Scripture, Reflection and Prayer for Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Those who are faithful in a very small matter are also faithful in great matters.
- Luke 16:10

Reflection: Faithfulness is the reason for living. It is not a chain restraining the boldness of talent and love. When it consists of adherence to our creed, which never ages and never is exhausted, it opens a path to order, always positive, strong, and happy.
- Pope Paul VI

Prayer: Lord Jesus, help me never to see my commitment to my Faith as a prison. On the contrary, let me regard it as a suitable means of expressing my life and my love.

From: Minute Meditations from the Popes (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)

Scripture, Reflection and Prayer for Monday, June 14, 2010

Through the Church, the manifold wisdom of God is made known.
- Ephesians 3:10

Reflection: The sight of the risen Christ helped the disciples to believe in the Church that was to follow. In the same way, the spectavle of that Church helps to confirm our faith in the Resurrection of Christ.
- St. Augustine

Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, let Your Church be a beacon of knowledge and truth for me and for all people. Confirm my faith in Your Life, Death, and Resurrection by keeping me ever in tune with Your Church in all things.

From: Every Day Is A Gift (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)

Scripture, Reflection and Prayer for Saturday, June 12, 2010

Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy.
- Leviticus 11:44

Reflection: You must be holy in the way God asks you to be holy. God does not ask you to be a Trappist monk or a hermit. He wants you to sanctify the world and your everydat life.
- St. Vincent Palloti

Prayer: Holy God, show me the path to holiness that You want me to follow. Teach me how to recognize it and help me to follow it diligently all the days of my life.

From: Every Day Is A Gift (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)

Scripture, Reflection and Prayer for Thursday, June 10, 2010

Do not judge, that you may not be judged. For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged.
- Matthew 7:1-2

Reflection: The real Church is being born today in the faithfulness and boldness of the Spirit, in the unity of Christ's Body. We do not ask you to praise her a priori, but to give these positive facts the place they deserve. Like the Lord, we say to you. Come and see.
- Pope Paul VI

Prayer: O Lord, let me never prejudge actions of the Church that might seem questionable. Let me find love in her and lover her into healing.

From: Every Day Is A Gift (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)

Scripture, Reflection and Prayer for Friday, June 04, 2010

Do not say, "I am self-sufficient. What harm can come to me now?"
- Sirach 11:24

Reflection: Presumption is like vermin burrowing at the root of the tree of our soul. If we do not uproot it with great care and humility, it will eventually destroy the soul.
- St. Catherine of Siena

Prayer: All-powerful God, keep me from all presumption of mind and heart. Help me to realize that I depend on You for everything and of myself I can do nothing.

From: Every Day Is A Gift (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)

Scripture, Reflection and Prayer for Thursday, June 03, 2010

Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light to my path.
- Psalms 119:105

Reflection: Being a Christian means saying "yes" to Jesus Christ. It consists in surrendering to the Word of God and relying on it, but also endeavoring to know better and better the profound meaning of this Word.
- Pope John Paul II

Prayer: Self-revealing God, let me rely always on Your all-enlightening Word. Help me to read it often, study it diligently, ponder it well, and put it into practice in my daily life.

From: Every Day Is A Gift (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)

Scripture, Reflection and Prayer for Tuesday, June 01, 2010

The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
- John 6:63

Reflection: Make sure that you never spurn the Savior's words. They have in themselves such tremendous majesty that they can instill fear into those who have wandered from the path of righteousness, whereas they ever remain a great solace to those who heed them.
- St. Justin the Martyr

Prayer: Lord Jesus, let me daily take to heart and ponder Your words. Grant that they may lead me to penance and also provide needed consolation amid the troubles of life.

From: Every Day Is A Gift (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)