October 1
Saint Therese of the Child Jesus
O God, who open your kingdom
To those who are humble and to little ones,
Lead us to follow trustingly in the little way
Of Saint Theresé,
So that through her intercession
We may see your eternal glory revealed.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
October 2
Holy Guardian Angels
O God, who in your unfathomable providence
Are pleased to send your holy Angels to guard us,
Hear our supplication as we cry to you,
That we may always be defended by their protection.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
October 4
O God, by whose gift Saint Francis
Was conformed to Christ in poverty and humility,
Grant that, by walking in Francis' footsteps,
We may follow your Son,
And through joyful charity,
Come to be united with you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
October 5:
O God, who made your priest, Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos,
outstanding in love,
that he might proclaim the mysteries of redemption,
and comfort those in affliction,
grant, by his intercession,
that we may work zealously for your glory
and for the salvation of mankind,
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
October 6 -- in the USA
Blessed Marie Rose Durocher
Lord, who enkindled in the heart
Of Blessed Marie Rose Durocher
The flame of ardent charity
And a great desire to cooperate
In the mission of the Church as a teacher,
Grant us that same active love,
So that, in responding to the needs of the world today,
we may lead our brothers and sisters
To the blessedness of eternal life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
October 7
Our Lady of the Rosary
Pour forth, we beseech you, O Lord,
Your grace into our hearts,
That we to whom the Incarnation of Christ your Son
Was made known by the message of an Angel,
May, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
By his Passion and Cross
Be brought to the glory of his Resurrection.
Who lives and reigns with you
In the Unity of the Holy Spirit
One God, for ever and ever.
October 9
O God who sent Saint Denis and his companions
To preach your glory to the nations
And strengthened them for their mission
With the virtue of constancy in suffering,
Grant we pray that we may imitate them
In disdaining prosperity in this world
And in being undaunted by any trial
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
October 14
O God, who raised up Pope Saint Callistus the First
To serve the Church
And attend devoutly to Christ's faithful departed,
Strengthen us, we pray, by his witness to the faith,
So that , rescued from the slavery of corruption,
We may merit an incorruptible inheritance.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
October 15
Saint Theresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
O God, who through your Spirit
Raised up Saint Theresa of the Jesus
To show the Church the way to seek perfection,
Grant that we may always be nourished
By the food of her heavenly teaching
And fired with longing for true holiness.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
October 16
Grant we pray, almighty God
That the revered intercession of Saint Hedwig
May bring us heavenly aid,
Just as her wonderful life
Is an example of humility.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
Saint Margaret Mary Alocoque, virgin
Pour out on us, we pray, O Lord,
The spirit with which you so remarkably endowed
Saint Margaret Mary,
So that we may come to know
That love of Christ which surpasses all understanding
And be utterly filled with your fullness.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
October 17
Saint Ignatius of Antioch
Almighty and ever-living God,
Who adorn the sacred body of your Church
With the confessions of holy Martyrs,
Grant we pray,
That, just as the glorious passion
Of Saint Ignatius of Antioch
Which we celebrate today,
Brought him eternal splendor,
So it may be for us unending protection.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
October 18
Saint Luke
Lord God, who chose Saint Luke
To reveal by his preaching and writings
The mystery of your love for the poor,
Grant that those who already glory in your name
May persevere as one heart and one soul
And that all nations may merit to see your salvation.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
October 19 -- in the USA
O God, who chose to manifest
The blessed hope of your eternal kingdom
By the toil of Saints John de Brébeuf,
Isaac Jogues and their companions
And by the shedding of their blood,
Graciously grant that through their intercession
The faith of Christians may be strengthened day by day.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
October 20 -- in the USA
May the Priest Saint Paul,
Whose only love was the Cross,
Obtain for us your grace, O Lord,
So that urged on more strongly by his example,
We may each embrace our own cross with courage.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
October 23
O God, who raised up Saint John of Capistrano
To comfort your faithful people in tribulation,
Place us, we pray, under your safe protection
And keep your Church in everlasting peace.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
October 24
O God, who for the evangelization of peoples
Strengthened the Bishop Anthony Mary Claret
With admirable charity and long-suffering,
Grant through his intercession
That seeking the things that are yours,
We may earnestly devote ourselves
To winning our brothers and sisters for Christ.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
October 28
O God, who by the Blessed Apostles
Have brought us to acknowledge your name,
Graciously grant,
Through the intercession of Saints Simon and Jude,
That the Church may constantly grow
By increase of the peoples who believe in you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
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I love to write. This blog helps me to meditate on the Word of God, and I hope to make some contribution to our contemplations of God's Mighty Works.
Ordinarily, I write these reflections two or three weeks in advance of their publication. I do not intend to comment on current events.
I understand many people prefer gender-neutral references to "God." I don't disagree with them but find that language impersonal, unappealing and tasteless. When I refer to "God" I think of the One whom Jesus called "Abba" and "Father", and I would not attempt to improve on Jesus' language.
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