Today we pray the second day of our Novena to Matt Talbot for Alcoholics. Like yesterday we begin with: PRAYER FOR THE ADDICTED God of mercy, we bless You in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ, who ministered to all who come to Him. Give Your strength to N., Your servant, bound by the …
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An excerpt from the Gospel reading from today’s Mass on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Matthew 11:28-30; “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you …
Today we pray Day One of our Novena to Matt Talbot for Alcoholics. We begin with: PRAYER FOR THE ADDICTED God of mercy, we bless You in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ, who ministered to all who come to Him. Give Your strength to N., Your servant, bound by the chains of addiction. …
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Today we shall begin a Novena for Matt Talbot’s intercession. A novena is a series of prayers said over 9 days and is rooted in Sacred Scripture in the 9 days that the Apostles and Mary prayed between the time Jesus’ Ascension into Heaven and the Holy Spirit’s descent on Pentecost). We Catholics pray to …
Today is the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is usually in June, but due to the scheduling of Lent/Easter it is earlier this year. This feast is an old Catholic devotion, having been around since the Middle Ages. Proponents state that it is based on the Gospel account of St. John the …
From the Letter to the Hebrews: Hebrews 3:13; Encourage yourselves daily while it is still “today,” so that none of you may grow hardened by the deceit of sin. We do not live in isolation. We Christians of any denomination are supposed to be a community of believers, praying and worshipping together. Although there is …
Penitent Jeff over at Conversion For Life as a nice reflection on the Fifth Joyful Mystery of the Rosary, “The Finding of Jesus in the Temple” here . As Catholic Christians we do believe that Jesus is truly present, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity in the Eucharist. Therefore He is there at Mass and in …
I’ve added a new blog to my repertoire, a new endeavor by myself to explore a more personal path of my sober journey. While Sober Catholic is about how to use the Catholic Faith and spirituality to maintain you sobriety, Trudging Paulcoholic’s Road will be of a more personal nature. Based on the focus and …
At about this time six years ago (May 22, 2002, not sure exactly the hour) I had my last drink. It was vodka, cheap and seemingly necessary. I had relapsed a week or two before after only 3 1/2 months of sobriety, and had embarrassed myself at an AA meeting the day before. At most …
There are two blogs that I think readers of Sober Catholic will enjoy reading, as they write about personal conversion and spiritual growth. Conversion for Life has been on my links list for a while, while A Path of Penitence I just discovered yesterday on Conversion for Life’s own links list. I highly recommend these, …