Message of 2-2-10
Published: Thu, 01/28/10
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
We must alter our lives in order to alter our hearts, for it is
impossible to live one way and pray another.
... William Law (1686-1761)
(What alterations in lifestyle do you need to make to help you draw
closer to God?)
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Mal 3:1-4; Ps. 24:7, 8, 9, 10; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40
R. (8) Who is this king of glory? It is the Lord!
Lift up, O gates, your lintels;
reach up, you ancient portals,
that the king of glory may come in!
Who is this king of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty,
the Lord, mighty in battle.
Lift up, O gates, your lintels;
reach up, you ancient portals,
that the king of glory may come in!
Who is this king of glory?
The Lord of hosts; he is the king of glory.
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GOSPEL MEDITATION
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What do you hope for? The hope which God places in our heart is the
desire for the kingdom of heaven and eternal life as our happiness.
How do we grow in hope? By placing our trust in the promises of
Jesus Christ and relying not on our own strength, but on the grace
and help of the Holy Spirit. Does your hope and fervor for God grow
with age?
"Lord Jesus, may I never cease to hope in you and to trust in your
promises. Fill me with your Holy Spirit that I may always recognize
your saving presence in my life. Help me to point others to Christ
and to be an example of faith and devotion as Simeon and Anna were
to their generation."
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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)
159. The further you withdraw from earthly things the closer you
approach heavenly things and the more you find in God.
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