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September 26, 2025 14 mins

Starting the morning off with God is the key to strength and success in your day!


Join me in praying the Catholic morning offering, as well as hear meditations, learn about the saint of the day,  and hear today's Scripture readings from Holy Mass.


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Excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.


The Morning Glory Consecration Prayer is excerpted from "33 Days to Morning Glory:  A Do-It-Yourself Retreat in Preparation for Marian Consecration" by Michael E. Gaitley, MIC, © 2011 Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M., p. 137.


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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, septembertwenty seventh, twenty twenty
five.
Please join me in praying themorning offering prayer and
prayers for our Holy Father.
In the name of the Father and ofthe Son and of the Holy Spirit,

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amen.
O Jesus, through the ImmaculateHeart of Mary, I offer you my
prayers, works, joys, andsufferings of this day, for all
the intentions of your sacredheart, in union with the holy
sacrifice of the Mass throughoutthe world, for the salvation of
souls, the reparation of sins,the reunion of all Christians,

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and in particular for the holyintentions of the Holy Father
this month, amen.
Prayers for the Holy FatherAlmighty and everlasting God,
have mercy upon thy servant,Pope Leo XV, our supreme
pontiff, and direct himaccording to thy loving kindness
in the way of eternal salvation,that of thy gift he may ever

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desire that which is pleasingunto thee, and may accomplish it
with all his might, throughChrist our Lord, amen.
Our Father who art in heaven,hallowed be thy name.
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

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lead us not into temptation, butdeliver 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
womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, prayfor us sinners, now and at the
hour of our death, amen.
Glory be to the Father and tothe Son and to the Holy Spirit,

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as it was in the beginning, isnow, and ever shall be, world
without end, amen.
In the name of the Father and ofthe Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
amen.
Quote from Saint Vincent de PaulIt is no small matter to work
for the relief of the sufferingof those in need.

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Meditation of the day an excerptfrom Cultivating Virtue, Self
Mastery with the Saints by SaintVincent de Paul, page four
hundred and thirteen.
Let us be aware of complaints,resentments, and evil speaking
against those who are illdisposed to us, discontented
with us, or hostile to our plansand arrangements, or who even

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persecute us with injuries,insults, and calumnies.
Rather, let us go on treatingthem as cordially as at first,
or more so, as far as possible,showing them esteem, always
speaking well of them, doingthem good, serving them on
occasion, even to the point oftaking shame and disgrace upon

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ourselves if necessary to savetheir honor.
All this ought to be done,first, to overcome evil with
good, according to the teachingof the apostles, and secondly,
because they are our alliesrather than our adversaries, as
they aid us to destroy selflove, which is our greatest foe.

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And since it is they who give usan opportunity to gain merit,
they ought to be considered ourdearest friends.
Scripture verse of the day Thosewho love me will keep my word,
and my father will love them,and we will come to them and
make our home with them.
Whoever does not love me doesnot keep my words, and the word

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that you hear is not mine, butis from the Father who sent me.
John chapter 14, verses 23through 24.
Saint of the Day.
The saint of the day forSeptember twenty seventh is
Saint Vincent de Paul.
Saint Vincent de Paul livedbetween 1581 and 1660.

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He was born in France to apeasant farming family.
As a child he grew up herdingsheep and showed such an
aptitude for his studies thathis father sold the family oxen
to fund his seminary education.
After his ordination in 1600,Saint Vincent worked in Toulu as
a tutor to pay for hisdoctorate.
In sixteen oh five whiletraveling by sea, he was

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captured by Turkish pirates.
He was taken to Tunis in Africaand sold into slavery four times
before escaping in 1607 alongwith his master, whom he had
converted to the faith.
Saint Vincent then continued hisstudies in Rome and afterwards
returned to France.
He served as a parish priest andministered to the nobility.

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However, two life-changingencounters with destitute people
inspired him to begin work amongthe poor and marginalized.
He gathered the wealthy women ofhis parish to collect funds for
missionary projects.
From this group came thedaughters of charity of Saint
Vincent de Paul.
He also founded an order ofpriests, the Vincentians, who,

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during a time of general laxityand ignorance among the clergy,
devoted themselves to theevangelical councils while
serving in small towns andvillages.
He committed himself to theeducation of priests and
conducted many retreats fortheir spiritual formation.
He also ministered to convictssuffering deplorable conditions

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in prison, and won many to thefaith in addition to building
them a hospital.
Saint Vincent renewed the faithof France during a time of
spiritual crisis.
For this he was named the patronof charitable works.
He is also the patron of theSaint Vincent de Paul Society,
an organization dedicated to theservice of the poor, now working

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in one hundred and thirty twocountries.
Saint Vincent de Paul pray forus.
Readings for Holy Mass forSaturday of the twenty sixth
week in ordinary time a readingfrom the book of the Prophet
Zechariah, chapter two versesfive through nine and fourteen
through fifteen.

