Daily Devotional

St. Paul did not stop at merely asking us to love; he clarifies the kind of love when he says, “Love is patient, kind, not jealous, not boastful, not arrogant, not rude, not irritable, not resentful, not rejoicing in wrong, bears all things, believes, hopes and endures all things and above all, love never ends.

If you agree that Mary carried Jesus in her womb for nine months and went through labour pains to have him, I do not know of any mother who would not feel a thing while watching her innocent son go through all of these. Whatever our present sorrows in this life may be, let us be consoled that we have a mother who was no stranger to sorrow and reach out for our rosary in asking for her intercession.

When I look at the Cross, I realise Jesus Christ will forgive every sin. It was on the cross that Jesus said to the thief, “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:43). It was also on the Cross that Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34). Meditate on the Cross, place yourself in the shoes of that repentant thief and say, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”