MONDAY AFTER PENTECOST
MEMORIAL OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
SAINTS OF THE DAY ~ FEAST DAY: JUNE 9, 2025
MEMORIAL OF SAINT EPHREM, DEACON AND DOCTOR; SAINTS PRIMUS AND FELICIAN, MARTYRS; SAINT COLUMBA OF IONA, PRIEST AND ABBOT AND BLESSED ANNA MARIA TAIGI, RELIGIOUS | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/category/saints-of-the-day
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Greetings beloved family. Happy Monday after Pentecost, Feast of Our Blessed Mother Mary, Mother of the Church!
On this special day, we celebrate the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church or Mater Ecclesiae. This celebration began in the recent years commemorating what had been widespread acknowledgement of the role of Mary as the Mother of the faithful people of God and hence, also the Mother of the Church. Just as St. Joseph was made the Protector of the Universal Church, it is only right then that Mary is officially accorded the honor of being the Mother of the Church.
We thank God for the gift of life and for bringing us safely into the month of June. As we begin this new month, we lift up in prayer all who celebrate their birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, and all those marking special milestones in June. May the Lord bless and favor them abundantly, guide their steps, and grant them joy, peace, and good health of body and mind. Amen 🙏🏽
May this new week be filled with peace, joy, and the renewed hope that comes from Christ’s Resurrection. 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 Easter. Wishing us all and our loved ones a joyful, peaceful, and grace-filled month of June🙏🏽
Today, as we celebrate the Feast of our Blessed Mother Mary, Mother of the Church, the Holy Mother Church celebrates the lives of four great witnesses of the faith: Saint Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor of the Church (Patron of spiritual directors and leaders); Saints Primus and Felician, Martyrs (Patrons of brothers and the persecuted); Saint Columba of Iona, Priest and Abbot (Apostle to the Picts and founder of Iona Abbey); and Blessed Anna Maria Taigi, Religious (Model of holiness in family life and mystic of Rome). Through their powerful intercession and the maternal care of our Blessed Virgin Mary, we lift up in prayer all mothers and wives, especially those enduring trials in their marriages. We pray for victims of verbal and spousal abuse, asking for healing, protection, and restoration. May peace, love, and unity reign in our homes and throughout the world. We also remember the sick and the dying, particularly those battling cancer or other terminal illnesses. May they find strength and peace in Christ. We entrust the souls of the faithful departed to God’s mercy. May eternal light shine upon them. We continue to pray for the poor, the neglected, and all in need. And for our Church, the clergy, persecuted Christians, the conversion of sinners, and for all the faithful around the world. Amen. 🙏🏽
MEMORIAL OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER OF THE CHURCH: Our Beloved Mother Mary, by virtue of being the mother of Jesus Christ, has always been recognized as the Mother of the Church, which Jesus established during His Passion. Before He expired on the Cross, Jesus gave His final instructions to Mary and John, elevating the nature of their relationship within the Kingdom of God. He said to Mary, “Woman, behold thy son,” and to St. John the Beloved (who mystically represents all His disciples), “Behold thy mother.” (John 19 26-27)
The title “Mother of the Church” was formally bestowed on Our Lady by Pope Paul VI, and she was given a liturgical memorial under this title by Pope Francis in 2018. Pope Francis decreed that the ancient devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, under the title of Mother of the Church, be inserted into the Roman liturgical calendar. The liturgical celebration, B. Mariæ Virginis, Ecclesiæ Matris, will be celebrated annually as a Memorial on the Monday after the feast of Pentecost. The feast of Pentecost celebrates the birth of the church and today’s feast celebrates Mary as Mother of the Church. The feast of Mary, Mother of the Church celebrated following Pentecost, highlights the fact that the Mother of God was praying alongside her spiritual sons, the Twelve Apostles, at the moment when the Holy Spirit descended upon them at Pentecost. St. Paul VI, at the conclusion of the Third Session of the Second Vatican Council in 1964, declared the Blessed Virgin Mary as “Mother of the Church,” that is to say of all Christian people, the faithful as well as the pastors, who call her the most loving Mother and established that “the Mother of God should be further honored and invoked by the entire Christian people by this tenderest of titles.” But it was not until February 11, 2018, that the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments inscribed a new obligatory Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary as Mother of the Church, into the General Roman Calendar. This memorial celebrated every year on the Monday after Pentecost is appropriate as Mary was also present in that room for the birthday of the Church.
