MONDAY OF THE NINETEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
SAINTS OF THE DAY ~ FEAST DAY: AUGUST 11, 2025
MEMORIAL OF SAINT PHILOMENA, VIRGIN & MARTYR; SAINT CLARE, VIRGIN; SAINT SUSANNA, VIRGIN & MARTYR AND SAINT TIBURTIUS, MARTYR | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/category/saints-of-the-day
(Direct link to the detailed history of Saint Philomena, Saint Clare, Saint Susanna and Saint Tiburtius| https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/saints-of-the-day-feast-day-august-11th/)
Happy Feast of St. Philomena | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/happy-feast-of-saint-philomena/
Saint Philomena’s History | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/2024/05/15/saint-philomena-virgin-and-martyr/
Watch “Holy Mass and Holy Rosary | EWTN | August 11, 2025 | “Holy Mass from the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy” | Pray “Holy Rosary Novena From Lourdes” | Pray “The Chaplet of Divine Mercy in song from the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy” | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/catholic-daily-mass-156/
NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION: The 2025 Novena for the Assumption of Mary into Heaven is scheduled to begin Wednesday, August 6 and end on August 14th. The novena is a prayer that commemorates the death of Mary and her assumption into Heaven, which is celebrated on August 15. Novena link below: https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/novena-to-our-lady-of-the-assumption/
Daily Reflections with Philomena | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/
JUBILEE OF HOPE 2025: JUBILEE PRAYER | Link to the prayer of the Jubilee of Hope 2025 | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/2025/01/08/the-jubilee-prayer/
Greetings and blessings, beloved family and Happy Feast of Saint Philomena, daughter of light!
May St. Philomena the Patron Saint of children, babies, infants, youth, students, test takers, Priests, lost causes, against infertility, sterility, virgins, desperate causes, impossible causes, forgotten causes, orphans, the poor, prisoners, the sick, mental illness, against barrenness, against bodily ills and, Children of Mary intercede for us all. With special intention for the safety and well-being of our children and children all over the world, especially those beginning the new school year. We pray for wisdom, knowledge, and understanding and for God’s guidance and protection upon them during this new school year and always. We also pray for all teachers and other workers. May God keep them all safe and well. Amen 🙏🏽
May our Blessed Mother Mary and Saint Philomena with all the Saints on this special feast day intercede for us all and our loved ones. Amen. Saint Philomena, Powerful with God ~ Pray for us 🙏
Today, Monday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time, we thank the good Lord for the gift of this day! During this month of August, we entrust our lives, our plans, our fears, and our dreams into God’s loving hands. We pray that this month will be filled with divine blessings, new opportunities, and the strength to overcome every challenge that may come our way.
We pray and celebrate with those marking birthdays, anniversaries, new jobs, weddings, and other joyful milestones this August. May this be a month of peace for the anxious, healing for the sick, comfort for the brokenhearted, and provision for the needy. As we walk through the days ahead, may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ go before us, the love of God surround us, and the wisdom of the Holy Spirit guide every decision we make. May this month bring us closer to holiness, deeper in faith, and stronger in hope. In all things, may God’s name be paised. Amen🙏🏽
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” ~ Matthew 5:4
We remember in prayer all who began this journey of life with us but are no longer here, may their souls rest in perfect peace. Amen🙏🏽
We pray for the sick and dying. We especially pray for our loved ones who have recently died and we continue to pray for the repose of their gentle souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, may the Lord receive them into the light of Eternal Kingdom. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them. May their gentle souls through the mercy of God rest in perfect peace with our Lord Jesus Christ… Amen 🙏🏽 ✝️🕯✝️🕯✝️🕯
“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His Saints” ~ Psalm 116:15
PRAYER FOR THE DEAD: In your hands, O Lord, we humbly entrust our brothers and sisters. In this life, you embraced them with your tender love; deliver them now from every evil, and bid them eternal rest. The old order has passed away: welcome them into paradise, where there will be no sorrow, no weeping or pain, but fullness of peace and joy with your Son & the Holy Spirit forever & ever. Amen🙏🏽
