Reading:John 14:27 Prayer:  Lord,  defuse the violence of our tongues and our hands. Renew our hearts and minds, so that the word which always brings us together will be “brother and sister,” and our way of life will always be that of shalom, peace, salaa

Reading: John 8:12 Prayer:O Jesus, help us never to forget the meaning of our earthly journey. May the kindly light of faith illumine our days, the comforting power hope direct our steps, the contagious warmth of love srir our hearts. And may our gaze be

Prayer by St. Maximilian Kolbe Grant that I may praise You, O Immaculate Virgin, with my commitment and personal sacrifice. Grant that I may live, work, suffer, consume myself and die for You, only for You. Grant that I utmost glorification. Grant tha

December 5 St. Sabas (b. 439) Born in Cappadocia (modern-day Turkey), Sabas is one of the most highly regarded patriarchs among the monks of Palestine, and is considered one of the founders of Eastern monasticism. After an unhappy childhood in which he wa

Reading: Matthew 28:20 Prayer: O God, remind us that those who believe are never alone. Teach us to see all things with the eyes of Jesus, that he may be the light for our path that never fades. May this light always increase in us and in our daily life,

Mary, Mother Most Pure

December 4 St. John Damascene (676?-749) John spent most of his life in the monastery of St. Sabas, near Jerusalem, and all of his life under Muslim rule, indeed, protected by it. He was born in Damascus, received a classical and theological education, an

Reading: 1 John 3:2 Prayer: Lord, God of Abraham, God of the Prophets, God of Love, you created us and you call us to live as brothers and sisters. Give us the strength daily to be insruments of peace. Enable us to see everyone who crosses our path as our

Reading Revelation 3:20 Prayer: O Jesus, open our ears to hear God’s word and to recognize God’s voice and call. Awaken in us a desire to follow in your footsteps…..

First Sunday of Advent-Change Our Hearts Reading: Matthew 16:24 Prayer: O God, in this time leading up to the celebration of Jesus’ birth, teach us to go against the current; to strip ourselves, to be humble and giving, to listen and be silent to go out o