July 15, 2025 • 15 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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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 isWednesday, July 16, 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.
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,
(00:42):
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 XIV, our Supreme
Pontiff, and direct him,according to thy lovingkindness,
in the way of eternal salvation,that of thy gift he may ever
(01:05):
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 daily breadand forgive us our trespasses as
we forgive those who trespassagainst us.
(01:28):
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
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,
(01:51):
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 Teresa of AvilaIf we but paused for a moment to
consider attentively what takesplace in this sacrament of the
(02:13):
Eucharist, I am sure that thethought of Christ's love for us
would transform the coldness ofour hearts into a fire of love
and gratitude.
Meditation of the Day, anexcerpt from The End of the
Present World by Fr.
Charles Armengian, p.
94 The works of man, whetherthey are good or bad, are not
(02:37):
always isolated, transitoryacts.
More often, especially in thecase of the leaders of nations
and those who are invested withpublic authority, they continue
to subsist after they areconcluded, either in the memory
of other men or in publicacclaim, as a result of the
consequences they have had andthe scandal they have caused.
(02:59):
Thus, at first sight...
A particular secret crime seemsto be only a private, personal
deed.
But it becomes social on accountof its effects.
Certainly it is of faith thatthere is a particular judgment,
and that every man, at theinstant of his soul's departure
from the body, appears beforethe tribunal of God to hear his
(03:21):
eternal sentence pronounced.
Yet this judgment cannotsuffice.
In a word, in the consequencesthey produced and which those
(03:49):
who perpetrated them ought tohave foreseen.
Scripture verse of the day.
But you, beloved, buildyourselves up on your most holy
faith.
Pray in the Holy Spirit.
Keep yourselves in the love ofGod.
Look forward to the mercy of ourLord Jesus Christ that leads to
(04:09):
eternal life.
Saint of the Day The Saint ofthe Day for July 16th is St.
Marie Magdalene Postel.
St.
Marie Magdalene Postel livedbetween 1756 and 1846.
She was born in a fishingvillage in Normandy, one of
(04:31):
seven children of a middle-classfamily.
As a child, she became famousfor her generosity.
She would often give her foodand belongings to the needy,
acts for which she was oftenrebuked.
She was educated by Benedictinenuns and decided to devote her
life to the service of God.
She took a private valvechastity and at the age of 18
(04:51):
opened her own school for girls.
This began her life missiondedicated to the education of
children.
The school ran for five yearsuntil the French Revolution shut
it down.
During that time of greatturmoil, she used the school to
house fugitive priests.
She also encouraged the faithfulamidst the terrible persecution
and was granted specialpermission to keep in her
(05:13):
possession the Blessed Sacramentto give to those who were in
immediate danger of death.
She continued her work andeducation after the unrest
subsided, founding a religiouscommunity called the Poor
Daughters of Mercy, living underthe rule of the Third Order of
St.
Francis.
The community was later renamedSisters of the Christian Schools
(05:34):
of Mercy taking the role of St.
John Baptist de La Salle,founder of the Christian
Brothers, a religious orderdedicated to the education of
children.
St.
Marie Magdalene's School forGirls was so effective that it
was declared the best-runorganization of its kind.
St.
Marie Magdalene Postel died atthe age of 90 after seeing her
(05:54):
community grow and spread.
St.
Marie Magdalene Postel, pray forus.
Readings for Holy Mass forWednesday of the 15th week in
Ordinary Time.
A reading from the book ofExodus, chapter 3, verses 1-6
and 9-12.
Moses was tending the flock ofhis father-in-law Jethro, the
(06:17):
priest of Midian.
Leading the flock across thedesert, he came to Horeb, the
mountain of God.
There an angel of the Lordappeared to him in fire, flaming
out of a bush.
As he looked on, he wassurprised to see that the bush,
though on fire, was notconsumed.
So Moses decided, I must go overto look at this remarkable sight
(06:39):
and see why the bush is notburned.
When the Lord saw him comingover to look at it more closely,
God called out to him from thebush, Moses, Moses.
He answered, Here I am.
