November 20 (compromises)
My Lord, Saint Edmund was a king who was captured by
pagan invaders. The enemy wanted him to sign a treaty that would harm his
country and Church, but he chose to die rather than to grieve You and hurt his
people. I ask him to pray for me to remain loyal to You and to the people You
have called me to serve. Make me sensitive, Holy Spirit, to the snares of
compromise and teach me to avoid mixing the world's teachings with the true
Faith. When I am pressured to put aside Your ways for the sake of keeping a
job or making a good impression, give me courage to do Your will. Saint
Edmund, pray for me. Amen.