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Cindy’s reflection at the celebration for the traveling Infant Jesus of Prague statue is appropriate for sharing not just during the Christmas season, but for any season of the Holy Church year. We should be perpetual shepherds, astute and ready to follow signs that leads to encountering Jesus our King in unexpected ways or places. Especially in holy church, adoring full time once our feet cross the sill of the church door, should be what is uppermost on our minds. What are we bringing with us? Will it be a gift of gold, frankincense, or myrrh, maybe all three. As we are learning from studying the Holy Liturgy from the works of Servant of God, Romano Guardini, S.J., when we walk up the church steps, something should be stirring in us. Is it that way with us? Saints of old prepared days before Holy Mass. With the church steeple in view, are our spiritual glands secreting digestive juices for what is to come? A transformation should be going on in our minds upon entry. Is there a drawing of the line from what we bring in, verses what we leave behind outside? Jesus is in the tabernacle, present at all times. The activity of the Holy angels, church triumphant joining our celebration, all of this is like wow, wow, wow. We now can become modern day shepherds, and using the lingo of Cindy in her beautiful meditation, our Holy church experience can be a time spent in “peace and quiet” with dominating moments of “wonder and awe”. Diligently gazing, admiring, attentive listening, all of this allows for much shared joy. The radiating light of Christ to fill and illumine us, priceless. Moments that are not about us, but moments together with those around us as the body of Christ, letting it be all about Him, Jesus the Christ, our Savior and Lord. The clueless continue on blindly because they are sheep without a shepherd to inform them of the precious moments that are missed in adoration, and of the giving to God the Glory due Him in His own house. He is often gypped and ignored by His very own, those who are supposedly gathered in His name. Traitors, yes we are sometimes. If you have not witnessed the loud chatter in the sanctuary where Jesus is present in the tabernacle, time after time, then please let me know where you are attending Holy Mass. A few places produce a shock when people for the most part are quiet. When confronting some of the parishioners there outside of the Holy church building, it was mentioned that the priest instructed them. Thanks be to God for that. Sometimes this can work in the reverse. Once approached a friend about talking and she said: Well, the priest is talking! One time in my hometown church, the talkers were not present and just couldn’t resist taking a little video for proof that miracles do happen. It was noticed among the people who were there spending time in holy church before the Holy Mass, absolute silence and stillness. Well thanks be to God, did not have to die without this experience. Had to quickly settle in and take advantage of those precious moments. The way it is so loud, especially after Holy Mass is dismissed, would a stranger really be convinced of what have just happened? Blindfolded would one guess that their feet are planted on the floor of a holy church? Willing to bet this behavior would not be tolerated in a mosque. Isn’t our time spent in holy church an opportunity to pray and be quite before the Lord, spending intimate moments with Him? Maybe if we did this, more growth would occur in our spiritual lives, because the Holy Spirit would use the opportunity to speak to us within. We can’t possibly think we have reached the pinnacle. By manifested behavior, it might seem that not that much praying is going on day and night at home, that people are really prayed up. Are we giving God a tithe of our time, two hours and 24 minutes? 📖 Ephesians 5:15-16 "Watch carefully then how you live, not as foolish persons but as wise, making the most of the opportunity, because the days are evil" 📖 Malachi 3:8 "Can anyone rob God? But you are robbing me! Can anyone rob God? But you are robbing me!And you say, “How have we robbed you?”Of tithes and contributions!" Here is what our heavenly Mother, Our Lady of Medjugorge, said on April 24, 1984 “The information suffices. People already know enough. Tell them this place is a place of prayer. Pray as much as you can, pray however you can, but pray more always. Each of you could pray even four hours a day. But I know that many do not understand because they think only of living for their work.” The above message of April 24, 1984 even proved a shock for the Franciscan priest, Fr. Vlasic, who questioned Our Lady through the visionaries regarding her request, saying, “If we tell the people to pray for four hours, they will turn away.” Our Lady answered: “Even you do not understand. It is hardly a sixth of your day. On November 25, 2006, this was her message: “Dear children! Also today I call you to pray, pray, pray. Little children, when you pray you are close to God and He gives you the desire for eternity. This