Memorial of St. Rose of Viterbo
O God, who filled Saint Rose of Viterbo with courage and love for Your Church, grant us the grace to live our faith boldly and faithfully. Help us to stand for what is right, remain steadfast in difficult times, and inspire others through our words and deeds. 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
“If then we have Angels, let us be sober, as though we were in the presence of tutors; for there is a demon present also.”
— St. John Chrysostom
Daily Scripture Verse
“For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, ‘in returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.’”
Isaiah 30:15a
Daily Meditation
“I never found anyone so religious and devout as not to have sometimes a subtraction of grace, or feel a diminution of fervor. No Saint was ever so highly rapt and illuminated as not to be tempted sooner or later. For he is not worthy of the high contemplation of God who has not, for God’s sake, been exercised with some tribulation. For temptation going before is usually a sign of ensuing consolation. For heavenly comfort is promised to such as have been proved by temptation. To him that over cometh, saith the Lord, I will give to eat of the tree of life.”
— Thomas À Kempis
Day by Day with Mary
During the years of Jesus’ hidden life in the house at Nazareth, Mary’s life to is “hid with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:3) through faith. For faith is contact with the mystery of God. Every day Mary is in constant contact with the ineffable mystery of God made man.
Pope St. John Paul II
A Prayer from Notre Dame University
Rev. M. Joseph Pedersen, C.S.C.
Jesus, we know that you are always with us, leading and guiding us through your Spirit. At the same time, we long for that time when we will experience the fullness of your presence in the wedding feast of heaven. We ask that you send your Spirit to strengthen us through the difficulties of this life so that we may be prepared even now for life eternal. We ask this in your most holy name. Amen.