Today is September 30, the Memorial of St. Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church.
We read at today’s Mass, “Thus says the LORD of hosts: There shall yet come peoples, the inhabitants of many cities; and the inhabitants of one city shall approach those of another, and say, ‘Come! let us go to implore the favor of the LORD’ and, ‘I too will go to seek the LORD'” (Zec 8:20-21).
As we bring this journey of “My Daily Visitor” reflections to a close, I want to thank you for walking together in prayer, day by day. Each meditation has been an opportunity to pause, to listen to God’s Word and to let his grace shape our hearts in the midst of ordinary life.
The saints remind us that holiness is not reserved for a few, but is the calling of every baptized soul. Carlo writes, “If we consider ourselves to be passing through this world, if we conduct ourselves like sojourners, if we aspire to the things above, if we configure everything on the hereafter, if we base our existence on the beyond, then everything is ordered, everything is balanced, everything is oriented, everything is substantiated by hope.”
Grace continues
The reflections may end here, but the work of grace continues. Keep carrying the Scriptures in your heart. Keep turning to the Lord in trust. And keep offering even the smallest acts of love as gifts for him and for his Church.
Let us remain united in prayer, asking the Lord to make us saints in our time. And let us never forget to pray for one another — oremus pro invicem.
Let us pray,
O God, who gave the Priest Saint Jerome a living and tender love for Sacred Scripture, grant that your people may be ever more fruitfully nourished by your Word and find in it the fount of life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
*Unfortunately, we have had further technical issues with the video recordings of My Daily Visitor. Please enjoy the recovered audio for your daily prayer and reflection.
