# Sunday, April 26, 2026 > [!quote] Carmelite Morning Offering (St. Thérèse) > O my God, I offer You all my actions of this day for the intentions and for the glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I desire to sanctify every beat of my heart, my every thought, my simplest works, by uniting them to Its infinite merits; and I wish to make reparation for my sins by casting them into the furnace of Its merciful love. O my God, I ask of You for myself and for those whom I hold dear the grace to know You, and to know and fulfill perfectly Your holy will, to accept for love of You the joys and sorrows of this passing life, so that we may one day be united together in Heaven for all eternity. Amen. --- [[20260427-morning-offering|Next →]] ## 🕰️ Liturgy of the Hours > [!links] Universalis & Office > - [Office of Readings](http://www.universalis.com/20260426/readings.htm) | [Morning Prayer (Lauds)](http://www.universalis.com/20260426/lauds.htm) > - [Evening Prayer (Vespers)](http://www.universalis.com/20260426/vespers.htm) | [Night Prayer (Compline)](http://www.universalis.com/20260426/compline.htm) --- ## 📖 Daily Readings & Verse > [!cite] Daily Readings > **Verse:** "I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep."John 10:11 > > **Resources:** [USCCB Readings](http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/042626.cfm) | [Daily Reflections (Evangeli.net)](https://evangeli.net/gospel) --- ## 🕊️ Today's Meditation > [!abstract]- Daily Reflection > Let all nations know that Thou art God alone, and that Jesus Christ is Thy Son, and that we are Thy people and the sheep of Thy pasture.St. Clement > > “Every human person consists of both a body and soul. Just as our body needs things to survive and grow, such as oxygen, water, food, etc., so our soul needs things as well, such as faith, hope, and love. These spiritual longings point to the truth that every human person has a natural desire for God. The human person is a spiritual person, and we all interiorly desire the relationship that God offers to us. In our lives and in our culture, we can find several apparent goods to try and fill thecapax Dei, which is our capacity for God, oftentimes simply called the “God hole” within us. But, try as we might to fill it with other things, this interior desire can only be completely fulfilled by a relationship with God, and by acts of religion that bind us to him.”—Father Jeffrey Kirby, STL, p.4 > [!abstract]- Divine Intimacy Meditation > [[161-gods-pilgrims|Meditation #161 — God's Pilgrims]] --- ## 🏛️ Saint of the Day: Sts. Cletus & Marcellinus > [!info] The Cloud of Witnesses > > > St. Cletus (1st c.) and St. Marcellinus (3rd c.) were both Romans, popes, and martyrs who ruled the Holy See during the terrible persecution of Christians at the hands of the Roman Empire. St. Cletus was a convert and disciple of St. Peter the Apostle who became the third Bishop of Rome from 76 to 89 A.D., under the reigns of Roman Emperors Vespasian and Titus. His name appears in the Roman Canon of the Mass. St. Marcellinus was the twenty-ninth Bishop of Rome from 296 to 304 A.D. during the infamous persecution of the Roman Emperor Diocletian, on the eve of the legalization of Christianity across the Empire. Statues of these two popes of the early Church sit on opposite corners of the portico ceiling of Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome. They share a feast day on April 26th. --- ## 🕯️ Monthly Devotion: Month of The Holy Eucharist > [!attention] Focus: Month of The Holy Eucharist > > > TheAnima Christi:Soul of Christ, sanctify me.Body of Christ, save me.Blood of Christ, inebriate me.Water from the side of Christ, wash me.Passion of Christ, strengthen me.O good Jesus, hear me.Within Thy Wounds hide me.Suffer me not to be separated from Thee.From the malignant enemy, defend me.In the hour of my death, call me,And bid me come to Thee,That with Thy saints, I may praise TheeForever and ever.Amen. --- ## 🙏 Daily Prayers > [!todo] Spiritual Communion > My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. > [!todo]- Intercessions & Intentions > **Prayer for Seminarians & Priests:** [[day-26-daily-prayer-for-seminarians-and-priests|Day 26 - Prayer for Seminarians]] > > **Prayer for the Dead:** In Your hands, O Lord, we humbly entrust our brothers and sisters. In this life You embraced them with Your tender love; deliver them now from every evil and bid them eternal rest. > > **For the Holy Father:** Almighty and everlasting God, have mercy upon Thy servant, our Supreme Pontiff, and direct him, according to Thy loving kindness, in the way of eternal salvation. ---