Message of 1-8-08
Published: Sat, 01/05/08
- resources for prayer and spiritual growth
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
"It is no use saying that we are born two thousand years too late
to give room to Christ. Nor will those who live at the end of the
world have been born too late. Christ is always with us, always
asking for room in our hearts. But now it is with the voice of our
contemporaries that he speaks; with the eyes of store clerks,
factory workers and children that he gazes; with the hands of
office workers, slum dwellers, and suburban housewives that he
gives, and with the heart of anyone in need that he longs for
shelter."
- Dorothy Day
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps. 72:1-2, 3-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44
R. (see 11) Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.
O God, with your judgment endow the king,
and with your justice, the king's son;
He shall govern your people with justice
and your afflicted ones with judgment.
The mountains shall yield peace for the people,
and the hills justice.
He shall defend the afflicted among the people,
save the children of the poor.
Justice shall flower in his days,
and profound peace, till the moon be no more.
May he rule from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
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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)
42. Reflect that the most delicate flower loses its fragrance and
withers fastest; therefore guard yourself against seeking to walk
in a spirit of delight, for you will not be constant. Choose rather
for yourself a robust spirit, detached from everything, and you
will discover abundant peace and sweetness, for delicious and
durable fruit is gathered in a cold and dry climate.
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