Day 234: Your Most Beloved Son

12/6/2025

The Body and Blood is of God’s own most beloved Son.

Day 233: The Body and Blood

12/5/2025

The Holy Spirit begins to transubstantiate bread and wine into true Body and Blood.

Day 232: Become for Us

12/4/2025

We pray the transubstantiation of the bread and wine will transform us.

Day 231: Make it Spiritual and Acceptable

12/3/2025

The Holy Spirit makes the sacrifice spiritual and acceptable.

Day 230: In Every Respect

12/2/2025

The Holy Spirit is asked to leave nothing behind.

Day 229: Bless, Acknowledge, and Approve

12/1/2025

We petition the Holy Spirit to bless, acknowledge, and accept our sacrifice in the Lord.

Day 228: Be Pleased, O God

11/30/2025

We ask God to be pleased with the sacrifice we offer in Jesus Christ.

Day 227: The Coming of the Holy Spirit

11/29/2025

The Holy Sacrifice comes about by the power and movement of the Holy Spirit.

Day 226: Those You Have Chosen

11/28/2025

We pray that God chooses us for his own and guides us to cooperate with his grace.

Day 225: Counted Among the Flock

11/27/2025

We pray to always be counted among the members of the Lord’s fold.

Day 224: Deliver Us from Damnation

11/26/2025

We acknowledge the reality of hell and beg God to spare us from such a horrible place.

Day 223: Order Our Days in Your Peace

11/25/2025

The chaos of our lives needs the tranquility of order that comes with the peace of God.

Day 222: The Oblation of Our Service

11/24/2025

We present ourselves as an oblation before God and ask him to accept our service.

Day 221: Graciously Accept

11/23/2025

We cry to God to accept our sacrifice although it is not worthy.

Day 220: Defended by God’s Protecting Help

11/22/2025

We petition God to defend and protect us by his mighty power and strength.

Day 219: Merits and Prayers

11/21/2025

The merits and prayers of the holy ones are spiritual goods that can help us.

Day 218: The Martyrs

11/20/2025

The holy martyrs – the great witnesses - are united to us in the Holy Sacrifice.

Day 217: The First Popes

11/19/2025

The early popes who died martyrs are with us in the Holy Sacrifice.

Day 216: The Holy Apostles

11/18/2025

The Holy Apostles are also mystically present to us at the Eucharistic Sacrifice.

Day 215: Blessed Joseph

11/17/2025

Blessed Joseph is also present with us as we unite ourselves to the Lord’s sacrifice.

Day 214: The Glorious, Ever-Virgin Mary

11/16/2025

The Blessed Virgin Mary is present with us during the Holy Sacrifice.

Day 213: The Saints are With Us

11/15/2025

The Holy Sacrifice includes all the holy ones in heaven.

Day 212: God, Living and True

11/14/2025

We proclaim and worship one God who is living and true.

Day 211: Paying Homage

11/13/2025

We pay homage to God who allows us to offer a sacrifice to him in his Son.

Day 210: Health and Well-Being

11/12/2025

We pray for the health and well-being of those who are close to us.

Day 209: The Redemption of Souls

11/11/2025

We pray for the redemption of those who are dear to us.

Day 208: Sacrifice of Praise

11/10/2025

Our sacrifice is a sacrifice of praise.

Day 207: Our Faith and Devotion are Known to You

11/9/2025

We acknowledge that only God knows the faith and devotion of his people.

Day 206: Praying for the Living

11/8/2025

Our first remembrance during the Holy Sacrifice is for the living.

Day 205: Handing on the Catholic and Apostolic Faith

11/7/2025

Our prayers are offered for all those who hand on the Catholic and Apostolic Faith.

Day 204: Holding to the Truth

11/6/2025

We offer supplication for all those who hold and teach the truth.

Day 203: Our Local Bishop

11/5/2025

We pray for our local Bishop as a Successor of the Apostles.

Day 202: Your Servant, Our Pope

11/4/2025

We commend to God and pray for the Vicar of Christ on earth.

