Understanding the Day
Season
Time After Pentecost
Week
Week 15 of Time After Pentecost
Rank
Weekday
Introit (Daily Prayer)
Incline Your ear, O Lord; answer me; save Your servant, O my God, who trusts in You. Have pity on me, O Lord, for to You I call all the day.
Ps 85:4
Gladden the soul of Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
Glory Be to the Father…
Through our Lord…
Weekly Prayer
Prayer to the Holy Family
bless us and grant us the grace
to love and serve God faithfully,
to honor one another with patience and charity,
and to make our home a dwelling place of peace.
Holy Family of Nazareth,
help us to grow in faith, hope, and love.
Guide our work, our rest, our words, and our choices,
so that in all things we may seek the will of God.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
pray for us and protect our family. Amen.
Weekly Formation
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Wisdom
Wisdom is the gift by which the Holy Ghost gives a spiritual relish for divine things and orders the whole life toward God’s glory. It judges created goods in the light of the highest cause, seeing them according to their relation to God.
Understanding
Understanding is the gift by which the Holy Ghost gives deeper penetration into the meaning of revealed truth. It does not create new revelation, but enables the mind to grasp more clearly the mysteries already received by faith.
Counsel
Counsel is the gift by which the Holy Ghost guides practical judgment amid difficulty, danger, or uncertainty. It perfects prudence by making the soul ready to recognize and follow divine guidance when human reasoning alone is insufficient.
Fortitude
Fortitude is the gift by which the Holy Ghost strengthens the will to do God’s will and endure whatever fidelity requires. It carries the firmness of the virtue of fortitude to a higher readiness under divine prompting, even in extraordinary trials.
Knowledge
Knowledge is the gift by which created things are judged rightly in relation to God and His will. It reveals both the goodness of creation and its inability to satisfy the soul apart from the Creator.
Piety
Piety is the gift by which the Holy Ghost produces filial affection toward God as Father and a loving reverence for what belongs to Him. From this spirit flow willing worship, obedience, and a family-like charity toward God’s children.
Featured Saint
Modern saintMonday of Week 15 of Time after Pentecost
Saint Laura Montoya
A biography or feast reflection has not yet been prepared.
Today in Church History
Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf
1191EventThe Battle of Arsuf in 1191 was a significant conflict during the Third Crusade, where Richard I of England achieved a crucial victory over Saladin. This battle was pivotal in the struggle for the Holy Land, reflecting the Catholic Church's ongoing efforts to reclaim Jerusalem and protect Christian pilgrims.
The struggle for faith and land reminds us of the importance of perseverance in our spiritual journeys.
Pope Boniface VIII's Captivity by Philip IV
1303EventIn 1303, Guillaume de Nogaret, acting on behalf of King Philip IV of France, captured Pope Boniface VIII, marking a significant conflict between the papacy and the French monarchy. This event underscored the tensions over papal authority and the influence of secular rulers over the Church, ultimately leading to the Avignon Papacy.
This event reminds us of the enduring struggle for the Church's independence and the importance of faith in the face of political pressures.
Founding of the Legion of Mary
1921Founding