Daily Thought from the Saints
"When you awake in the night, transport yourself quickly in spirit before the Tabernacle, saying: 'Behold, my God, I come to adore You, to praise, thank, and love you, and to keep you company with all the Angels.'"
— St. John Vianney
Daily Scripture Verse
"Let me hear in the morning of thy steadfast love, for in thee I put my trust. Teach me the way I should go, for to thee I lift up my soul. Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies! I have fled to thee for refuge! Teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God! Let thy good spirit lead me on a level path! For thy name’s sake, O Lord, preserve my life! In thy righteousness bring me out of trouble! And in thy steadfast love cut off my enemies, and destroy all my adversaries, for I am thy servant."
Psalm 143: 8-12
Daily Meditation
"My Lord, I offer you myself in turn as a sacrifice of thanksgiving. You have died for me, and I in turn make myself over to you. I am not my own. You have bought me; I will by my own act and deed complete the purchase. My wish is to be separated from everything of this world; to cleanse myself simply from sin; to put away from me even what is innocent, if used for its own sake, and not for yours. I put away reputation and honor, and influence, and power, for my praise and strength shall be in you. Enable me to carry out what I profess."
— St. John Henry Newman
Daily Catholic Wisdom
Having dominion over nature, in the sense of the biblical story of creation, does not mean the violent utilization of nature but rather the understanding of its intrinsic possibilities, and thus it requires that careful form of utilization in which man places himself at the service of nature and nature at the service of man.
—Joseph Ratzinger (Benedict XVI)
from his book, “Western Culture Today and Tomorrow”
A Prayer from Notre Dame University
Rev. Herbert Yost, C.S.C.
Lord, what must we do to be saved? How best can we do the work of God? The answer lies in listening to you, and not to the world’s cacophony which pulls us in a thousand different directions. Please help us to hear you more clearly today. Amen.
The Abbot’s Daily Lectio Divina
Abbot Austin Murphy, O.S.B., St. Procopius Abbey, Lisle, IL
Psalm 63:2-3
Reading
O God, you are my God— it is you I seek! For you my body yearns; for you my soul thirsts, In a land parched, lifeless, and without water.
I look to you in the sanctuary to see your power and glory.
Meditation
To direct our longing to God, as the psalmist does here, often comes after many failed attempts to quench our thirst on other things. Yet, no matter how lovely, they never satisfy our deepest longing. But with the help of God’s grace, we finally learn to direct our longing to God as the true target. Still, experience shows that we often forget this lesson; so, we must learn again and again to lift the longing of our hearts to nothing short of God.
Prayer
Protect me, Lord, from trying to find the satisfaction of my deepest longings in anything, no matter how great, other than You. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Contemplation…