LIVE IT TODAY: Monday, November 17, 2025 | Memorial of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
You are never invisible to Me. When the world overlooks you, I stop for you.
LIVE IT TODAY: Monday, November 17, 2025 | Memorial of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
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GOD’S DECLARATION TO YOU TODAY
You are never invisible to Me. When the world overlooks you, I stop for you.
INVOCATION
Come, Holy Spirit! Through the intercession of Our Blessed Mother Mary, open my heart to hear and receive all that You desire for me. Draw me ever more deeply into the Love and Life of the Blessed Trinity!
GOSPEL | Luke 18:35–43
As Jesus approached Jericho
a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging,
and hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what was happening.
They told him,
“Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”
He shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!”
The people walking in front rebuked him,
telling him to be silent,
but he kept calling out all the more,
“Son of David, have pity on me!”
Then Jesus stopped and ordered that he be brought to him;
and when he came near, Jesus asked him,
“What do you want me to do for you?”
He replied, “Lord, please let me see.”
Jesus told him, “Have sight; your faith has saved you.”
He immediately received his sight
and followed him, giving glory to God.
When they saw this, all the people gave praise to God.
EVERY DAY QUESTION
What struck you? Challenged you? Inspired you? What questions did it raise?
GOING DEEPER
The cry that refuses to disappear
The blind man’s desperate plea slices through today’s Gospel with startling honesty. In the Greek, his cry—krazō—is the cry of a raven, sharp and unignorable. It is prayer stripped to its bare bones. And Jesus, unlike the crowd, is not annoyed or inconvenienced. He stops. He listens. He draws near. In the Kingdom of God, the very cry others try to silence becomes the place of encounter.
This is fitting on the memorial of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, a woman whose life mirrored Jesus’ response. Born into royalty, she refused to let dignity become distance. She saw the poor when others pretended not to. She stopped when others hurried past. She tended to the overlooked with a love that cost her privilege, comfort, and eventually her crown. Elizabeth lived today’s Gospel with courageous clarity: the ones the world ignores are the ones God rushes toward.
Imagine the scene in Jericho from the perspective of those first-century listeners. A blind beggar on the roadside was an ordinary fixture of the landscape: familiar, unremarkable, safely ignored. But Jesus halts the procession—He stops time for the one no one else sees. That is the Gospel’s scandal: God is most Himself where the world is least attentive.
Our homes carry echoes of this same drama. A spouse drops subtle hints that they’re overwhelmed. A child’s misbehavior masks a deeper ache. A parent is quietly drowning under responsibilities no one sees. The domestic church is built not merely on routines but on recognition—on choosing, like Jesus and like Saint Elizabeth, to see the unseen and respond with merciful presence.
One of the most striking lines in the Gospel is, “He kept calling out all the more.” Perseverance is often the birthplace of grace. And so it is in family life. Saint-making homes are forged not by perfection, but by parents and spouses who keep returning—through fatigue, conflict, misunderstanding, or discouragement—to ask Jesus for sight, and to give sight to one another through patient love.
So today, take courage. Bring your cry to Jesus—the one you’re tired of repeating. And honor the cries in your home, especially the ones buried beneath silence. Tonight, parents, pray over your children by name, invoking the Holy Spirit’s power to break every lie that tells them they are unseen or unworthy. This is how a family becomes a light at the crossroads—where Jesus still stops.
“‘Prayer is the raising of one’s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God.’” (CCC 2559)
LIFE APPLICATION QUESTIONS
Seeing the Unseen:
Who in your home or circle may be crying out—quietly or loudly—and needs your attentive presence today?
Persisting in Faith:
What is one area where you have grown discouraged in prayer, and how is Jesus inviting you to “call out all the more”?
Following Jesus Forward:
After receiving grace, where is Jesus asking you to take the next concrete step of discipleship?
FAMILY LIVE IT
Make some time today to gather together and, going around, each person briefly names one place in their life where they desire Jesus’ healing presence.
Pray over each person by name: Lord Jesus, pour Your love upon ___ today. Silence every lie of the Enemy that keeps them afraid or discouraged. Give them clarity, courage, holiness, and joy. Let them know Your nearness, overcome every temptation, and walk in the freedom of Your healing grace.
Daily Challenge: Choose one simple act of kindness for a family member who may be feeling unnoticed—something hidden, intentional, and done with joy.
DAILY PARENT & GRANDPARENT BLESSING
LORD JESUS CHRIST, let Your holy anointing be upon each of our children, grandchildren, and godchildren this day and week, including all to whom they are called in vocation, and all future generations! In Your Sacred Name we claim them for You! We renounce all whispers, lies, and influences of the Enemy! We pray right now that each know Your loving Presence, be forged in virtue, and be flooded with an abundance of Your Holy Spirit to live fully their identity and mission in You now and through all eternity, through the intercession of our Blessed Mother! Amen.
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GOING VERTICAL
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10
Just as the vertical beam upholds the horizontal beam of the Cross, so too does undistracted, dedicated daily turning to God as our lifeblood uphold and strengthen every part of life. Start with just three minutes. Wait patiently for the breakthrough beyond the noise. Let Him speak.
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