O Mary, Mother of God
As You are above all creatures
in Heaven and Earth,
more glorious than the Cherubim,
more noble than any here below,
Christ has given You to His people,
firm bulwark and Protectress,
to shield and save sinners who fly to You.
Therefore O Lady, all embracing refuge,
we solemnly recall Your sweet protection,
January 30, 2021
January 29, 2021
Lord, through Your Word we receive
the knowledge and wisdom of God.
May Your Spirit lead me to your
sacred Word and guide me in my search
for knowledge and truth.
January 28, 2021
Down in adoration falling,
Lo! the sacred host we hail;
Lo! o'er ancient forms departing,
newer rites of graces prevail;
faith for all defects supplying,
where the feeble senses fail.
To the everlasting Father,
and the Son, who reigns on high,
with the Holy Spirit proceeding
forth from each eternally,
be salvation, honor, blessing,
January 27, 2021
Saint Angela Merici,
You were generous and joyful in answering God’s call,
and you happily shared the gifts you had been given.
When you recognized the need for education,
you overcame obstacles and prejudice
by your prayer and your commitment
to those living in poverty.
Open our eyes to the needs of others;
remind us that Jesus calls us to serve
January 26, 2021
Dear Saint Timothy,
well known for your gentleness,
you were a most faithful disciple of Saint Paul,
and like him, traveled much to bring the Good News to all people.
The Letters Paul wrote to you reveal your zeal
and inspire us with confidence in you.
You too were cast into prison
and you too gave your life for Christ.
January 25, 2021
My doorbell roused me from sleep at about half past five in the morning. It seldom rang at that hour of the morning, as Jamaicans, while early risers, do not move around until an hour or so later. I wondered who could this be and what kind of an emergency had arisen? Getting to the door I shouted, “who’s there?” Opening the door I saw two young European-looking people in front of me, a young man and a woman
January 25, 2021
Lord Jesus, merciful Savior of the world,
we humbly ask You by Your Most Sacred Heart,
that all the straying sheep may turn to You,
the Shepherd and Bishop of their souls:
Who lives and reigns world without end.
Amen.
January 24, 2021
Good and gracious God, at this time of pandemic
help us to know that we are not abandoned.
Assist us in bearing this cross of suffering,
illness and death.
Guide us to an increase in Faith
in the life, death and Resurrection.
January 23, 2021
O God, Who, under this wonderful Sacrament,
left to us the memorials of Your Passion;
grant us, we beseech You, so to venerate
the sacred mysteries of Your Body and Blood,
that we may constantly experience within us
the fruit of Your redemption.
January 22, 2021
Immaculate Mother of God,
Queen of the Apostles,
we know that God's commandment of love
and our vocation to follow Jesus Christ
impels us to cooperate in the mission of the Church.
Realizing our own weakness,
we entrust the renewal of our personal lives
and our apostolate to your intercession.
We are confident that through God's mercy
The Columbans are a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God.