Prayer of the Day
Feast of St. Elizabeth of Hungary
November 17th, 2016
"As Jesus drew near Jerusalem and came in sight of the city he shed tears over it and said; 'If you in your turn had only understood on this day the message of peace.'"
Luke 19 : 41
Today is the feast of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, 1207 – 1231, queen at fourteen, widowed and exiled at twenty. She became a Franciscan tertiary until her death at twenty four. She was a woman of prayer and service of the poor.
Prayer
'Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.' Amen (Eucharistic Prayer)