By issuing the Decree on the celebration of the feast of Mary, Mother of the Church, Pope Francis wishes to promote this devotion in order to “encourage the growth of the maternal sense of the Church in the pastors, religious and faithful, as well as a growth of genuine Marian piety.” The decree reflects on the history of Marian theology in the Church’s liturgical tradition and the writings of the Church Fathers. It says Saint Augustine and Pope Saint Leo the Great both reflected on the Virgin Mary’s importance in the mystery of Christ. “In fact the former [St. Augustine] says that Mary is the mother of the members of Christ, because with charity she cooperated in the rebirth of the faithful into the Church, while the latter [St. Leo the Great] says that the birth of the Head is also the birth of the body, thus indicating that Mary is at once Mother of Christ, the Son of God, and mother of the members of his Mystical Body, which is the Church.” The decree says these reflections are a result of the “divine motherhood of Mary and from her intimate union in the work of the Redeemer.” Scripture, the decree says, depicts Mary at the foot of the Cross (cf. Jn 19:25). There she became the Mother of the Church when she “accepted her Son’s testament of love and welcomed all people in the person of the beloved disciple as sons and daughters to be reborn unto life eternal.” The Church encourages the faithful to observe the day with special acts of devotion and thanksgiving prayers to the Blessed Mother, to pray the Holy Rosary in union with Pope Francis with the special intention of praying for the sick, for an end to wars, political and religious unrest in our world and to make an act of consecration to Mary, the Mother of the Church.
PRAYER: O God, Father of mercies, whose Only Begotten Son, as he hung upon the Cross, chose the Blessed Virgin Mary, his Mother, to be our Mother also, grant, we pray, that with her loving help your Church may be more fruitful day by day and, exulting in the holiness of her children, may draw to her embrace all the families of the people. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen🙏🏽
THE MEMORARE TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY: Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that any one who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me.. Amen 🙏🏽
SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS:
Bible Readings for today’s Holy Mass, Monday After Pentecost | USCCB | https://bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-reading
Today’s Bible Readings: Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church | Monday, June 9, 2025
Reading 1: Genesis 3:9–15, 20 or Acts 1:12–14
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 87:1–2, 3 and 5, 6–7
Gospel: John 19:25–34
Gospel Reading ~ John 19:25-34
“Behold, your son. Behold, your mother”
“Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. After this, aware that everything was now finished, in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I thirst.” There was a vessel filled with common wine. So they put a sponge soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssop and put it up to his mouth. When Jesus had taken the wine, he said, “It is finished.” And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit. Now since it was preparation day, in order that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath, for the sabbath day of that week was a solemn one, the Jews asked Pilate that their legs be broken and that they be taken down. So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and then of the other one who was crucified with Jesus. But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs, but one soldier thrust his lance into his side, and immediately blood and water flowed out.”
In today’s Gospel reading, Mary was present at the foot of the cross as Jesus gave up His spirit, in the sense of His bodily spirit, but also the Holy Spirit. According to the Gospel reading, as Jesus hung from the cross, just before His death, He gave His mother as a mother to the beloved disciple, and to all His present and future disciples whom the beloved disciple represented at the cross. Jesus had a unique relationship with Mary, as son to mother, but He wanted all His disciples to share in this relationship. Just as He wanted us to share in His relationship with God, calling Him ‘Abba, Father’, as He did, so He wanted us to share in His relationship with His mother, Mary, calling her ‘mother’ as He did. The only male disciple at the foot of the cross is the disciple whom Jesus loved, often referred to as the beloved disciple. He is never given a name in this Gospel of John, perhaps to encourage us all to place our own names upon him. The beloved disciple represents us all, because we are all beloved disciples. What Jesus said to His disciples at the last supper in this Gospel of John, He says to disciples in every generation, ‘As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you’. The beloved disciple stands in for us all at the foot of the cross, and Jesus’ words to this disciple are addressed to us all, ‘This is your mother’, and Jesus’ words to His mother concern us all, ‘Woman, this is your son (or daughter)’. Jesus shares His mother with all His disciples, making Himself a brother to us all. According to the Gospel reading, the beloved disciple made a place for Mary in his home. We are all called to make a place for Mary in our lives, to allow her to fulfil her role as mother of Jesus’ disciples, mother of the church. Jesus has given her to us as a gift to support us on our journey as His disciples. Her role in our lives is not to draw attention to herself but to lead us to her Son. We find her fulfilling this role at Cana, saying to the servants, ‘Do whatever He tells you’. We look to her to help us to do whatever Jesus tells us, to keep His word in our lives, as she did. That is why we call on her to pray for us, sinners, now and at the hour of our death. We are all invited to relate to Mary as our spiritual mother, as one who can lead us to her Son and help to keep us open to the promptings of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Jesus gives us Mary as a wonderful spiritual resource. As she stood by the cross as her Son was dying, so she stands by us as we travel the way of the cross in its various forms. As she joined in prayer with the disciples prior to Pentecost, so she prays with us and for us. It is with confidence that we can turn to her, saying, ‘Pray for us, sinners, now and at the hour of our death’. Mary is the Lord’s gift to us, one of the greatest gifts He could possibly give us. On this feast of Mary, mother of the church, we renew our appreciation of this gift of Mary, and we receive this gift of the Lord more fully into our lives.