On this special feast day, with special intention through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary, and the Saints, we continue to humbly pray for the well-being and safety of all parents, grandparents and the elderly. We pray for justice, peace, love and unity in our families and our divided and conflicted world today. We continue to pray for all families and for the safety and well-being of our children and children all over the world. We pray for all those who are marginalized in our society, the poor and the needy. We pray for the Church, the Clergy, our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, the Cardinals, Bishops, all Priests, that they be sanctified in their ministry to God’s people. We pray for persecuted Christians, for the conversion of sinners, and Christians all over the world suffering from political and religious unrest. May God protect us all and keep united in peace, love and faith. Amen 🙏🏽
Through the intercession of St. Joseph, we pray for all fathers, workers and all those who labour in this world. May the Lord bless the work of their hands and may God’s grace and mercy be with us all during this season of the Ordinary Time. Wishing us all and our loved ones a joyful, peaceful, and grace-filled month of August.🙏🏽
LIST OF ALL NOVENAS | Month of August | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/list-of-all-novenas-august/
COMMON CATHOLIC PRAYERS | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/common-catholic-prayers/
SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS:
Bible Readings for today’s Holy Mass, Monday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time | USCCB | https://bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-reading
Today’s Bible Readings: Memorial of Saint Clare, Virgin | August 11, 2025
Reading 1: Deuteronomy 10:12–22
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 147:12–13, 14–15, 19–20
Gospel: Matthew 17:22–27
Gospel Reading ~ Matthew 17:22–27
“The Son of Man is to be handed over… they will kill him and He will be raised on the third day. The subjects are exempt from the tax”
“As Jesus and His disciples were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is to be handed over to men, and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.” And they were overwhelmed with grief. When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax approached Peter and said, “Does not your teacher pay the temple tax?” “Yes,” he said. When he came into the house, before he had time to speak, Jesus asked him, “What is your opinion, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take tolls or census tax? From their subjects or from foreigners?” When he said, “From foreigners,” Jesus said to him, “Then the subjects are exempt. But that we may not offend them, go to the sea, drop in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. Open its mouth and you will find a coin worth twice the temple tax. Give that to them for me and for you.”
Today’s Gospel centres on the payment of the half shekel tax. This was an annual tax that all Jews paid for the upkeep of the Temple in Jerusalem. The question is whether Jesus and His disciples were free from having to pay this tax. After all, Jesus had declared that ‘something greater than the Temple is here’. The ‘something greater’ was Jesus Himself. He is the new Temple of God, the one in whom God is present. He is Immanuel, God-with-us. If He is the new Temple, then strictly speaking the tax to the old Temple in Jerusalem does not need to be paid. That is what Jesus means when He says, ‘the sons are exempt’, the sons being the sons of God’s kingdom, Jesus’ disciples. However, even though in theory Jesus and His disciples are free from having to pay the tax, Jesus declares that they should pay the tax so as to not to offend the Jewish tax collectors, so as to avoid giving scandal. The issue of the Temple tax is not our issue today, but the way Jesus deals with it can continue to speak to us. Jesus is declaring that just because we are legitimately free not to do something does not mean that we should not do it. Similarly, just because we are legitimately free to do something does not mean that we should do it. Freedom is not always the most important value for Jesus. The value of love is always more important in His eyes. Whatever promotes the well being of others always guides how we exercise our legitimate freedom. One expression of the love of others is not giving unnecessary offense or scandal.
In our Gospel today, Jesus quietly prepares His disciples for the most painful and glorious truth of the Gospel: His suffering, death, and resurrection. The announcement fills them with grief they cannot yet see beyond the shadow of the cross to the brilliance of Easter morning. This moment reminds us that God’s plan often unfolds in ways we cannot fully grasp at first. Trust calls us to hold onto His word, even in seasons when sorrow seems to outweigh joy. The second half of the Gospel, about the temple tax, reveals Jesus’ humility and freedom. As the Son of God, He is not obligated to pay the temple tax, yet He chooses to do so “that we may not offend them.” In sending Peter to find the coin in the fish’s mouth, He shows that God can provide in surprising ways when we walk in obedience and humility. True freedom in Christ is not about insisting on our rights, but about laying them down in love for others.
