Message of 4-1-08
Published: Thu, 03/27/08
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
"God has clothed himself in humanity,
For me a sufferer he has suffered;
For one condemned he has been judged;
For one buried he has been buried;
But he is risen from the dead
And he cries:
'Who will plead against me? I have delivered the one who was
condemned,
I have given back life to him who was dead,
I have raised up one who was buried.
Who will dispute my cause? I have abolished death,
I have crushed hell,
I have raised humanity to the highest heavens,
Yes I, the Christ . . ."
- Melito of Sardis, "Easter Homily"
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Acts 4:32-37; Ps. 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15
R. (1a) The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty.
The LORD is king, in splendor robed;
robed is the LORD and girt about with strength.
And he has made the world firm,
not to be moved.
Your throne stands firm from of old;
from everlasting you are, O LORD.
Your decrees are worthy of trust indeed:
holiness befits your house,
O LORD, for length of days.
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GOSPEL MEDITATION
- from http://www.dailyscripture.net/
Jesus gives us the Holy Spirit that we may have power to be his
witnesses and to spread and defend the gospel by word and action,
and to never be ashamed of the Cross of Christ. The Holy Spirit
gives us his seven-fold gifts of wisdom and understanding, right
judgment and courage, knowledge and reverence for God and his ways,
and a holy fear in God's presence (see Isaiah 11) that we may live
for God and serve him in the power of his strength. Do you thirst
for new life in the Spirit?
"Lord Jesus Christ, your death brought life for us. Fill me with
your Holy Spirit that I may walk in freedom and joy as a child of
God and as an heir with Christ of an eternal inheritance."
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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)
55. Since God is inaccessible, be careful not to concern yourself
with all that your faculties can comprehend and your senses feel,
so that you do not become satisfied with less and lose the
lightness of soul suitable for going to him.
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