Day 201: Throughout the Whole World

11/3/2025

We acknowledge and pray for all believers throughout the world.

Day 200: Guard, Unite, and Govern

11/2/2025

We ask that the Church be spared from persecution, division, and chaos.

Day 199: Grant her Peace

11/1/2025

We petition God to grant peace to his Church.

Day 198: Your Holy Catholic Church

10/31/2025

We ask God to protect and guide his Holy and Catholic Church.

Day 197: Gifts, Offerings, and Unblemished Sacrifices

10/30/2025

The three types of sacrifice reflect the three parts of the Mystical Body of Christ.

Day 196: Accept and Bless

10/29/2025

We ask God to accept and bless the sacrifice we offer to him.

Day 195: Through Jesus Christ

10/28/2025

The Eucharistic Sacrifice is offered in, with, and through Jesus Christ.

Day 194: Humble Prayer and Petition

10/27/2025

We offer our prayers and petitions to God with profound humility.

Day 193: Most Merciful Father

10/26/2025

We begin the Holy Sacrifice by acknowledging the Father as “most merciful.

Day 192: Kneeling in Adoration

10/25/2025

The faithful kneel in homage during the Eucharistic Sacrifice.

Day 191: The Catacombs and the Canon

10/24/2025

The Roman Canon was collated from the various prayers of the catacombs.

Day 190: The Roman Canon

10/23/2025

The Roman Canon holds an ancient preeminence among the various Eucharistic Prayers.

Day 189: Directed to the Father

10/22/2025

The Eucharistic Sacrifice is directed to God the Father.

Day 188: The Great Eucharistic Prayer

10/21/2025

The Great Eucharistic Prayer initiates the mystery of the Holy Sacrifice of the Lord.

Day 187: Angels Among Us

10/20/2025

The angels are present around the altar during the Holy Sacrifice.

Day 186: The Choirs of Angels

10/19/2025

The angels sing to God during the Holy Sacrifice.

Day 185: The Acclamations of Palm Sunday

10/18/2025

The acclamations of Palm Sunday we echoed in the Holy Sacrifice.

Day 184: The Prophet’s Vision

10/17/2025

The Prophet Isaiah saw and heard the angels declare God to be thrice holy.

Day 183: Let us Give Thanks

10/16/2025

The priest calls us to give thanks to God for the gift of being present at his altar.

Day 182: Lift Up Your Hearts

10/15/2025

The priest calls us to focus and to lift up our hearts to God.

Day 181: The Lord be with You

10/14/2025

The priest again wishes God’s presence upon us.

Day 180: The Preface Prayer

10/13/2025

The Preface is the great prelude to the Eucharistic Prayer.

Day 179: Prayers Over the Gifts

10/12/2025

The Prayer Over the Gifts is a supplication that God might bless what has been offered.

Day 178: The Good of all His Holy Church

10/11/2025

We ask that our sacrifice might help the entire Church.

Day 177: For Our Good

10/10/2025

We pray that our sacrifice might help us as we see salvation in Jesus Christ.

Day 176: Praise and Glory of His Name

10/9/2025

First and foremost, the sacrifice of our lives is offered for the praise and glory of God.

Day 175: May God Accept

10/8/2025

We ask God to accept the sacrifice of our lives.

Day 174: May be Acceptable

10/7/2025

We pray that the sacrifice of our lives might be found acceptable to God.

Day 173: My Sacrifice and Yours

10/6/2025

The priest acknowledges both the sacrifice of the Lord and the sacrifice of his people.

Day 172: Pray, Brothers and Sisters

10/5/2025

The priest calls us to prayer as we begin the Holy Sacrifice.

Day 171: Wash Away my Iniquity

10/4/2025

The washing of the priest’s hands represents our plea for God’s mercy.

Day 170: Prayers Rising to God

10/3/2025

Incense is an ancient act of worship that represents our prayers rising to God.

Day 169: Be Pleasing to You

10/2/2025

We pray that our sacrifice will be pleasing and acceptable to God.

Day 168: Humble Spirit, Contrite Heart

10/1/2025

We are not worthy to be at the altar of God.

