Message of 2-17-09
Published: Sat, 02/14/09
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
Grant me, O Lord, to design only what is lawful and right, and
afford me calmness of mind, and steadiness of purpose, that I may
so do Thy will in this short life, as to obtain happiness in the
world to come, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
... Samuel Johnson
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Gn 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10; Ps 29:1a and 2, 3ac-4, 3b and 9c-10; Mk
8:14-21
R. (11b) The Lord will bless his people with peace.
Give to the LORD, you sons of God,
give to the LORD glory and praise,
Give to the LORD the glory due his name;
adore the LORD in holy attire.
The voice of the LORD is over the waters,
the LORD, over vast waters.
The voice of the LORD is mighty;
the voice of the LORD is majestic.
The God of glory thunders,
and in his temple all say, "Glory!"
The LORD is enthroned above the flood;
the LORD is enthroned as king forever.
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GOSPEL MEDITATION
- from "Daily Reflections"
http://www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
Jesus tells the apostles to guard against the yeast of the
Pharisees and the yeast of Herod. In the case of the Pharisees I
read this as a warning against allowing our interactions with God
to be transformed into a set of rules. In the case of the Herod I
read this as a warning against allowing our interactions with God
to be transformed into the interactions of a secular world. We need
to be choosing the right yeast. The new yeast that Jesus seems to
implicitly offer brings a transformation but it keeps the focus of
our interactions on our relationship with the transcendent.
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PRAYING WITH SCRIPTURE (Ignatian Method)
A. Preparation: acts of faith and reverence in the presence of God;
asking grace of a good meditation; petition for specific graces
sought in meditation.
B. Reading the Scriptures slowly, prayerfully.
C. Exercise of the memory, imagination, and intellect:
consideration of the material.. What practical applications are
suggested?
D. Expression of feelings and sentiments awakened in meditation.
Conversation with God.
E. Exercise of will and imagination in making resolutions. Prayer
for grace to fulfill resolutions.
F. Vocal prayer (Our Father, Hail Mary, other prayers).
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NOTES FROM A CLASSICAL WORK
"Sayings of Light and Love," by St. John of the Cross (jottings
from his notebooks)
100. The Father spoke one Word, which was his Son, and this Word he
speaks always in eternal silence, and in silence must it be heard
by the soul.
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