is a time when you can speak more about God and do more for God. Therefore, little children, do not resist but permit Him to lead you, to change you and to enter into your life. Do not forget that you are travellers on the way toward eternity. Therefore, little children, permit God to lead you as a shepherd leads his flock. Thank you for having responded to my call." What is three hours of prayer a day compared to eternity. We have the choice of spending eternity in happiness or sadness. Which would you chose ?” This is kind of reminding me of the following scripture in Genesis. Our Blessed Lady first starts out by talking about four hours of prayer in 1984, then in 2006 it is about three hours of prayer. In the book of Genesis, chapter 18, we find Abraham asking God if He found fifty righteous people if He would spare Sodom, then that number dwindled down to ten. Well, we know that there were to be found not even ten, Lord have mercy: 📖Genesis 18:26-32 “The LORD replied: If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake. Abraham spoke up again: “See how I am presuming to speak to my Lord, though I am only dust and ashes! What if there are five less than fifty righteous people? Will you destroy the whole city because of those five?” I will not destroy it, he answered, if I find forty-five there. But Abraham persisted, saying, “What if only forty are found there?” He replied: I will refrain from doing it for the sake of the forty. Then he said, “Do not let my Lord be angry if I go on. What if only thirty are found there?” He replied: I will refrain from doing it if I can find thirty there. Abraham went on, “Since I have thus presumed to speak to my Lord, what if there are no more than twenty?” I will not destroy it, he answered, for the sake of the twenty. But he persisted: “Please, do not let my Lord be angry if I speak up this last time. What if ten are found there?” For the sake of the ten, he replied, I will not destroy it” This next article turned up during my web surf, and here is the link if anyone is interested in reading it: www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/what-would-it-look-like-if-we-tithed-our-time-for-the-lord Check out the applicable excerpt: “If there are 24 hours in a day, and we assume 8 hours for a night’s sleep, a tithe of the remaining 16 hours would be 1.6 hours, or 96 minutes. That sounds like a great deal more time than most people, even Christians who pride themselves on being “practicing Christians,” spend on daily prayer. A Catholic who assists at a daily Mass lasting thirty minutes, with ten minutes of thanksgiving after; who prays a Rosary lasting about twenty minutes; and who spends about a half-hour at one or two other points in the day doing lectio divina, spiritual reading, mental prayer, or some part of the Divine Office (such as Prime or Compline) – such a Catholic will have given to the Lord 90 minutes of his day, which is almost exactly a tithe of his waking hours. It can indeed be done, and it should be done. The fruits are apparent to those who try it; and these are fruits that benefit far more than the one undertaking this prayer regimen” There is good, there is better, and there is best, choose wisely. When we go with the highest quality, in regards to the spiritual, there will be no need for an upgrade. Finally, here is Cindy’s meditation. It sparked a poetic creation, that poem will be shared at a later date. 🖲“*Heaven meets Earth in human form. 🖲*First Eucharist 🖲*First Eucharistic Adoration by the Shepherds. 🖲*First public contemplation of Our Lord in his infancy, The Word was made Flesh. 🖲*Time spent there was in “peace and quiet” with “wonder and awe”. Gazing, admiring, listening, all shared the joy. The radiating light. 🖲* The moment was not about us but abut Him, Jesus. No requests were made. No distractions. 🖲*We only have to bring ourselves. 🖲*Those in closest unison with the earth heard the call of the Angels. They were keepers of animals, lovers of nature. 🖲*They were the poor of society but rich in the openness to receiving God. 🖲*They trusted the “message, the “call” and acted on it. 🖲*There was no hesitation. 🖲*We are joined with them, the Shepherds, when we attend Mass. 🖲*Blessed are those who are “called” to the Supper of the Lamb. 🖲*Heaven meets earth during the Consecration and like the Shepherds, we are present and share in the “wonder and awe” of our Lord, Jesus Christ” "Thanksgiving, a Feast With Abundant Catholic Meaning and PrePilgrim American History", by Brian Kelley
