Intro to the day: “The life of a teacher, [...] is very challenging and demanding, but it is also profoundly satisfying. It is more than a job, for it is rooted in our deepest convictions and values. To be intimately concerned in the development [...] of hundreds of young people is a highly responsible task. [...] What an awesome responsibility and privilege is yours in the teaching profession.”

Today is Wednesday of the Twenty-ninth 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, Jesus tells us no one knows the time nor the hour of His coming.

Gospel: Luke 12:39-48

Saint of the Day: Pope Saint John Paul II 

Marian prayer for the day: Hail, Holy Queen

Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn, then, O most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

Lead: Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.

Response: That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

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