August 8, 2025 • 15 mins
Starting the morning off with God is the key to strength and success in your day!
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SPEAKER_00 (00:00):
Starting the morning off with God is the key to
strength and success in yourday.
Good morning! Today is Saturday,August 9, 2025.
Please join me in praying themorning offering prayer and
prayers for our Holy Father.
In the name of the Father, andof the Son, and of the Holy
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Spirit.
Amen.
Prayers for the Holy FatherAlmighty and everlasting God,
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have mercy upon thy servant,Pope Leo XIV, our Supreme
Pontiff, and direct him,according to thy lovingkindness,
in the way of eternal salvation,that of thy gift he may ever
desire that which is pleasingunto thee, and may accomplish it
with all his might.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Our Father, who art in heaven,hallowed be thy name.
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Thy kingdom come, thy will bedone, on earth as it is in
heaven.
Give us this day our dailybread, and forgive us our
trespasses, as we forgive thosewho trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil.
Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace, theLord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women,and blessed is the fruit of thy
(01:38):
womb, Jesus.
Quote from St.
Thomas More.
(02:05):
Give me, good Lord, such a lovefor you, that I will love
nothing in a way that displeasesyou, and I will love everything
for your sake.
(02:26):
Natural love is sufficient forearthly parents, but the love
which Joseph bore to Jesus ashis appointed father was not a
mere human love.
It was also a super-eminentlydivine love.
For in loving the Son, he wasexercising the most perfect love
of God, since he whom he calledhis Son was at the same time his
(02:48):
God.
As in creatures, all is finite,so all is capable of increase.
What, then, may we imagine, musthave been the growth of this
ardent love in the heart of oursaint during the long period
which he spent with Jesus?
Those things which tendnaturally to add to human love,
in him ministered fresh fuel tothe divine flame within him.
(03:12):
The constant association withthe Son of God made man, and
given to him as his own son, theserving him and being served by
him for thirty years.
And we must add, their marvelousresemblance created a bond
between them which was unequaledof its kind.
(03:33):
Scripture verse of the day.
I know that whatever God doesendures forever.
Nothing can be added to it, noranything taken from it.
God has made it so, in orderthat men should fear before him.
That which is, already has been.
That which is to be, already hasbeen.
Saint of the Day The Saint ofthe Day for August 9th is St.
(04:06):
Teresa Benedicta of the Cross.
St.
Teresa Benedicta of the Crosslived between 1891 and 1942.
She was born as Edith Stein inPrussia.
the youngest of eleven childrenfrom a devout Jewish family.
She was a bright and giftedchild, and as she matured, she
became an atheist.
(04:26):
She went on to receive adoctorate in philosophy,
studying under the famousphilosophers Heidegger and
Husserl.
Despite her atheism, she wasaffected by several friends who
displayed a great passion forthe Catholic faith.
One day, while staying at afriend's home, she saw the
autobiography of St.
Teresa of Avila.
She read it from cover to cover,and after finishing it, she
(04:48):
exclaimed, This is the truth.
Edith was baptized in Cologne,Germany in 1922.
From there, she taught for atime at a Dominican school and
studied St.
Thomas Aquinas and otherCatholic philosophers.
When the rise of anti-Semitismforced her to resign from a
teaching post, she wrote to PopePius XI asking him to publicly
(05:09):
denounce the Nazis.
Discerning a call to thereligious life, she became a
Carmelite nun in Cologne in1934, taking the name Teresa
Benedicta of the Cross after herspecial divorce When the Nazi
threat grew in Germany, herorder transferred her to a
convent in the Netherlands forsafety.
There, Edith grew in her desireto offer her life for the
(05:32):
salvation of souls.
The Nazis eventually came forher, and she, along with her
sister Rose, who was also aconvert, were sent to the Nazi
concentration camp in Auschwitz.
They were both killed in the gaschamber.
St.
Edith Stein is the patroness ofmartyrs and Europe.
Saint Edith Stein, pray for us.
(05:57):
Readings for Holy Mass forSaturday of the 18th week in
Ordinary Time.
