Message of 7-23-07
Published: Mon, 07/23/07
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
Hope, O my soul, hope. You know neither the day nor the hour. Watch carefully, for everything passes quickly, even though your impatience turns a very short time into a long one.
- St. Teresa of Avila, "The Way of Perfection"
(What do you hope for? What is the basis of your hope?)
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Ex 14:5-18; Exodus 15:1bc-2, 3-4, 5-6; Mt 12:38-42
R.
(1b) Let us sing to the Lord; he has covered himself in glory.
I will sing to the LORD, for he is gloriously triumphant;
horse and chariot he has cast into the sea.
My strength and my courage is the LORD,
and he has been my savior.
He is my God, I praise him;
the God of my father, I extol him.
The LORD is a warrior,
LORD is his name!
Pharaoh’s chariots and army he hurled into the sea;
the elite of his officers were submerged in the Red Sea.
The flood waters covered them,
they sank into the depths like a stone.
Your right hand, O LORD, magnificent in power,
your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.
I will sing to the LORD, for he is gloriously triumphant;
horse and chariot he has cast into the sea.
My strength and my courage is the LORD,
and he has been my savior.
He is my God, I praise him;
the God of my father, I extol him.
The LORD is a warrior,
LORD is his name!
Pharaoh’s chariots and army he hurled into the sea;
the elite of his officers were submerged in the Red Sea.
The flood waters covered them,
they sank into the depths like a stone.
Your right hand, O LORD, magnificent in power,
your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.
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Praying the Daily Gospels
- by Philip St. Romain:
- http://www.liguori.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=6614
- Matthew 12: 38-42 (The sign of Jonah)
It is doubtful that Jesus could have worked any kind of sign to inspire loving faith in the hearts of those who persecuted him. People who sought truth and who were humble found in him all that they needed.
• Father John
Powell wrote that to the people who said to Jesus, ‘Show us
and we will believe,” Jesus replied, ‘Believe, and
I will show you.” What kind of knowledge does faith make
possible?
• What kind of sign of God’s presence is needed most in today’s world? How can you manifest this sign today?
• What kind of sign of God’s presence is needed most in today’s world? How can you manifest this sign today?
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THEOLOGICAL GEMS FROM EMIL MERCH'S THEOLOGY OF THE MYSTICAL BODY
from http://www.innerexplorations.com/chtheomortext/theolgems.htm
199. -- The Word seeks mankind to communicate Himself to them and to make them glow with light and vibrate with life in Himself; His desire is to make them children of God.
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LECTIO DIVINA METHOD (Benedictine Approach)
1. Relax. Settle in. Be aware that God is here, now, loving you.
2. Read a short passage of Scripture as though God were speaking directly to you in it.
3. Choose a phrase from the passage that strikes you and repeat it slowly, prayerfully, non-analytically.
4. When your heart is full, express to God the needs and sentiments awakened by your meditation. When you're done, read another passage and repeat steps 3 and 4.
5. If, at any time, you feel moved to simply be present to God in loving silence, put the Scripture aside and rest in God.
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