Year of Saint Joseph
Year of the Family "Amoris Laetitia The Joy of Love"
Other saints: Saint Zeno of Verona, Bishop (c. 371); Pope Saint Julius I (352)
Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 58:17-29
Mass: Acts 4:23-31; Resp Ps 2; Jn 3:1-8
Blessed are all who take refuge in the Lord.
JESUS STOOD IN THE MIDST OF THE DISCIPLES AND SAID TO THEM:
PEACE BE WITH YOU, ALLELUIA.
(Communion Antiphon, Mass)
The first thing I marked in my missal was this prayer:
Strengthen us in faith, O Lord!
That we may praise your love among those who do not know you-
and be Christ's ambassadors to those who seek with sincere hearts.
(Magnificat, Prayer for the Evening, Intercessions, April 11, 2021)
It seems fitting and right then that we join Peter and John and raise our voices to God with one accord and pray: Enable your servants to speak your word with all boldness, as you stretch forth your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are done through the name of your holy servant Jesus (Acts 4:24, 29-30)
As they prayed, the place where they were gathered shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
(Acts 4:31)
Jesus is the Risen One, the Lord who passed through death in order to lead us to safety. Even before we begin to seek Him, He is present beside us. He lifts us back up after our falls. He helps us grow in faith.
(Pope Francis, Twitter, April 12, 2021)
SAINT ZENO OF VERONA,
POPE SAINT JULIUS I,
SAINT JOSEPH,
PRAY FOR US.
Today's photo: Catherine found "fawn lilies in abundance" on a Sunday walk in the woods.
© Gertrude Feick 2021
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