Saturday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time
Almighty God, every good thing comes from you. Fill our hearts with love for you, increase our faith, and by your constant care protect the good you have given us. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever. Amen.
Daily Thought from the Saints
"Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in Thee.”
— St. Augustine
Daily Scripture Verse
“Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen.”
Hebrews 11:1
Daily Meditation
"The invitation to lift up our hearts at the most important part of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is an invitation by Jesus through The Voice of the priest to give our hearts to the Father, as he gave his life for us. We prepare to make our hearts and lives a total self-gift to the Father as Jesus made himself a total gift to the Father for us on the cross.”
— Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Day by Day with Mary
By her maternal charity, Mary cares for the brethren of her Son, who still journey on earth surrounded by dangers and difficulties, until they are led into their blessed home. Therefore, the Blessed Virgin is invoked by the church under the titles of Advocate, Helper, Benefactress, and Mediatrix.
Lumen Gentium, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, paragraph 62.
A Prayer from Notre Dame University
Rev. Tim Mouton, C.S.C.
God of truth and justice, you call us to hold your law firmly in our hearts—not only its words, but its spirit. Help us to let your law of love be imprinted on our hearts so that it may not be a second thought, but a fundamental norm. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.