Intro to the day: “Let us keep close to Jesus because if we lose him, we have lost everything.” –Saint Frances Cabrini

Today is Thursday,  the Memorial of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of LaSalle Catholic High School in Cincinnati, OH.

In the Gospel, Jesus speaks of how He will be rejected.

Gospel: Luke 17:20-25

Saint of the Day: Saint Abbo of Fleury

Marian prayer for the day: The Depths of the Love of Your Heart – St. Therese

Virgin full of grace, I know that at Nazareth you lived modestly, without requesting anything more.

Neither ecstasies, nor miracles, nor other extraordinary deeds enhanced your life, O Queen of the elect.

The number of the lowly, “the little ones,” is very great on earth.

They can raise their eyes to you without any fear.

You are the incomparable Mother who walks with them along the common way to guide them to heaven.

Beloved Mother, in this harsh exile, I want to live always with you and follow you every day.

I am enraptured by the contemplation of you and I discover the depths of the love of your heart.

All my fears vanish under your motherly gaze, which teaches me to weep and to rejoice!

Amen.

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