A Daily Personal Prayer Journal

(The Daily Personal Prayer Journal is a gathering of quotations from various sources, each of which might lead you to a quiet moment of prayer, of a sharing of love between you and God. Choose one and then use it as a springboard into prayer.)

Monday, January 26, 2026

- Memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus – Bishops

O God, who adorned Saints Timothy and Titus with apostolic virtues, grant, through the intercession of them both, that, living justly, and devoutly in this present age, we May merit to reach our heavenly homeland. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen. Him him him him him

Daily Thought from the Saints

"Listen with the ear of your heart."

– St. Benedict of Nursia

Daily Scripture Verse

"I consider that the sufferings of this present time are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed for us."

Romans 8:18

Daily Meditation

"The shock of sorrow comes only to those who think this world is fixed and absolute, that there is nothing beyond. They think everything here below should be perfect. Hence, they ask questions: 'Why should I suffer? What have I done to deserve this?' Maybe you did nothing to deserve it. Certainly, Our Lord did nothing to deserve His Cross. But it came, and through it, He went to His glory."

—Venerable Fulton Sheen

Day by Day with Mary, the Mother of God

Rejoice, O Blessed One, the Lord is with you. Rejoice, O Blessed One, you radiant heaven. Rejoice of Blessed One, you virgin rich in virtue… Rejoice, Immaculate Mother, you have borne him who was before you… Rejoice, mysterious book, you let the world read the divine Word, the Son of the Father.

Epiphanias

A Prayer from Notre Dame University

Rev. Lou DelFra, C.S.C.

Lord, Guiding Light, You teach us to call you alone our Teacher, our Parent, our Lord. Help us to trust your instruction and guiding graces in our lives, more unreservedly each day. We know too that you often mediate your graces through others, And have entrusted to us your mission to teach, to parent, to steward. Grant us the grace to respond with generosity and compassion, and especially as we begin Catholic Schools Week, bless all teachers whom you have called to pass on the light of knowledge and faith to our young. We ask this through Christ, our Lord and Teacher. Amen.

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("Thoughts from the Saints," Scripture Verse of the Day," and "Daily Meditation" are all taken from "Your Morning Offering" by The Catholic Company. "Daily Catholic Wisdom" is taken from CatholicWisdom.org.  The prayer comes from The University of Notre Dame's daily Gospel commentary. "

Father Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.

A Franciscan Friar and Roman Catholic priest ordained in 1975, Fr. Lawrence has experience as a high school teacher (1970-1974, 1975-1979, 1986-1992), an itinerant preacher (1996-1999), an editor, and administrator. He has served as Executive Secretary (Secretary of the Province) for the Franciscans of the Sacred Heart Province, headquartered in St. Louis, MO (1979-1984), Associate Novice Master (1984-1986), Post-Novitiate Formation (1986-1987), President of the Board of Directors of Mayslake Village, Oak Brook, Illinois (1987-1989), Associate Business Manager of St. Peter's Church, Chicago, IL (1992-1996) and Master of Postulants (1999-2004). From 2007 to 2021, he served as administrator of CUSA - an apostolate of persons with chronic illness and/or disability. 

Fr. Lawrence also has extensive experience as an editor and proof reader. After 20+ years of teaching English in a high school classroom, he has turned his language skills in the direction of publishing and editing. 

Fr. Lawrence also has more than forty years experience of teaching English as a second language to natives of Korea, Mexico, Brazil, Portugal, Austria, Vietnam, and Italy.

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