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Heart of the Passion Daily

Together We Journey: Friday, October 2, 2026

Celebrate the Season of Creation
September 1 – October 4

Daily Prayer

The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ is the greatest and most overwhelming work of God’s love.

Our daily prayer is focused on the Passion of Jesus as a constant reminder of God’s love.

Serving with Ordinary Love

Lord, I want to be a source of comfort and inspiration to those around me. Let me be an example of your love to those who need it most. I ask that you bring those people into my life who need the special gifts and talents that only I—who was created in your image—can bring. Help me to remember that I don’t need to be doing extraordinary deeds in order to do great things in your name.

Reflections

We invite you to pause, pray and find God’s presence in the joys and struggles of daily life.

Written by lay and vowed members of our Passionist Family, our Daily Scripture and Sunday Homily reflections are thoughtfully rooted in the spirit of St. Paul of the Cross.

By drawing on Scripture and the charism of the Passionists, these reflections offer encouragement, insight and hope for your journey of faith.

Daily Scripture, October 2, 2026

We can go forward, and help others to go forward, if we keep our eyes fixed on God.

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Patty Gillis

October 2, 2026

Sunday Homily, September 27, 2026

May we be “of the same mind, with the same love, united in heart, thinking one thing…looking out not for [our] own interests, but also for those of others.”

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Fr. Phil Paxton, CP

September 27, 2026

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Inspiration from Passionist Saints

Stories of faith, love and courage shaped by the Passion of Christ

Passionist saints teach us that to be near the Cross is to be near the heart of Christ, where suffering is transformed into love.

See all of our Passionist Saints & Blesseds

FEATURED Saint or Blessed

St. Maria Goretti

Maria was born into a poor but deeply faithful Italian farming family. After the death of her father, Maria helped care for her siblings while her mother worked.

Gathered in Grace

Celebrating and honoring our Passionist heritage

The liturgical calendar of the Passionist Family is rich with moments that celebrate the lives of saints, blesseds and companions who have carried the memory of the Passion into the world.

These feast days invite us to pause, remember and draw strength from their witness. They not only connect us with our history but also inspire us to live more deeply in the spirit of compassion, prayer and solidarity that marks the Passionist charism.