Catholic Daily Drive

Intro to the day:  "Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity." –Saint Therese of Lisieux Today is Thursday after Epiphany. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of St. Therese School in Portland, OR. In the Gospel, Jesus returns to Nazareth. Gospel : Luke 4:14-22 Saint of the Day: Blessed Eur...

Intro to the day: “Let us not be afraid to confess our faith, for in the confession of the truth we find salvation." –Saint Lucian of Antioch Today is Wednesday after Epiphany. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of All Saints School in Portland, OR. In the Gospel, Jesus walks on water to His disciples.  Gospel : Mark 6:45-52 Saint of the Day: Saint Lucian of Antioch  Marian p...

Intro to the day:  Saint John Chrysostom Gospel : Mark 6:34-44 Saint of the Day: Feast of the Epiphany , From the Sermons of St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo. Marian prayer for the day: Alma Redemptoris Mater Mother of Christ, hear thou thy people's cry Star of the deep and Portal of the sky! Mother of Him who thee made from nothing made. Sinking we strive and call to thee for aid: Oh, by what j...

Intro to the day:  “[The cross] is the kiss of God’s love.” –Blessed Marcelina Darowska  Gospel : Matthew 4:12-17, 23-25 Saint of the Day: Blessed Marcelina Darowska  Marian prayer for the day: Alma Redemptoris Mater Mother of Christ, hear thou thy people's cry Star of the deep and Portal of the sky! Mother of Him who thee made from nothing made. Sinking we strive and call to thee for aid: Oh,...

Intro to the day:  “​Do penance, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” –Matthew 3:2 Today is Friday of the Third Week of Advent. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of St. Francis School in Litchfield, NH. Today is the Feast of Blessed Kazimiera Wolowska, a Sister of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin in Poland. As prioress, she was in charge of the school and an orph...

Intro to the day:  “In this the Charity of God has appeared to us, that God sent His only Begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.” –1 John 4:9 Today is Thursday of the Third Week of Advent. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of St. Isaac Jogues Catholic School in St. Clair Shores, MI. Today is the Feast of Blessed Giulia Valle, a Sister of Charity born in the...

Intro to the day:  “The Self-revealing of the Word is in every dimension - above, in creation; below, in the Incarnation; in the depth, in Hades; in the breadth, throughout the world. All things have been filled with the knowledge of God.” –Saint Athanasius Today is Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of Ave Maria Academy in Saint Paul, MN. To...

Intro to the day:  “In the mystery of the Incarnation the wisdom and the power of God are made known; the wisdom, for He found a most suitable solution for a most heavy debt; the power, for He made the conquered conquer.” –St. John Damascene Today is Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of Blessed Miguel Pro Catholic Academy, Westminster, CO. Tod...

Intro to the day:  “Thus it is written, The first man Adam became a living being;” the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.” –1 Corinthians 15:45 Today is Monday of the Third Week of Advent. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of St. Mary School in Fort Walton Beach, FL. Today is the Feast of Saint Virginia Centurione Bracelli, a widow, mother of two daughters, and foundress of t...

Intro to the day:  “​Holiness becometh Thy house, O Lord” –Psalm 92:5 Today is Friday, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of St. Rose School in Portland, OR. Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to St. Juan Diego on Tepeyac Hill outside of Mexico City in 1531. She appeared in native dress, and her image on Juan Diego’s tilma has not deteriorated for c...

Intro to the day: “Jesus Christ said of Himself: I am the Living Bread descended from Heaven. Therefore, Bethlehem, the place where our Lord was born, has been called the House of Bread; for He who fed our hearts to satiety appeared there in the substance of flesh.” – St. Gregory I. Today is Thursday of the Second Week of Advent. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of St. Brendan S...

Intro to the day:  “O happy fault, that merited such and so great a Redeemer!” –Exultet Today is Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of St. Joseph Catholic School in Fort Collins, CO. The saint of the day is Saint Swithun Wells, a lay teacher who was martyred during Queen Elizabeth I’s anti-Catholic persecution, as he hid priests and had Mass...

