Daily Thought from the Saints
"We must always remember that God does everything well, although we may not see the reason of what He does."
— St. Philip Neri
Daily Scripture Verse
"Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!"
Psalm 139:23-24
Daily Meditation
"Prayers are God-filled words in which our love and God’s love are joined. That love embraces the people for whom we are praying, and love always changes people and situations. This doesn’t mean that we will always get what we want, but Jesus does promise that we will get what we need."
— Rev. Jude Winkler
Daily Catholic Wisdom
Riches, both material and spiritual, can choke you if you do not use them fairly. For not even God can put anything in a heart that is already full.
—Mother Teresa
Daily Journey with the Pope
"We can improve our witness through charity towards our brothers and sisters, fidelity to the Word of God, and forgiveness. Charity, Word, forgiveness. It is forgiveness that tells whether we truly practice charity towards others, and if we live the Word of God. Forgiveness, is indeed as the word itself suggests, a greater gift, a gift we give to others because we belong to Jesus, forgiven by him. Let us think of our capacity to forgive, in these days in which perhaps we encounter, among the many, some people with whom we have not got along, who have hurt us, with whom we have never patched up our relationship. Let us ask the newborn Jesus for the newness of a heart capable of forgiveness: the strength to pray for those who have hurt us and to take steps of openness and reconciliation.
Pope Francis
A Prayer
Rev. Thomas McNally, C.S.C.
Lord, we read today about the death of innocent children whom Herod killed in his rage. How many innocent children have been massacred over the ages by those who mock your rule of peace! Give us the courage and insight to do everything we can to bring about a world of peace where the innocent no longer are slaughtered. Amen.
The Abbot’s Daily Lectio Divina
Abbot Austin Murphy, O.S.B., St. Procopius Abbey, Lisle, IL
1 John 1:9
Reading
If we acknowledge our sins, [God] is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from every wrongdoing.
Meditation
We sometimes restrict ourselves to two options: confess our sins in such a way that we beat ourselves up or, refusing to beat ourselves up, we refuse to acknowledge our sins. But neither is right. Instead, we should confess our sins, not in order to beat ourselves up, but to let God forgive and heal us. His mercy, shown to us in Christ, invites us to acknowledge our sins, so that He can enter our house, cleanse it of sin, and dwell there.
Prayer
Lord, in Your mercy, forgive my sins and restore me to Your presence. Through Christ our Lord. Amen
Contemplation…