Message of 6-18-09
Published: Sat, 06/06/09
- resources for prayer and spiritual growth
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
Do little things as if they were great, because of the majesty of
the Lord Jesus Christ who dwells in thee.
- Blaise Pascal
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
2 Cor 11:1-11; Ps 111:1b-2, 3-4, 7-8; Mt 6:7-15
R. (7a) Your works, O Lord, are justice and truth.
I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart
in the company and assembly of the just.
Great are the works of the LORD,
exquisite in all their delights.
Majesty and glory are his work,
and his justice endures forever.
He has won renown for his wondrous deeds;
gracious and merciful is the LORD.
The works of his hands are faithful and just;
sure are all his precepts,
Reliable forever and ever,
wrought in truth and equity.
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GOSPEL MEDITATION
from "Praying the Daily Gospels," by Philip St. Romain:
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- Matthew 6:7-15 (The Lord's Prayer)
Today's reading emphasizes the importance of being sincere and
honest with God. Because God is not impressed by the length of time
that we pray, or how many words we say, or how much we promise to
give him, Jesus shares with us a formula for prayer that plugs us
into grace and forgiveness.
- With each verse of the Lord's Prayer, spend some time reflecting
on how your own life is influenced by these words. Add your own
reflections.
- What faults in other people bother you most? How are these faults
evident in your own life? Ask God for forgiveness.
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PRAYING WITH SCRIPTURE (Carmelite Method)
A. Introduction: settling in, relaxing in awareness of God's
presence.
B. Reading the text slowly, prayerfully.
C. Meditation: imaginative representation of the material; reflection
on the meaning of the material and its application to one's life.
D. Affective prayer: conversation with God, attentive to sharing
feelings awakened in meditation. Prayer of petition, thanksgiving,
remorse.
E. Resting in God in silent loving awareness, if moved to do so.
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NOTES FROM A CLASSICAL WORK
- "Imitation of Christ," by Thomas A. Kempis
The Voice of Christ
You will not labor here long, nor will you always be oppressed by
sorrows. Wait a little while and you will see a speedy end of
evils.
The hour will come when all labor and trouble shall be no more.
All
that passes away with time is trivial.
-------- Bk. 3, Chapter 47
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