Intro to the day:  “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” –Isaiah 9:6  Today is Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of Good Shepherd Catholic School in Denver, CO. The saint of the day is...

Intro to the day:  “If Christ is the day that never fades, Mary is its dawn, shining with beauty. Chosen in advance to be the Mother of the incarnate Word, Mary is at the same time the first-fruits of his redeeming action. The grace of Christ the Redeemer acted in her in anticipation, preserving her from original sin and from any contagion of guilt.” - Saint John Paul II Today is Monday, the Solem...

Intro to the day:  “Nothing was so necessary for raising our hope as to show us how deeply God loved us. And what could afford us a stronger proof of this than that the Son of God should become a partner with us of human nature?” –Saint Augustine  Today is Friday of the first week of Advent. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of St. Mary’s High School in Westfield, MA.  Today’s sa...

Intro to the day:  “There are two births of Christ, one unto the world in Bethlehem; the other in the soul, when it is spiritually reborn. Men think of the former much more than the latter, and celebrate it every year; but the spiritual Bethlehem is equally momentous.” –Venerable Fulton J Sheen Today is Thursday of the first week of Advent. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of Tr...

Intro to the day:  “Weakness is assumed by strength, lowliness by majesty, mortality by eternity, in order that One and the same Mediator of God and men might die in one and rise in the other—for this was our fitting remedy. Unless He was God, He would not have brought a remedy, and unless He was man, He could not have set an example.” –Pope Saint Leo the Great Today is Wednesday, the Memorial of...

Intro to the day:  “God is great not in mass, but in power. Hence the greatness of His might feels no straits in narrow surroundings. If the passing word of a man is heard at once by many, and wholly by each, is it incredible then that the abiding Word of God should be everywhere at once?” –Saint Augustine Today is Tuesday of the first week of Advent. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and fam...

Intro to the day:  “God so loved the world, as to give His only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in Him, may have everlasting life.” (John 3:16). Today is Monday of the first week of Advent. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of Our Lady of Refuge Catholic School in Eagle Pass, TX. Today is the feast of Saint Eligius of Noyon, 7th-century bishop of Noyon and Tournai, France....

Intro to the day: ““If you practice the holy exercise of Spiritual Communion, a good many times each day, within a month, you will see yourself completely changed.” –Saint Leonard of Port Maurice Today is Wednesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of Schlarman Academy in Danville, IL. In the Gospel, Jesus warns of persecution.  Gospel...

Intro to the day: “Again I ask you, my brothers and sisters, tell me: which appears to you the greater, the body of Christ, or the word of God? If you are willing to reply, you ought to say that the word of God is not less than the body Of Christ. He who hears the word of God negligently, is no less guilty than he who through his own carelessness would allow the body of Christ to fall to the groun...

Intro to the day:  “The word of God must be heard graciously, received devoutly, and whatever pertains to the salvation of souls must be preserved with care. And it must be heard not as the word of man, but as it is in truth, the word of God, whether it consoles or warns or rebukes.” –Saint Bernard of Clairveaux  Today is Monday, the Memorial of Saint Andrew Dŭng-Lạc, Priest, and Companions, Marty...

Intro to the day: “Happy the soul who can say from the heart, 'Dear Jesus, I seek you alone, Your love, Your grace, Your glory.'”–Blessed Clelia Merloni Today is Friday, the Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of Fiat Classical Academy in Aurora, IN. In the Gospel, Jesus drives the merchants out of the temple. Gospel...

Intro to the day: “ It is a better thing to save souls for the Lord than to save treasures.” –Saint Ambrose of Milan Today is Thursday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of LaSalle Catholic High School in Cincinnati, OH. In the Gospel, Jesus weeps for Jerusalem. Gospel : Luke 19:41-44 Saint of the Day: Blessed Ambrose of Camaldoli Marian...

Intro to the day: “The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.” –Thomas Aquinas Today is Wednesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time. We are praying for the faculty, staff, and families of Catholic Central High School in Steubenville, OH. In the Gospel, Jesus tells a parable on His way to Jerusalem.  Gospel : Luke 19:11-28 Saint of the Day:...