Today’s ✠Challoner Meditation: October 16th

Today’s ✠Challoner Meditation

Carissimi; Today’s Mass: St Gallus

Saint Gall was born in Ireland soon after the middle of the sixth century, of pious, noble, and rich parents. He was raised in a monastery during his youth, under Saint Colomban and Saint Comgall, his Abbot. When Saint Columban left Ireland, Saint Gall accompanied him into England and afterward into France, where they arrived in 585.

Spiritual Reading for Monday – Twentieth Week After Pentecost

LITTLE CHAPLET IN HONOUR OF ST. TERESA

Spiritual Reading for Monday – Twenty-first Week After Pentecost

The indulgence of the eyes, if not the cause of any other evil, will at least destroy recollection at prayer. The images and impressions caused by the objects seen before, or by the wandering of the eyes, during prayer, will occasion a thousand distractions, and banish all recollection from the soul.

Morning Meditation for Monday – Twentieth Week after Pentecost ~ St Alphonsus Liguori

The dying Saint conversed lovingly with her Divine Spouse: “O my Lord, and my Spouse, the hour so earnestly longed for has at last arrived! It is time now that we should see each other, O Lord! The day has dawned at last when I am to leave my place of exile to go to share with Thee in that joy which I have so ardently desired.”