February 17, 2025

Daily Thought from the Saints

"Great love can change small things into great ones, and it is only love which lends value to our actions."

— St. Faustina Kowalska

Daily Scripture Verse

"I hold back my feet from every evil way, in order to keep thy word. I do not turn aside from thy ordinances, for thou hast taught me. How sweet are thy words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way."

Psalm 119:101-4

Daily Meditation

"And it is only by the observance of the first and greatest commandment that we can keep the second. The more we love God, the more we shall love man; the less we love God, the less we shall, in the true sense of the word, love man. Our love will become capricious, fitful, and unreliable—not charity, but passion. If you feel that your love for your fellowman is dying out in the fumes of selfishness, there is but one way to revive it: strive for, pray for, the love of God. As the heart turns toward its source, it will be quickened and expanded. There is no true, no lasting spirit of charity apart from the practice of religion. Therefore, we cannot keep those commandments which teach us our duty to men unless we are keeping those which teach us our duty to God."

— Fr. Basil W. Maturin

Daily Catholic Wisdom

Totus Tuus (Totally Yours), Mary, I am all yours, and all that I have is yours.

—Saint Louis de Montfort

A Prayer

Rev. Terry Ehrman, C.S.C.

Father, send your Spirit to strengthen our faith. May we not seek signs but believe in you and what your Church teaches because you have said it and your Word is true. Amen.