January 16
Jesus My Lord, Saint Berard was assigned the task of converting the Muslims in Morocco. There, he began preaching in the marketplace, which got him arrested and beaten. When he refused to renounce You, the sultan beheaded him. I seek his intercession for my courage and willingness to go where You lead me and to evangelize according to the Father’s call. Help me to take my focus off of my inadequacies and fears, placing it instead on You and Your love. Protect me from all obstacles, and show me how to keep moving forward into the Father’s arms when I am persecuted for my faith. Saint Berard, pray for me. Amen
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Mighty Lord, Saint Paul the hermit was raised with the luxuries of an upper-class family, a good education, and Christian parents. But his life took a dramatic turn at age fifteen when his parents died. To escape persecution, he made the desert his home, survived on fruit and water, wore only leaves for clothes, and spent all his time in prayer. This is what formed him into a saint. O God, I lift up to You all my hardships, that they may bring me closer to You, increase my prayer life and allow You to be the source of all I need. Use everything in my life, both good and bad, to help me grow in holiness. Saint Paul, pray for me. Amen.
Generous God, as a testament of Saint Macrina the elder’s great holiness and loving devotion to family, two of her grandchildren became saints: Basil, whom she raised, and Gregory of Nyssa. I place into her intercession my own grandchildren—be they born or unborn, of my flesh or spiritual. Guard them against financial poverty and the impoverishment of the soul. Pray that I become a better example of the joys of serving You. Let me not teach them anything that is contrary to Your will. Help me to pass down my faith as a legacy that will last them throughout all eternity. Saint Macrina, pray for us. Amen.
Jesus my Lord, Saint Hilary of Poitiers was an avid defender of Your divinity, because many were claiming that You were only human. Increase in me the desire to be a witness of Your Divine Presence in my life. Teach me how to reveal to others that You truly are God, truly are the Savior of the world. In today’s world of New Age heresies, help me defend the truth. I ask the Holy Spirit to give me words that will lead others to conversion with a better understanding of Who Jesus is. Empower me to profess Christ’s divinity with my human life, so that when others look at me they will see Him. Saint Hilary, pray for me. Amen.
God my Creator, after Saint Benedict made a pilgrimage to Rome, he added Roman elements of worship to English liturgies and thus became the patron saint of musicians and painters. I seek his intercession for the musicians at church, the people in charge of liturgical environment, and the creative thinkers who offer ideas for change; may everything they do glorify You, O God. I also ask him to pray for the songwriters, singers and artists who evangelize through their talents, and for those who still need conversion. May we all use our talents for the building up of Your Kingdom. Saint Benedict, pray for us. Amen.