Message of 5-27-08
Published: Thu, 05/22/08
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
If, as I can't help suspecting, the dead also feel the pains of
separation (and this may be one of their purgatorial sufferings),
then for both lovers, and for all pairs of lovers without
exception, bereavement is a universal and integral part of our
experience of love.
- C. S. Lewis
(Be grateful for those who have passed away, and have touched your
life with love.)
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
1 Pt 1:10-16; Ps. 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; Mk 10:28-31
R. (2a) The Lord has made known his salvation.
Sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done wondrous deeds;
His right hand has won victory for him, his holy arm.
The LORD has made his salvation known:
in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.
He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness
toward the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
break into song; sing praise.
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GOSPEL MEDITATION
- from http://www.dailyscripture.net/
No earthly good or possession can rival the joy and bliss of
knowing God and the peace and unity he grants to his disciples. The
Lord wants to fill our hearts with the vision of heaven and with
his joy and peace. Do you know the joy of following the Lord as his
disciple? Ask the Holy Spirit to fill you with the joy of the
gospel and the knowledge of God's personal love.
"Lord Jesus, I want to follow you as your disciple and to love you
wholeheartedly with all that I have. Fill my heart with faith,
hope, and love that I may always find peace and joy in your
presence."
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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)
63. Human beings know neither how to rejoice properly nor how to
grieve properly, for they do not understand the distance between
good and evil.
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