July 9, 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 (00:01):
Starting the morning off with God is the key to
strength and success in yourday.
Good morning! Today is Thursday,July 10, 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,
(00:52):
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, throughChrist our Lord.
Amen.
Our Father, who art in heaven,hallowed be thy name.
(01:16):
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
(01:39):
womb, Jesus.
Quote from Saint John of theCross.
(02:07):
God does not fit in an occupiedheart.
Meditation of the Day, anexcerpt from Dialogue of St.
Catherine of Siena, page 94.
I do not wish the soul toconsider her sins, either in
general or in particular,without also remembering the
(02:28):
blood and the broadness of mymercy, for fear that otherwise
she should be brought toconfusion.
And together with confusionwould come the devil, who has
caused it, under color ofcontrition and displeasure of
sin.
And so she would arrive ateternal damnation, not only on
account of her confusion, butalso through the despair which
(02:49):
would come to her, because shedid not seize the arm of my
mercy.
This is one of the subtledevices with which the devil
deludes my servants.
And in order to escape from hisdeceit and to be pleasing to me,
you must enlarge your hearts andaffections in my boundless mercy
with true humility." You knowthat the pride of the devil
(03:12):
cannot resist the humble mind,nor can any confusion of spirit
be greater than the broadness ofmy good mercy, if the soul will
only truly hope therein.
Scripture verse of the day ThenJesus said to his disciples, If
any man will come after me, lethim deny himself and take up his
(03:35):
cross and follow me.
For he that will save his lifeshall lose it, and he that shall
lose his life for my sake shallfind it.
Saint of the Day The Saint ofthe Day for July 10th is Saint
Amelia.
(03:56):
Saint Amelia lived between 741and 772 A.D., She was born into
a noble and pious Christianfamily in the land of the
Ardennes, bordering what istoday Belgium and Luxembourg.
Amelia was a devout child ofstrong character who committed
her virginity to Christ from ayoung age.
(04:16):
However, because she was such abeautiful and virtuous woman,
she was pursued for severalyears by the young Charlemagne.
In one account, Charlemagnebroke her arm in a physical
struggle to hold her hand.
and afterwards her arm wasmiraculously healed.
His romantic interest wasrebuffed, and Amelia was
eventually able to realize herdesire to enter the convent.
(04:41):
She spent the rest of her lifein the Benedictine Abbey of
Munster-Bilsen in Belgium andhelped to build a church
dedicated to the Virgin Mary inthe Belgian town of Tempsch.
Saint Amelia is said to haveperformed many miracles.
The most famous is that shecrossed the Scaled River
miraculously while standing onthe back of a giant sturgeon
(05:02):
fish.
Saint Amelia is the patroness offarmers, fishermen, and those
suffering from arm and shoulderpain.
Saint Amelia, pray for us.
Readings for Holy Mass forThursday of the 14th week in
(05:22):
Ordinary Time.
A reading from the book ofGenesis, chapter 44, verses
18-21, 23-29, and chapter 45,verses 1-5.
Judah approached Joseph andsaid, I beg you, my lord, let
your servant speak earnestly tomy lord, and do not become angry
with your servant, for you arethe equal of Pharaoh.
(05:45):
My Lord asked your servants,Have you a father or another
brother?
So we said to my Lord, We havean aged father and a young
brother, the child of his oldage.
This one's full brother is dead,and since he is the only one by
that mother who is left, hisfather dotes on him.
Then you told your servants,Bring him down to me, that my
(06:05):
eyes may look on him.
Unless your youngest brothercomes back with you, you shall
not come into my presence again.
When we returned to yourservant, our father, we reported
to him the words of my Lord.
Later, our father told us tocome back and buy some food for
the family.
So we reminded him, Then yourservant, our father, said to us,
(06:33):
As you know, my wife bore me twosons.
One of them, however,disappeared, and I had to
conclude that he must have beentorn to pieces by wild beasts.
I have not seen him since.
If you now take this one awayfrom me, too, and some disaster
befalls him, you will send mywhite head down to the
netherworld in grief.
Joseph could no longer controlhimself in the presence of all
(06:56):
his attendants, so he cried out,Have everyone withdraw from me!
Thus no one else was about whenhe made himself known to his
brothers.
But his sobs were so loud thatthe Egyptians heard him, and so
the news reached Pharaoh'spalace.
I am Joseph, he said to hisbrothers.
Is my father still in goodhealth?
