Take Five for Faith
Daily renewal for busy Catholics


Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen and grow—a day at a time.


FRIDAY, JULY 23
FEAST OF BRIDGET OF SWEDEN, RELIGIOUS

Read, think, ponder

After raising eight children in a happy marriage, Bridget of Sweden was attracted to a life of contemplation. We’re not surprised: Ask any parent of a large family if a little peace and quiet isn’t appealing! The Bridgettine sisters were committed to giving all surplus income to the poor at the end of each year. They also kept their buildings simple. But one thing they didn’t skimp on was books. Each member could have as many as he or she pleased. In an age that gets its information from sound bites, book reading is a vanishing art. Promote “extreme understanding.” Read books!


TODAY’S READINGS: Jeremiah 3:14-17; Matthew 13:18-23

“But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it.”


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