November 23 – Saint Clement the 1st

Blessed Savior, Saint Clement the 1st knew the Apostles personally before they were martyred.  As pope, he challenged his people to follow their examples.  He said, “We ought to put aside vain and useless concerns and should consider what is good, pleasing and acceptable in the sight of Him who made us.”  I ask him to pray against any worries in me, my friends, family, and fellow parishioners.  Dear Lord, teach us to keep our focus off worldly matters, because they are meaningless in view of eternity.  Help us to see everything, even our deaths, from the perspective of Your kingdom.  Saint Clement, pray for us.  Amen.

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Quotes for Today

Pope Saint Clement I (d. 99)

Charity unites us to God. There is nothing mean in charity, nothing arrogant. Charity knows no schism, does not rebel, does all things in concord. In charity all the elect of God have been made perfect.”

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The all-merciful and beneficent Father has compassion on those that fear him, and kindly and lovingly bestows his favors on those that draw near to him with a sincere intention.”

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Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro (1891-1927)
Feast day November 23

We ought to speak, shout out against injustices, with confidence and without fear. We proclaim the principles of the Church, the reign of love, without forgetting that it is also a reign of justice.”

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The prayer above is from Terry Modica’s book Daily Prayers with the Saints.

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