A reading from the book ofDeuteronomy, chapter 6, verses 4
through 13.
Moses said to the people, Hear,O Israel, the Lord is our God,
the Lord alone.
Therefore you shall love theLord your God with all your
(06:17):
heart and with all your soul andwith all your strength.
Take to heart these words whichI enjoin on you today.
Drill them into your children.
Speak of them at home andabroad, whether you are busy or
at rest.
Bind them at your wrist as asign and let them be as a
pendant on your forehead.
Write them on the doorposts ofyour houses and on your gates.
(06:41):
When the Lord your God bringsyou into the land which he swore
to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac,and Jacob, that he would give
you— a land with fine, largecities that you did not build,
with houses full of goods of allsorts that you did not garner,
with cisterns that you did notdig, with vineyards and olive
groves that you did not plant.
(07:02):
And when, therefore, you eatyour fill, take care not to
forget the Lord who brought youout of the land of Egypt, that
place of slavery.
The Lord your God shall youfear, him shall you serve, and
by his name shall you swear.
The Word of the Lord.
(07:48):
I love you, Lord, my strength.
The Lord live, and blessed be myrock.
Extolled be God my Savior, youwho gave great victories to your
King and showed kindness to youranointed, to David and his
posterity forever.
I love you, Lord, my strength.
(08:09):
A reading from the Holy Gospelaccording to Matthew, chapter
17, verses 14-20.
A man came up to Jesus, kneltdown before him, and said, Jesus
said in reply, Bring the boyhere to me.
(08:42):
Jesus rebuked him and the demoncame out of him, and from that
hour the boy was cured.
Then the disciples approachedJesus in private and said, Why
could we not drive it out?
He said to them, Because of yourlittle faith.
Amen I say to you, if you havethe faith the size of a mustard
seed, you will say to thismountain, Move from here to
(09:03):
there, and it will move.
Nothing will be impossible foryou.
The Gospel of the Lord Prayer ofSpiritual Communion In the name
of the Father, and of the Son,and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
My Jesus, I believe that you arepresent in the most blessed
sacrament.
(09:24):
I love you above all things, andI desire to receive you into my
soul.
Since I cannot now receive yousacramentally, come at least
spiritually into my heart.
I embrace you as if you werealready there, and unite myself
wholly to you.
Never permit me to be separatedfrom you.
Amen.
(09:45):
Prayer to Saint Joseph.
(10:11):
O glorious Saint Joseph, chosenby God to be the guardian of the
Holy Family, whose protection isso great, so strong, in union
with the Blessed Virgin Mary andour Savior Jesus Christ, send
down from heaven a blessing fromGod to protect us from any harm,
strengthen us in body, soul, andspirit.
We ask this through thy powerfulintercession.
(10:34):
Holy Family, pray for us.
Amen.
Guardian Angel Prayer O angel ofGod, my guardian dear, to whom
God's love commits me here, everthis day be at my side, to light
and guard, to rule and guide.
Amen.
Prayer to Saint Michael theArchangel Saint Michael the
(10:55):
Archangel, defend us in battle.
Be our protection against thewickedness and snares of the
devil.
May God rebuke him, we humblypray.
And do thou, O Prince of theHeavenly Host, by the power of
God, cast into hell Satan andall the evil spirits, who prowl
throughout the world, seekingthe ruin of souls.
Amen.
The Three Hail Marys DevotionThe first Hail Mary, in honor of
(11:20):
God the Father.
Hail Mary, full of grace, theLord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women,and blessed is the fruit of thy
womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, prayfor us sinners, now and at the
hour of our death.
Amen.
The second Hail Mary, in honorof God the Son.
Hail Mary, full of grace, theLord is with thee.
(11:41):
Blessed art thou amongst women,and blessed is the fruit of thy
womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, prayfor us sinners, now and at the
hour of our death.
Amen.
The third Hail Mary, in honor ofGod the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary, full of grace, theLord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women,and blessed is the fruit of thy
(12:02):
womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, prayfor us sinners, now and at the
hour of our death.