Info from this site: http://catholicism.org/thanksgiving-a-feast-with-abundant-catholic-meaning-and-pre-pilgrim-american-history.html "Taylor Marshall takes an interesting look at the feast of Thanksgiving which I just read this morning on his Canterbury Tales website. He maintains that the “First Thanksgiving,” in what would become part of the United States, was held by the Spaniards and the native Americans at Saint Augustine fort in Florida in 1565. The banquet followed upon the Holy Mass being offered by a Franciscan priest in the company of Captain Pedro Menéndez de Avilés. This occurred before any of the Indians were converted. 🦃The First American Thanksgivings On our website Adam Miller has a fascinating article on this subject. He has a lot more incredible information on this and various other examples of the Catholics roots in America in his book: Discovering A Lost Heritage, the Catholic Origins of America. You can purchase this great book of American Catholic history here on our website, along with a book review here. Mr. Miller’s research discovered two such celebrations that could qualify as “First Thanksgivings” north of the Rio Grande. The first, in 1541, was a feast of thanksgiving wherein the newly converted Indians of Northern Texas and Francisco Coronado’s expeditionary force joined in prayer and festive collation. Father Juan Padilla offered the Thanksgiving Mass. He would be martyred the following year (the first North American martyr, in fact) by the hostile Indians in Kansas. This communal repast, however, was a singular event. The second “Thanksgiving Feast,” held on April 30,1598, became an annual celebration. The table was spread in the area of what would be New Mexico, not far from what would be, a few years hence, a thriving mission post named San Juan. Here explorer Juan de Oñate and the Franciscans erected a large cross, and Oñate placed the land under the dominion of Christ the King, saying: “I want to take possession of this land today, April 30, 1598, in honor of Our Lord Jesus Christ, on this day of the Ascension of Our Lord.” The local tribes eagerly embraced the Catholic Faith. Every year, even to this day, a banquet/fiesta is held by the Indians, Mexicans, and all the other Americans to commemorate that first “Thanksgiving celebration” of over four hundred years before. 🦃A Catholic Indian and the Plymouth Rock Thanksgiving Mr. Marshall also gives mention to the thanksgiving banquet of 1588 in New Mexico, after providing some interesting tidbits about the Plymouth Rock thanksgiving of 1621. I did not know, for example, that the Patuxit Indian, Squanto, who negotiated some kind of a “peace” with the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Confederacy of local tribes, was a baptized Catholic. Story was that he and a party of other Indians were taken prisoner by the English sea-faring marauders around 1615 and taken across the ocean to be sold as slaves. One of their stops on the way to England was the Spanish island of Malaga. Here, Squanto was sold to some Franciscan friars who had a mission to buy the poor slaves, convert them to the true Faith, and find a way to send them back to their native shores as lay apostles. Squanto, convinced the friars to put him, now a freed man, on a ship headed to London in the hopes that it would be easier for him to get back to his homeland in the company of those whose language he was already somewhat familiar with. He did make it to London where he spent a few years working for a shipbuilder. He finally managed to get on board a ship going west to the new colonies. In 1619, he arrived home in the area that would become the Massachusetts Bay Colony only to find that his entire village had been wiped out by a plague. When the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620, they were astonished to find a cultured indigenous Indian who spoke perfect English. The common banquet held between the Indians and Pilgrims in 1621 at Plymouth was courtesy of Squanto, who made it all happen. Never really trusted, however, by the Wampanoag or Massaquoit natives — for reasons beyond the scope of this short article — the man who was literally “without a home” spent the rest of his life with the English colonists. 🦃A National Holiday of Thanksgiving Nevertheless, this was a one time culinary gala for the natives and the Pilgrims. Thirteen years later, the brutality of New England’s war against the Pequots ended any short-lived social harmony. Adam Miller’s article notes the fact that the proclamation for a national holiday of Thanksgiving, to be celebrated on the last Thursday of November, was only issued in 1863, by President Lincoln. The intention of the president was to give thanksgiving for God’s blessings and, more particularly, as a day of nationwide petition for His mercy and an end to the War between the States. The Lincoln proclamation had nothing to do with the Pilgrims. After 1863, the last Thursday of November became an annual national holiday. 