 The Lord is our delight: come, bless his name. |
- Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850 - 1917)
- She was born in Lombardy, the youngest of thirteen children. Because of her frail health she was refused admission to two convents. She devoted herself to teaching, and founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, whose aim is to spread devotion to the Heart of Jesus by spiritual and corporal works of mercy, running homes for the old and the sick, orphanages, and schools. In 1889 the Pope sent her to New York, where she founded an orphanage. In all she founded 67 institutions across the United States, South America and Europe. She died of malaria at Chicago in 1917.See also the web site of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
| Mid-morning reading (Terce) | Romans 12:17,19-20,21 © |
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Never repay evil with evil. As scripture says: Vengeance is mine – I will pay them back, says the Lord. But there is more: If your enemy is hungry, you should give him food, and if he is thirsty, let him drink. Resist evil and conquer it with good.
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| Noon reading (Sext) | 1 John 3:16 © |
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This has taught us love – that he gave up his life for us; and we, too, ought to give up our lives for our brothers.
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| Afternoon reading (None) | 1 John 4:9-11 © |
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God’s love for us was revealed when God sent into the world his only Son so that we could have life through him; this is the love I mean: not our love for God, but God’s love for us when he sent his Son to be the sacrifice that takes our sins away. My dear people, since God has loved us so much, we too should love one another.
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