Memorial of St. Januarius
O God, who grant us to venerate the memory of the Martyr Saint Januarius, give us, we pray, the joy of his company in blessed happiness for all eternity. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Daily Thought from the Saints
“The closer one becomes to God, the simpler one becomes.”
— St. Teresa Of Avila
Daily Scripture Verse
“One thing have I asked of the Lord, that I will seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.”
Psalm 27:4
Daily Meditation
“Prayer is the duty of every moment. We ought always to pray, said our Lord. And what he said, he did; therein lay his great power. Action accompanied his words and corresponded with them. We must Pray always in order to be on our guard. Our life, both of body and soul, our natural and supernatural life, is like a fragile flower. We live surrounded by enemies. Ever since man rejected the light that was meant to show him the way, everything has become for us an obstacle and a danger; we live in the shadow of death.”
— Dom Augustin Guillerand
Day by Day with Mary, the Mother of God
Mary, who was empty of all egotism, free from all sin, was as pure as the glass of a very clean window that has no other function than to admit the light of the sun. If we rejoice in that light, we implicitly praise the cleanness of the window… The light has wished to remind us of the window, because he is grateful to her, and because he has an infinitely tender and personal love for her.
—Thomas Merton
A Prayer from Notre Dame University
Rev. Thomas O'Hara, C.S.C.
Lord, you explained the meaning of the parable so the disciples could understand more fully. Today, some things may happen that we do not fully understand. But as did the disciples, let us trust you and put our faith in you. Open our hearts and minds so that we, even with our lack of complete understanding, know you are guiding us and leading us this day. We pray this to you our God, forever and ever. Amen.