Welcome to the traditional Catholic daily devotional for Friday, May 9th, 2025.

It's the Feast of St. Gregory of Nazianzen, third class with the color of white.

In this episode, the meditation, St. Gregory Nazianzen and the Parables of Christ according to the Evangelists.

Today's news from the church, Cardinal Provost elected Pope under the name of Leo the 14th,

a preview of this week's episode of the Catholic Mass No. 33, and today's thought from the Archbishop.

But first, the call act up today's Mass.

O God, who didst give Blessed Gregory to be thy people's minister in eternal salvation,

grant we pray that we who have him for a teacher of life here on earth

may also deserve now that he is in heaven to have him for an advocate.

One towering figure stands out as a guide to the essence of Christian vigilance,

Gregory Nazianzin, who perhaps we could call the Doctor of Vigilance.

A fourth century patriarch of Constantinople and legendary theological poet Gregory Nazianzen left us a timeless body of work on the importance of vigilance.

His eloquent words resonate through the ages, breaking presumptions, and sparking fervent desires. As we progress through the season of

Easter, Gregory Nuzhiansen becomes a wisdom figure, guiding us to ever more perfect dispositions

of watchfulness and readiness. The following is an excerpt from Gregory's poem concerning the

parables of Christ according to all the evangelists. Let me not be found among the guests wearing their wedding dress,

myself in filthy garb, and then bound hands and feet, and so to fall,

cut off from friends, the bridal chamber, and marriage.

Or when the ten pure virgins with burning torches keeping watch,

looked out with lights unsleeping for their

ruler, bridegroom, beloved God, so that aflame, they went to meet the joyful one approaching.

Don't put my mind among those dull and senseless ones, who labor on when Christ is soon to come,

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