July 25, 2024

Daily Thought from the Saints

"Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you."

— St. Augustine

Daily Scripture Verse

"O Lord, be gracious to us; we wait for thee. Be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble."

Isaiah 33:2

Daily Meditation

"Some beginners, too, make light of their faults, and at other times indulge in immoderate grief when they commit them. They thought themselves already saints, and so they become angry and impatient with themselves, which is another great imperfection. They also importune God to deliver them from their faults and imperfections, but it is only for the comfort of living in peace, unmolested by them, and not for God; they do not consider that, were He to deliver them, they would become, perhaps, prouder than ever."

— St. John of the Cross

Daily Catholic Wisdom

Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you.

—Jeremiah 29:12

A Prayer from Notre Dame University

Rev. Gabriel J. Griggs, C.S.C.

Father, by the example of your son, you taught us that true greatness lies not in power, but rather in service. Grant that we may be free of our desire to be powerful, to control others, and to be raised up in status; grant, instead, that we may be filled with a desire to grow in humility and to serve those in need and those who have been entrusted to our care. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.