Wednesday, January 27
Liturgical Color: Green
Today is the optional memorial of St.
Angela Merici, founder of the Ursuline
Sisters. In 1524, she was struck blind
while preparing for a pilgrimage to the
Holy Land. She went anyway and her sight
was miraculously restored upon her
return.
Wednesday
January 27, 2016
My Eucharistic Vocation
“An impediment to practicing mercy is our lack of awareness and attentiveness to the needs of others. We can become so wrapped up in the challenges of our day-to-day lives - even lives of discipleship and ministry - that we become blind to the realities of pain and struggle around us.
Earlier this summer, I witnessed a moment of God’s mercy at work transforming a young man’s heart in the reception of the Eucharist. As I prayed with this encounter, I experienced a profound renewal of my call to serve as a Eucharistic minister and I committed to regularly serving in my parish’s Sunday liturgy.
...It is my Eucharistic Vocation to share the grace of mercy that I have received, to go forth and practice mercy, to offer myself in love.”
Visit the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy blog to read the full entry by Megan Shepherd.