The Month of March Devoted to Saint Joseph
Saint: Pope Saint Sixtus III (d.440); Saint Castor, Martyr of Tarso
Readings of the Day
Rule of Saint Benedict: Ch 48:1-9 The Daily Manual Labor
Mass: Nb 21:4-9; Resp Ps 102; Jn 8:21-30
O Lord, hear my prayer.
MARY, QUEEN OF PEACE,
SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL,
PRAY FOR US.
SAINT JOSEPH, FAITHFUL GUIDE,
PRAY FOR US.
But with their patience worn out by the journey, the people complained against God and Moses ...
(Nb 21:4-5)
Instead of complaining about what may come our way today, why not go this way: "Armed with God's justice and power, let us prove ourselves through patient endurance.* Amen.
That's what humility means-learning to accept disappointments and even defeat as God-sent, learning to persevere and carry on with peace of heart and confidence in God, secure in the knowledge that something worthwhile is being accomplished precisely because God's will is at work in our life and we are doing our best to accept and follow it ...
(Servant of God Walter J. Ciszek, S.J., from He Leadeth Me, in Magnificat, March 28, 2023, "Meditation of the Day," p. 414)
POPE SAINT SIXTUS III,
SAINT CASTOR, MARTYR OF TARSO,
PRAY FOR US.
*Liturgy of the Hours, Daytime Prayer, Midafternoon Antiphon.
Today's photo: This one seemed fitting for our Lenten journey. Patience, people ... Joshua Tree National Par,
© Gertrude Feick 2023
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