Deepertruth: Novena to Blessed Michael Mcgivney, Day 3 Ministry to the Marginal

 “Almighty Father, I place the Precious Blood of Jesus before my lips before I pray, that my prayers may be purified before they ascend to Your divine altar.” Novena to Blessed Michael Mcgivney, Day 3 – Ministry to the Marginalized Day 3 – Ministry to the Marginalized I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means save some. I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means save some. (1 Cor 9:22) Intention: For all who suffer on the peripheries of society, including immigrants, those persecuted for their Christian faith, and persons who are imprisoned, poor, homeless or addicted. Virtue: Perseverance amid adversity and trials. Father McGivney did not continue himself to the sacristy or rectory.  The needs of his people took him far from the church doors as he served as an advocate for families in court; a friend of those from other Christian faiths; a consoling presence to a prominent Protestant minister whose daughter had died; the director of public plays and fairs; and, of course, the founder of the Knights of Columbus. In these and many other ways, he was a man ahead of his time, anticipating by nearly a century the Second Vatican Council’s teachings on ecumenical dialogue, a more active and engaged laity, and the “universal call to holiness.”