Verse of the day for November 3, 2026

Jesus does not ask us to look for him in faraway places. He tells us he can be found in the hungry neighbour, the lonely colleague, the stranger who needs a hand. Every small act of care, offered quietly, is received by him as if it were done to him in person.

Today the Church may remember Saint Martin de Porres, a Dominican brother in Lima, Peru, who spent his life caring for the sick and the poor and is honoured as a patron of social justice. His holiness grew in ordinary tasks: sweeping, nursing, sharing bread. Nothing he did was too small to become a meeting with Christ.

As this November invites us to pray for the faithful departed, think also of those who once served you without counting the cost: parents, teachers, friends who have gone before us. Thank God for them, and let their kindness continue through you. Ask yourself who the least of these might be in your day: someone easy to overlook, someone who cannot repay you. Then take one concrete step toward them. Christ is already waiting there.