October 15, 2024

Daily Thought from the Saints

"Work hard every day at increasing your purity of heart, which consists in appraising things and weighing them in the balance of God's will."

— St. Francis de Sales

Daily Scripture Verse

"If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, his religion is vain. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world."

James 1:26-27

Daily Meditation

"Love proves itself by deeds, and how shall I prove mine? ... I can prove my love only by scattering flowers, that is to say, by never letting slip a single little sacrifice, a single glance, a single word; by making profit of the very smallest actions, by doing them all for love. I want to suffer and even rejoice for love, for this is my way of scattering flowers."

— St. Therese of Lisieux

Daily Catholic Wisdom

All of us will have to render an account of our lives when we die. God will not be interested in who or what we were. No, only in this: how did we live? That will be the sole matter for judgment. A company director won’t be able to pull rank on a waiter, and a fisherman’s wife will be on a par with a millionaire’s wife. Ships’ officers will receive no preference over ships’ cooks. All will be judged by exactly the same measure: did we use our talents well and for his glory?

—Takashi Nagai
quoted in the book, “A Song for Nagasaki”

A Prayer from Notre Dame University

Members of the Holy Cross Novitiate

Loving God, you instructed the Pharisee that you desire purity of the heart. Help us, your people, always to yearn to truly serve you, not by appearance, but by opening our hearts and our lives to your loving will. Grant us a spirit of generosity so that we may always grow in holiness and love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.