August 6

"We than you, our loving Lord, that your nature is a compassionate nature, that when on earth you could not rest in quiet when others about you suffered. May your Church never send from her doors the hungry multitude simply because your servants need rest. May we never be weary in well-doing. Amen."

June 24

"May we, our gracious Lord and Master, be interested in all the great efforts which are being made to meet the needs of suffering humanity. May we not err in considering charity heartless because it is sensible and systematic. Help us to meet the pressing problems of poverty with wise and constructive sympathy and help. Amen."

May 22

"Keep our hearts and lips today, O Lord, from the judgment of others. May we watch for the little opportunities to do good to others, ever mindful that you love those who cannot repay us, and in doing for them we do for you. Amen."

April 2

"We thank you, our God and Father, for the infinite source of riches in you. We thank you that you can supply all our need. May those who are at ease in Zion arouse themselves to the world's need and suffering, realizing that all gifts of life are from you, and that the gift of wealth implies the responsibility of benevolence. In Jesus' name. Amen."