Readings: Jb 1:6-22 / Lk 9:46-50

Missionary Cenacle Intentions: We dedicate Mondays to the Mystery of the Holy Spirit. Today we pray:

For an increase in the Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit in the world, but especially in the Missionary Cenacle, we pray.

That the youth of the world deepen in faith in God and compassion toward all, we pray.

That married couples grow in their love for one another and their children, as witnesses of God's love for all, we pray.

For the members of the Missionary Cenacle Apostolate of Resurrection-Ascension, Queens Village, NY, we pray.

For the members of the Missionary Cenacle, especially Sr. Maria Cieslinski, MSBT we pray.

For the deceased members of the Missionary Cenacle, especially Sr. Joseph Marie Waldron, MSBT, 1960; Sr. Ave Maria Carter, MSBT, 1960; Sr. Mary Christopher Dewar, MSBT, 2000, we pray.

Reading: What is the religious life? It is the highest triumph of the Cross of Jesus Christ. I tell you, our blessed Lord has no greater triumph than in the heart of the man or woman, one who lays his or her heart on God's altar and says, “O Christ, I am Thine and You are mine. You have given Yourself, my love, to the limit, and I return all that I have to Thee.” (MCM, p. 275)