Message of 1-29-08
Published: Mon, 01/21/08
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
Once you recognize that in and of yourself you don't even exist,
you'll begin to recognize and appreciate God as the source of your
existence and of every goodness above and beyond that existence,
both earthly and spiritual. Everything we have and everything we
discover within ourselves is a gift of God's endless goodness and
unlimited, matchless love.
- Catherine of Siena, "Letters"
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
2 Sm 6:12b-15, 17-19; Ps. 24:7, 8, 9, 10; Mk 3:31-35
R. (8) Who is this king of glory? It is the Lord!
Lift up, O gates, your lintels;
reach up, you ancient portals,
that the king of glory may come in!
Who is this king of glory?
The LORD, strong and mighty,
the LORD, mighty in battle.
Lift up, O gates, your lintels;
reach up, you ancient portals,
that the king of glory may come in!
Who is this king of glory?
The LORD of hosts; he is the king of glory.
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GOSPEL MEDITATION
- from http://www.dailyscripture.net/
An early Christian martyr once said that "a Christian's only
relatives are the saints" -- namely those who have been redeemed by
the blood of Christ and adopted as sons and daughters of God. Those
who have been baptized into Jesus Christ and who live as his
disciples enter into a new family, a family of "saints" here on
earth and in heaven. Jesus changes the order of relationships and
shows that true kinship is not just a matter of flesh and blood.
Our adoption as sons and daughters of God transforms all of our
relationships and requires a new order of loyalty to God first and
to his kingdom of righteousness and peace. Do you want to grow in
love and friendship? Allow God's Holy Spirit to transform your
heart, mind, and will to enable you to love freely and generously
as he loves.
"Heavenly Father, you are the source of all true friendship and
love. In all my relationships, may your love be my constant guide
for choosing what is good and for rejecting what is contrary to
your will."
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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)
45. Blessed are they who, setting aside their own pleasure and
inclination, consider things according to reason and justice before
doing them.
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