Amen.
O my mother, preserve my soulfrom mortal sin during this day.
Amen.
Memorare to the Blessed VirginMary Remember, O most gracious
Virgin Mary, that never was itknown that anyone who fled to
(12:25):
thy protection, implored thyhelp, or sought thy
intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, Ifly unto thee, O Virgin of
virgins, my mother.
To thee do I come, before thee Istand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate,despise not my petitions, but in
(12:47):
thy mercy hear and answer me.
Amen.
Act of Faith Oh my God, I firmlybelieve that you are one God in
three divine persons, Father,Son, and Holy Spirit.
I believe that your divine Sonbecame man, died for our sins,
and that he will come to judgethe living and the dead.
(13:08):
I believe these and all thetruths which the Holy Catholic
Church teaches, because you haverevealed them, who can neither
deceive nor be deceived.
In this faith I intend to liveand die.
Amen.
Act of Hope Oh my God, relyingon your almighty power, infinite
mercy and promises, I hope toobtain pardon for my sins, the
(13:32):
help of your grace, and the lifeeverlasting, through the merits
of Jesus Christ, my Lord andRedeemer.
Amen.
Act of Love Oh my God, I loveyou above all things, with my
whole heart and soul, becauseyou are all good and worthy of
all love.
Prayer for the Poor Souls inPurgatory O gentle heart of
(14:06):
Jesus, ever present in theblessed sacrament, ever consumed
with burning love for the poorcaptive souls in purgatory, have
mercy on them.
Be not severe in thy judgment,but let some drops of thy
precious blood fall upon thedevouring flames.
Merciful Savior, send thy angelsto conduct them to a place of
refreshment, light, and peace.
(14:28):
Amen.
Active Resignation to the DivineWill O Lord my God, from this
moment do I accept from thyhands, with burning love and
sincere contrition, with a calmand willing disposition,
whatsoever death thou shaltchoose to send me, with its
pains and griefs.
(14:48):
Amen.
In the name of the Father, andof the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit.
Amen.
Starting the morning off withGod is the key to strength and
success in your day.
Starting the morning off with God is the key to
strength and success in yourday.
Good morning! Today is Saturday,August 9, 2025.
Please join me in praying themorning offering prayer and
prayers for our Holy Father.
In the name of the Father, andof the Son, and of the Holy
(00:21):
Spirit.
Amen.
Prayers for the Holy FatherAlmighty and everlasting God,
(00:51):
have mercy upon thy servant,Pope Leo XIV, our Supreme
Pontiff, and direct him,according to thy lovingkindness,
in the way of eternal salvation,that of thy gift he may ever
desire that which is pleasingunto thee, and may accomplish it
with all his might.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Our Father, who art in heaven,hallowed be thy name.
(01:15):
Thy kingdom come, thy will bedone, on earth as it is in
heaven.
Give us this day our dailybread, and forgive us our
trespasses, as we forgive thosewho trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil.
Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace, theLord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women,and blessed is the fruit of thy
(01:38):
womb, Jesus.
Quote from St.
Thomas More.
(02:05):
Give me, good Lord, such a lovefor you, that I will love
nothing in a way that displeasesyou, and I will love everything
for your sake.
(02:26):
Natural love is sufficient forearthly parents, but the love
which Joseph bore to Jesus ashis appointed father was not a
mere human love.
It was also a super-eminentlydivine love.
For in loving the Son, he wasexercising the most perfect love
of God, since he whom he calledhis Son was at the same time his
(02:48):
God.
As in creatures, all is finite,so all is capable of increase.
What, then, may we imagine, musthave been the growth of this
ardent love in the heart of oursaint during the long period
which he spent with Jesus?
Those things which tendnaturally to add to human love,
in him ministered fresh fuel tothe divine flame within him.
(03:12):
The constant association withthe Son of God made man, and
given to him as his own son, theserving him and being served by
him for thirty years.
And we must add, their marvelousresemblance created a bond
between them which was unequaledof its kind.
(03:33):
Scripture verse of the day.
I know that whatever God doesendures forever.