In today’s first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, the apostles, along with several women, including Mary, the mother of Jesus, are in an upper room of a house in Jerusalem waiting for the coming of the Holy Spirit. The risen Lord had instructed His followers not to leave Jerusalem but to wait there for the promised Holy Spirit. Our Blessed Mother Mary was there at the very beginning of the church, in a motherly role.
As we reflect on the words of the Sacred Scriptures today, we are reminded to seek the Lord with renewed heart, faith and commitment, following His own Mother, Mary, the Mother of the Church, who is also our own Mother. May Our Blessed Mother Mary intercede for us and lead us down the path of righteousness, to always inspire and remind us whenever we err or make any mistakes in life, so that we will not be easily be swayed by the many temptations all around us, all the evils and wickedness of the world. Let us all follow the Lord and His Mother, and do whatever it is that we have been called to do, to be worthy in all things and to commit our lives anew as Christians, those whom God had called and chosen to be His own beloved people. Let all of our actions, works and deeds from now on continue to inspire many others and help many of our fellow brethren to be able to come ever closer to God together with each one of us. Let us all therefore also entrust ourselves to her, and remind ourselves to follow her good examples in faith, her dedication and love for God, in our own lives. Let us also continue to do the good works of the Church, in evangelisation of the whole world, revealing the truth that God has shown us, and guided by His Holy Spirit, to continue to spread the light and hope of God’s truth to more and more people. May God in His infinite grace and mercy, grant us His grace to remind us that our Mother Mary is there as mother for us all throughout our lives, and that her primary role is to lead us to her Son, who is our way, our truth and our life. Mary, our loving Mother and the Mother of the Church, pray for us all sinners and pray for the Church that your Son, Our Lord and Saviour, had established in this world. Intercede for us all whenever we need your help, and be with us always in our journey towards your Son. May God be with us all and with His Church, now and always. And may Our Mother Mary, our mother and the Mother of the Church, pray for us sinners always, and guide us all towards her Son’s light and salvation. Amen 🙏🏽
MEMORIAL OF SAINT EPHREM, DEACON AND DOCTOR; SAINTS PRIMUS AND FELICIAN, MARTYRS; SAINT COLUMBA OF IONA, PRIEST AND ABBOT AND BLESSED ANNA MARIA TAIGI, RELIGIOUS ~ FEAST DAY: JUNE 9TH: Today, Holy Mother Church celebrates the lives of four great witnesses of the faith: Saint Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor of the Church (Patron of spiritual directors and leaders); Saints Primus and Felician, Martyrs (Patrons of brothers and the persecuted); Saint Columba of Iona, Priest and Abbot (Apostle to the Picts and founder of Iona Abbey); and Blessed Anna Maria Taigi, Religious (Model of holiness in family life and mystic of Rome). Through their powerful intercession and the maternal care of our Blessed Virgin Mary, we lift up in prayer all mothers and wives, especially those enduring trials in their marriages. We pray for victims of verbal and spousal abuse, asking for healing, protection, and restoration. May peace, love, and unity reign in our homes and throughout the world. We also remember the sick and the dying, particularly those battling cancer or other terminal illnesses. May they find strength and peace in Christ. We entrust the souls of the faithful departed to God’s mercy. May eternal light shine upon them. We continue to pray for the poor, the neglected, and all in need. And for our Church, the clergy, persecuted Christians, the conversion of sinners, and for all the faithful around the world. Amen. 🙏🏽
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SAINT EPHREM, DEACON AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH: Saint Ephrem (c. 306–373), known as the Harp of the Holy Spirit, was a brilliant poet, theologian, preacher, and deacon of the Syrian Church. Born in Nisibis (modern-day Turkey/Syria), he was baptized at 18 and soon dedicated himself to asceticism and the service of the Church. A fierce defender of orthodoxy, Ephrem creatively used poetic hymns to combat heresies and communicate theological truths, especially about Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the Church.
