Pause+Pray

I find myself distracted during my prayer time by my long to-do list or preoccupied at Mass by the sounds around me and the noise in my head. Then Jesus says to my heart, “Repay . . . to God ...

We all like to hear “thank you” from time to time. Maybe we should thank God a little more often.

We see through Scripture that we cannot authentically follow Jesus without prioritizing care for those on the margins of society as he did.

“The people who haven’t earned it, who haven’t even sought it, are the most meaningful recipients of our compassion… “

When we’re sad or lonely, who better to turn to than our universal mother? Mary can feel the ripples of pain in our hearts and is ready to guide us to her son.

Today, reflect on these poetic words from the Eucharistic prayer: “Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray, by sending down your Spirit upon them like the dewfall.”