Daily Thought From The Saints
“When we attend to the needs of those in want, we give them what is theirs, not ours. More than performing Works of Mercy, we are paying a debt of Justice.”
— Pope Saint Gregory The Great
Daily Scripture Verse
“Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the lands! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord is God! It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his People, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his Gates with Thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him, bless his name! For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.”
Psalm 100
Daily Meditation
“Some People who think themselves naturally gifted don’t want to touch either philosophy or logic. They don’t even want to learn natural science. They demand bare Faith alone – as if they wanted to harvest grapes right away without putting any work into the Vine. We must prune, dig, trellis, and do all the other work. I think you’ll agree the pruning knife, the pickax, and the Farmer’s tools are necessary for growing grapevines – so that they Will produce edible fruit. And as in farming, so in medicine: the one who has learned something is the one who has practiced the various lessons, so that he can cultivate or heal. And here, too, I say you are truly educated if you bring everything to bear on the truth. Taking what’s useful from geometry, music, grammar, and philosophy itself, you guard the Faith from assault.”
— St. Clement Of Alexandria
Daily Catholic Wisdom
What made you establish man in so great a dignity? Certainly the incalculable love by which you have looked on your creature in yourself! You are taken with love for her; for by love indeed you created her, by love you have given her a being capable of tasting your eternal Good.
—St. Catherine of Siena
A Prayer from Notre Dame University
Loving God, you sent your Son as your gift of peace to the world and he remains in our hearts the peace that the world cannot give. As we remember and grieve the tragedies of September 11th, 2001, fill us with your Spirit so that we might bring your peace to a world in strife. Raise up in our memory our beloved departed who now rest in your embrace. Bless and shield from harm all those who serve and protect us. Give us courage to pursue justice for all and remind us that your harvest of righteousness is sown in peace. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.