God said, Come no nearer.
I am the God of your father, hecontinued, the God of Abraham,
(07:01):
the God of Isaac, the God ofJacob.
The cry of the children ofIsrael has reached me, and I
have truly noted that theEgyptians are oppressing them.
Come now, I will send you toPharaoh to lead my people, the
children of Israel, out ofEgypt.
But Moses said to God, The Wordof the Lord Responsorial Psalm,
(07:27):
Psalm 103 The Lord is kind andmerciful.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, andall my being bless his holy
(07:49):
name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, andforget not all his benefits.
He pardons all your iniquities.
He heals all your ills.
He redeems your life fromdestruction.
He crowns you with kindness andcompassion.
The Lord is kind and merciful.
The Lord secures justice and therights of all the oppressed.
(08:13):
He has made known his ways toMoses and his deeds to the
children of Israel.
The Lord is kind and merciful.
A reading from the Holy Gospelaccording to Matthew, chapter
11, verses 25-27.
At that time Jesus exclaimed, Igive praise to you, Father, Lord
(08:34):
of heaven and earth, foralthough you have hidden these
things from the wise and thelearned, you have revealed them
to the childlike.
Yes, Father, such has been yourgracious will.
All things have been handed overto me by my Father.
No one knows the Son except theFather, and no one knows the
Father except the Son, andanyone to whom the Son wishes to
(08:56):
reveal him.
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.
I love you above all things andI desire to receive you into my
(09:17):
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 Prayer to Saint Joseph O
(10:00):
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.
(10:23):
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
(10:44):
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
(11:09):
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.
(11:30):
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
(11:51):
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
(12:13):
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
(12:36):
thy mercy hear and answer me.
Amen.
Oh my God, I firmly believe thatyou are one God in three divine
persons, Father, Son, and HolySpirit.
I believe that your divine Sonbecame man, died for our sins,
and that he will come to judgethe living and the dead.
(12:57):
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
(13:21):
help of your grace, and a 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
(13:55):
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.
(14:17):
Amen.
Act of 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.
(14:37):
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 isWednesday, July 16, 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.
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,
(00:42):
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 XIV, our Supreme
Pontiff, and direct him,according to thy lovingkindness,
in the way of eternal salvation,that of thy gift he may ever
(01:05):
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 daily breadand forgive us our trespasses as
we forgive those who trespassagainst us.
(01:28):
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
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,
(01:51):
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 Teresa of AvilaIf we but paused for a moment to
consider attentively what takesplace in this sacrament of the
(02:13):
Eucharist, I am sure that thethought of Christ's love for us
would transform the coldness ofour hearts into a fire of love
and gratitude.
Meditation of the Day, anexcerpt from The End of the
Present World by Fr.
Charles Armengian, p.
94 The works of man, whetherthey are good or bad, are not
(02:37):
always isolated, transitoryacts.
More often, especially in thecase of the leaders of nations
and those who are invested withpublic authority, they continue
to subsist after they areconcluded, either in the memory
of other men or in publicacclaim, as a result of the
consequences they have had andthe scandal they have caused.
(02:59):
Thus, at first sight...
A particular secret crime seemsto be only a private, personal
deed.
But it becomes social on accountof its effects.
Certainly it is of faith thatthere is a particular judgment,
and that every man, at theinstant of his soul's departure
from the body, appears beforethe tribunal of God to hear his
(03:21):
eternal sentence pronounced.
Yet this judgment cannotsuffice.
In a word, in the consequencesthey produced and which those
(03:49):
who perpetrated them ought tohave foreseen.
Scripture verse of the day.
But you, beloved, buildyourselves up on your most holy
faith.
Pray in the Holy Spirit.
Keep yourselves in the love ofGod.
Look forward to the mercy of ourLord Jesus Christ that leads to
(04:09):
eternal life.
Saint of the Day The Saint ofthe Day for July 16th is St.
Marie Magdalene Postel.
St.
Marie Magdalene Postel livedbetween 1756 and 1846.
She was born in a fishingvillage in Normandy, one of
(04:31):
seven children of a middle-classfamily.
