St. Louis of Toulouse
God our Father, you taught St. Louis to prefer the kingdom of heaven to a kingdom on earth and wondrously adorned him with the gift of unsullied purity and extraordinary love for the poor. Granted that by imitating his virtues on earth we may be crowned with him in heaven. 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
"Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction."
— St. John of the Cross
Daily Scripture Verse
"If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, and I have chosen you out of the world, the world hates you."
John 15:18-19
Daily Meditation
"Moreover, beseech daily the eternal Father, His divine Son, and the Blessed Virgin, that you may be particularly under the protection of St. Joseph, the worthy spouse of the most chaste of virgins. Then addressing yourself to this loving protector, ask with great humility to be received into his care. For innumerable are the instances of assistance afforded to those who have called upon St. Joseph in their spiritual or temporal necessities. Particularly has he aided them when they stood in need of light from heaven, and direction in their prayers. And if God shows so much regard for the other saints who have loved and served Him here below, how much consideration and deference will He not show for the person He so honored as to pay him filial homage and obedience?"
— Dom Lorenzo Scupoli
Daily Catholic Wisdom
Do we live every confession, every Communion like people who do not know when they will again be able to go to confession, again Communicate?
—Madeleine Delbrêl
from her book, “The Dazzling Light of God: A Madeleine Delbrêl Reader”
A Prayer from Notre Dame University
Rev. Louis DelFra, C.S.C.
Christ, our teacher, you call each of us to be free of the things that enslave us, and enter into the true freedom of the children of God. Open our hearts, that we may accept your invitation, “Come, follow me.” Give us the grace today to commit our whole selves more fully to you. Help us especially this day to overcome any attachments in our lives that prevent us from following you as energetically as we can. Amen.