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Prayer of the Day

  • Prayer to St. Gabriel, for Others: Prayer of the Day for Wednesday, May 10, 2023 - O loving messenger of the Incarnation, descend upon all those for whom I wish peace and happiness. Spread your wings over the cradles of the new-born babes, O thou who didst announce the coming of the Infant Jesus. Give to the young a lily petal from the virginal scepter in your hand. Cause the Ave Maria to re-echo in all hearts that they may find grace and joy through Mary. Finally, recall the sublime words spoken on the day of the Annunciation-- "Nothing is impossible with God," and ... Continue Reading...
  • Prayer for Travelers: Prayer of the Day for Tuesday, May 09, 2023 - O Almighty and merciful God, who hast commissioned Thy angels to guide and protect us, command them to be our assiduous companions from our setting out until our return; to clothe us with their invisible protection; to keep from us all danger of collision, of fire, of explosion, of fall and bruises, and finally, having preserved us from all evil, and especially from sin, to guide us to our heavenly home. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Continue Reading...
  • St. Augustine’s Prayer to the Holy Spirit: Prayer of the Day for Monday, May 08, 2023 - Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy. Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy. Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy. Amen. Continue Reading...
  • Blessing of a New House: Prayer of the Day for Sunday, May 07, 2023 - O heavenly Father, Almighty God, we humbly beseech Thee to bless and sanctify this house and all who dwell therein and everything else in it, and do Thou vouchsafe to fill it with all good things; grant to them, O Lord, the abundance of heavenly blessings and from the richness of the earth every substance necessary for life, and finally direct their desires to the fruits of Thy mercy. At our entrance, therefore, deign to bless and sanctify this house as Thou didst deign to bless the house of ... Continue Reading...
  • Nurse’s Prayer: Prayer of the Day for Saturday, May 06, 2023 - Dear Lord, please give me strength, To face the day ahead. Dear Lord, please give me courage, As I approach each hurting bed. Dear Lord, please give me wisdom With every word I speak. Dear Lord, please give me patience, As I comfort the sick and weak. Dear Lord, Please give me assurance, As the day slips into night. That I have done the best I can, That I have done what's right. Continue Reading...

 

Saint of the Day

  • St. Willibald: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, June 07, 2023 - Bishop and missionary. A native of Wessex, England, he was the brother of Sts. Winebald and Walburga and was related through his mother to the great St. Boniface. After studying in a monastery in Waitham, in Hampshire, he went on a pilgrimage to Rome (c. 722) with his father, who died on the way at Lucca, Italy. Willibald continued on to Rome and then to Jerusalem. Captured by Saracens who thought him a spy, he was eventually released and continued on to all of the holy places and then to ... Continue Reading...
  • St. Norbert: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, June 06, 2023 - St. Norbert was born at Xanten in the Rhineland, about the year 1080. The early part of his life was devoted to the world and its pleasures. He entered upon the ecclesiastical state in a worldly spirit. The thunderstorm had boiled up suddenly as Norbert was out riding. Norbert, who had always chosen the easy way, would never have deliberately gone on a journey that promised danger, risk, or discomfort. He had moved easily from the comforts of the noble family he was born into at about 1080 ... Continue Reading...
  • St. Boniface of Mainz: Saint of the Day for Monday, June 05, 2023 - Winfrith had expected to return to England from Friesland (in what is now Holland) in triumph. He had left the land where he was a respected scholar, teacher, and priest because he was convinced he was called to missionary work. He had argued and pestered his abbot into letting him go because he would gain greater success for God in foreign lands. He had abandoned a successful, safe life in his mid-forties to win souls for God. But from the moment he stepped off the ship, his trip to ... Continue Reading...
  • St. Francis Caracciolo: Saint of the Day for Sunday, June 04, 2023 - Founder of the Minor Clerks Regular with St. John Augustine Adorno. He was born in 1563, a member of a noble Neapolitan family. Though he had a rare skin disease, much like leprosy, Francis became a priest, at which time his skin disease disappeared. In 1588, he co-founded the Minor Clerks Regular and spent the rest of his life as the superior. He was canonized in 1807. His cult is now confined to local calendars. Continue Reading...
  • St. Charles Lwanga and Companions: Saint of the Day for Saturday, June 03, 2023 - For those of us who think that the faith and zeal of the early Christians died out as the Church grew more safe and powerful through the centuries, the martyrs of Uganda are a reminder that persecution of Christians continues in modern times, even to the present day. The Society of Missionaries of Africa (known as the White Fathers) had only been in Uganda for 6 years and yet they had built up a community of converts whose faith would outshine their own. The earliest converts were soon ... Continue Reading...