As a child, she became famousfor her generosity.
She would often give her foodand belongings to the needy,
acts for which she was oftenrebuked.
She was educated by Benedictinenuns and decided to devote her
life to the service of God.
She took a private valvechastity and at the age of 18
(04:51):
opened her own school for girls.
This began her life missiondedicated to the education of
children.
The school ran for five yearsuntil the French Revolution shut
it down.
During that time of greatturmoil, she used the school to
house fugitive priests.
She also encouraged the faithfulamidst the terrible persecution
and was granted specialpermission to keep in her
(05:13):
possession the Blessed Sacramentto give to those who were in
immediate danger of death.
She continued her work andeducation after the unrest
subsided, founding a religiouscommunity called the Poor
Daughters of Mercy, living underthe rule of the Third Order of
St.
Francis.
The community was later renamedSisters of the Christian Schools
(05:34):
of Mercy taking the role of St.
John Baptist de La Salle,founder of the Christian
Brothers, a religious orderdedicated to the education of
children.
St.
Marie Magdalene's School forGirls was so effective that it
was declared the best-runorganization of its kind.
St.
Marie Magdalene Postel died atthe age of 90 after seeing her
(05:54):
community grow and spread.
St.
Marie Magdalene Postel, pray forus.
Readings for Holy Mass forWednesday of the 15th week in
Ordinary Time.
A reading from the book ofExodus, chapter 3, verses 1-6
and 9-12.
Moses was tending the flock ofhis father-in-law Jethro, the
(06:17):
priest of Midian.
Leading the flock across thedesert, he came to Horeb, the
mountain of God.
There an angel of the Lordappeared to him in fire, flaming
out of a bush.
As he looked on, he wassurprised to see that the bush,
though on fire, was notconsumed.
So Moses decided, I must go overto look at this remarkable sight
(06:39):
and see why the bush is notburned.
When the Lord saw him comingover to look at it more closely,
God called out to him from thebush, Moses, Moses.
He answered, Here I am.
God said, Come no nearer.
I am the God of your father, hecontinued, the God of Abraham,
(07:01):
the God of Isaac, the God ofJacob.
The cry of the children ofIsrael has reached me, and I
have truly noted that theEgyptians are oppressing them.
Come now, I will send you toPharaoh to lead my people, the
children of Israel, out ofEgypt.
But Moses said to God, The Wordof the Lord Responsorial Psalm,
(07:27):
Psalm 103 The Lord is kind andmerciful.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, andall my being bless his holy
(07:49):
name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, andforget not all his benefits.
He pardons all your iniquities.
He heals all your ills.
He redeems your life fromdestruction.
He crowns you with kindness andcompassion.
The Lord is kind and merciful.
The Lord secures justice and therights of all the oppressed.
(08:13):
He has made known his ways toMoses and his deeds to the
children of Israel.
The Lord is kind and merciful.
A reading from the Holy Gospelaccording to Matthew, chapter
11, verses 25-27.
At that time Jesus exclaimed, Igive praise to you, Father, Lord
(08:34):
of heaven and earth, foralthough you have hidden these
things from the wise and thelearned, you have revealed them
to the childlike.
Yes, Father, such has been yourgracious will.
All things have been handed overto me by my Father.
No one knows the Son except theFather, and no one knows the
Father except the Son, andanyone to whom the Son wishes to
(08:56):
reveal him.
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.
I love you above all things andI desire to receive you into my
(09:17):
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 Prayer to Saint Joseph O
(10:00):
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.
(10:23):
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
(10:44):
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
(11:09):
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.
(11:30):
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
(11:51):
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
(12:13):
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
(12:36):
thy mercy hear and answer me.
Amen.
Oh my God, I firmly believe thatyou are one God in three divine
persons, Father, Son, and HolySpirit.
I believe that your divine Sonbecame man, died for our sins,
and that he will come to judgethe living and the dead.
(12:57):
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
(13:21):
help of your grace, and a 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
(13:55):
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.
(14:17):
Amen.
Act of 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.
(14:37):
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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