In our first reading today from Deuteronomy, Moses calls on the people to follow in the ways of the Lord, their God, to love Him, to serve Him with all their heart and soul and to keep His commandments. One of the ways they serve the Lord, according to Moses, is by loving the stranger, giving him food and clothing. The stranger in Israel was anyone from outside Israel who was now living in Israel, resident aliens. Moses reminds them that they themselves were once strangers in the land of Egypt. They lived in Egypt but were not Egyptian. The call to love the stranger is a very urgent one today, especially in our world today. A true stranger is one who is more vulnerable. Jesus confirms and strengthens this call of Moses. He goes so far as to call on us to love not just the stranger but the enemy. For Jesus, the call to love is indiscriminate because God’s love embraces all. Our first reading calls Israel and us to love and serve the Lord with all our heart and soul, to keep His commandments, and to reflect His justice and mercy. God’s love is not partial; He defends the vulnerable and calls us to do the same, remembering our own need for His grace.
Reflecting on the Responsorial Psalm, “Praise the Lord, Jerusalem”. The psalm bursts with praise for a God who strengthens, blesses, feeds, and grants peace to His people. It is a reminder that the God who calls us to service also sustains us in every good work.
As we reflect on the words of the Sacred Scriptures today, we are all invited to examine the depth of our trust in God’s plan. Do we believe that resurrection follows the cross, even when all we feel is the weight of the cross? Do we live with humility, willing to lay down our own privileges for the sake of others? Are we walking in the justice, compassion, and wholehearted love that God Himself shows to us daily? Like Peter, may we follow Christ’s instructions in faith, trusting that He will provide what we need to fulfill His will. May God in His infinite grace and mercy, grant us His grace as we remain faithful and continue to strive to serve Him in spirit and in truth. 🙏🏽
Lord Jesus, You are the Way, the Truth, and the Life. When Your words challenge us or Your plans lead us through valleys of sorrow, give us the grace to trust You completely. Teach us to see beyond the cross to the joy of the resurrection. Like You, may we choose humility over pride, service over self, and love over insistence on our own rights. Help us to obey Your voice even when we do not fully understand, trusting that You will provide what we need in Your perfect way. Fill our hearts with compassion for the vulnerable, as You have shown mercy to us. May our lives bring glory to the Father in all we do, until the day we see You face to face. Amen. 🙏🏾
MEMORIAL OF SAINT PHILOMENA, VIRGIN & MARTYR; SAINT CLARE, VIRGIN; SAINT SUSANNA, VIRGIN & MARTYR AND SAINT TIBURTIUS, MARTYR ~ FEAST DAY – AUGUST 11TH: Today, the Church honors four holy witnesses whose lives reflect purity, courage, and unwavering fidelity to Christ. Saint Philomena (Patroness of children, youth, and the impossible causes), the youthful wonder-worker of the Catacombs, inspires trust in God’s power in the most desperate situations. Saint Clare (Patroness of television, eye disorders, and goldsmiths), the spiritual daughter of Saint Francis, shines as a model of poverty, humility, and Eucharistic devotion. Saint Susanna (Patroness of brides and those falsely accused), a noble Roman virgin, stood firm against the pagan demands of the emperor’s court, giving her life rather than compromising her vow to Christ. Saint Tiburtius (Invoked for courage in persecution), a bold Roman Christian, fearlessly proclaimed his faith in the face of torture and death. Through their intercession, we pray for the protection of children and youth, for purity of heart, for strength in trials, and for courage to witness to our faith in today’s world.