🦃Captain Miles Standish Another Catholic character at the Pilgrim Thanksgiving Day banquet was the Mayflower’s hired military Captain, Miles Standish. The question was raised by historians as to his religion on account of the fact that in his writings Standish never mentions being a member of any Christian denomination. If he were a religious “Puritan,” which the Pilgrims were, he would certainly have identified himself as one, or been listed in their church roster. The new sect was very adamant about a public profession of their rejection of all that hinted of Romanism. If he were either a Catholic or an Anglican, that would explain his silence. Catholics were outlawed in Massachusetts and, even if an Anglican, that would have made him odious to the Puritans. The point is that in his will Standish expresses his anguish and disappointment that he cannot pass on to his children the inheritance that he, himself, was deprived of as one of the principal heirs to the Standish estate’s fortune. The main branch of the Standish family, from Duxbury, Devonshire, was one of the most prominent among the Catholic families who rejected the new religion in England. Their lands and fortune were confiscated by the greedy pawns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth. Another branch, however, gave in to the heretical monarchs. If Standish hailed from this branch, which was equally wealthy, there would have been only one major obstacle for him receiving his inheritance: If he refused to join the Church of England. Both scenarios argue that, even if Standish was remiss in practicing his religion (which is obvious in that he choose to live among Protestants in America) nevertheless, he never proclaimed himself a Protestant of any kind. This, it seems, he would not do for any pecuniary motive. The fact that Standish called the Massachusetts settlement that he founded “Duxbury,” adds to the strength of the opinion that he was not at all a “protester” against Catholicism, and, that he was loyal to the true religion to the extent that he would not renounce it for any inheritance. Pilgrim? Yes; but not a Puritan. Catholic? Highly likely; but hardly exemplary. For anyone who is interested, you can read a long examination of Miles Standish’s Catholicism here in a chapter of Catholic World beginning on page 668. 🦃Thanksgiving and the Holy Eucharist Finally, as Catholics, Thanksgiving means much more than being grateful to God for the food He provides the body. It is a day that we can dedicate to a higher Thanksgiving, a Eucharistia (a Greek word meaning “Good Thanks”) for the Holy Sacrament of His love, the pledge of our eternal life. Coincidentally, this raises the question of Lincoln’s choice of a Thursday for the holiday feast. Why Thursday? I would like to know the answer to that, but I don’t. Maybe a reader can supply that information. This we all do know: The Holy Eucharist was instituted by Christ on the Thursday before Passover. Educated Protestants, especially American Protestants, of the mid-nineteenth century knew more about the Catholic religion than most Catholics today. That is a sad fact. Freethinker that he was, and not even Christian in his views about the divinity of Christ, Thomas Jefferson was well acquainted with the writings of Saint Robert Bellarmine for one, and perhaps some other Catholic writers. This was not unusual in his day. Unless a Protestant was raised in a remote mountain hamlet and had no access to anything Catholic, he would certainly know that Catholics celebrated the Last Supper on Holy Thursday as a feast of the “Holy Eucharist.” They knew the meaning of the word “Eucharist.” Could that latent knowledge of a word only Catholics and “high churchmen” used have motivated Lincoln to choose a Thursday for a national day of Thanksgiving. I can hardly doubt it. Happy Thanksgiving!!" Pray this Novena in asking for the intercession of Saint John Paul II for you're intentions and please include the intentions of The John Paul II Center. Do this daily along with the reflections below: Let us pray: Merciful God, accept our thanksgiving For the gift of St. John Paul’s II apostolic life and mission And through his intercession, please, GRANT US THIS PETITION for_________( you're intentions) and for the John Paul II Training Center. Grant us also to grow in love for you And proclaim boldly the love of Christ to all people. Through Christ, Our Lord. Amen. O Blessed Trinity, we thank you for having graced the Church with St. John Paul II and for allowing the tenderness of your Fatherly care, the glory of the Cross of Christ, and the splendor of the Spirit of love to shine through him. Trusting fully in Your infinite mercy, and in the maternal intercession of Mary, he has given us a living example of Jesus the Good Shepherd, and has shown us that holiness is the necessary measure of ordinary Christian life and is the way of achieving eternal communion with You. Our Father*, Hail Mary**, and Glory Be***, The Divine Mercy Chaplet**** Reflections: Day One Dear St. John Paul II, you told us: "The future starts today, not tomorrow." So, as we start our nine days with you, thank you for reminding me that with God's Help, I can start again, but I need to start now, not at some point in the future. Your words are encouraging and motivating to me. Please be with me as I progress through these nine days in prayer with you. Day Two Dear John Paul, you told us: “I plead with you--never , ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid.” With your help, I will not give up my hope, I will be persistent and unafraid. Day Three Dear St. John Paul, you told us: “Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you, therefore no harm can befall you; all is very, very well. Do this in