Deepertruth: Novena to Blessed Michael Mcgivney Day 5 – A Holy Life

 “Almighty Father, I place the Precious Blood of Jesus before my lips before I pray, that my prayers may be purified before they ascend to Your divine altar.”

Novena to Blessed Michael Mcgivney Day 5 – A Holy Life

Therefore, you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. (Mt 5:48)

Intention:

For the sanctication of clergy and laity in their mutually enriching vocations within the Church.

Virtue: Discernment of God’s will in our lives.

Father McGivney was a man of few yet effective words who drew upon the Word of God for inspiration.

Those who knew him, however, had much to say about his character and manner.

They remarked on the inviting tone of his voice, his firm yet friendly demeanor, his popular personality and the positive and lasting impression he made on others.

According to one contemporary, parishioners “called him a positive saint, and meant it.”

A blind man would come each Sunday to hear “that voice.” A fellow priest observed, “Father McGivney, though a man of unassuming character, was possessed of an indomitable will.”

Another priest said he lived “a life unselfshly given to the service of others, a life spent in the promotion of his neighbors’ welfare, a life redolent of deeds whose motive was the social, moral, intellectual and religious improvement of his fellows. … Coincident with his spiritual labors, he wrought also for the temporal welfare of his brethren …”