Saint (s) of the Day with Daily Reflections | August 11th | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/
(Direct link to the detailed history of Saint Philomena, Saint Clare, Saint Susanna and Saint Tiburtius | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/saints-of-the-day-feast-day-august-11th/)
SAINT PHILOMENA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR: Philomena – means “daughter of light”. St. Philomena (291- 304) Wonder Worker, Virgin and Martyr is a fascinating saint. “To Philomena, nothing is refused .” St. Philomena, Powerful with God! St. Philomena was a Greek Princess who lived on the Island of Corfu during the third to fourth century. St. Philomena would have been forgotten to history if not for a miraculous vision that identified her with a tomb discovered over 1,500 years later. This and other extraordinary events surrounding St. Philomena have given her a particular reputation for miracles. In fact, the Blessed Virgin Mary reportedly said in a vision, “To Philomena, nothing is refused.” St. Philomena was the daughter of a king in Greece who, with his wife, had converted to Christianity. St. Philomena was born on January 10, 291 at Corfu, Greece and died on August 10, 304 at the age of 13 in Rome, Italy. At the age of about 13 she took a vow of consecrated virginity. When the Emperor Diocletian threatened to make war on her father, he went with his family to Rome to ask for peace. The Emperor fell in love with the young Philomena and, when she refused to be his wife, he subjected her to a series of torments: scourging, from whose effects two angels cured her; drowning with an anchor attached to her, but two angels cut the rope and raised her to the river bank; being shot with arrows, but on the first occasion her wounds were healed, on the second the arrows turned aside, and on the third, they returned and killed six of the archers, and several of the others became Christians. Finally the Emperor had her decapitated, which occurred on a Friday at three in the afternoon, as with the death of Jesus. The two anchors, three arrows, the palm and the ivy leaf on the tiles found in the tomb were interpreted as symbols of her martyrdom. Saint Philomena’s remains were discovered on May 24-25 1802, during the quest for the graves of Roman martyrs in the Catacomb of Priscilla, a tomb was discovered and opened; as it contained a glass vessel it was assumed to be the grave of a martyr. The view, then erroneously entertained in Rome, that the presence of such vessels (supposed to have contained the martyr’s blood) in a grave was a symbol of martyrdom, has been rejected in practice since the investigations of De Rossi (cf. Leclercq in “Dict. d.archéol. chrét. et de liturg.”, s.v. Ampoules de sang). The remains found in the above-mentioned tomb were shown to be those of a young maiden, and, as the name Filumena was discovered on the earthenware slabs closing the grave, it was assumed that they were those of a virgin martyr named Philumena.
On 8 June, 1805, the relics were translated to the church of Mungano, Diocese of Nola (near Naples), and enshrined under one of its altars. In 1827 Leo XII presented the church with the three earthenware tiles, with the inscription, which may be seen in the church even today. On the basis of alleged revelations to a nun in Naples, and of an entirely fanciful and indefensible explanation of the allegorical paintings, which were found on the slabs beside the inscription, a canon of the church in Mugnano, named Di Lucia, composed a purely fictitious and romantic account of the supposed martyrdom of St. Philomena, who is not mentioned in any of the ancient sources. In consequence of the wonderful favours received in answer to prayer before the relics of the Saint at Mugnano, devotion to them spread rapidly, and, after instituting investigations into the question, Gregory XVI appointed a special feast to be held on 9 September, “in honorem s. Philumenae virginis et martyris” (cf. the lessons of this feast in the Roman Breviary). The earthenware plates were fixed in front of the grave as follows: PAX TECUM FILUMENA. These tiles enclosing the tomb bore an inscription, Pax Tecum Filumena, which is, “Peace be with you, Philomena”. The plates were evidently inserted in the wrong order, and the inscription should doubtless read PAX TECUM FILUMENA. The letters are painted on the plates with red paint, and the inscription belongs to the primitive class of epigraphical memorials in the Catacomb of Priscilla, thus, dating from about the middle or second half of the second century. The disarrangement of the inscription proves that it must have been completed before the plates were put into position, although in the numerous other examples of this kind in the same catacomb the inscription was added only after the grave had been closed. Consequently, since the disarrangement of the plates can scarcely be explained as arising from an error, Marucchi seems justified in concluding that the inscription and plates originally belonged to an earlier grave, and were later employed (now in the wrong order) to close another. Apart from the letters, the plates contain three arrows, either as adecoration or a punctuation, a leaf as decoration, two anchors, and a palm as the well-known Christian symbols. Neither these signs nor the glass vessel discovered in the grave can be regarded as a proof of martyrdom. St. Philomena was Canonized on January 30, 1837, liturically canonized in an act of the ordinary Papal Magisterium, Vatican City by Pope Gregory XVI.
“God will never refuse her anything that she asks for us ” ~ St. John Vianney. St. John Vianney, a holy priest of the 19th century, developed a personal relationship with St. Philomena and frequently invoked her miraculous intercession. Whenever he needed something done, he turned to St. Philomena to intercede for him. Out of this relationship St. Vianney composed his own litany of St. Philomena that he prayed and encouraged others to do so as well. While no one is ever guaranteed a miracle, St. Philomena will certainly intercede for that person and make God’s will known to them, sometimes in a miraculous fashion. As with all prayer, the key is to trust in God and his divine providence.May our efforts to retrace some of the glories which surround the name of the youthful martyr of the Catacombs increase the fervor of those devoted to her. May they urge others to spread wider still veneration for her virtues of constancy and heroism, by which she obtained such favor with God, and merited so many benedictions for those who invoke her! St. Philomena! Pray for us. St. Philomena is the Patron Saint of children, babies, infants, youth, students, test takers, priests, lost causes, againt infertility, sterility, virgins, desperate causes, impossible causes, forgotten causes, orphans, the poor, prisoners, the sick, mental illness, against barrenness, against bodily ills, Children of Mary, The Universal Living Rosary Association, Sibonga, Cebu, Pulupandan, Negros Occidental.
