Year of Saint Joseph
Year of the Family "Amoris Laetitia The Joy of Love"
Month of May Dedicated to Our Lady and a “Marathon” of Prayer to End the Pandemic
Other saints: Saint John of Avila, Priest, Doctor (c.1500-1569); Saint Damian of Molokai (1840-1889); Saint Comgall (510/520-597/602); Saint Antonius of Florence OP (1389-1459)
Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 1:6-13
Mass: Acts 16:11-15; Resp Ps 149; Jn 15:26-16:4a
The Lord takes delight in His people.
HEART OF JESUS, ABYSS OF ALL VIRTUES,
HAVE MERCY ON US.
One of my favorite lines from the Bible comes in today's account from the Acts of the Apostles. It is there that we meet "a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth, from the city of Thyatira" (Acts 16:14). Lydia was a worshiper of God. Lydia listened and the Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what Paul was saying (Acts 16:14). Lydia, please intercede for us so that we become better listeners. Dear Lord, open our hearts to pay better attention so as to receive your Word.
Everything we would like others to do for us, let us do for them instead (cf. Mt 7:12). Do we want to be heard? Let us first listen. Do we need encouragement? Let us give encouragement. Do we want someone to care for us? Let us care for those who are alone and abandoned.
(Pope Francis, Twitter, May 10, 2021)
SAINT JOHN OF AVILA,
SAINT DAMIAN OF MOLOKAI,
SAINT COMGALL,
SAINT ANTONIUS OF FLORENCE,
SAINT JOSEPH,
MARY, MOTHER OF MERCY,
PRAY FOR US.
Today's photo: Kathleen going for it at Joshua Tree National Park. Thank you for the great and memorable days there in 2017.
© Gertrude Feick 2021
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