Pope's Intentions
Universal: That sports may always be occasions of human fraternity and growth.
For Evangelization: That the Holy Spirit may support the work of the laity who proclaim the Gospel in the poorest countries.
Friday of the Thirteenth week in Ordinary Time
Commentary of the day
Saint Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938), Religious Sister
Diary, § 283 (trans. ©Congregation of Marians, 1987)
"I did not come to call the righteous but sinners"
God, one in the Holy Trinity, I want to love you as no human soul has ever loved you before; I want to love You as no human soul has ever loved You before; and although l am utterly miserable and small, I have nevertheless cast the anchor of my trust deep down into the abyss of Your mercy, O my God and Creator!
In spite of my great misery I fear nothing, but hope to sing You a hymn of glory for ever. Let no soul, even the most miserable, fall prey to doubt; for, as long as one is alive, each one can become a great saint, so great is the power of God's grace. It remains only for us not to oppose God's action.