March 7, 2025

Daily Thought from the Saints

"I know well that the greater and more beautiful the work is, the more terrible will be the storms that rage against it."

— St. Faustina

Daily Scripture Verse

"But as it is written: "What eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and what has not entered the human heart, what God has prepared for those who love him," this God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit scrutinizes everything, even the depths of God."

1 Corinthians 2:9-10

Daily Meditation

"Throughout Sacred Scripture, we find that when God's people fast, the power of their prayers is increased, especially when they are engaged in spiritual warfare. In the Old Testament, the Lord told Isaiah that a fast properly undertaken would 'loose the bonds of wickedness ... undo the thongs of the yoke ... let the oppressed go free' (Is. 58:6) ... In the New Testament, we find that Jesus fasted for forty days and nights in the wilderness in preparation for His battle with Satan, who came to tempt Him (see Lk 4:1-2) ... If prayer is a spiritual weapon, fasting is the spiritual whetstone on which it is sharpened. It's the spiritual muscle that, when exercised regularly, strengthens the thrust of that weapon to pierce the Enemy and drive him away."

— Paul Thigpen

Daily Catholic Wisdom

God: By love you are made, and had my love been drawn back, that is, had I not loved your being, you could not be, but my love created you.

St. Catherine of Siena
Sermons in a Sentence

A Prayer from Notre Dame University

Br. Pablo Quan, C.S.C.

Jesus, you taught the crowd and your disciples that whoever was to be the greatest among them would be their servant. May all leaders be inspired by your example of humility, seeking not to exalt themselves at the expense of others, but rather to serve and support those under their care. Amen.