Daily Thought from the Saints
"Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction."
— St. John of the Cross
Daily Scripture Verse
"If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, and I have chosen you out of the world, the world hates you."
John 15:18-19
Daily Meditation
"Moreover, beseech daily the eternal Father, His divine Son, and the Blessed Virgin, that you may be particularly under the protection of St. Joseph, the worthy spouse of the most chaste of virgins. Then addressing yourself to this loving protector, ask with great humility to be received into his care. For innumerable are the instances of assistance afforded to those who have called upon St. Joseph in their spiritual or temporal necessities. Particularly has he aided them when they stood in need of light from heaven, and direction in their prayers. And if God shows so much regard for the other saints who have loved and served Him here below, how much consideration and deference will He not show for the person He so honored as to pay him filial homage and obedience?"
— Dom Lorenzo Scupoli
Daily Catholic Wisdom
Do we live every confession, every Communion like people who do not know when they will again be able to go to confession, again Communicate?
—Madeleine Delbrêl
from her book, “The Dazzling Light of God: A Madeleine Delbrêl Reader”
A Prayer from Notre Dame University
Rev. William Simmons, C.S.C.
A young man asked Jesus what he must do to attain eternal life. Jesus gave him a list of the commandments as the basis for his search. The young man simply commented that he had observed these all his life. Then came the invitation from Jesus to him: “Go—sell what you have, give it to the poor, then come and follow me.” A great challenge—we are all being called to something more than just the basic statements. Help us, Lord, to discover how we are to serve you with generous hearts and courageous faith.