But his brothers could give himno answer, so dumbfounded were
(07:18):
they at him.
Come closer to me, he told hisbrothers.
When they had done so, he said,The Word of the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 105.
Remember the marvels the Lordhas done.
(07:46):
When the Lord called down afamine on the land and ruined
the crop that sustained them, hesent a man before them, Joseph,
sold as a slave.
Remember the marvels the Lordhas done.
They had weighed him down withfetters, and he was bound with
chains, till his prediction cameto pass, and the word of the
Lord proved him true.
(08:07):
Remember the marvels the Lordhas done.
The king sent and released him.
The ruler of the people set himfree.
He made him lord of his houseand ruler of all his
possessions.
Remember the marvels the Lordhas done.
A reading from the Holy Gospelaccording to Matthew, chapter
(08:29):
10, verses 7 through 15.
Jesus said to his apostles, Asyou go, make this proclamation.
The kingdom of heaven is athand.
Let's read it.
(09:09):
The Gospel of the Lord Prayer ofSpiritual Communion In the name
(09:38):
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.
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
(10:01):
wholly to you.
Never permit me to be separatedfrom you.
Amen.
Morning Glory ConsecrationPrayer Prayer to Saint Joseph O
(10:34):
glorious Saint Joseph, chosen byGod 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.
(10:56):
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
(11:17):
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
(11:43):
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.
(12:04):
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
(12:25):
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 VirginMary, that never was it known
(12:47):
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 I come, before thee Istand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate,despise not my petitions, but in
(13:09):
thy mercy hear and answer me.
Amen.
Act of Hope Oh my God, relyingon your almighty power, infinite
(13:51):
mercy and promises, I hope toobtain pardon 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 youabove all things with my whole
heart and soul, because you areall good and worthy of all love.
(14:13):
I love my neighbor as myself forthe love of you.
Prayer for the Poor Souls inPurgatory O gentle heart of
Jesus, ever present in theblessed sacrament, ever consumed
with burning love for the poorcaptive souls in purgatory, have
(14:36):
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.
Amen.
Act of Resignation to the DivineWill O Lord my God, from this
(14:57):
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.
Amen.
In the name of the Father, andof the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit.
Amen.
(15:18):
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 Thursday,July 10, 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,
(00:52):
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, throughChrist our Lord.
Amen.
Our Father, who art in heaven,hallowed be thy name.
(01:16):
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
(01:39):
womb, Jesus.
Quote from Saint John of theCross.
(02:07):
God does not fit in an occupiedheart.
Meditation of the Day, anexcerpt from Dialogue of St.
Catherine of Siena, page 94.
I do not wish the soul toconsider her sins, either in
general or in particular,without also remembering the
(02:28):
blood and the broadness of mymercy, for fear that otherwise
she should be brought toconfusion.
And together with confusionwould come the devil, who has
caused it, under color ofcontrition and displeasure of
sin.
And so she would arrive ateternal damnation, not only on
account of her confusion, butalso through the despair which
(02:49):
would come to her, because shedid not seize the arm of my
mercy.
This is one of the subtledevices with which the devil
deludes my servants.
And in order to escape from hisdeceit and to be pleasing to me,
you must enlarge your hearts andaffections in my boundless mercy
with true humility." You knowthat the pride of the devil
(03:12):
cannot resist the humble mind,nor can any confusion of spirit
be greater than the broadness ofmy good mercy, if the soul will
only truly hope therein.
Scripture verse of the day ThenJesus said to his disciples, If
any man will come after me, lethim deny himself and take up his
(03:35):
cross and follow me.
For he that will save his lifeshall lose it, and he that shall
lose his life for my sake shallfind it.
Saint of the Day The Saint ofthe Day for July 10th is Saint
Amelia.
(03:56):
Saint Amelia lived between 741and 772 A.D., She was born into
a noble and pious Christianfamily in the land of the
Ardennes, bordering what istoday Belgium and Luxembourg.
Amelia was a devout child ofstrong character who committed
her virginity to Christ from ayoung age.
(04:16):
However, because she was such abeautiful and virtuous woman,
she was pursued for severalyears by the young Charlemagne.
In one account, Charlemagnebroke her arm in a physical
struggle to hold her hand.
and afterwards her arm wasmiraculously healed.
His romantic interest wasrebuffed, and Amelia was
eventually able to realize herdesire to enter the convent.