PRAYER TO SAINT PHILOMENA FOR A FAVOR (KNOWN TO BE A VERY POWERFUL PRAYER): O faithful virgin and glorious martyr, Saint Philomena, who works so many miracles on behalf of the poor and sorrowful, have pity on me. Thou knowest the multitude and diversity of my needs. Behold me at thy feet, full of misery, but full of hope. I entreat thy charity O great Saint. Graciously hear me and obtain from God a favourable answer to the request which I now humbly lay before you (here specify your petition). I am firmly conviced that through the merits, through the scorn, the sufferings and the death thou didst endure, united to the merits of the Passion and Death of Jesus thy Spouse, I shall obtain what I ask of thee and the joy of my heart I will bless God, who is admirable in His saints. Amen 🙏🏾
St. Philomena, powerful with God, pray for us!🙏🏾
ST. PHILOMENA CHAPLET: This chaplet consists of 3 white beads and 13 red beads. On the medal say the Apostles Creed to ask for the grace of faith.
On each of the white beads say an Our Father in honor of the 3 Divine Persons of the Blessed Trinity in thanksgiving for all favors obtained through her intercession.
On each of the red beads, which are 13 in number to represent the 13 years that St. Philomena spent on earth, say the following prayer:
PRAYER: Hail, O holy St. Philomena, whom I acknowledge, after Mary, as my advocate with the Divine Spouse, intercede for me now and at the hour of my death. St, Philomena, beloved daughter of Jesus and Mary, pray for us who have recourse to thee. Amen 🙏🏾
Concluding Prayer: Hail, O illustrious St. Philomena, who shed so courageously your blood for Christ! I bless the Lord for all the graces He has bestowed upon thee during thy life, and especially at thy death. I praise and glorify Him for the honor and power with which He has crowned thee, and I beg thee to obtain for me from God the graces I ask through thy intercession. Amen.🙏🏾
Saint Philomena, beloved daughter of Jesus and Mary, pray for us who have recourse to you! Amen🙏🏾
SAINT CLARE, VIRGIN: Saint Clare of Assisi (1194–1253), foundress of the Poor Clare nuns, is the patron of television, embroiderers, eye disease, and gold workers. She embraced the Franciscan ideal of poverty and devoted her life to prayer and service. Born into nobility in Assisi, Clare was moved by the preaching of Saint Francis. At 18, she secretly left her home to join him, receiving the religious habit and consecrating her life to Christ. She led the community at San Damiano for 42 years, writing the first monastic rule authored by a woman. Clare famously defended her convent from invading soldiers by raising the Blessed Sacrament in prayer, causing the enemy to flee. Saint Clare models humility, trust in God’s providence, and deep Eucharistic devotion. She challenges us to seek spiritual riches over earthly wealth.
PRAYER: Lord, through the example and intercession of Saint Clare, grant us the grace to embrace simplicity, trust in Your care, and find our joy in serving You alone. Amen.🙏🏾
SAINT SUSANNA, VIRGIN & MARTYR: Saint Susanna of Rome (c. 280–295), a noble virgin, is honored as a patron of martyrs. She refused marriage to the pagan co-emperor Maximian, choosing fidelity to Christ over the privileges of imperial life. Related to Emperor Diocletian, Susanna’s refusal to wed a pagan was a bold act of faith. Her witness led to the conversion of several of the emperor’s relatives. Angered, Diocletian ordered her scourged and beheaded in her own home. The site of her martyrdom became the Church of Saint Susanna in Rome. Saint Susanna reminds us that true loyalty belongs to God alone, even when pressured by power, influence, or fear of persecution.