Nothing can be added to it, noranything taken from it.
God has made it so, in orderthat men should fear before him.
That which is, already has been.
That which is to be, already hasbeen.
Saint of the Day The Saint ofthe Day for August 9th is St.
(04:06):
Teresa Benedicta of the Cross.
St.
Teresa Benedicta of the Crosslived between 1891 and 1942.
She was born as Edith Stein inPrussia.
the youngest of eleven childrenfrom a devout Jewish family.
She was a bright and giftedchild, and as she matured, she
became an atheist.
(04:26):
She went on to receive adoctorate in philosophy,
studying under the famousphilosophers Heidegger and
Husserl.
Despite her atheism, she wasaffected by several friends who
displayed a great passion forthe Catholic faith.
One day, while staying at afriend's home, she saw the
autobiography of St.
Teresa of Avila.
She read it from cover to cover,and after finishing it, she
(04:48):
exclaimed, This is the truth.
Edith was baptized in Cologne,Germany in 1922.
From there, she taught for atime at a Dominican school and
studied St.
Thomas Aquinas and otherCatholic philosophers.
When the rise of anti-Semitismforced her to resign from a
teaching post, she wrote to PopePius XI asking him to publicly
(05:09):
denounce the Nazis.
Discerning a call to thereligious life, she became a
Carmelite nun in Cologne in1934, taking the name Teresa
Benedicta of the Cross after herspecial divorce When the Nazi
threat grew in Germany, herorder transferred her to a
convent in the Netherlands forsafety.
There, Edith grew in her desireto offer her life for the
(05:32):
salvation of souls.
The Nazis eventually came forher, and she, along with her
sister Rose, who was also aconvert, were sent to the Nazi
concentration camp in Auschwitz.
They were both killed in the gaschamber.
St.
Edith Stein is the patroness ofmartyrs and Europe.
Saint Edith Stein, pray for us.
(05:57):
Readings for Holy Mass forSaturday of the 18th week in
Ordinary Time.
A reading from the book ofDeuteronomy, chapter 6, verses 4
through 13.
Moses said to the people, Hear,O Israel, the Lord is our God,
the Lord alone.
Therefore you shall love theLord your God with all your
(06:17):
heart and with all your soul andwith all your strength.
Take to heart these words whichI enjoin on you today.
Drill them into your children.
Speak of them at home andabroad, whether you are busy or
at rest.
Bind them at your wrist as asign and let them be as a
pendant on your forehead.
Write them on the doorposts ofyour houses and on your gates.
(06:41):
When the Lord your God bringsyou into the land which he swore
to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac,and Jacob, that he would give
you— a land with fine, largecities that you did not build,
with houses full of goods of allsorts that you did not garner,
with cisterns that you did notdig, with vineyards and olive
groves that you did not plant.
(07:02):
And when, therefore, you eatyour fill, take care not to
forget the Lord who brought youout of the land of Egypt, that
place of slavery.
The Lord your God shall youfear, him shall you serve, and
by his name shall you swear.
The Word of the Lord.
(07:48):
I love you, Lord, my strength.
The Lord live, and blessed be myrock.
Extolled be God my Savior, youwho gave great victories to your
King and showed kindness to youranointed, to David and his
posterity forever.
I love you, Lord, my strength.
(08:09):
A reading from the Holy Gospelaccording to Matthew, chapter
17, verses 14-20.
A man came up to Jesus, kneltdown before him, and said, Jesus
said in reply, Bring the boyhere to me.
(08:42):
Jesus rebuked him and the demoncame out of him, and from that
hour the boy was cured.
Then the disciples approachedJesus in private and said, Why
could we not drive it out?
He said to them, Because of yourlittle faith.
Amen I say to you, if you havethe faith the size of a mustard
seed, you will say to thismountain, Move from here to
(09:03):
there, and it will move.
Nothing will be impossible foryou.
The Gospel of the Lord Prayer ofSpiritual Communion In the name
of the Father, and of the Son,and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
My Jesus, I believe that you arepresent in the most blessed
sacrament.
