Lectio Divina with Fr. Lawrence
John 20:30-31
Read
Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of [his] disciples that are not written in this book. But these are written that you may [come to] believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through this belief you may have life in his name.
Meditate
God Is not a puzzle to be solved. God is a person, a spirit who calls us to faith. John writes that the signs of which he wrote in his book were meant to help us come to (or continue to) believe that Jesus is the son of God. St. John’s Gospel was written for those who have put their faith in Jesus as well as for those who have yet to discover that faith.
Pray
God most merciful, most loving, and most faithful, guide us along the path that leads to faith in you. Keep us safe from the wolves which prowl upon us who would destroy our faith in you. With St. Thomas we pray, “My Lord and my God.”
Contemplate…
Daily Thought from the Saints
"Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe."
— St. Augustine
Daily Scripture Verse
"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been purchased at a price. Therefore, glorify God in your body."
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Daily Meditation
"If you are thinking of becoming a Christian, I warn you, you are embarking on something which is going to take the whole of you, brains and all. But, fortunately, it works the other way around. Anyone who is honestly trying to be a Christian will soon find his intelligence being sharpened: one of the reasons why it needs no special education to be a Christian is that Christianity is an education itself."
— C. S. Lewis
Daily Catholic Wisdom
The life of the liturgy does not come from what dawns upon the minds of individuals and planning groups. On the contrary, it is God’s descent upon our world, the source of real liberation. He alone can open the door to freedom. The more priests and faithful humbly surrender themselves to this descent of God, the more ‘new’ the liturgy will constantly be and the more true and personal it becomes.
—Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
from his book, “The Spirit of the Liturgy”
A Prayer from Notre Dame University
Rev. Herbert Yost, C.S.C.
There are times, O Lord, when daily realities frustrate us. Sometimes one thing after another happens, and we feel overwhelmed. These are the times when we most yearn for your presence and your support, yet we don’t feel it or sense it. Please…..tell us what we can do! We need your help so much at those times. Amen.