Morning Prayer

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Remember Christian soul that you have this day and everyday of your life: God to glorify and Jesus to imitate; a soul to save and a body to mortify; sins to repent of and virtues to acquire; hell to avoid and heaven to gain; eternity to prepare for and time to profit by; a neighbor to edify and the world from which to detach; demons to combat and passions to subdue; death perhaps to suffer and judgement to undergo.

Therefore, child of Jesus and Mary, avoid sin and all the dangerous occasions of sin. Pray often, go frequently to confession and holy communion.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

[Jesse Romero, from “Church Beliefs,” by Lighthouse Catholic Media]

My Vocation God has created me to do Him some definite service. He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission. I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons. He has not created me for naught.

I shall do good. I shall do His work. I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place while not intending it - if I do but keep His commandments.

Therefore, I will trust Him. Whatever, wherever I am, I can never be thrown away. If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him; in perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him. If I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him. He does nothing in vain. He knows what He is about. Amen.

[John Henry Newmann, from “Prayers for Today,” by Leaflet Missal Co.]