complete faith and confidence.” What more can I say, but thank you for your confidence in me. Help me have complete faith in God. Stand with me at all times as my intercessor and spiritual guide until I get to Heaven. Day Four "Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure." Dear St. John Paul, just like St. Paul who described his journey as a race, you tell me that life with Jesus is a wonderful adventure. Life is not a sprint for me, but rather a winding marathon with its curves and its ups and downs. Help me by being with me at all times as I struggle in this race toward Christ. Day Five Dear St. John Paul, you tell me: "Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song." Let me be joyful on this wonderful adventure. Let me always have a true Christian joy in my path in life. Help me always be doing the Will of God in my life. Day Six "Anything done for another is done for oneself. " Dear John Paul, you tell us, just as Christ did, the Golden Rule. How simple it is to hear, yet so difficult, at times, to do. Be with me and help me see God in my neighbor, and in those I find unbearable. Day Seven "The goal and target of our life is He, the Christ who awaits us -- each one singly and altogether -- to lead us across the boundaries of time to the eternal embrace of the God who loves us." Help me, dear St. John Paul to remember that God is the end-all. In every moment of my life, I need to be focused on my life with Christ, so that when my earthly life ends, my eternal life can begin with Jesus. Day Eight “People are made for happiness. Rightly, then, you thirst for happiness. Christ has the answer to this desire of yours. But He asks you to trust Him. True joy is a victory , something which cannot be obtained without a long and difficult struggle. Christ holds the secret of this victory.” Dear St. John Paul II, once again, you in simple words tell us that God is our victorious Savior; nothing is more important life with Him. Day Nine Your motto was "Totus tuus", or "Totally yours" (of the Blessed Virgin Mary). Dear St. John Paul, the surest, straightest road to Christ is through His Mother. When I am lost in life's brambles, ask Our Lady to come rescue me and bring me back to the road that Jesus wants me on. Teach me your love for Mary. lnfo from this site: https://gloria.tv/article/19L2j9pFYdR12aFEkDwJ91cun Little Known Fact #1
Read before from some site how it's good before beginning the novena, to read it over, absorbing what is being said, and then gather your thoughts. An enriching experience, as stated, was to go down on your knees to pray or taking it one step further, prostrating yourself on the floor. Sharing two prayers, or use your own words if you care to pray the novena. NOVENA TO ST. BENEDICT (pray for 9 days or 9 hours straight) O glorious St. Benedict, sublime model of all virtues, pure vessel of God's grace! Behold me, humbly kneeling at thy feet. I implore thy loving heart to pray for me before the throne of God. To thee I have recourse in all the dangers which daily surround me. Shield me against my enemies, inspire me to imitate thee in all things. May thy blessing be with me always, so that I may shun whatever God forbids and avoid the occasions of sin. Graciously obtain for me from God those favors and graces of which I stand so much in need, in the trials, miseries and afflictions of life. Thy heart was always so full of love, compassion, and mercy toward those who were afflicted or troubled in any way. Thou didst never dismiss without consolation and assistance anyone who had recourse to thee. I therefore invoke thy powerful intercession, in the confident hope that thou wilt hear my prayers and obtain for me the special grace and favor I so earnestly implore (state your specific request or intention here!) if it be for the greater glory of God and the welfare of my soul. Help me, O great St. Benedict, to live and die as a faithful child of God, to be ever submissive to His holy will, and to attain the eternal happiness of heaven. Amen. Info from this site: http://www.allsaintsministry.org/St._Benedict.html Thanksgiving: It is a day when the secular culture and the Church meet. "The first Thanksgiving was observed in the fall of 1621 to give thanks for the colonists survival and their blessings especially, the freedom of worship. Indians brought corn and wild turkeys for the feast. The colonists made journey cakes, corn meal bread, nuts and succotash. The Pilgrim men killed geese, ducks and fish. Later, Governor William Bradford decreed a three day feast on July 30, 1623 for Thanksgiving observation. The custom spread from Plymouth throughout the New England colonies. During the American Revolution eight days of thanks were observed, praying for victory over the British. George Washington issued a general proclamation naming November 26 a day of National Thanksgiving in 1789. The Episcopalian Church announced that the first Thursday in November would be an annual day of giving thanks. There was not a National Day of Thanksgiving recognized throughout the United States for many years. Some