PRAYER: Holy Virgin Susanna, you chose death rather than compromise your vow to Christ. Pray for us to remain faithful in our commitments to God and courageous in the face of trials. Amen.🙏🏾
SAINT TIBURTIUS, MARTYR: Saint Tiburtius (d. 286) was a Roman Christian who faced persecution under Emperor Diocletian. He is remembered for his fearless witness and miraculous endurance of torture. The son of a Roman prefect, Tiburtius was known for his charity and bold proclamation of the Gospel. He miraculously healed a boy and called many to the faith. When accused before the judge, he refused to offer sacrifice to pagan gods, walking barefoot over hot coals without harm, calling them “lovely flowers.” He was eventually beheaded for his faith. Saint Tiburtius inspires us to proclaim Christ boldly and remain steadfast under trial, trusting in God’s power over all.
PRAYER: Courageous martyr Tiburtius, pray for us to stand firm in our faith, even when tested by fire. May your example lead us to trust in God’s strength above all else. Amen.🙏🏾
Our Blessed Mother Mary, Saint Philomena, Saint Clare, Saint Susanna and Saint Tiburtius ~ Pray for us. 🙏🏾
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THE POPE’S MONTHLY INTENTIONS FOR 2025: FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST: For mutual coexistence. Let us pray that societies where coexistence seems more difficult might not succumb to the temptation of confrontation for ethnic, political, religious or ideological reasons.
(https://popesprayerusa.net/popes-intentions/)
DEVOTION OF THE MONTH OF AUGUST | MONTH OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY: August is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, inviting us to reflect on her pure love, deep sorrow, and unwavering obedience to God. Her heart, aflame with charity and pierced by suffering, mirrors the life of Christ and calls us to follow Him more closely through her example. This month, the Church encourages us to console her sorrowful heart and grow in holiness through prayers like the Rosary, the Litany of the Immaculate Heart, and the First Saturday Devotion. Through Mary’s heart, we are led ever closer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
“O Immaculate Heart of Mary, be our refuge and the way that leads us to God.”
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us and draw us into deeper love and trust in your Son. Amen🙏🏽
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PRAYER INTENTIONS: We pray for the Church throughout the world, that her leaders and members may trust God’s plan in times of trial, walk in humility, and serve with compassion. We lift up all children, youth, students, and priests, through the intercession of Saint Philomena, asking that they may grow in purity, courage, and unwavering faith. Through the intercession of Saint Clare, we pray for all consecrated men and women, that their lives of poverty, prayer, and Eucharistic devotion may draw many souls to Christ. We remember all who face persecution for their faith, through the intercession of Saints Susanna and Tiburtius, that they may be strengthened to stand firm in the truth with courage and peace. For those carrying heavy crosses today, we ask that they may hold onto hope in the promise of resurrection and experience God’s surprising provision in their needs. Finally, we pray for peace in our communities and in the world, that God may bless and sustain all who work for justice and mercy.
LET US PRAY
My miraculous Lord, Your action in my life is truly glorious and amazing. You never fail to provide for me when I am in need. Help me to turn to You whenever I struggle so as to be filled with new hope in You. You are always faithful, dear Lord. I do place all my hope in You. Jesus, I trust in You. Amen🙏🏽
Heavenly Father, You call us to trust You in every season in the shadow of the cross and in the joy of resurrection. Through the example and prayers of Saints Philomena, Clare, Susanna, and Tiburtius, grant us courage to remain faithful when trials come, purity of heart in a world of compromise, humility that chooses service over privilege, and compassion that reflects Your own mercy. Teach us to lay down our own rights for the sake of love, as Jesus did, and to trust that You will provide in surprising and perfect ways. Strengthen us to defend the vulnerable, live with joy in Your presence, and persevere until we see You face to face. Through Christ our Lord. Amen🙏🏾
Save Us, Savior of the World. Our Blessed Mother Mary, Saint Philomena, Saint Clare, Saint Susanna and Saint Tiburtius ~ Pray for us 🙏🏽
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pray for us. Amen 🙏🏽
Thanking God for the precious gift of this new day, and as we now enter the gentle rhythm of Ordinary Time, may our hearts remain open to the quiet working of the Holy Spirit who continues to guide, renew, and strengthen us each day. May this new month be filled with blessings, safety, and the quiet joy that comes from knowing that Christ walks with us always. Alleluia! Have a blessed, safe, grace-filled Monday and a fulfilling week 🙏🏽
Blessings and Love always, Philomena 💖
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