After being exiled to Edessa following the Persian conquest, he became a hermit and later a deacon, continuing his prolific writing and teaching. His sermons were known for their urgency and call to repentance. He also engaged in compassionate service during times of famine, eventually dying from illness contracted while caring for the poor. Saint Ephrem was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XV in 1920. His theological hymns and Scripture commentaries remain treasured in both the Eastern and Western Churches. He is especially honored for his poetic contributions and deep Marian devotion.
PRAYER: Lord God, You inspired Saint Ephrem with heavenly wisdom and filled his soul with the joy of singing Your mysteries. May we, through his intercession, be strengthened in truth and filled with the same love for Your Word. Amen. 🙏🏽
SAINTS PRIMUS AND FELICIAN, MARTYRS: Saints Primus and Felician were Roman brothers, devout Christians who spent their lives supporting the persecuted faithful during the harsh reign of Emperor Diocletian. Though elderly Primus was about 90 they boldly proclaimed their faith, tirelessly visiting prisons, comforting confessors, and helping the poor. Eventually arrested, they were cruelly tortured and pressured to renounce their faith. When threats and deceit failed, both were executed by beheading around the year 286. Their steadfast witness in old age reminds us that no one is ever too old to live or die for Christ. Their relics are now venerated in the Church of St. Stephen on the Coelian Hill in Rome.
PRAYER: Saints Primus and Felician, fearless brothers in faith, strengthen us to stand firm in the face of trials. May your example of unwavering love for Christ inspire us to live with courage, charity, and hope. Amen. 🙏🏽
SAINT COLUMBA OF IONA, PRIEST AND ABBOT: Saint Columba (521–597), also known as Columkille, was a noble-born Irish monk who became one of the greatest missionaries to Scotland. Educated by the great Saint Finian, Columba founded several monasteries in Ireland before leaving for Scotland in penance for a violent dispute. With twelve companions, he landed in Iona in 563 and established a monastery that would become the heart of Celtic Christianity. His charisma, charity, and holiness won over the pagan Picts, whom he converted to Christ. He authored hymns and rules for monastic life and frequently received visions and prophetic insight. Revered by kings and commoners alike, he died peacefully on June 9, 597 after receiving the Holy Eucharist. Iona Abbey became his resting place and a center of Christian learning for centuries.
PRAYER: Saint Columba, missionary of peace and flame of Celtic holiness, help us to proclaim Christ with courage and love. Inspire us to seek solitude for prayer, yet serve others with joyful zeal. Amen. 🙏🏽
BLESSED ANNA MARIA TAIGI, RELIGIOUS: Blessed Anna Maria Taigi (1769–1837) was a devoted wife, mother of seven, and mystic who lived a deeply holy life amid the bustle of 19th-century Rome. Despite her humble background, she grew in virtue through patience, humility, and unwavering charity toward the poor and sick. Known for her visions and the mystical “miraculous sun” that revealed to her the needs of the Church and world, she offered herself in reparation for sinners and interceded for the suffering. Her sanctity lay not in the extraordinary, but in her heroic fidelity to God’s will in daily life. Beatified in 1920 by Pope Benedict XV, she remains a model of holiness for laypeople and families.
PRAYER: Blessed Anna Maria, radiant light of charity and faithful witness in marriage and motherhood, teach us to embrace our daily crosses with love and to trust God’s providence in all things. Intercede for all families struggling today. Amen. 🙏🏽
Our Blessed Mother Mary, Saint Ephrem, Saints Primus and Felician, Saint Columba of Iona, and Blessed Anna Maria Taigi ~ Pray for us. 🙏🏽
GENERAL PRAYERS AND INTENTIONS:
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We continue to pray for all families, for the safety and well-being of all families, children, parents, grandparents, and the elderly. May the good Lord keep them all in good health of body and mind. Amen 🙏🏽
THE HOLY FAMILY PRAYER
JESUS , Son of God and Son of Mary, bless our family. Graciously inspire in us the unity, peace, and mutual love that you found in your own family in the little town of Nazareth.
