Thursday, June 4, 2020

9th OT Thursday 2020 - Listen



The commandment to love God also entails the call to listen t0, not just hear, Him. Perhaps the same call to listen to our neighbor is how we can best love. Readings are found at https://ift.tt/2UerG7o Give feedback at https://goo.gl/forms/iG1Tvk4cHTGhdOWz2
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

St. Charles Lwanga And Comp. 2020 - Power



As we celebrate 22 Ugandan Martyrs, we need to remember that the Church has people from all nations. We face a nation divided, we recall that we need the Holy Spirit who gives power, love, and self-control. Readings are found at https://ift.tt/305UZge Give feedback at https://goo.gl/forms/iG1Tvk4cHTGhdOWz2
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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

9th OT Tuesday 2020 - Separate



What does it mean to render to Caesar what is his, and to God what is God's? Readings are found at https://ift.tt/3eJhco6 Give feedback at https://goo.gl/forms/iG1Tvk4cHTGhdOWz2
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Sunday, May 31, 2020

Sequence for Pentecost

Come, Holy Spirit, come! 
And from your celestial home 
Shed a ray of light divine! 

Come, Father of the poor! 
Come, source of all our store! 
Come, within our bosoms shine. 

You, of comforters the best; 
You, the soul's most welcome guest; 
Sweet refreshment here below; 

In our labor, rest most sweet; 
Grateful coolness in the heat; 
Solace in the midst of woe. 

O most blessed Light divine, 
Shine within these hearts of yours, 
And our inmost being fill! 

Where you are not, we have naught, 
Nothing good in deed or thought, 
Nothing free from taint of ill. 

Heal our wounds, our strength renew; 
On our dryness pour your dew; 
Wash the stains of guilt away: 

Bend the stubborn heart and will; 
Melt the frozen, warm the chill; 
Guide the steps that go astray. 

On the faithful, who adore 
And confess you, evermore 
In your sevenfold gift descend; 

Give them virtue's sure reward; 
Give them your salvation, Lord; 
Give them joys that never end. 

Amen. Alleluia.

Saturday, May 30, 2020

Vigil Of Pentecost 2020 - Gathered



The Holy Spirit is the breath of the Church, conceived in the pierced heart of Jesus, and is power of God to gather us in to the one Church. Readings are found at https://ift.tt/2XLqysH Give feedback at https://goo.gl/forms/iG1Tvk4cHTGhdOWz2
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Novena to the Holy Spirit - Day 9

We join in the final day of our novena.
NINTH DAY (Saturday, Vigil of Pentecost)
Thou, on those who evermore Thee confess and Thee Adore, in Thy sevenfold gift, Descend; Give Them Comfort when they die; Give them Life with Thee on high; Give them joys which never end. Amen
The Fruits of the Holy Spirit
The gifts of the Holy Spirit perfect the supernatural virtues by enabling us to practice them with greater docility to divine inspiration. As we grow in the knowledge and love of God under the direction of the Holy Spirit, our service becomes more sincere and generous, the practice of virtue more perfect. Such acts of virtue leave the heart filled with joy and consolation and are known as Fruits of the Holy Spirit. These Fruits in turn render the practice of virtue more attractive and become a powerful incentive for still greater efforts in the service of God, to serve Whom is to reign.
Prayer
Come, O Divine Spirit, fill my heart with Thy heavenly fruits, Thy charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, faith, mildness, and temperance, that I may never weary in the service of God, but by continued faithful submission to Thy inspiration may merit to be united eternally with Thee in the love of the Father and the Son. Amen.
Our Father and Hail Mary ONCE. Glory be to the Father SEVEN TIMES.
ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE HOLY SPIRIT On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer myself, soul and body to You, Eternal Spirit of God. I adore the brightness of Your purity, the unerring keenness of Your justice, and the might of Your love. You are the Strength and Light of my soul. In You I live and move and am. I desire never to grieve You by unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with all my heart to be kept from the smallest sin against You. Mercifully guard my every thought and grant that I may always watch for Your light, and listen to Your voice, and follow Your gracious inspirations. I cling to You and give myself to You and ask You, by Your compassion to watch over me in my weakness. Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus and looking at His Five Wounds, and trusting in His Precious Blood and adoring His opened Side and stricken Heart, I implore You, Adorable Spirit, Helper of my infirmity, to keep me in Your grace that I may never sin against You. Give me grace, O Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Father and the Son to say to You always and everywhere, "Speak Lord for Your servant heareth." Amen.
To be recited daily during the Novena
PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before ascending into heaven did promise to send the Holy Spirit to finish Your work in the souls of Your Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me that He may perfect in my soul, the work of Your grace and Your love. Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal, the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Your divine truth, the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven, the Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my cross with You and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation, the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints, the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable, and the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him. Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Your true disciples and animate me in all things with Your Spirit. Amen.
(To be recited daily during the Novena)

Friday, May 29, 2020

7th Easter Friday 2020 - Love



Christ Jesus asks St. Peter if he loves Him. Peter responds in a truthful way, but needs growth. So do we. Readings are found at https://ift.tt/36HEQyt Give feedback at https://goo.gl/forms/iG1Tvk4cHTGhdOWz2
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