Today starts a nine day novena to the Holy Spirirt to light a fire in the hearts of those U.S. and around the world for the Faith. As called for by our Holy Father we pray for a New Pentecost.
Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Come Holy Spirit fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love
Send forth your spirit and they shall be created and you shall renew the face of the earth.
Oh God who did instruct the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit
Grant us in this same spirit to be truly wise and to ever rejoice in His consultation
We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen
Showing posts with label Prayer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prayer. Show all posts
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Prayer of Faith and Stregnth
Lord Jesus,
Through your Life, Passion, Death, and Resurrection
You secured for us the seeds of our own resurrections.
Grant us the strength and the steadfastness of Faith,
to remain on the road behind both you and Mary
as we continue the journey towards the fullness of Mercy.
We ask this through Christ Our Lord, Amen.
Through your Life, Passion, Death, and Resurrection
You secured for us the seeds of our own resurrections.
Grant us the strength and the steadfastness of Faith,
to remain on the road behind both you and Mary
as we continue the journey towards the fullness of Mercy.
We ask this through Christ Our Lord, Amen.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Our Prayers Alone Are Not Enough
Have you ever stopped to consider that our paryers alone to God are not worthy enough without Christ? We, sinful people that we are, can not expect to 'dial up' God by signing ourselves with the Cross and expect to speak directly with Him.
It doesn't quite work that way. Just the same as no soul can enter Heaven unless it is pure, usually through a period of purification in Purgatory. We are not worthy to approach God on our own.
When Christ died on the Cross and His side was pierced with a spear it gushed forth Blood and Water - the mingling of the normal (water) and the Divine (Christ's Blood).
Now we can access God by being assisted by Jesus. Jesus allows us access to God that was previousely not allowed. We have an 'in,' we know someone on the inside.
Each week when we attend Mass, our prayers are joined with Christ's as our petitions are made to God the Father. This is symbolically done by the Priest adding the water to the wine prior to the words of consecration.
It is through the act of Christ's death that we receive the grace to be able to approach God. The joining together of Christ to ourselves is the greatest gift we have ever received.
Christ supporting us. Christ walking with us to the Father. Blood and Water.
Isn't it amazing?
Peace be with you
It doesn't quite work that way. Just the same as no soul can enter Heaven unless it is pure, usually through a period of purification in Purgatory. We are not worthy to approach God on our own.
When Christ died on the Cross and His side was pierced with a spear it gushed forth Blood and Water - the mingling of the normal (water) and the Divine (Christ's Blood).
Now we can access God by being assisted by Jesus. Jesus allows us access to God that was previousely not allowed. We have an 'in,' we know someone on the inside.
Each week when we attend Mass, our prayers are joined with Christ's as our petitions are made to God the Father. This is symbolically done by the Priest adding the water to the wine prior to the words of consecration.
It is through the act of Christ's death that we receive the grace to be able to approach God. The joining together of Christ to ourselves is the greatest gift we have ever received.
Christ supporting us. Christ walking with us to the Father. Blood and Water.
Isn't it amazing?
Peace be with you
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