MARY , Mother of Jesus and Our Mother, nourish our family with your faith and your love. Keep us close to your Son, Jesus, in all our sorrows and joys.
JOSEPH , Foster-father to Jesus, guardian, and spouse of Mary, keep our family safe from harm. Help us in all times of discouragement or anxiety.
HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH , make our family one with you. Help us to be instruments of peace. Grant that love, strengthened by grace, may prove mightier than all the weaknesses and trials through which our families sometimes pass. May we always have God at the center of our hearts and homes until we are all one family, happy and at peace in our true home with you. Amen 🙏🏽
PRAYER FOR FAMILIES
God, Our Father, loving and merciful, bring together and keep all families in perfect unity of love and mutual support. Instill in each member the spirit of understanding and affection for each other. Keep quarrels and bitterness far from them, and for their occasional failures instill forgiveness and peace. May the mutual love and affection of parents set a good example. Instill in children self-respect that they may respect others and grow in mature independence. May the mutual affection and respect of families be a sign of Christian life here and hereafter, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, and Savior. Amen 🙏🏽
A PRAYER FOR OUR HOLY FATHER, POPE LEO XIV
Almighty God, we thank You for the gift of our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. Grant him wisdom, courage, and humility as he leads the Church in truth and love. May the Holy Spirit guide his every word and action, and may he be a bridge of unity for all nations. Through the intercession of Mary, Queen of Peace, strengthen him in his mission to proclaim Christ to the world. Amen 🙏🏽
Heavenly Father, You have raised Your servant, Pope Leo XIV, to the Chair of Saint Peter. Pour out Your abundant blessings upon him. Through him, guide Your pilgrim Church along the path to Heaven. Grant him wisdom to discern Your will, Courage to fulfill it, And charity to shepherd Your people with the Heart of Christ. In this time of transition, Bring peace to troubled hearts, Joy to those who suffer, And hope to the despairing. May he be a faithful successor to Peter, A humble servant of Your Word, And a fearless herald of Your Divine Mercy and Truth. Strengthen him with the grace of the Holy Spirit, That he may lead the Church in unity, holiness, and fidelity. We entrust him to the maternal care of the Blessed Virgin Mary, And to the prayers of all the saints. Through Christ our Lord. Amen 🙏🏽
We thank God for the successful celebration of the Inauguration Holy Mass for Pope Leo XIV. May the Holy Spirit guide him as he shepherds the faithful, and may his pontificate be a source of renewal and unity for the Church. Amen 🙏🏽
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PRAYER FOR THE SOUL OF POPE FRANCIS: With the passing of Pope Francis, let us continue to pray for the eternal repose of his soul. Merciful and loving God, We entrust to You our beloved Holy Father, Pope Francis. May he rest in the light of Your presence, where suffering and sorrow are no more, and every tear is wiped away. Comfort all who mourn his passing and raise up shepherds who will continue to guide Your Church in humility and love.
Eternal rest grant unto Pope Francis, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon him. May his gentle soul and souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in perfect peace with our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen 🙏🏽
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On this special feast day, with special intention through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary, and the Saints, particularly Saint Joseph, Patron of the sick and dying, we pray for the sick and dying and all those who mourn the loss of their loved ones. We pray for our loved ones who have recently died, especially for our Holy Father, POPE FRANCIS, all those who died today, and 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 and souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in perfect peace with our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen 🙏🏽 ✝️🕯✝️🕯✝️🕯
“Blessed are those who have died in the Lord; let them rest from their labors for their good deeds go with them.” ~ Rev 14:13
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 and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen 🙏🏽
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PRAYER FOR PEACE ~ POPE FRANCIS:
Lord God of peace, hear our prayer!
