Message of 11-5-07
Published: Tue, 10/30/07
MESSAGE OF THE DAY
"Christian perfection consists in three things: praying heroically,
working heroically, and suffering heroically."
- Anthony Mary Claret -
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Rom 11:29-36; Ps 69:30-31, 33-34, 36; Lk 14:12-14
R. (14c) Lord, in your great love, answer me.
But I am afflicted and in pain;
let your saving help, O God, protect me.
I will praise the name of God in song,
and I will glorify him with thanksgiving.
"See, you lowly ones, and be glad;
you who seek God, may your hearts revive!
For the LORD hears the poor,
and his own who are in bonds he spurns not."
For God will save Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah.
They shall dwell in the land and own it,
and the descendants of his servants shall inherit it,
and those who love his name shall inhabit it.
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Praying the Daily Gospels
- by Philip St. Romain:
- http://www.liguori.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=6614
- Luke 14: 12-14 (Agape love)
To help the Pharisees work through their preoccupation over status
and discover agape, the love which God shows for us, Jesus suggests
they reach out to those who cannot possibly repay them. If we, too,
were to heed Jesus' advice, we would discover an opportunity to
love as God loves.
- Have you ever loved or given with no expectation of return?
If so, get in touch with the feelings you experienced. If not,
think of a way to give today without expecting something in return.
- Why do you believe God loves you? Pray for the grace to
view other people likewise.
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THEOLOGICAL GEMS FROM EMIL MERCH'S THEOLOGY OF THE MYSTICAL BODY
from http://www.innerexplorations.com/chtheomortext/theolgems.htm
261. Christ is redeemer through His humanity, not through His
divinity, and that His humanity mystically contains all humanity.
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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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