Message of 11-26-09
Published: Fri, 11/20/09
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans
have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside
a day of thanksgiving.
~H.U. Westermayer
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Thou hast given so much to me,
Give one thing more, - a grateful heart;
Not thankful when it pleaseth me,
As if Thy blessings had spare days,
But such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
~ George Herbert
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Dn 6:12-28; Daniel 3:68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74; Lk 21:20-28
R. (59b) Give glory and eternal praise to him.
"Dew and rain, bless the Lord;
praise and exalt him above all forever."
"Frost and chill, bless the Lord;
praise and exalt him above all forever."
"Ice and snow, bless the Lord;
praise and exalt him above all forever."
"Nights and days, bless the Lord;
praise and exalt him above all forever."
"Light and darkness, bless the Lord;
praise and exalt him above all forever."
"Lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord;
praise and exalt him above all forever."
"Let the earth bless the Lord,
praise and exalt him above all forever."
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GOSPEL MEDITATION
from "Praying the Daily Gospels," by Philip St. Romain:
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- Luke 21: 20-28 (The Second Coming)
The Church has always believed that her risen Lord would return.
Just how, when, and where this will occur we do not know, despite
the insistence of Fundamentalist exegetes to the contrary. Jesus'
teachings concerning his return come to us couched in the words of
apocalyptic literature, which is highly symbolic and difficult to
understand. It is enough for us to believe that history will not
terminate in some catastrophic dead end; Christ shall one day be
"all in all."
- What does the Second Coming mean to you?
- Do you believe you will be faced with the prospect of living
through personal and/or national catastrophe before you die? If so,
how do you propose to remain hopeful when those times come?
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NOTES FROM A CLASSICAL WORK
- "Imitation of Christ," by Thomas A. Kempis
The Disciple
Nothing happens in the world without Your design and providence,
and
without cause. It is well for me, O Lord, that You have humbled
me,
that I may learn the justice of Your judgments and cast away all
presumption and haughtiness of heart. It is profitable for me
that
shame has covered my face that I may look to You rather than to
men
for consolation. Hereby I have learned also to fear Your
inscrutable
judgment falling alike upon the just and unjust yet not without
equity
and justice.
-------- Bk. 3, Chapter 50
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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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