May 27 – Saint Augustine of Canterbury

Holy God, Saint Augustine of Canterbury (early 6th century) led a team of missionaries who converted the people of early England.  He worked hard to establish in the Celtic churches liturgical practices that conformed to the Church of Rome, but he could not overcome the people’s determination to do things their own way.  I ask him to pray for the people I know — including myself sometimes — who pick and choose which parts of Church teachings and rituals to follow, tossing out the ones we don’t like.  Teach us the true meaning behind what we have rejected, and help us become fully united with the Church.  Saint Augustine of Canterbury, pray for us.  Amen.

Quote for Today

Venerable Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)

Moral principles do not depend on a majority vote. Wrong is wrong, even if everybody is wrong. Right is right, even if nobody is right.”

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

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