Intro to the day: “Be at peace, and have genuine charity among yourselves. If you follow the example of the holy fathers, God, the comforter of all good, will be your helper.” – St. Columba
Today is Thursday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of St. Isaac Jogues Catholic School in St. Clair Shores, MI.
In the Gospel, we hear the parables of the lost sheep and coin.
Gospel: Luke 15:1-10
Saint of the Day: Saint Leonard of Noblac
Marian prayer for the day: The Depths of the Love of Your Heart – St. Therese
Virgin full of grace, I know that at Nazareth you lived modestly, without requesting anything more.
Neither ecstasies, nor miracles, nor other extraordinary deeds enhanced your life, O Queen of the elect.
The number of the lowly, “the little ones,” is very great on earth.
They can raise their eyes to you without any fear.
You are the incomparable Mother who walks with them along the common way to guide them to heaven.
Beloved Mother, in this harsh exile, I want to live always with you and follow you every day.
I am enraptured by the contemplation of you, and I discover the depths of the love of your heart.
All my fears vanish under your motherly gaze, which teaches me to weep and to rejoice!
Amen.
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