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behold the cross of the Lord Depart you evil power I exorcise you all unclean spirits all powers of darkness Father of lies begone Satan enemy of human salvation give way to Christ give way to the church one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Sanctus Sanctus.
Let's fix our gaze on the blood of Christ and realize how truly precious it is,seeing that it was poured out for our salvation and brought the grace of conversion to the whole world.
Pope Clement
Joseph spent years wondering why his life had fallen apart.
Betrayed by his brothers.
Sold into slavery.
Forgotten in prison.
Yet God was at work in every chapter he could not understand.
A closed door today may be preparing the way for something you cannot yet see.
St Cyprian’s Treatise on the Lord’s Prayer
Hallowed Be Thy Name
How great is the Lord’s indulgence! How kindly he bends down to us, how he overflows with goodness towards us! For he wishes us to pray in the sight of God in such a way as to call God Father and to call ourselves sons of God, just as Christ is the Son of God. No-one would have dared to claim such a name in prayer, unless he himself had given us permission to pray this. And so, beloved brethren, we should know and remember that when we call God our Father, we must behave as children of God, so that whatever pleasure we take in having God for our Father, he may take the same pleasure in us.
Let us behave like temples of God, so that it may be clear that God dwells in us. Let our doings not fall away from the Spirit, but let us, who have begun to be heavenly and spiritual, consider and do nothing but heavenly and spiritual things. As the Lord God himself has said: Those who honour me, I will honour them; but those who despise me will be despised. And the blessed apostle has also said in his letters: You are not your own property: you have been bought at a great price. Glorify God and carry him in your bodies.
After this we say Hallowed be thy name. This is not because we want God to be made holy by our prayers: what we are asking God is that his name should be hallowed within us. After all, how can anything be needed to sanctify God, who himself is the source of sanctity? But because he says be holy, as I am holy, we ask and beg of him that we, who have been sanctified in baptism, may continue in that which we have begun to be. And this we pray daily, for our need is for daily sanctification so that we who daily fall away may wash away our crimes by continual sanctification.
As for the nature of the sanctification that comes to us from God, the Apostle tells us when he says: They will not inherit the kingdom of God, who fornicate, or worship idols, or commit adultery; catamites or sodomites, thieves, cheats, drunkards, slanderers or extortioners. You were like this once, but you were washed, you were justified, you were made holy in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
He says that we are sanctified in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. We pray that this sanctification may remain with us; and because our Lord and Judge warns the man who was healed and given life by him not to sin again, lest something worse happen to him, we make this prayer without ceasing, we beg for it day and night, that the sanctification and life that comes from God may be preserved by his protection.
The Danger of Stopping Prayer: Lessons from St. Teresa of Avila
If you’re ever tempted to stop praying, remember the powerful story of St. Teresa of Avila.
Convinced she was bad and unworthy of God, she stopped praying for 15 years. The devil had convinced her that she was acting out of humility. Instead, this decision led her to become more sinful and less worthy of God. She later admitted that it nearly brought about her ruin.
You will never be worthy of God if you stop praying. This is the powerful lesson that St. Teresa of Avila learned. She thought she was being holy and humble by giving up on prayer, but in fact she was playing right into the devil’s hands.
When we pray, we don’t pray because we’re worthy of communing with God. We could never be worthy of speaking to Him, let alone receiving His very body in the Eucharist! And yet, this is a beautiful reminder of how deeply Jesus loves you and the profound humility we are called to imitate. He does not only associate with those who are “worthy” of Him.
In the Gospels, we see Jesus freely associating with sinners of all kinds, while strongly condemning the “holier-than-thou” Pharisees. He wishes to speak to us even though we are not worthy.
So never stop praying. Come to God exactly as you are, broken, imperfect, and in need of His grace. That is where His mercy meets us most powerfully.
Keep praying, dear friends.
Your consistency in prayer matters more than you know.
..... Inspired by the life and testimony of St. Teresa of Avila
PRAYER OF SAINTS TO MARY
O Virgin, most pure, wholly unspotted, O Mary, Mother of God, Queen of the universe, you are above all the saints, the hope of the elect and the joy of all the blessed. It is you who have reconciled us with God. You are the only refuge of sinners and the safe harbor of those who are shipwrecked. You are the consolation of the world, the ransom of captives, the health of the weak, the joy of the afflicted, and the salvation of all. We have recourse to you, and we beseech you to have pity on us.
Amen.
Friends, do not be fooled. Mormonism begins with the desecration of Christianity and its doctrines by declaring the professions of faith, which are the creeds, abominations. Lord have mercy. ✝️
May we receive the grace today to have a greater detachment, a greater freedom from the experiences of attrition and decay.
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Today is Tuesday of week 11 in Ordinary Time
Collect
O God, strength of those who hope in you,
graciously hear our pleas,
and, since without you mortal frailty can do nothing,
grant us always the help of your grace,
that in following your commands
we may please you by our resolve and our deeds.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH, make our family one with you. Help us to be instruments of peace. Grant that love, strengthened by grace, may prove mightier than all the weaknesses and trials through which our families sometimes pass.
May we always have God at the center of our hearts and homes until we are all one family, happy and at peace in our true home with you.
Jesus,Mary, and Joseph save souls.
St. John Francis Regis A Jesuit priest who ministered to the faithful suffering from civil strife between Catholics & Calvinists. He was a great missionary & preacher who gave plain-spoken sermons that attracted & converted people of all faiths in France. https://t.co/Y6eGjBSdxU
My Jesus Mercy,
Merciful Jesus, help me!
Help me with my fears..
When I'm afraid of tomorrow,
Help me trust in You.
When I'm afraid of the unknown
Help me trust in You.
When I'm afraid of people,
Help me trust in You.
When I'm afraid of rejection, or loneliness ,
Help me trust in You.
When I'm afraid of being maltreated,
Help me trust in You.
When I'm afraid of the world we live in,
Help ne trust in You.
When I'm afraid of Terror,
Help me trust in You.
When I'm afraid of disease or sickness,
Help me trust in You.
When I'm afraid of death,
Help me trust in You.
Merciful Jesus, come to my assistance, and,
Have mercy on me!
Jesus, I trust in You.
Amen