Living Faith

Keep God at the center of your life with Living Faith Daily Devotions for Catholics. Living Faith provides Scripturally based reflections for every day of the year. With reflections, prayers and spiritual resources, Living Faith fosters and promotes daily prayer, reminding Catholics of their call to “pray always” and to be active in service to their church and community. Timely, inexpensive and easy to use, Living Faith will become a cherished part of your daily prayer life. For decades, Living Faith has provided true enrichment that carries readers through their day and beyond.

Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. — Luke 2:19

Living Faith

The Grace of Giving In • A man…said, “Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.” He said in reply, “I will not,” but afterwards changed his mind and went. Matthew 21:28-29

Blessed Guardians • They shall be my people, and I will be their God… Zechariah 8:8

Never Underestimate What God Might Do • Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you. Zechariah 8:23

What's Your Answer? • Jesus answered him, “No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the Kingdom of God.” Luke 9:62

Always a Harvest • The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. Luke 10:2

Getting Love Right • …we…have sinned in the Lord's sight and disobeyed him. Baruch 1:16-18

Childlike Openness • I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Luke 10:21

The True Fruits That Jesus Wants • Then [the vineyard owner] looked for the crop of grapes, but what it yielded was wild grapes. Isaiah 5:2

Problem Avoidance • What are you doing asleep? Rise up, call upon your God! Jonah 1:6

‘Plenteous Redemption’ • For with the Lord is kindness and with him is plenteous redemption. Psalm 130:7

A Work in Progress • Lord, teach us to pray… Luke 11:1

Persistent Prayer • …he will get up to give him whatever he needs because of his persistence. And I tell you, ask and you will re- ceive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Luke 11:8-9

Staying With Jesus • Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. Luke 11:23

Spiritual Knowledge • [Jesus] replied, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.” Luke 11:28

Beside Us • Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for you are at my side with your rod and your staff that give me courage. Psalm 23:4

Signs of God's Love • It seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it… Luke 11:29

Count On It • The heavens declare the glory of God.… Day pours out the word to day, and night to night imparts knowledge.… Throughout all the earth their voice resounds… Psalm 19:2a-3, 5a

Got Luke? • Luke is the only one with me. 2 Timothy 4:11

The Way of Mercy • But with you is forgiveness, that you may be revered. Psalm 130:4

What Is There to Fear? • Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but after that can do no more. Luke 12:4

Hold On to Hope • He believed, hoping against hope… Romans 4:18

Truth, a Holy Word • Teacher, we know that you are a truthful man… Matthew 22:16

More Stuff • Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions. Luke 12:15

Made to Love • [T]hen said I, “Behold I come.… To do your will, O my God, is my delight…” Psalm 40:8-9

Freedom • We were rescued like a bird from the fowlers’ snare; Broken was the snare, and...