Message of 7-27-10
Published: Wed, 07/21/10
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
It is a fact of Christian experience that life is a series of
troughs and peaks. In his efforts to get permanent possession of a
soul, God relies on the troughs more than the peaks. And some of
his special favourites have gone through longer and deeper troughs
than anyone else.
- Peter Marshall
(Peak or trough: what is it for you at this time in life? How is
God with you, and how are you with God?)
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Jer 14:17-22; Ps 79:8, 9, 11 and 13; Mt 13:36-43
R. (9) For the glory of your name, O Lord, deliver us.
Remember not against us the iniquities of the past;
may your compassion quickly come to us,
for we are brought very low.
Help us, O God our savior,
because of the glory of your name;
Deliver us and pardon our sins
for your name's sake.
Let the prisoners' sighing come before you;
with your great power free those doomed to death.
Then we, your people and the sheep of your pasture,
will give thanks to you forever;
through all generations we will declare your praise.
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GOSPEL MEDITATION
- from http://www.dailyscripture.net/
Are you quick to judge the faults of others? Jesus' parable teaches
us patience lest we judge before the time is right. Jesus also
warns that there is an enemy who seeks to destroy the good seed of
his word before it can bear fruit. Both good and evil can be sown
in our hearts like tiny seeds which germinate, and in due time
yield a harvest of good or bad fruit. We must stand guard lest evil
take root in our hearts and corrupt us. Charles Read said: "Sow an
act and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character.
Sow a character and you reap a destiny." In the day of judgment
each will reap what he or she has sown in this life. Those who sow
good will shine in the kingdom of their Father. They will radiate
with the beauty, joy, and fulness of God's love. Do you allow the
love of Christ to rule in your heart and in your actions?
"Lord Jesus, may your all-consuming love rule in my heart and
transform my life that I may sow what is good, worthy, and pleasing
to you."
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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 ON THE LIFE OF CHRISTIAN PRAYER
2701. Vocal prayer is an essential element of the Christian life.
To his disciples, drawn by their Master's silent prayer, Jesus
teaches a vocal prayer, the Our Father. He not only prayed aloud
the liturgical prayers of the synagogue but, as the Gospels show,
he raised his voice to express his personal prayer, from exultant
blessing of the Father to the agony of Gesthemani. (Cf Mt. 11:
25-25; Mk 14: 36)
("The Catechism of the Catholic Church," IV, 3, 1)
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