Intro to the day: “I am not alone because Jesus is with me, and with Him I fear nothing” –Saint  Faustina Kowalska

Today is Thursday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of St. Therese Catholic School in Portland, OR.

In the Gospel, Jesus laments Jerusalem.

Gospel: Luke 13:31-35

Saint of the Day: Blessed Terrence Albert O'Brien

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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