(04:41):
She spent the rest of her lifein the Benedictine Abbey of
Munster-Bilsen in Belgium andhelped to build a church
dedicated to the Virgin Mary inthe Belgian town of Tempsch.
Saint Amelia is said to haveperformed many miracles.
The most famous is that shecrossed the Scaled River
miraculously while standing onthe back of a giant sturgeon
(05:02):
fish.
Saint Amelia is the patroness offarmers, fishermen, and those
suffering from arm and shoulderpain.
Saint Amelia, pray for us.
Readings for Holy Mass forThursday of the 14th week in
(05:22):
Ordinary Time.
A reading from the book ofGenesis, chapter 44, verses
18-21, 23-29, and chapter 45,verses 1-5.
Judah approached Joseph andsaid, I beg you, my lord, let
your servant speak earnestly tomy lord, and do not become angry
with your servant, for you arethe equal of Pharaoh.
(05:45):
My Lord asked your servants,Have you a father or another
brother?
So we said to my Lord, We havean aged father and a young
brother, the child of his oldage.
This one's full brother is dead,and since he is the only one by
that mother who is left, hisfather dotes on him.
Then you told your servants,Bring him down to me, that my
(06:05):
eyes may look on him.
Unless your youngest brothercomes back with you, you shall
not come into my presence again.
When we returned to yourservant, our father, we reported
to him the words of my Lord.
Later, our father told us tocome back and buy some food for
the family.
So we reminded him, Then yourservant, our father, said to us,
(06:33):
As you know, my wife bore me twosons.
One of them, however,disappeared, and I had to
conclude that he must have beentorn to pieces by wild beasts.
I have not seen him since.
If you now take this one awayfrom me, too, and some disaster
befalls him, you will send mywhite head down to the
netherworld in grief.
Joseph could no longer controlhimself in the presence of all
(06:56):
his attendants, so he cried out,Have everyone withdraw from me!
Thus no one else was about whenhe made himself known to his
brothers.
But his sobs were so loud thatthe Egyptians heard him, and so
the news reached Pharaoh'spalace.
I am Joseph, he said to hisbrothers.
Is my father still in goodhealth?
But his brothers could give himno answer, so dumbfounded were
(07:18):
they at him.
Come closer to me, he told hisbrothers.
When they had done so, he said,The Word of the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 105.
Remember the marvels the Lordhas done.
(07:46):
When the Lord called down afamine on the land and ruined
the crop that sustained them, hesent a man before them, Joseph,
sold as a slave.
Remember the marvels the Lordhas done.
They had weighed him down withfetters, and he was bound with
chains, till his prediction cameto pass, and the word of the
Lord proved him true.
(08:07):
Remember the marvels the Lordhas done.
The king sent and released him.
The ruler of the people set himfree.
He made him lord of his houseand ruler of all his
possessions.
Remember the marvels the Lordhas done.
A reading from the Holy Gospelaccording to Matthew, chapter
(08:29):
10, verses 7 through 15.
Jesus said to his apostles, Asyou go, make this proclamation.
The kingdom of heaven is athand.
Let's read it.
(09:09):
The Gospel of the Lord Prayer ofSpiritual Communion In the name
(09:38):
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.
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
(10:01):
wholly to you.
Never permit me to be separatedfrom you.
Amen.
Morning Glory ConsecrationPrayer Prayer to Saint Joseph O
(10:34):
glorious Saint Joseph, chosen byGod 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.
(10:56):
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
(11:17):
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
(11:43):
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.
(12:04):
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
(12:25):
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 VirginMary, that never was it known
(12:47):
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 I come, before thee Istand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate,despise not my petitions, but in
(13:09):
thy mercy hear and answer me.
Amen.
Act of Hope Oh my God, relyingon your almighty power, infinite
(13:51):
mercy and promises, I hope toobtain pardon 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 youabove all things with my whole
heart and soul, because you areall good and worthy of all love.
(14:13):
I love my neighbor as myself forthe love of you.
Prayer for the Poor Souls inPurgatory O gentle heart of
Jesus, ever present in theblessed sacrament, ever consumed
with burning love for the poorcaptive souls in purgatory, have
(14:36):
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.
Amen.
Act of Resignation to the DivineWill O Lord my God, from this
(14:57):
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.
Amen.
In the name of the Father, andof the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit.
Amen.
(15:18):
Starting the morning off withGod is the key to strength and
success in your day.
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