recognized and observed a day while others did not. In 1830 New York declared an official state Thanksgiving, other northern states followed it's example. Virginia was the first southern state to adopt a Thanksgiving Day in 1855. In 1863, President Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November as a day of thanksgiving and praise. Mrs. Sarah Joseph Hale worked many years to promote a national Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving Day for the next 75 years was then celebrated on the last Thursday in November as proclaimed by each president. However, in 1941 Congress ruled the fourth Thursday of November would now, be a federally recognized holiday. It has been celebrated as such ever since that time." Info from this site: http://www.sunniebunniezz.com/holiday/thankday.htm Psalm 118 1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. 2Let Israel say: “His love endures forever.” 3Let the house of Aaron say: “His love endures forever.” 4Let those who fear the Lord say: “His love endures forever.” 5When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought me into a spacious place. 6The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? 7The Lord is with me; he is my helper. I look in triumph on my enemies. 8It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans. 9It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes. 10All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I cut them down. 11They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the Lord I cut them down. 12They swarmed around me like bees, but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the Lord I cut them down. 13I was pushed back and about to fall, but the Lord helped me. 14The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. 15Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: “The Lord’s right hand has done mighty things! 16The Lord’s right hand is lifted high; the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!” 17I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the Lord has done. 18The Lord has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death. 19Open for me the gates of the righteous; I will enter and give thanks to the Lord. 20This is the gate of the Lord through which the righteous may enter. 21I will give you thanks, for you answered me;myou have become my salvation. 22The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; 23the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. 24The Lord has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad. 25Lord, save us! Lord, grant us success! 26Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. From the house of the Lord we bless you. 27The Lord is God, and he has made his light shine on us. With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession up to the horns of the altar. 28You are my God, and I will praise you; you are my God, and I will exalt you. 29Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. It really matters, so B very careful about wat U read
Carefully nourish & daily UR mind do feed Holiness will sprout if U plant da right spiritual seed Holy Scripture & Christian Classics will 4 sure meet dat need A Great way 2 avoid overgrowth & every troublesome weed \☀/ | http://gigapostolate.weebly.com/ / \ tmm/PTL J.C. Kearns: “Before taking the discipline for the first time, Brother Martin spent considerable time in prayer. Then he lashed himself with an iron chain armed with hooks of steel until the blood flowed copiously; to increase the pain and at the same time to staunch the flow of blood, he rubbed the wounds with salt and vinegar, in this way hoping to make reparation for his faults and failings. Then Martin would spend a long period of time in the chapter room, meditating on the sufferings of Our Divine Lord, with his eyes often fixed upon the crucifix. Filled with a longing to participate in the sorrows and pains endured by Christ, Martin made preparations for the second nightly flagellation by ripping off his garments, which were matted with blood and glued fast to his shoulders. The instrument of torture now was a leather whip, and Martin inflicted an even more severe punishment upon his back and shoulders, begging Almighty God to take pity upon sinners and especially to open wide the gates of heaven by the conversion of infidels. It was zeal for souls, for those for whom Christ had shed His own Precious Blood, that urged Blessed Martin to lash himself mercilessly with this leather whip. He was only too happy to share in the bitter Passion of Christ, on the details of which he had just lovingly meditated; and he would only too gladly endure any physical pain, any agony however terrifying, if only thereby he could win souls to Christ".
(MC= We can see well, da saints priority in regards to saving souls, where do we fall on that continuum line. To just accept what befalls us is a step in the right direction. God forbid inspirations would come to mortify our selves in imitation of a Christ for the salvation of sinners, we would pass out. Ok people, talking to myself. Do however do small mortifications, but could of course do better. Phones dear people of a God, & respond 2 that still smLl voice speaking within) Those on board with me, Happy Anniversary
