09/09/2026
Spiritual Food for Today 9/9/2026: Today’s readings remind us that life brings times of weeping and rejoicing, having and letting go, and that each moment calls us to make choices (1 Corinthians 7:25-31). Jesus’ Beatitudes teach us that our hunger, sorrow, poverty, and struggles can become blessings when they lead us to recognize our need for God and for one another (Luke 6:20-26). When we stop relying only on ourselves and turn to God in our weakness, we discover His faithfulness and presence. True joy comes from trusting God, especially in times of weakness and need.
St. Peter Claver was a 17th-century Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary to African slaves in Cartagena, Colombia and is recognized as the patron saint of slaves and in*******al justice.