Message of 5-12-09
Published: Mon, 05/11/09
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
"You can draw near to God even though you cannot say a word.
A prayer may be crystallised in a tear. A tear is enough water to
float a desire to God."
- Charles H. Spurgeon
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21; Jn 14:27-31a
R. (see 12) Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor
of your kingdom.
Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
and let your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your kingdom
and speak of your might.
Making known to men your might
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages,
and your dominion endures through all generations.
May my mouth speak the praise of the LORD,
and may all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
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GOSPEL MEDITATION
- from http://www.dailyscripture.net/
One thing is certain, if Jesus had not risen from the dead and
appeared to his disciples, we would never have heard of him.
Nothing else could have changed sad and despairing men and women
into people radiant with joy and courage. The reality of the
resurrection is the central fact of the Christian faith. Through
the gift of the Holy Spirit, the Lord gives us "eyes of faith" to
know him and the power of his resurrection. The greatest joy we can
have is to encounter the living Lord and to know him personally.
Do you celebrate the feast of Easter with joy and thanksgiving for
the victory which Jesus has won for you over sin and death?
"Lord Jesus Christ, you have triumphed over the grave and you have
won new life for us. Give me the eyes of faith to see you in your
glory. Help me to draw near to you and to grow in the knowledge of
your great love and power."
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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)
116. The entire world is not worthy of a human being's thought, for
this belongs to God alone; any thought, therefore, not centered on
God is stolen from him.
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