June 4, 2025

Daily Thought from the Saints

"When we appeal to the throne of grace we do so through Mary, honoring God by honoring His Mother, imitating Him by exalting her, touching the most responsive chord in the Sacred Heart of Christ with the sweet name of Mary."

— St. Robert Bellarmine

Daily Scripture Verse

"As you do not know how the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything."

Ecclesiastes 11:5

Daily Meditation

"No one denies that Jesus Christ is our only mediator of justice, and that he by his merits has obtained our reconciliation with God. But, on the other hand, it is impious to assert that God is not pleased to grant graces at the intercession of his saints, and more especially of Mary his mother, whom Jesus desires so much to see loved and honored by all. Who can pretend that the honor bestowed on a mother doesn't redound to the honor of the son? For this reason St. Bernard says, 'We must not imagine that we obscure the glory of the Son by the great praise we lavish on the mother; for the more she is honored, the greater is the glory of her Son.'"

— St. Alphonsus Liguori

Daily Catholic Wisdom

We all know that there are certain ways of acting that would destroy any human friendship, such as stealing a friend’s possessions. Similarly, mortal sins are actions that destroy friendship with God.

—John Cuddeback, Ph.D.
from his book, “True Friendship: Where Virtue Becomes Happiness”

A Prayer from Notre Dame University

Rev. William Simmons, C.S.C. +

Lord Jesus, you prayed for the mercy shown by the Father, and promised to protect us so that we may be one as you and the Father are one. Look not at our faults and failures, and grant us your forgiveness and your mercy. Give us the strength to call upon you, and may we all be one in faith, service, courage, and truth. Amen.