They, therefore, who are hasty in their devotions and think a little will do, are strangers both to the nature of devotion and the nature of humans; they do not know that they are to learn to pray, and that prayer is to be learnt as they learn other things, by frequency, constancy, and perseverance.
... William Law (1686-1761)
(As the old saying goes, we learn to pray by praying. There are no shortcuts.)
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Acts 14:19-28; Psalm 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21
Jn 14:27-31a
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.
Not as the world gives do I give it to you.
Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.
You heard me tell you,
‘I am going away and I will come back to you.’
If you loved me,
you would rejoice that I am going to the Father;
for the Father is greater than I.
And now I have told you this before it happens,
so that when it happens you may believe.
I will no longer speak much with you,
for the ruler of the world is coming.
He has no power over me,
but the world must know that I love the Father
and that I do just as the Father has commanded me.”
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Reflection on the Scriptures
Some very moving words were spoken by Jesus when he said to his disciples: Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. How comforting it must have been to the disciples to hear this, for the peace Christ was giving came from a man who had confronted Satan, performed countless miracles and was always calm, even in a raging storm. Here was Jesus sharing his very own peace with them. .
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If we are sincere, then the peace we offer and the peace we receive is empowering. With the peace of Christ, our fears are allayed, our emotions held in check, and we can go forth and serve the Lord, just as Jesus did for the disciples in the locked room where they were hiding for fear of prosecution. His offer of peace was made to help take away their stress and anxiety and embolden them to go out and preach
the Good News.
- by Steve Scholer
The Son of God Became Human
From The Catechism of the Catholic Church
Part One, Section Two, Chapter Three
Article 8: I Believe in the Holy Spirit
II. THE NAME, TITLE, AND SYMBOLS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Titles of the Holy Spirit
692 When he proclaims and promises the coming of the Holy Spirit, Jesus calls him the "Paraclete," literally, "he who is called to one's side," ad-vocatus.18 "Paraclete" is commonly translated by "consoler," and Jesus is the first consoler.19 The Lord also called the Holy Spirit "the Spirit of truth."20
693 Besides the proper name of "Holy Spirit," which is most frequently used in the Acts of the Apostles and in the Epistles, we also find in St. Paul the titles: the Spirit of the promise,21 the Spirit of adoption,22 the Spirit of Christ,23 the Spirit of the Lord,24 and the Spirit of God25 - and, in St. Peter, the Spirit of glory.26
(Footnote references in the Catechism.)
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