Day 293: All Are United in Jesus Christ

2/3/2026

The entire Church is united in Jesus Christ and offered to the Father.

Day 292: Refreshment, Light, and Peace

2/2/2026

We ask God to bless the faithful departed with his own refreshment, light, and peace.

Day 291: Praying for the Dead

2/1/2026

In the Holy Sacrifice, we unite ourselves with the faithful departed.

Day 290: Every Grace and Heavenly Blessing

1/31/2026

We ask that all those who receive the Body and Blood will be filled with God’s presence.

Day 289: Most Holy Body and Blood

1/30/2026

The Holy Sacrifice of the Lord is his own Body and Blood.

Day 288: Our Participation

1/29/2026

Our sacrifice is only worthy in the Holy Sacrifice of the beloved Son.

Day 287: The Sight of God’s Majesty

1/28/2026

Our sacrifice is brought before God’s majesty in heaven.

Day 286: God’s Altar on High

1/27/2026

Our altar on earth is a reflection of God’s altar in heaven.

Day 285: The Hands of God’s Angel

1/26/2026

We beseech God’s holy Angel to take our sacrifice to his altar in heaven.

Day 284: The Vision of God’s Glory

1/25/2026

The vision of Isaiah is lived out in the Holy Sacrifice.

Day 283: A Holy Sacrifice, A Spotless Victim

1/24/2026

The sacrifice of Melchizedek is a Holy Sacrifice, a Spotless Victim.

Day 282: The Offering of Melchizedek

1/23/2026

We point to the noble offering of Melchizedek before God.

Day 281: Our Father in Faith

1/22/2026

We claim Abraham, the Friend of God, as our father in faith.

Day 280: The Sacrifice of Abraham

1/21/2026

We appeal to the sacrifice of Abraham before God.

Day 279: The Gifts of Abel

1/20/2026

We recall the gifts of Abel before God.

Day 278: Accept Them

1/19/2026

We humbly petition God to accept the oblation of our lives.

Day 277: Serene and Kindly Countenance

1/18/2026

We ask for God to look peacefully and kindly upon us.

Day 276: Be Pleased to Look Upon These Offerings

1/17/2026

Our lives are not pure, holy, or spotless, and so we ask for God’s merciful love.

Day 275: The Chalice of Everlasting Salvation

1/16/2026

The Chalice of Everlasting Salvation is a Gift given to us.

Day 274: The Holy Bread of Eternal Life

1/15/2026

The Holy Bread of Eternal Life is a Gift given to us.

Day 273: Pure, Holy, and Spotless Victim

1/14/2026

The Lord Jesus is the Victim of the sacrifice, and he is pure, holy, and spotless.

Day 272: The Gifts You have Given Us

1/13/2026

The gifts we offer - of the Lord and ourselves - are themselves gifts from the Father.

Day 271: Offer To Your Glorious Majesty

1/12/2026

We acknowledge God’s glorious majesty before us and beyond us.

270: Servants and Holy People

1/11/2026

We are not strangers or observers, but rather God’s servants and holy people.

Day 269: Celebrate the Memorial

1/10/2026

The Holy Sacrifice is the Memorial of the Lord.

268: The Re-Membering

1/9/2026

The Holy Sacrifice is the Re-Membering of the Lord’s life and saving action.

Day 267: The Memorial Acclamation

1/8/2026

The Memorial Acclamation is our proclamation of what God has done in our midst.

Day 266: Awe and Wonder

1/7/2026

We are caught up and filled with continual awe and wonder that God is with us.

Day 265: The Mystery of Faith

1/6/2026

The priest expresses our awe at God’s presence as he cries out, “The Mystery of Faith!”

Day 264: At Mass, I Hang

1/5/2026

Padre Pio and our call to die hang with the Lord Jesus at Mass.

Day 263: God’s Wheat, Christ’s Pure Bread

1/4/2026

We are wheat that needs to die and become the pure Bread of the Lord.

Day 262: We Die with Him

1/3/2026

In the Consecration, we die with Jesus Christ.

Day 261: Down in Adoration Falling

1/2/2026

Our souls must tremble in adoration at the presence of the All-Holy God.

Day 260: God is with His People

1/1/2026

The Tabernacle of God is with man and God is with his people.

Day 259: Heaven and Earth Come Together

12/31/2025

In the Consecration of the Holy Sacrifice, Heaven and Earth meet in Jesus Christ.

Day 258: The Still Point of the World

12/30/2025

The moment of the Consecration is the “still point” of the turning world.

Day 257: DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME

12/29/2025

The offering of the Holy Sacrifice is commanded by the Lord Jesus.

Day 256: The Forgiveness of Sins

12/28/2025

The Holy Sacrifice conquers the kingdom of sin.

Day 255: Poured Out for You and for Many

12/27/2025

The Blood is poured out for our salvation.

Day 254: The New and Eternal Covenant

12/26/2025

The Holy Sacrifices inaugurates the New and Eternal Covenant between God and man.

Day 253: FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD

12/25/2025

The Chalice of Wine is his Blood given for us!

Day 252: Gave the Chalice

12/24/2025

The Lord Jesus offers the chalice of wine just as his Blood will be offered to the Father.

Day 251: Once More Giving You Thanks

12/23/2025

The Lord Jesus gives thanks again to the Father.

Day 250: Given Up for You

12/22/2025

The Holy Sacrifice is for our salvation.

Day 249: FOR THIS IS MY BODY

12/21/2025

The Bread is his Body given for us!

Day 248: Took, Blessed, Broke, and Gave

12/20/2025

The rhythm of the Passover is fulfilled as the Lord took, blessed, broke, and gave.

Day 247: Gave it to His Disciples

12/19/2025

The Lord Jesus shared the bread with his disciples.

Day 246: Broke the Bread

12/18/2025

The Lord Jesus broke bread just as his Body would be broken for our salvation.

Day 245: Giving You Thanks

12/17/2025

In the new Passover, the Lord Jesus gave thanks to the Father.

Day 244: His Almighty Father

12/16/2025

God the Father is Almighty and yet his Son brings forth salvation in weakness.

Day 243: Eyes Raised to You

12/15/2025

In the fulfilled Passover, the Lord Jesus raised his eyes to the Father.

Day 242: Holy and Venerable Hands

12/14/2025

The Lord Jesus offered the Passover of himself with holy and venerable hands.

Day 241: With Mary and John

12/13/2025

At the Mass, we are at the Holy Sacrifice with Our Lady and Saint John.

Day 240: Mystically, Supernaturally Present

12/12/2025

The Holy Sacrifice of the Lord is mystically, supernaturally present.

Day 239: The Sacrifice Made Present

12/11/2025

The Sacrifice of the Lord Jesus is re-presented, made present, in the Mass.

Day 238: At Calvary

12/10/2025

At Mass, we are at Calvary for the Holy Sacrifice of the Lord Jesus.

Day 237: Greatly Desired

12/9/2025

The Lord Jesus tells us that he “greatly desired” to share the Passover with us.

Day 236: The Lamb Slain, But Standing

12/8/2025

The Lamb was slain, but he still stands and offers sacrifice.

Day 235: The Institution Narrative

12/7/2025

The narrative of the Lord Jesus in the Upper Room begins.

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.