Tuesday of the 5th Week in Lent; Com. of St. Oscar Romero
Grant us, we pray, O Lord, perseverance in obeying Your will, that in our days the people dedicated to Your service, may grow in both number and merit. Grant this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever. Amen.
Daily Thought from the Saints
"I urge you with all the strength of my soul to approach the Eucharistic Table as often as possible. Feed on this Bread of the Angels from which you will draw the strength to fight inner struggles."
— St. Pier Giorgio Frassati
Daily Scripture Verse
"I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall exult in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels."
Isaiah 61:10
Daily Meditation
"Who is Lucifer? He is a pure spirit, and was the most enlightened of all pure spirits, but is now at war with God and with His rule. The mystery of sin is merely the result of this conflict, which manifests itself in every possible way. Lucifer, as much as in him lies, will leave no stone unturned to destroy what God has made and ordered. Wherever he enters, there is the work of God defaced."
—Jean-Pierre de Caussade
Day by Day with Mary, the Mother of God
no one has learned so well the lessons of humility as Mary did. She, being the handmaid of the Lord, was completely empty of self, and God filled her with grace. “Full of grace” means full of God, I handmaid is at someone’s disposal, to be used according to someone’s wish with full trust and joy, to belong to someone without reserve.
—St. Teresa of Calcutta
A Prayer from Notre Dame University
Rev. Paul Kollman, C.S.C.
Father, Jesus your Son proclaimed your reign and embodied it in his intimacy with you and his generous self-sacrificing life. Be with us in our Lenten pilgrimage of faith. May our prayer, fasting, and repentance draw us ever more deeply into Christ’s example of oneness with you and kind attentiveness to others. Amen.