A PRAYER FOR PEACE: Lord Jesus Christ, You are the true King of peace. In You alone is found freedom. Please free our world from conflict. Bring unity to troubled nations. Let Your glorious peace reign in every heart. Dispel all darkness and evil. Protect the dignity of every human life. Replace hatred with Your love. Give wisdom to world leaders. Free them from selfish ambition. Eliminate all violence and war. Glorious Virgin Mary, Saint Michael the Archangel, Every Angel and Saint: Please pray for peace. Pray for unity amongst nations. Pray for unity amongst all people. Pray for the most vulnerable. Pray for those suffering. Pray for the fearful. Pray for those most in need. Pray for us all. Jesus, Son of the Living God, have mercy on us. Jesus, hear our prayers. Jesus, I trust in You! Amen 🙏🏽
Prayers for Peace | https://mycatholic.life/catholic-prayers/prayers-for-peace/
THE POPE’S MONTHLY INTENTIONS FOR 2025: FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE: That the world might grow in compassion. Let us pray that each one of us might find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus, and from his Heart, learn to have compassion on the world.
(https://popesprayerusa.net/popes-intentions/)
DEVOTION OF THE MONTH OF JUNE | MONTH OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS: June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a powerful sign of Christ’s love and mercy. His Heart, pierced and crowned with thorns, burns with compassion for all humanity. This devotion calls us to return love for love to console His Heart and make reparation for sin and indifference. Rooted in the revelations to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, the Church invites us this month to deepen our trust in Jesus, especially through First Friday devotions, the Litany of the Sacred Heart, and acts of consecration. His words echo in our hearts: “Learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart” (Matthew 11:29).
The Sacred Heart shows us what true love looks like patient, humble, and self-giving. In a world often cold and restless, we find peace and healing in His Heart.
“Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You.”
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, teach us to love as You love. Fill our hearts with compassion, mercy, and a deep desire to follow You. Amen. 🙏🏽
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PRAYER INTENTIONS: On this Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, we turn to her with confidence, asking for her maternal intercession. We pray for the Church, that she may be united in love and truth under Mary’s guiding care. We lift up all deacons, poets, and teachers of the faith, that like Saint Ephrem, they may proclaim the Gospel with clarity and devotion. We remember those who suffer for their faith, asking for the courage and endurance shown by Saints Primus and Felician. Inspired by Saint Columba of Iona, we pray for missionaries and all who spread the light of Christ across the world. For families and especially mothers, may the witness of Blessed Anna Maria Taigi encourage deep trust in God through life’s challenges. We also pray for peace in our world, for healing among nations and in families, and for hearts open to the grace of the Holy Spirit.
LET US PRAY
My dearest Mother, you stood by your Son with unwavering fidelity and love. You cared for Him, nurtured Him and never left His side. I also am your dear child. I thank you for your loving fidelity toward me and open my heart to the grace of your Son that you bestow upon me throughout life. Help me to be more attentive to your motherly care and to daily grow in gratitude for your presence in my life. Mother Mary, pray for us. Jesus, I trust in You. Amen 🙏🏽
O loving God, You gave us the Blessed Virgin Mary to be our Mother and the Mother of the Church. Through her powerful intercession, and by the example of the saints we commemorate today Saint Ephrem’s inspired wisdom, the courage of Primus and Felician, the missionary heart of Columba, and the humble sanctity of Blessed Anna Maria Taigi guide us to live as faithful disciples. May we entrust ourselves more deeply to You and carry the light of Christ into the world.
Save Us, Savior of the World. Our Blessed Mother Mary, Queen of Apostles and Saint Ephrem, Saints Primus and Felician, Saint Columba of Iona, and Blessed Anna Maria Taigi ~ Pray for us🙏🏽
Thanking God for the precious gift of this new day, for the gift of our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, and the immeasurable love shown through His Son, our Risen Lord, Jesus Christ. 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. Though the Easter season has drawn to a close, its power endures, and we carry forward the fire, peace, and life of the Risen Christ into our daily lives. Today, we pray that our loving Savior will deepen our faith and awaken in us a steadfast devotion to His mission. May we walk in the light of His truth, renewed in spirit, overflowing with grace, and led by the same Spirit who descended upon the Church at Pentecost. Praying for us all and our loved ones today, and we pray for journey mercies for all those traveling at this time. As we embrace the blessings of this new month and begin this new week in Ordinary Time, may God’s abundant grace continue to shower upon us, filling our hearts with peace, joy, and hope in His enduring presence. May this new week 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 start to Ordinary Time, and a peaceful week ahead. 🙏🏽
Blessings and Love always, Philomena 💖
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