(09:24):
I love you above all things, andI desire to receive you into my
soul.
Since I cannot now receive yousacramentally, come at least
spiritually into my heart.
I embrace you as if you werealready there, and unite myself
wholly to you.
Never permit me to be separatedfrom you.
Amen.
(09:45):
Prayer to Saint Joseph.
(10:11):
O glorious Saint Joseph, chosenby God to be the guardian of the
Holy Family, whose protection isso great, so strong, in union
with the Blessed Virgin Mary andour Savior Jesus Christ, send
down from heaven a blessing fromGod to protect us from any harm,
strengthen us in body, soul, andspirit.
We ask this through thy powerfulintercession.
(10:34):
Holy Family, pray for us.
Amen.
Guardian Angel Prayer O angel ofGod, my guardian dear, to whom
God's love commits me here, everthis day be at my side, to light
and guard, to rule and guide.
Amen.
Prayer to Saint Michael theArchangel Saint Michael the
(10:55):
Archangel, defend us in battle.
Be our protection against thewickedness and snares of the
devil.
May God rebuke him, we humblypray.
And do thou, O Prince of theHeavenly Host, by the power of
God, cast into hell Satan andall the evil spirits, who prowl
throughout the world, seekingthe ruin of souls.
Amen.
The Three Hail Marys DevotionThe first Hail Mary, in honor of
(11:20):
God the Father.
Hail Mary, full of grace, theLord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women,and blessed is the fruit of thy
womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, prayfor us sinners, now and at the
hour of our death.
Amen.
The second Hail Mary, in honorof God the Son.
Hail Mary, full of grace, theLord is with thee.
(11:41):
Blessed art thou amongst women,and blessed is the fruit of thy
womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, prayfor us sinners, now and at the
hour of our death.
Amen.
The third Hail Mary, in honor ofGod the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary, full of grace, theLord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women,and blessed is the fruit of thy
(12:02):
womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, prayfor us sinners, now and at the
hour of our death.
Amen.
O my mother, preserve my soulfrom mortal sin during this day.
Amen.
Memorare to the Blessed VirginMary Remember, O most gracious
Virgin Mary, that never was itknown that anyone who fled to
(12:25):
thy protection, implored thyhelp, or sought thy
intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, Ifly unto thee, O Virgin of
virgins, my mother.
To thee do I come, before thee Istand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate,despise not my petitions, but in
(12:47):
thy mercy hear and answer me.
Amen.
Act of Faith Oh my God, I firmlybelieve that you are one God in
three divine persons, Father,Son, and Holy Spirit.
I believe that your divine Sonbecame man, died for our sins,
and that he will come to judgethe living and the dead.
(13:08):
I believe these and all thetruths which the Holy Catholic
Church teaches, because you haverevealed them, who can neither
deceive nor be deceived.
In this faith I intend to liveand die.
Amen.
Act of Hope Oh my God, relyingon your almighty power, infinite
mercy and promises, I hope toobtain pardon for my sins, the
(13:32):
help of your grace, and the lifeeverlasting, through the merits
of Jesus Christ, my Lord andRedeemer.
Amen.
Act of Love Oh my God, I loveyou above all things, with my
whole heart and soul, becauseyou are all good and worthy of
all love.
Prayer for the Poor Souls inPurgatory O gentle heart of
(14:06):
Jesus, ever present in theblessed sacrament, ever consumed
with burning love for the poorcaptive souls in purgatory, have
mercy on them.
Be not severe in thy judgment,but let some drops of thy
precious blood fall upon thedevouring flames.
Merciful Savior, send thy angelsto conduct them to a place of
refreshment, light, and peace.
(14:28):
Amen.
Active Resignation to the DivineWill O Lord my God, from this
moment do I accept from thyhands, with burning love and
sincere contrition, with a calmand willing disposition,
whatsoever death thou shaltchoose to send me, with its
pains and griefs.
(14:48):
Amen.
In the name of the Father, andof the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit.
Amen.
Starting the morning off withGod is the key to strength and
success in your day.
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