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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

WhiteOrdinary Time · Week 26

Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church

Memorial

Carmelite nun of Lisieux, author of Story of a Soul and teacher of the “little way” of trust and love; she died at 24 in 1897.

Readings of the day

Glorious Mysteries

Third Mystery: The Descent of the Holy Spirit

The Descent of the Holy Spirit card
“They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.”Acts 2:4

On Pentecost, as the apostles are gathered with Mary in prayer, a sound like a mighty wind fills the house and tongues as of fire rest upon each of them. The Church goes forth to proclaim Christ.

Fruit of the mystery: Love of God · wisdom

A prayer with Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus

Holy Spirit, you filled Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus with wisdom to teach your Church. By the prayers of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, open my mind to your truth and my heart to love it. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace…

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This day’s five mysteries (Glorious Mysteries)

  1. The Resurrection
  2. The Ascension
  3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit
  4. The Assumption of Mary
  5. The Coronation of Mary

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Liturgical calendar for the dioceses of the USA (General Roman Calendar and U.S. proper), checked against the USCCB liturgical calendar. Readings: citations from the U.S. Lectionary for Mass, text from the Douay-Rheims Bible (public domain).

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