sustain us. We come to you this day as your children asking you to be with us throughout this day, no matter what happens. We pray this in Your Name. Amen.