A Daily Dose of God

Today we celebrate a beloved saint of the Church, St. Teresa of Calcutta, (Mother Teresa), reflect on some of her words and thoughts, but more importantly how God is calling you to emulate her.  This psalm prayer sums up Mother Teresa’s life, “Through your Son you taught us, Father, not to be fearful of tomorrow but to commit our lives to your care. Do not withhold your Spirit from us but help us find a life of peace after these days of trouble.”

In “Come Be My Life: The Private Writings of the ‘Saint of Calcutta’”- We read,

“… one of the great challenges of the darkness was this absence of a vivid sense of God’s presence in prayer; it was something she [Mother Teresa] still longed for.” [p.270] Throughout the ongoing COVID 19 Pandemic many people have experienced the “absence of God’s presence” in prayer and in life.

From her canonization Mass:

“For the honor of the Blessed Trinity, the exaltation of the Catholic faith and the increase of the Christian life, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and our own; after due deliberation and frequent prayer for divine assistance, and having sought the counsel of many of our brother Bishops: We declare and define Blessed Teresa of Calcutta to be a Saint
and we enroll her among the Saints, decreeing that she is to be venerated as such by the whole Church.  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Prayer at her canonization Mass [Collect]

“God, who called Saint Teresa, virgin
to respond to the love of your Son thirsting on the cross with outstanding charity to the poorest of the poor, grant, we beseech you, by her intercession,
to minister to Christ in his suffering brothers.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.”  Amen.

May God Be Praised!

Hear my cry!  “Lord, listen to my prayer: turn your ear to my appeal.” [Psalm 143]   God, You are our refuge and our hope, I turn to you during this COVID 19 Pandemic and plead for Your intercession.  In Your mercy and Your compassion “… grant eternal rest to the dead, comfort to mourners, healing to the sick ….” [Collect from Mass Time in Pandemic]

Provide strength to the first responders, compassion to the medical personnel, and wisdom to government leaders.  End this coronavirus scourge.  Bring Your light to all who wander in the darkness of this pandemic and give us hope in Your eternal love today and every day.  Amen.  [Dcn. George Kelly]