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Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus

Hippolytus was a priest and a learned man, the most important writer of the Church at Rome in the early third century. He strongly attacked the popes of the time, and was set up as a rival Pope to St Callistus. Some time later, in Maximin’s persecution, he was sent to labour in the quarries of Sardinia. There he met the then Pope, Pontian, and was reconciled with him.

Pontian was made Pope in 231, and was sent to the quarries in 235, where he resigned the papacy and died. Pontian’s successor, Fabian, had both bodies brought back to Rome for burial, and Pontian and Hippolytus were already being venerated by the Roman Church by the start of the fourth century.

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Romans 1:17

Verse:

“For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed –a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: ‘The righteous will live by faith’ ” - Romans 1:17

Prayer For Seeking Righteousness

O Lord, I pray that my mind focuses on what is true, honorable and worthy of respect. I pray that whatever is right and confirmed by Your Word; whatever is pure and wholesome is what I fixate on. I declare that all things that are admirable and of good repute are at the center of my mind. May all things that are praiseworthy be the foundation of my daily meditation, Amen.

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Saint Jane Frances de Chantal

Jane Frances was wife, mother, nun, and a foundress of a religious community. Her mother died when she was 18 months old, and her father, head of parliament at Dijon, France, became the main influence on her education. Jane developed into a woman of beauty and refinement, lively and cheerful in temperament. At 21, she married Baron de Chantal, by whom she had six children, three of whom died in infancy. When her husband died, she placed herself under the guidance of St. Francis de Sales and progressed rapidly along the way of perfection. She performed many good works for the poor and the sick. She founded the Order of the Visitation and guided it wisely. She died while on a visitation of convents of the community in 1641.

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Lamentations 3:31-32

Verse:

“For no one is cast off by the Lord forever. Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love.”- Lamentations 3:31-32

Prayer for Compassion

Dear God, Grant us so much Love and compassion so that we could treat each other with Love and compassion. Bless us with so much wisdom, Love, and brotherhood so that we could think and act kindly. Amen.

Sources:

https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-verse-of-the-day/

https://bigbraincoach.com/prayer-for-kindness-and-compassion/

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Saint Clare of Assisi

She was born at Assisi and came under the influence of Saint Francis. She left home at the age of 18 and, under Francis’s guidance, began a community that grew to become the order of the Poor Clares (she was later joined both by her sister and by her widowed mother). In its radical attachment to poverty the Rule of the order was much more severe than that of any other order of nuns. They also live a life of austerity and complete seclusion from the world.

St. Francis obliged Clare under obedience to accept being the abbess, she exercised the office until her last earthly breath. Clare was a noted contemplative and a caring mother to her nuns. She died at Assisi in 1253.

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Psalm 56:4

Verse:

“In God, whose word I praise–in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” - Psalm 56:4

Prayer for Trusting God

O God, my Strength, I put my trust in You. You have never forsaken those who seek You. You have never let me down. I know that You never will let me down because my life so far has been a testimony of Your greatness. Mold me into Your image, and hold me close to You. Show me how to mature as a Christian and improve on my walk of faith. Steady my trust in You so that it never wavers, no matter what battles I face on this earth. I declare that my faithfulness to You will be strong at all times. Amen.

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Saint Laurence

Laurence was one of the seven deacons of the Church of Rome and was executed on 10th August 258, four days after Sixtus II and his companions. By now, few of the facts of his life are known for certain: he was probably a Spaniard from Toledo.

A basilica was built over Laurence’s tomb fifty years after his death, by the Emperor Constantine, and the anniversary of his martyrdom was kept as a solemn feast – with considerably more solemnity than that of Pope Sixtus II (reason unknown). By the sixth century, it was one of the most important feasts throughout much of western Christendom. His name occurs (with Sixtus’s) in the Roman Canon of the Mass.

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Proverbs 19:11

Verse:

“A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is one’s glory to overlook an offense” - Proverbs 19:11

Prayer for Patience and Strength

God of grace, You make me softer, kinder, gentler, generous, forgiving and loving. Yet at times I know these gifts wear thin. I feel impatience rising, I sense resentment brooding and revenge is on my lips. So I pray today and all days for more of your Spirit. May the grace that you pour out open the door for a renewing of my mind, a restoration of my heart and a transformation of my soul. Thank you That in you I find new strength Discover more patience And walk with grace at work in my life. Amen.

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Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

Edith Stein was born from a prominent Jewish family in Breslau, Germany – now Wroclaw, Polad. As a student, she became fascinated in Philosophy, specifically Phenomenology. Excelling as a protégé of the famous philosopher, Edmund Husserl, she earned a Doctorate in Philosophy in 1916, but her academic career was impeded because she was a woman.

Reading the autobiography of Saint Teresa of Ávila brought about her conversion to Catholicism and she was baptized on 1 January 1922.

She entered a Carmelite monastery in Cologne and took the name Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. Her order moved her to the Netherlands to keep her safe from the growing Nazi threat. But later on, she was taken to Auschwitz and killed on 9 August 1942.

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Romans 10: 9-10

Verse:

“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord”, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” - Romans 10: 9-10

Prayer For Salvation

Lord, I admit I am a sinner. I need and want Your forgiveness. I accept Your death as the penalty for my sin, and recognize that Your mercy and grace is a gift You offer to me because of Your great love, not based on anything I have done. Cleanse me and make me Your child. By faith I receive You into my heart as the Son of God and as Savior and Lord of my life. From now on, help me live for You, with You in control.
In Your precious name, Amen

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