Hello everyone! Heyo! Welcome back to Scattering Flowers with Elise and Miles, a podcast where you read the daily gospels and the saint of the day.
Let’s get started! Let’s get started! Today is Tuesday, March 24th, and the gospel reading is John 8, 21-30, and the scripture to reflect on is Psalm 102, 2-3.
O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come to you.
Hide not your face from me.
I wanted to focus on the Psalms today because it made me think of how much God really does love us.
It is easy to feel the love of God in happy moments, but it does not mean that his love goes away when we are sad.
And even the happiest people feel sad sometimes.
God doesn’t want us to be sad, but he understands.
When you cry, let your sadness go to the loving hands of the Lord.
Today’s saint of the day is St.
Catherine of Sweden.
She was born 1331 and died 1381.
She is the patron saint of unborn children.
Catherine of Sweden was the fourth of eight children of St.
Bridget.
When Catherine was about 13 or 14 years old, her father arranged for her to be married.
Catherine was a very devout young woman, recognized a similar devotion in her husband.
Together they devoted themselves to work of charity and to prayer.
Catherine went with her mother to Rome and on several other pilgrimages.
Undoubtedly, Catherine’s spirituality was influenced by her mother’s mystical experiences, focusing on the passion and death of Christ.
Say a prayer to God and trust that he will hear you.
And trust that when you meet harm and distress, the Lord is at your side.
Whether you are happy or sad, he is always with you.
Catherine of Sweden found creative and generous ways of serving God far beyond what she expected of her.
Sometimes it can be easy for us to do a minimum in any situation, rather spiritual, work-related, or in our relationships.
Let’s pray.
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Dear God, help me to feel your light in the darkness.
And when I’m happy or sad, help me to turn to you first.
And help me to be inspired to a greater generosity.
St.
Catherine of Sweden, pray for us.
Amen.
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
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