Living Accordingly to the Spirit

Today's Readings:
Gal 5:18-25
Ps 1:1-4, 6
Lk 11:42-46

St. Paul reminds us today that if we belong to Christ, we must live in the Spirit and follow that Spirit as well. The Spirit is not one that follows the works of the flesh that bring division, rather the fruits of the Spirit bring us love, joy, peace, and all those things that help us build up the Kingdom of God. Let us live accordingly to that Spirit, so that we may allow Christ to work through and with us this day, and that we may bring about in our own lives the gifts of the Spirit. Have a great day and God Bless.


Saint of the Day - Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
Born to the Spanish nobility, the daughter of Don Alonso Sanchez de Cepeda and Doña Beatriz. She grew up reading the lives of the saints. and playing at "hermit" in the garden. Crippled by disease in her youth, which led to her being well educated at home, she was cured after prayer to Saint Joseph. Her mother died when Teresa was 12, and she prayed to Our Lady to be her replacement. Her father opposed her entry to religious life, so she left home without telling anyone, and entered a Carmelite house at 17. Seeing her conviction to her call, her father and family consented. Soon after taking her vows, Teresa became gravely ill, and her condition was aggravated by the inadequate medical help she received; she never fully recovered her health. She began receiving visions, and was examined by Dominicans and Jesuits, including Saint Francis Borgia, who pronounced the visions to be holy and true. She considered her original house too lax in its rule, so she founded a reformed convent of Saint John of Avila. Founded several houses, often against fierce opposition from local authorities. Mystical writer. Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church on September 27, 1970 by Pope Paul VI.