In the First Reading from the Daily Mass for the Thursday of the First Week of Lent, Queen Esther was gripped with mortal anxiety over the impending genocide of the Hebrew nation. She prayed to God. Esther C: 12,14-16,23-25: “Queen Esther, seized with mortal anguish,had recourse to the LORD.She lay prostrate upon the ground, together …
According to the Oxford American Dictionary that is installed on my Mac, the word compassion means: compassion |kəmˈpa sh ən| nounsympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others : the victims should be treated with compassion. ORIGIN Middle English : via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin compassio(n-), from compati ‘suffer with.’ Take …
There is another interesting article from Spirit Daily entitled: “MYSTERIES OF YOUR LIFE CAN BE REVEALED AND HEALED THROUGH MYSTERIES OF ROSARY” (Via Spirit Daily.) I encourage you to read it and ponder. I have a new book! “The Sober Catholic Way” is a handbook on how anyone can live a sober life, drawn from …
The Gospel Reading for today’s Mass (Wednesday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time) has been special for me these past few years. Luke 7:11-17: “Jesus journeyed to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd accompanied him. As he drew near to the gate of the city, a man who had …
There is a prayer at the end of the Divine Mercy Chaplet that I say quite often when I am experiencing fear, anxiety, stress, resentment (and so on): Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your Mercy in us, that in difficult moments …
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The following is a link to an article on being open to the varied and diverse ways that God can heal you. Please read and consider how or if it can be relevant to your life. Spirit Daily – Daily spiritual news from around the world: “GOD IS A GOD OF SURPRISE AND HAS SUCH …
Today we pray the third 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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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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A reading from tonight’s Evening Prayer reminded me of God’s availability during times of suffering: Psalm 142: 2-4; With full voice I cry to the LORD; with full voice I beseech the LORD. Before God I pour out my complaint, lay bare my distress. My spirit is faint within me, but you know my path. …
From the Second Reading from today’s morning Mass, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord: Hebrews 2:14-18; Since the children share in blood and flesh, Jesus likewise shared in them, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the Devil, and free those who through fear …