Welcome to the traditional Catholic daily devotional for Thursday, April 24th, 2025.

It's the Thursday in the octave of Easter, first class with the color of white.

In this episode, the meditation, peace, and spiritual combat.

Today's news from the church, the vacant sea, diastry activities, and funeral arrangements.

A preview of the sermon, blessed are those who have not seen and have believed, and today's thought from Archbishop

Marcel Lefev.

But first the collect of today's Mass.

O God, who dost make all nations how diverse they be, to become one family in giving of praise

to thy name, grant unto all them that are born again in the fountain of baptism

to live ever in oneness of faith and godliness of works.

Today is also the feast of St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, a Franciscan martyr.

Born in 1577 with the name Mark Ray, he became a lawyer who constantly upheld

the causes of the poor and oppressed people. Nicknamed the poor man's lawyer, Ray soon grew

disgusted with the corruption and injustice he saw among his colleagues of the law. So he left

this profession to become a priest, joining his brother George as a member

of the Capuchin order. Fidelis was his religious name. His wealth was divided between

needy seminarians and the poor. As a follower of St. Francis of Assisi, Fidelis continued his

devotion to the weak and the needy. During a severe epidemic in a city where

he was the guardian of a friary, Fidelis cared for and cured many six soldiers, as well as the

rest of the monks. He was appointed later ahead of a group of capuchins sent to preach against

the Calvinists and the Zwinglians in Switzerland. Almost certain violence

threatened. Those who observed the mission felt that success was more attributable to the prayer

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