Monday -- John 8:1-11:

John Paul II called the death penalty “both cruel and unnecessary. ” Pray for those who are awaiting execution. Pray for their victims, as well. If you can find the names of those being executed, prayerfully read their names. As you say aloud each name, hear Jesus say, “Let the one without sin cast the first stone.”

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God takes pleasure to see you take your little steps; and like a good father who holds his child by the hand, He will accommodate His steps to yours and will be content to go no faster than you.

- Saint Francis de Sales