Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter
As we recall year by year the mysteries through which, through the restoration of its original dignity, human nature has received the hope of rising again, we earnestly beseech your mercy, Lord, that what we celebrate in faith we may possess in unending love. 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
"I earnestly admonish you, therefore, my brothers, to look after your spiritual well-being with judicious concern. Death is certain; life is short and vanishes like smoke. Fix your minds, then, on the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ. Inflamed with love for us, he came down from heaven to redeem us. For our sake he endured every torment of body and soul and shrank from no bodily pain. He himself gave us an example of perfect patience and love. We, then, are to be patient in adversity."
— St. Francis of Paola
Daily Scripture Verse
"Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you; and I will instruct you in the good and the right way. Only fear the Lord, and serve him faithfully with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you."
1 Samuel 12:23-24
Day by Day with Mary, the Mother of God
The Blessed Virgin, by becoming the Mother of God received a kind of infinite dignity because God is infinity; this dignity therefore is such a reality that a better one is not possible, just as nothing can be better than God.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
A Prayer From Notre Dame University
Mr. Tim Wymore, C.S.C.
Jesus, you are the Good Shepherd. You tend your sheep by calling them by name, and you called Nicodemus to yourself by preaching to him the truth. Jesus, you also call out to each of us in quiet prayer, at Mass, and in our neighbor. Often, like Nicodemus, we too are puzzled. We also ask, “How can this happen?” But he rewards our questions, even if the answers are not easy. Jesus, you are the Lord of Life; call us to believe in your eternal life. Amen.