Message of 9-8-09
Published: Mon, 09/07/09
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
Without expectation, do something for love itself, not for what you
may receive. Love in action is what gives us grace. We have been
created for greater things - - to love and to be loved. Love is
love - - to love a person without any conditions, without any
expectations. Small things, done in great love, bring joy and
peace. To love, it is necessary to give. To give, it is necessary
to be free from selfishness.
- Mother Theresa
(Call to mind the word, "love," all through this day and see what
difference it makes.)
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 13:6ab, 6c; Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 or
1:18-23
R. (Isaiah 61:10) With delight I rejoice in the Lord.
Though I trusted in your mercy,
let my heart rejoice in your salvation.
Let me sing of the LORD, "He has been good to me."
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GOSPEL MEDITATION
- from http://www.dailyscripture.net/
Jesus the Messiah is the direct descent of Abraham and David, and
the rightful heir to David's throne. God in his mercy fulfilled his
promises to Abraham and to David that he would send a Savior and a
King to rule over the house of Israel and to deliver them from
their enemies. Jesus is the fulfillment of all God's promises. He
is the hope not only for the people of the Old Covenant but for all
nations as well. He is the Savior of the world. In him we receive
adoption into a royal priesthood and holy nation as sons and
daughters of the living God (see 1 Peter 1:9). Do you recognize
your spiritual genealogy and do you accept God as your Father and
Jesus as the sovereign King and Lord of your life?
"Lord Jesus, you came to save us from sin and the power of death.
May I always rejoice in your salvation and trust in your plan for
my life".
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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)
133. The submission of a servant is necessary in seeking God. In
outward things light helps to prevent one from falling; but in the
things of God just the opposite is true: It is better for the soul
not to see if it is to be more secure.
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