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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - October 29, 2022 | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary

On Saturdays in Ordinary Time when there is no obligatory memorial, an optional memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary is allowed.

"Today's memorial is a remembrance of the maternal example and discipleship of the Blessed Virgin Mary who, strengthened by faith and hope, on that 'great Saturday' on which Our Lord lay in the tomb, was the only one of the disciples to hold vigil in expectation of the Lord’s resurrection. It is a prelude and introduction to the celebration of Sunday, the weekly memorial of the Resurrection of Christ. It is a sign that the Virgin Mary is continuously present and operative in the life of the Church." - Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy (2001), §188

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - October 28, 2022 | Feast of Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles

"These are the holy men whom the Lord chose in his own perfect love; to them he gave eternal glory." - Entrance Antiphon

Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Apostles Saints Simon and Jude. Their names occur together in the Canon of the Mass and are also celebrated on the same day. They may be paired together because they both preached the Gospel in Mesopotamia and Persia where it is said they had both been sent, but in actual fact we know nothing for certain about them beyond what is told us of their being called as Apostles in the New Testament. St. Jude is the author of a short Epistle which forms part of the New Testament. CatholicCulture.org)

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - October 27, 2022 | Thursday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time 

"Therefore, put on the armor of God, that you may be able to resist on the evil day and, having done everything, to hold your ground." - Eph. 6:13

In our life of faith, it is important to combat the devil by allowing God to clothe us in spiritual armor and to pray constantly while spreading the Gospel. God is our rock and our shield and it is He who subdues our enemies under our feet!

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - October 26, 2022 | Wednesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time 

"Jesus said, 'how many times I yearned to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were unwilling!'" - Luke 13:34

Everyone is invited to the kingdom where many will enter but not those who fail to do the will of God. Saying we believe in God is not enough unless we put that faith into practice. Let us ask the Lord for the grace to commit to His will in our lives and for the courage and wisdom to keep our eyes fixed on Him in all things.

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - October 25, 2022 | Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time 

"Jesus said, 'What is the Kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in the garden. When it was fully grown, it became a large bush and 'the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches.'" - Luke 13:18-19

Like a tiny mustard seed, each of us is packed with unbelievable potential that God wants to bring to fruition. He wants to bring forth from our lives glorious blessings for the world. All we must do is allow Him to work.

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - October 24, 2022 | Monday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time / Optional Memorial of St. Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop

"Your word, O Lord, is truth; consecrate us in the truth." - John 17:13

Today the Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Anthony Claret (1807-1870), bishop. After becoming a priest he spent several years preaching to the people throughout Catalonia and also in the Canary Islands. Returning to Spain, he established the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and founded a great religious library and publishing house in Barcelona which published millions of cheap copies of ancient and modern Catholic works. In 1851 the Pope appointed him Bishop of Santiago de Cuba. The diocese was in a terrible state and everything needed reform and renewal. He reorganized the seminary, enforced clerical discipline, and regularized thousands of marriages. He built a hospital and many schools. This was not done without opposition and he was the subject of fifteen assassination attempts.

Recalled to Spain in 1857 by Queen Isabella II to act as her confessor, he did further great work for the Church. His health began to fail, and he died at the Cistercian abbey at Fontfroide.

St. Anthony Mary Claret, pray for us!

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - October 23, 2022 | Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

"Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, as a fragrant offering to God." - Eph. 5:2

While God approves of no sin, His mercy and His forgiveness is available for all sinners who acknowledge their need for Him. Today, let us admit our sin before God and acknowledge our need for His mercy.

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - October 22, 2022 | Memorial of St. John Paul II, Pope

"I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my sheep, and mine know me." - John 10:14

St. John Paul II, named Karol Jozef Wojtyla was born in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. After his ordination to the priesthood and theological studies in Rome, he returned to his homeland and resumed various pastoral and academic tasks. He became first auxiliary bishop and, in 1964, Archbishop of Krakow and took part in the Second Vatican Council. On 16 October 1978 he was elected pope and took the name John Paul II. His exceptional apostolic zeal, particularly for families, young people and the sick, led him to numerous pastoral visits throughout the world. Among the many fruits which he has left as a heritage to the Church are above all his rich Magisterium and the promulgation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church as well as the Code of Canon Law for the Latin Church and for the Eastern Churches. In Rome on April 2, 2005, the eve of the Second Sunday of Easter (or of Divine Mercy), he departed peacefully in the Lord.

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - October 21, 2022 | Friday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time

"Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom." - Mt. 11:25

We all form part of the Body of Christ and that we should do all we can to build up the unity of that body through charity, selflessness, gentleness and patience and by believing in God as the head of all. 

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - October 20, 2022 | Thursday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time

"May Christ dwell in your hearts through faith..." - Eph 3:17a

God's Word unites and divides. Are you ready and willing to accept the full Truth of the Gospel no matter the consequences? Pray for unity in Christ, but do not be willing to compromise so as to bring about a false unity. (Catholic Daily Reflections)

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