Day 167: Wine and Water

9/30/2025

The wine and water of the Holy Sacrifice symbolize the Lord’s human and divine natures.

Day 166: Our Spiritual Drink

9/29/2025

We declare that the simple wine of the earth will become our true Spiritual Drink.

Day 165: The Bread of Life

9/28/2025

We declare that the simple bread of the earth will become the true Bread of Life.

Day 164: Work of Human Hands

9/27/2025

The bread and wine come from our work and express the sacrifice of our lives.

Day 163: “Blessed are you, Lord God…”

9/26/2025

The Offertory prayers are marked by blessings to God.

Day 162: Only in Jesus Christ

9/25/2025

Our sacrifice is only acceptable in Jesus Christ.

Day 161: Joys and Sufferings

9/24/2025

During the Offertory, we give God the joys and sufferings of our lives.

Day 160: Take, Lord, Receive

9/23/2025

We offer ourselves to God and ask him to receive offering with the Holy Sacrifice.

Day 159: My Soul with the Wine

9/22/2025

In the Offertory, we offer our souls to God along with the wine.

Day 158: My Body with the Bread

9/21/2025

In the Offertory, we offer our bodies to God along with the bread.

Day 157: Our Preparation for the Sacrifice

9/20/2025

During the Offertory, the baptized prepare to offer themselves for sacrifice.

Day 156: Bread and Wine

9/19/2025

The simple things of life are used for our highest act of worship.

Day 155: The Offertory Procession

9/18/2025

Bread and wine are processed up for the Holy Sacrifice.

Day 154: The Collection

9/17/2025

The collection is taken up during the Offertory as a sign of our surrender to God.

Day 153: Sacred Vessels and Sacramental Linens

9/16/2025

The Eucharistic Sacrifice is honored by the use of sacred vessels and sacramental linens.

Day 152: The Preparation of the Altar and Gifts

9/15/2025

The Liturgy of the Eucharist is for those who are baptized.

Day 151: Our Baptismal Dignity

9/14/2025

Our Baptismal Dignity

Day 150: The Dismissal of the Catechumens

9/13/2025

The portion of the Mass for the catechumens has ended.

Day 149: The Word Has Been Proclaimed

9/12/2025

The Liturgy of the Word comes to a close with the Prayers of the Faithful.

Day 148: Pressing Needs and Petitions

9/11/2025

We also remember any pressing needs and petitions in the Prayers of the Faithful.

Day 147: The Sick and Suffering

9/10/2025

In the Prayers of the Faithful, we pray for those in need, especially the sick and suffering.

Day 146: Church Leaders

9/9/2025

In the Prayers of the Faithful, we pray for the leaders of the Church.

Day 145: Civil Leaders

9/8/2025

In the Prayers of the Faithful, we pray for our political leaders.

Day 144: The Prayers of the Faithful

9/7/2025

After the Creed, we present our petitions to God in the Prayers of the Faithful.

Day 143: Resurrection of the Dead

9/6/2025

In the Creed, we express our faith in the Resurrection of the dead.

Day 142: One Baptism

9/5/2025

In the Creed, we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.

Day 141: One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic

9/4/2025

In the Creed, along with the Holy Spirit, we state the four marks of the Church.

Day 140: The Prophetic Witness

9/3/2025

In the Creed, we recognize the power of the prophets in salvation history.

Day 139: Adored and Glorified

9/2/2025

We acknowledge that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are mutually adored and glorified.

Day 138: The Lord and Giver of Life

9/1/2025

After the Father and the Son, the Creed proclaims the Spirit as the Lord and Giver of Life.

Day 137: The Living and the Dead

8/31/2025

In the Creed, we declare Jesus Christ as the Lord and Judge of the living and the dead.

Day 136: Bowing to the Incarnation

8/30/2025

During the Creed, we bow in homage during the declaration of the Lord’s Incarnation.

Day 135: The Co-Eternal Son

8/29/2025

After the Father, the Creed clearly teaches about the co-eternal Son.