Weekend Edition - A Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Fri, 01/20/12
A Daily Spiritual Seed
Weekend Edition:
January 13-15, 2012
| Contents: - Weekend Scripture Readings - Spiritual Guidance - Discussion Board highlights - Affiliate Web Sites - Theology Note of the Week - Spiritual Growth Resources. - Book of the Week - Saint of the Week - Joke of the Week - Web Resource of the Week - - - Sunday: Jon 3:1-5, 10; Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; 1 Cor 7:29-31; Mk 1:14-20 R. (4a) Teach me your ways, O Lord.  Your ways, O LORD, make known to me;teach me your paths, Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my savior. Remember that your compassion, O LORD, and your love are from of old. In your kindness remember me, because of your goodness, O LORD. Good and upright is the LORD; thus he shows sinners the way. He guides the humble to justice and teaches the humble his way. - - - Amazon
Gift Cards - - - Spiritual Guidance Emanuella House
of
Prayer: a place for prayer and silence in British
Columbia. Theology Note of the
Week Monophysitism is a theological error regarding the two natures of Jesus (See Hypostatic Union). It states that Jesus' two natures are combined into one new one; the problem here is that neither God nor man was represented in Christ but a new third thing. |
Featured Spiritual
Growth Resources
Shalom Place Worksheets and Booklets - http://shalomplace.com/res Here you will find a variety of short resources on spiritual living, including a number of one-page handouts that get to the point and stay with it. Almost all are free, though a donation to support our ministry is always welcomed. - Be sure to click the link to "short, miscellaneous reflections" to access the worksheets. - - - Book (movie, CD) of the Week Praying with Saint Mark's Gospel, edited by Fr. Peter John Cameron OP. Magnificat, 2011 - see http://www.magnificat.com/english/boutique_stmark.asp  Written by
twenty-three gifted authors, they present daily reflections on the
Gospel of St. Mark. This book is intended for the busy person who has
time to read only a short passage of Scripture daily but still wants
some reflection on what was read. Hopefully this book will provide the
readers with assistance for the lectio divina type of prayer. "The Word of God draws each of us into a conversation with the Lord: the God who speaks teaches us how to speak to Him...In this dialogue we come to understand ourselves and we discover an answer to our heart's deepest questions " (Pope Benedict XVI). Hopefully this book will lead readers into a deeper relationship with God who desires to speak to them through Christ in the Gospel of Mark, so as to bless them with his goodness, wisdom, and love. Each day's reflection starts with a quote from Scripture, an explanation or story about the event, and ends with a prayer related to the Word of God. There is a page for every day of the year, including Feb. 29th in this leap year! (Thanks to Sr. Irene Hartman OP for this review.) Make the Christian Spirituality Bookstore your starting point for online shopping at Amazon.com. You can buy books, cds, videotapes, software, appliances and many other products at discount prices. As Amazon.com affiliate, we are paid a small fee for purchases originating from our web site. Every little bit helps! http://shalomplace.com/books/index.html - - - Saint of the Week - http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saints/saint.aspx?id=1273 St. Angela Merici (1470?-1540): January 27  Angela has the double
distinction of founding the first teaching congregation of women in the
Church and what is now called a "secular institute" of religious women.As a young woman she became a member of the Third Order of St. Francis (now known as the Secular Franciscan Order), and lived a life of great austerity, wishing, like St. Francis, to own nothing, not even a bed. Early in life she was appalled at the ignorance among poorer children, whose parents could not or would not teach them the elements of religion. Angela's charming manner and good looks complemented her natural qualities of leadership. Others joined her in giving regular instruction to the little girls of their neighborhood. She was invited to live with a family in Brescia (where, she had been told in a vision, she would one day found a religious community). Her work continued and became well known. She became the center of a group of people with similar ideals. She eagerly took the opportunity for a trip to the Holy Land. When they had gotten as far as Crete, she was struck with blindness. Her friends wanted to return home, but she insisted on going through with the pilgrimage, and visited the sacred shrines with as much devotion and enthusiasm as if she had her sight. On the way back, while praying before a crucifix, her sight was restored at the same place where it had been lost. At 57, she organized a group of 12 girls to help her in catechetical work. Four years later the group had increased to 28. She formed them into the Company of St. Ursula (patroness of medieval universities and venerated as a leader of women) for the purpose of re-Christianizing family life through solid Christian education of future wives and mothers. The members continued to live at home, had no special habit and took no formal vows, though the early Rule prescribed the practice of virginity, poverty and obedience. The idea of a teaching congregation of women was new and took time to develop. The community thus existed as a "secular institute" until some years after Angela's death. - - - Joke of the Week - from the mouths of children . . . Steven (age 3) hugged and kissed his Mom good night. "I love you so much that when you die I'm going to bury you outside my bedroom window." Brittany (age 4) had an ear ache and wanted a pain killer. She tried in vain to take the lid off the bottle. Seeing her frustration, her Mom explained it was a child-proof cap and she'd have to open it for her. Eyes wide with wonder, the little girl asked: "How does it know it's me?" Clinton (age 5) was in his bedroom looking worried when his Mom asked what was troubling him, he replied, "I don't know what'll happen with this bed when I get married. How will my wife fit in it?" James (age 4) was listening to a Bible story. His dad read: "The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city but his wife looked back and was turned to salt." Concerned, James asked: "What happened to the flea?" The sermon I think this Mom will never forget... This particular Sunday sermon..."Dear Lord," the minister began, with arms extended toward Heaven and a rapturous look on his upturned face. "Without You, we are but dust..." He would have continued but at that moment my very obedient daughter who was listening leaned over to me and asked quite audibly in her shrill little four year old girl voice, "Mom, what is butt dust?" (Thanks, Carol) - - - Web
Resource of the Week
Praying for Justice and Peace, with Jane Vennard - http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/ecourses/ecourses.php?id=122&key=spws  This one-month Online
Retreat with a Practice Circle gives us an opportunity to explore with
others from around the world these valid questions and free our minds
and hearts for prayer. The lessons will cover such themes as the five
forms of prayer (intercession, action, soul care, discernment,
transformation), answers to prayer, calls to action and rest, and the
power and promise of a peaceful heart.Jane is a friend of Heartland Center for Spirituality and a much sought-after teacher and spiritual guide. The retreat begins January 30, so register soon. |
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