Living with Christ

Living with Christ provides a wide variety of resources that help to nourish your daily spiritual life, putting the richness of the Christian spiritual tradition at your fingertips. Use these for your personal growth, for your reflection and prayer, and for sharing your faith with others in your family, household, or community.

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Prayer in the morning

Gospel canticles • The gospel canticles (or “songs”) come from Luke’s gospel. In honor of the mystery of the Incarnation (to which all three refer), it is customary to make the sign of the cross as the canticle begins and to stand while it is sung.

Prayer in the evening

A prayer for each day August 2025

This month’s Scriptures Extra grain • REV. GEORGE SMIGA

To teach, govern, and sanctify Mary, our guide • Bishop Frank J. Caggiano is a Brooklyn, New York, native who was born on Easter Sunday in 1959. After graduating from Regis High School in Manhattan, he graduated from Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception. He began his major seminary studies at the Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, New York, and was ordained to the priesthood on May 16, 1987. On June 6, 2006, he was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn by Pope Benedict XVI. On July 31, 2013, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Caggiano as bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut. He was installed on September 19, 2013, at St. Theresa Parish in Trumbull, Connecticut.

Praying with the Scriptures Looking back, forward • Find a quiet spot to read, reflect, and pray. You may record your thoughts in a prayer journal, or share your responses with others in a group.

Wisdom from our friends The woman at the well • Melanie Rigney, in her recent book Unforgettable Women of the Gospels (published by Twenty-Third Publications), writes about eight unnamed women of the Bible. Below is an excerpt from this book. A regular contributor to Living Faith: Daily Catholic Devotions, Melanie is also a frequent conference and retreat speaker who lives in Arlington, Virginia.

OUR EUCHARISTIC LITURGY

FRIDAY AUGUST 1 • ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI

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SATURDAY AUGUST 2 • WEEKDAY (BLESSED VIRGIN MARY)

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Today in Focus With some imagination • AUGUST 3 » EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Sunday, August 3

Key to the Word

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MONDAY AUGUST 4 • ST. JOHN VIANNEY

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TUESDAY AUGUST 5 • WEEKDAY

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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6 • THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD

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THURSDAY AUGUST 7 • WEEKDAY

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FRIDAY AUGUST 8 • ST. DOMINIC

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SATURDAY AUGUST 9 • WEEKDAY

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Today in Focus Ready or not • AUGUST 10 » NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Sunday, August 10

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MONDAY AUGUST 11 • ST. CLARE

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TUESDAY AUGUST 12 • WEEKDAY

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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13 • WEEKDAY

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THURSDAY AUGUST 14 • ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE

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FRIDAY AUGUST 15 • THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

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SATURDAY AUGUST 16 • WEEKDAY (BLESSED VIRGIN MARY)

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Today in Focus Follow the leader • AUGUST 17 » TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Sunday, August 17

Living with Christ This Week • TWENTIETH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

MONDAY AUGUST 18 • WEEKDAY

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