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Daily Reading

  • Wednesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time - Reading 1 Tb 3:1-11a, 16-17a Grief-stricken in spirit, I, Tobit, groaned and wept aloud.Then with sobs I began to pray:"You are righteous, O Lord,and all your deeds are just;All your ways are mercy and truth;you are the judge of the world.And now, O Lord, may you be mindful of me,and look with favor upon me.Punish me not for my sins,nor for my inadvertent offenses,nor for those of my ancestors. "We sinned against you,and disobeyed your commandments.So you handed us over to plundering, exile, and death,till you made us the talk and reproach of all the nationsamong whom you had dispersed us."Yes, your judgments are many and truein dealing with me as my sinsand those of my ancestors deserve.For we have not kept your commandments,nor have we trodden the paths of truth before you."So now, deal with me as you please,and command my life breath to be taken from me,that I may go from the face of the earth into dust.It is better for me to die than to live,because I have heard insulting calumnies,and I am overwhelmed with grief."Lord, command me to be delivered from such anguish;let me go to the everlasting abode;Lord, refuse me not.For it is better for me to diethan to endure so much misery in life,and to hear these insults!"On the same day, at Ecbatana in Media,it so happened that Raguel's daughter Sarahalso had to listen to abuse,from one of her father's maids.For she had been married to seven husbands,but the wicked demon Asmodeus killed them offbefore they could have intercourse with her,as it is prescribed for wives.So the maid said to her:"You are the one who strangles your husbands!Look at you!You have already been married seven times,but you have had no joy with any one of your husbands.Why do you beat us? Is it on account of your seven husbands,Because they are dead?May we never see a son or daughter of yours!"The girl was deeply saddened that day,and she went into an upper chamber of her house, where she planned to hang herself.But she reconsidered, saying to herself:"No! People would level this insult against my father:'You had only one beloved daughter,but she hanged herself because of ill fortune!'And thus would I cause my father in his old ageto go down to the nether world laden with sorrow.It is far better for me not to hang myself,but to beg the Lord to have me die,so that I need no longer live to hear such insults."At that time, then, she spread out her hands,and facing the window, poured out her prayer:"Blessed are you, O Lord, merciful God,and blessed is your holy and honorable name.Blessed are you in all your works for ever!"At that very time, the prayer of these two suppliantswas heard in the glorious presence of Almighty God.So Raphael was sent to heal them both:to remove the cataracts from Tobit's eyes,so that he might again see God's sunlight;and to marry Raguel's daughter Sarah to Tobit's son Tobiah,and then drive the wicked demon Asmodeus from her. Responsorial… Continue Reading...

Daily Reflection

  • To You I Lift Everything / A Ti Lo Levanto Todo - Click here for daily readings Do you ever have a song, phrase, hymn or Psalm get stuck in your mind? Not in an annoying, “I can’t get it out of my mind” way, but in a “caught humming it under your breath” way. The Psalm today arranged by Marty Haugen is one of my favorites: “To you, O Lord, I lift my soul”. The Psalm is a reminder for me to get out of the way, to rely on Him, to lift my soul and my focus to His will. I am amazed at how many, many times I forget this. I should actually have this hymn on autoplay to keep my mind from wandering into worldly issues and pettiness, doubts and worries. My focus should be on the Scriptures and the power of God as Jesus said in the Gospel today. The reading and Gospel both have a lengthy passage about marriage and the law. This can easily lead one astray from the bigger message written here. God shows mercy to the humble not to shame, but to teach the way to Him through His Son, Jesus. To you, Lord, I lift the moments of my day. Thank you ahead of time for guidance from my guardian angel and the Holy Spirit as I encounter each choice, person and task. I lift my soul, all of my actions and thoughts to you, O Lord. To You, I lift everything. Lord, to you I lift my soul. Amen. Contact the author ¿Alguna vez se te ha quedado grabada una canción, frase, himno o salmo? No de una manera molesta, “No puedo sacarlo de mi mente”, sino de una manera “me han escuchado  tarareándolo en voz baja”. El Salmo de hoy arreglado por Marty Haugen es uno de mis favoritos: “A ti, Señor, levanto mi alma”. El Salmo es un recordatorio para mí de apartarme del camino, confiar en Él, elevar mi alma y enfocarme en Su voluntad. Me sorprende la cantidad de veces que se me olvida esto. De hecho, debería tener este himno tocando una y otra vez para evitar que mi mente se distraiga por asuntos mundanos y pequeñas, dudas y preocupaciones. Mi enfoque debe estar en las Escrituras y el poder de Dios como dijo Jesús en el Evangelio de hoy. Tanto la lectura como el Evangelio tienen un largo pasaje sobre el matrimonio y la ley. Esto puede desviarnos fácilmente del mensaje más grande escrito aquí. Dios muestra misericordia a los humildes no para avergonzarlos, sino para enseñarles el camino a Él a través de Su Hijo, Jesús. A ti, Señor, elevo los momentos de mi día. Gracias de antemano por la guía de mi ángel de la guarda y el Espíritu Santo al enfrentar cada decisión, persona y tarea. Elevo mi alma, todas mis acciones y pensamientos a ti, oh Señor. A Ti, levanto todo. Señor, a Ti levanto mi alma. Amén. Comunicar con la autora Beth Price is part of the customer care team… Continue Reading...