Oh, dear It' been a whole year Unbelievable that the GIG hit cyberspace Providing a one of a kind spiritual eating place Thanks to Miriam and Norah for the encouragement Their support was so welcome, truly heaven sent Long ago the fires were lit, and it would be fate That materializing would be this apostolate It was after a Medjugorge trip Seeds were planted & watered by prayer drip by drip At the appointed hour unleashed was every needed grace Bit bit, things began to gradually fall into place Linda, Dianne, Mark, Shelley, Cathy & many many more Have in some way, shape, or form did help me to soar A big, big, thank you To the many and the few Taking time to fine dine with moments they can find Or at times nibbling on a cheese & cracker, being ever so kind Some have come and stayed on While others have come and have gone But by God's grace every week without fail A new alert will continue to be sent out by email The material exposed, even if in the realm of what seems like a ton Is to help one better know The Father, Holy Spirit & The Son So as you will, do pick & choose There is so much, you can't possible go wrong or in no way loose Let's turn to Blessed Mary & Joseph with da Holy Spirit as our guide And in Jesus'Sacred Heart take refuge and abide Then every bite we decide to take Will be as willed by the Father for His glory and for one's own sake Growing spiritual healthy & consuming unadulterated truth that will nourish Enables a soul to blossom in holiness & flourish So continue to regularly or occasional dine with me Happy our paths crossed affording da opportunity to share with thee Learning 2 apply everything we'll become mo like Jesus along da way Our spiritual journey will be pleasing to God as we grow day by day Being strong, loving, & wise, may that be our destiny Ending happily ever after with our God in eternity. tmm/TruGIG ™ A Holy Hour for your intentions is my anniversary gift to all. Prayer from " The Word Among Us" “Lord, help me remember that receiving you in the Eucharist has the power to transform my heart and lift me out of my sin. Help me to absorb your nature so that I can become clean inside and out.” ACP's serves the purpose of getting me to capitalize on the precious moments of grace given to us after receiving Jesus in Eucharist. It's the time to intimately commune and interact with the bridegroom of our soul. Before being touched by The Lord, it was my time to mindlessly look around and give wandering thoughts a field day. Things are so much different now, thank you Jesus. Hope everyone is beyond the "looking around stage" after receiving the Holy Eucharist and truly have an open heart to receive The Lord majestically in spirit and truth. The first four "after Communion pleas" on the list below, as well as numbers 19, 20, and 21, came from God more like direct implants. The others seemed to have been inspirations by the Holy Spirit with my cooperation. Number 12 was formulated after a conversation with my PIC#3. Numbers 19, 20, 21 were added in 2014, and the last one was added in January, 2015. All the others were given to me periodically during in the past ten years, with 2005 probably being the start year. ACP's ✏️1.Create a clean heart in me O God, and renew in me the right spirit. Psalms 51:12 "A clean heart create for me, God;renew within me a steadfast spirit" ✏️2. Lord make me strong, loving, and wise. You have not given me a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind" ✏️3. (Pop-pee) or O God, may I do your will always, and in all ways. (always & in always, comes from Fr. Bob) Hebrews 10:9 "Then he said, "Here I am, I have come to do your will." He sets aside the first to establish the second" ✏️4. May I understand the revealed mysteries of the faith, for my good, the good of others, and for the glory of God. Luke 8:10 "And He said, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that SEEING THEY MAY NOT SEE, AND HEARING THEY MAY NOT UNDERSTAND" ✏️5. Lord, praying at this time for all people, from Adam and Eve on down to this present generation. For all the priests on my list, Fr. Peter, Fr. Rookie, Fr. Anton, Fr. Agudo, Fr. Bob, Fr. JohnPaul, Fr. Leo, Msgr. Nalty, Fr. John, Fr. Simeon, Fr. Thomas, Fr. Rodgers, Fr. Doyle, Fr. Lowell, and for all priests and religious. For more vocations, for the poor souls in purgatory, especially those at the bottom, for deceased family relatives, friends, neighbors, and for the people I have encountered in this life. For souls closest to the top, needing one last prayer to assist them in getting into heaven, for those dying at this moment, earlier today, and for those who will die today. For recently deceased souls, especially those who have made my acquaintance, and those in my home town. 1 Timothy 2:1-3 "First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. ✏️6. That I may radically live the gospel. 