Intro to the day: “What is nobler than to rule minds or to mold the character of the young? I consider that he who knows how to form the youthful mind is truly greater than all the painters, sculptors, and all others of that sort.” — St. John Chrysostom

Today is Friday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of All Saints Catholic School, Portland, OR.

In the Gospel, Jesus is asked if it is lawful to heal on the Sabbath.

Gospel: Luke 14:1-6

Saint of the Day: Saint Maria de la Purisima Salvat Romero

Marian prayer for the day:  O Mother of my God, and my Lady Mary - St. Alphonsus de Liguori

O, Mother of my God, and my Lady Mary; as a beggar, all wounded and sore, presents himself before a great Queen, so do I present myself before you, who are Queen of heaven and earth. 

From the lofty throne on which you sit, disdain not, I implore you, to cast your eyes on me, a poor sinner. 

God has made you so rich that you might assist the poor, and has made you Queen of Mercy in order that you might relieve the miserable. 

Behold me then, and pity me: behold me and abandon me not, until you see me changed from a sinner into a saint. Amen.

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