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And I lifted up my eyes and sawand behold a man, with a
measuring line in his hand, andI said, Whither goest thou?
And he said to me, To measureJerusalem, and to see how great
is the breadth thereof, and howgreat the length thereof.
And behold, the angel that spokein me went forth, and another

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angel went out to meet him, andhe said to him, Run, speak to
this young man, saying,Jerusalem shall be inhabited
without walls by reason of themultitude of men and of the
beasts in the midst thereof, andI will be to it, saith the Lord,
a wall of fire round about, andI will be in glory in the midst

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thereof.
Sing praise and rejoice, Odaughter of Zion, for behold I
come, and I will dwell in themidst of thee, saith the Lord,
and many nations shall be joinedto the Lord in that day, and
they shall be my people, and Iwill dwell in the midst of thee.
The Word of the LordResponsorial Psalm Jeremiah

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chapter thirty one The Lord willguard us as a shepherd guards
his flock.
Hear the word of the Lord, O yenations, and declare it in the
islands that are afar off, andsay, He that scattered Israel
will gather him, and he willkeep him as the shepherd doth
his flock.
The Lord will guard us as ashepherd guards his flock.

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For the Lord hath redeemed Jacoband delivered him out of the
hand of one that was mightierthan he, and they shall come and
shall give praise in Mount Zion,and they shall flow together to
the good things of the Lord.
The Lord will guard us as ashepherd guards his flock.
Then shall the virgin rejoice inthe dance, the young men and old

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men together, and I will turntheir mourning into joy, and
will comfort them and make themjoyful after their sorrow.
The Lord will guard us as ashepherd guards his flock.
A reading from the Holy Gospelaccording to Luke, chapter nine
verses forty three through fortyfive.
While all were astonished at themighty power of God, but while

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all wondered at all things hedid, he said to his disciples,
Lay you up in your hearts thesewords, for it shall come to pass
that the Son of Man shall bedelivered into the hands of men.
But they understood not thisword, and it was hid from them,
so that they perceived it not,and they were afraid to ask him
concerning this word.

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The Gospel of the Lord Prayer ofSpiritual Communion In the name
of the Father and of the Son andof the Holy Spirit, amen.
My Jesus, I believe that you arepresent in the most blessed
sacrament.
I love you above all things, andI desire to receive you into my

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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.
Morning Glory ConsecrationPrayer Mary, my mother, I give

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myself totally to you as yourpossession and property.
Please make of me, of all that Iam and have, whatever most
pleases you.
Let me be a fit instrument inyour immaculate and merciful
hands for bringing the greatestpossible glory to God.
Amen.
Prayer to Saint Joseph Oglorious Saint Joseph, chosen by

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God to be the guardian of theHoly Family, whose protection is
so great, so strong, in unionwith the Blessed Virgin Mary and
our Savior Jesus Christ, senddown from heaven a blessing from
God to protect us from any harm,strengthen us in body, soul, and
spirit.
We ask this through thy powerfulintercession.

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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.

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Saint Michael the 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
the heavenly host, by the powerof God, cast into hell Satan and
all the evil spirits, who prowlthroughout the world, seeking
the ruin of souls, amen.

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The three Hail Mary's DevotionThe first Hail Mary, in honor of
God the Father, Hail Mary, fullof grace, the Lord 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 honor ofGod the Son.

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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 third Hail Mary, in honor ofGod, the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary, full of grace, theLord is with thee.

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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.
O my mother, preserve my soulfrom mortal sin during this day.
Amen.
Memori to the Blessed VirginMary.

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Remember, O most gracious VirginMary, that never was it known
that anyone who fled to thyprotection, implored thy help,
or sought thy intercession, wasleft unaided.
Inspired by this confidence Ifly unto thee, O Virgin of
Virgins, my mother, to thee do Icome, before thee I stand,

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sinful and sorrowful.
O mother of the Word incarnate,despise not my petitions, but in
thy mercy hear and answer me.
Amen.
Act of Faith O my God, I firmlybelieve that you are one God in
three divine persons, Father,Son, and Holy Spirit.

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I believe that your divine Sonbecame man, died for our sins,
and that He will come to judgethe living and the dead.
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.

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Act of hope.
O my God, relying on youralmighty power, infinite mercy
and promises, I hope to obtainpardon for my sins, the help of
your grace, and the lifeeverlasting, through the merits
of Jesus Christ, my Lord andRedeemer.
Amen.
Act of love.
O my God, I love you above allthings with my whole heart and

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soul, because you are all goodand worthy of all love.
I love my neighbor as myself forthe love of you.
I forgive all who have injuredme and ask pardon of all whom I
have injured.
Amen.
Prayer for the poor souls inpurgatory.
O gentle heart of Jesus, everpresent in the Blessed

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Sacrament, ever consumed withburning love for the poor
captive souls in purgatory, havemercy 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.
Amen.

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Act of resignation to the divinewill.
O Lord my God, from this momentdo I accept from thy hands with
burning love and sincerecontrition, with a calm and
willing disposition, whatsoeverdeath thou shalt choose to send
me with its pains and griefs.
Amen.

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In the name of the Father and ofthe 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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