1 Corinthians 15:1-2 "Now I am reminding you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you indeed received and in which you also stand. Through it you are also being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you, unless you believed in vain" ✏️7. That it may be no longer I that live, but Christ who liveth in me. Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me" ✏️8. God, I am sorry, beg pardon, and ask forgiveness for all my sins. I offer my resolve, and ask for graces and strength to become a better person. 1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" Acts 26:18 "to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me" ✏️9. For more vocations to the Dominicans nuns in Lufkin, and the Holy Family Sisters. For Sr. Augustine, Rita, Dorothy, Betty, Jeremiah, Rosemary, and the souls of Sr. Therese and Sr. Eva Regina. For all those who have asked my prayers and those for whom prayers I have been promised for various situations. Ephesians 6:18 "With all prayer and supplication, pray at every opportunity in the Spirit. To that end, be watchful with all perseverance and supplication for all the holy ones" ✏️10. Lord God, that I might be pleasing in your sight. 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Finally, brothers, we earnestly ask and exhort you in the Lord Jesus that, as you received from us how you should conduct yourselves to please God—and as you are conducting yourselves—you do so even more. ✏️11. That my heart might be supple, pliable, and flexible, so that I can hear the word of God and keep it. Luke 11:28 "He replied, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it." ✏️12. To have the mind and heart of Christ 1 Corinthians 2:16 "for, "Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?" But we have the mind of Christ" ✏️13. To accept all that happens today Matthew 6:25-34 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat [or drink], or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you more important than they? Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span?*. Why are you anxious about clothes? Learn from the way the wild flowers grow. They do not work or spin. But I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them. If God so clothes the grass of the field, which grows today and is thrown into the oven tomorrow, will he not much more provide for you, O you of little faith? So do not worry and say, ‘What are we to eat?’ or ‘What are we to drink?’ or ‘What are we to wear?’ All these things the pagans seek. Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom [of God] and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides. Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil" ✏️14. That the Precious Blood of Christ wash me from spot, stain, and wrinkle by the power of the Holy Spirit (recently the part about the Holy Spirit was added). Ephesians 5:27 "and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless" ✏️15. That the water from the side of Christ, cleanse me from all impurities by the power of the Holy Spirit. John 19:34 "Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water" ✏️16. That I might respond to and utilize every God given grace all the days of my life. (Ah, sweet 16) 2 Corinthians 6:1 "And we helping do exhort you, that you receive not the grace of God in vain" ✏️17. That the Blessed Immaculata herself might be the fertilizing soil for my soul, so that it may bear good fruit. Matthew 13:8 "Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop--a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown" ✏️18. That I might be demagnetized to all that is not of God. Ephesians 6:13 "Therefore take unto you the armour of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and to stand in all things perfect" ✏️19. That I might grow day by day to be able to heed God's command, and follow His mandate: Be Holy as I an Holy, Be perfect, as I am perfect. 1 Peter 1:16 "for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy." Matthew 5:48 "Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect" ✏️20. For the gift of the grace for final perseverance. That I might die a holy death with the sacraments, and receive the apostolic blessing. James 1:12 "Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him& ✏️21. (seven parts) a). My God, my God, thou will never forsake me, those being prayed for, or any of your children. b) Jesus, I trust in you, yes Jesus, I trust in you c) Come Holy Spirit, come, come now as you wish d) O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee e) Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, I love you, save souls, save consecrated souls,(the idea to say "consecrated souls", came from Mae) save me/us from any harm today f) All you angels and saints, pray for us g) All glory, honor, and praise to you AlmIghty God for pouring out your Divine Mercy, this very hour, upon me and upon the whole world. ✏️22. That I might stand daily at the foot of the Cross on Calvary, absorbing the Precious blood of Jesus, to saturate my soul so that every virtue might be strengthened to flourish and grow. 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