Saint of the Day
St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Thérèse Martin (1873–1897) entered the Carmelite convent at Lisieux, France at fifteen. Despite a brief life cut short by tuberculosis, her autobiography "The Story of a Soul" revealed the "little way" — a path of childlike love and trust in every ordinary moment. Pope John Paul II declared her a Doctor of the Church in 1997, one of only four women to hold that title.
Scripture Reading
Matthew 5:3
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
Reflection
St. Thérèse of Lisieux understood poverty of spirit not as despair but as joyful dependence on God. She did not seek great deeds but surrendered the grandest ambitions in favor of trusting love. In our age of relentless self-promotion, her witness is a quiet revolution: the kingdom belongs not to the impressive but to the emptied. Let today be an exercise in holy smallness.
Prayer for Today
All-Powerful Father, I bow before You because You are awesome and worthy of all the praise. Your word declares that I can do all things through You who strengthens me! I put all my trust in You. You alone are my God. You alone are my joy. You are my heart and my soul. You are the grass under my feet and the sky above. You are seen and unseen, Father. Keep me at Your right hand forever, fill me with Your grace, and make me Yours all the days of my life. Amen.
Amen.