Message of 4-14-09
Published: Mon, 04/13/09
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
Today is the day of salvation for the world... Christ is risen from
the dead: arise with him. Christ returns to himself: you also must
return to him. Christ has come forth from the tomb: free yourselves
from the fetters of evil. The gates of hell are open and the power
of death is destroyed. The old Adam is superseded, the new
perfected. In Christ a new creation is coming to birth: renew
yourselves.
- Gregory Nazianzen
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20 and 22; Jn 20:11-18
R. Alleluia.
Upright is the word of the LORD,
and all his works are trustworthy.
He loves justice and right;
of the kindness of the LORD the earth is full.
See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him,
upon those who hope for his kindness,
To deliver them from death
and preserve them in spite of famine.
Our soul waits for the LORD,
who is our help and our shield.
May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us
who have put our hope in you.
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Free copy of "Jesus is Risen," a pamphlet by Philip St. Romain.
- see http://homepage.mac.com/philothea/download/resurrection.pdf
Print it out; pass it around; send copies via email. . .
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GOSPEL MEDITATION
- from http://www.dailyscripture.net/
he resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of our hope - the hope
that we will see God face to face and share in his everlasting
glory and joy. Without having seen him you love him; though you do
not now see him you believe in him and rejoice with unutterable and
exalted joy. As the outcome of your faith you obtain the salvation
of your souls (1 Peter 1:8-9). Do you recognize the Lord's presence
with you, in his word, in the "breaking of the bread", and in his
church, the body of Christ?
"Lord Jesus, may I never fail to recognize your voice nor lose
sight of your presence in your saving word."
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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)
109. Wisdom enters through love, silence, and mortification. It is
great wisdom to know how to be silent and to look at neither the
remarks, nor the deeds, nor the lives of others.
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