Wednesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time

Today's Psalm Verse is:
"To you, O Lord, I lift my soul."
Ps 25:2-3, 4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8-9

Blessed John XXIII (1881-1963)
Throughout his life, Angelo Roncalli cooperated with God’s grace, believing that the job at hand was worthy of his best efforts. His sense of God’s providence made him the ideal person to promote a new dialogue with Protestant and Orthodox Christians, as well as with Jews and Muslims. In the sometimes noisy crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica, many people become silent on seeing the simple tomb of Pope John XXIII, grateful for the gift of his life and holiness. After the beatification, his tomb was moved into the basilica itself.