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Eternal Trinity, Godhead, mystery deep as the sea,
you could give me no greater gift than the gift of yourself.
Yes, you are a fire that takes away the coldness,
illuminates the mind
with its light,
and causes me to know your truth.
And I know that you are beauty and wisdom itself. - St. Catherine of Siena
(A good prayer to pray with St. Catherine. Add
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JB 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5; PS 139:1-3, 7-8, 9-10, 13-14AB
LK 10:13-16
Jesus said to them,
"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!
For if the mighty deeds done in your midst
had been done in Tyre and Sidon,
they would long ago have repented,
sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon
at the judgment than for you.
And as for you, Capernaum, 'Will you be exalted to heaven?
You will go down to the netherworld.'
Whoever listens to you
listens to me.
Whoever rejects you rejects me.
And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me."
USCCB Lectionary
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Praying the Daily Gospels: A Guide to Meditation, by Philip St. Romain,
2018 (3rd ed.) ____________
Luke 10: 13-16 (Townships cursed)
Today we again return to the sobering theme of procrastinating in our response to Christ. Jesus curses Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum because they have not accepted the offer of salvation. We, too, should never take for
granted Jesus' invitation to follow him. Furthermore, there are times in our lives when we are especially aware of this offer, and our responses then are crucial to our formation.
* "It only takes a moment to be loved a whole life through," John Powell said. Have you experienced such peak moments in your life? Did you ever withdraw from the promise of such a moment? Pray for the grace to recognize and accept these invitations when they come.
* Spend some time with the verse "He
who hears you, hears me." What does this say to you about the importance of your example to others?
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God and I: Exploring the Connections between God, Self and Ego, by Philip St. Romain, 2016 (2nd
ed.) ____________ Chapter 8: Mystical Union: Self and God
The Intuition of Being Coming to the Self-God ground through cultivation of the intuition of being is a practice hardly known or encouraged in Christianity. This “way” seems to make little
use of faith as it has been traditionally understood, but there need not be a conflict between the way of faith and the intuition of being. In fact, the intuition of being is a way soundly rooted in the philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas. Through Christian faith, one can develop the interpersonal aspects of the Ego-God relationship, rooting the mind and will in the Self-God ground via faith and prayer; through the intuition of being, one can be led to the mystery of God via awareness and
wonder. Hardback, paperback, eBook and free preview versions.
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