Tuesday of the 4th Week in Lent, Commemoration of St. Patrick
May the venerable exercises of holy devotion shape the hearts of your faithful, O Lord, to welcome worthily the Paschal Mystery and proclaim the praises of your salvation. Grant this through Our Lord, Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever. Amen.
Daily Thought from the Saints
"It is a lesson we all need—to let alone the things that do not concern us. He has other ways for others to follow Him; all do not go by the same path. It is for each of us to learn the path by which He requires us to follow Him, and to follow Him in that path."
— St. Katharine Drexel
Daily Scripture Verse
"Now to him who is able to accomplish far more than all we ask or imagine, by the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen."
Ephesians 3:20-21
Daily Meditation
"Now there's no one who approaches God with a true and upright heart who isn't tested by hardships and temptations. So in all these temptations see to it that even if you feel them, you don't consent to them. Instead, bear them patiently and calmly with humility and longsuffering."
— St. Albert the Great
Day to Day with Mary, the Mother of God
Great Mary, pray for us. Greatest of Marys, pray for us. Greatest of Women, pray for us. Mother of Eternal Glory, pray for us. Mother of the Golden Light, pray for us. Honor of the Sky, pray for us.
-11th Century Irish Litany of Mary
A Prayer from Notre Dame University
Rev. Jim Lies, C.S.C.
Healing Christ, you asked the man at Bethesda, “Do you want to be well?” You ask us the same question—in our families, in our ministries, in the places where wounds still linger. We confess that at times we wait by pools of our own making, hoping for others to carry us. Yet you come to us with power and mercy, inviting us to rise. Give us strength to walk in your freedom and to witness to your healing love. Amen.