Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.
St. Matthew 5:9
Monday, January 19, 2009
Spiritual Bouquet
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.
St. Matthew 5:9
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Daily Prayer ~~ January 18 ~~
Lord Jesus,You said,
"I have come to set the captives free."
We are captive and need Your healing touch.
Free us, Lord, from our addictions,
so that we will be:
...free from the cares and worries that stifle our happiness;
...free from sins that cling to us, and to which we cling;
...free from all compulsive behavior
that prevents us from becoming what You, Lord,
have planned for us.
Bring us, loving Savior,
to the experience of abundantlife
which You promised.
Amen.
"I have come to set the captives free."
We are captive and need Your healing touch.
Free us, Lord, from our addictions,
so that we will be:
...free from the cares and worries that stifle our happiness;
...free from sins that cling to us, and to which we cling;
...free from all compulsive behavior
that prevents us from becoming what You, Lord,
have planned for us.
Bring us, loving Savior,
to the experience of abundantlife
which You promised.
Amen.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
This Day Prayer
Most Blessed Virgin, in Your life of glory,
remember the sorrows of earth.
Look with kindness on those who suffer ,
who struggle against difficulties,
who drink unceasingly the bitterness of this life.
Have pity on those who love each other and are separated.
Have pity on the lonely of heart.
Have pity on the weakness of our faith.
Have pity on the objects of our affection.
Have pity on those who weep, those who pray;
those who fear . . . Obtain for all hope and peace.
Amen
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Second Christmas Novena ( Day 6 )
21 December
O Dayspring,
Brightness of the everlasting light,
Son of justice,
come to give light to them that sit in darkness
and in the shadow of death!
Say 1 Our Father...
Say 1 Hail Mary...
Say 1 Glory Be...
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Holy Family Novena
Here we are preparing for the Christmas and also for the New Year 2009 .
Looking back , 2008 wasn't a great year , many bad happenings and wrong presidential election , many terrorist attacks and disasters , many sorrowful perspectives for the unborn babies and other sinful behaviour from White House , including corruption and strange politics .
The Holy Family feast is a good time to remember the family unit and pray for our human and spiritual families , for unborn and elders , for justice and hopes for the future , for our children and parents .
The Feast of the Holy Family is not just about the Holy Family, but about our own families too . The main purpose of the Feast is to present the Holy Family as the model for all Christian families, and for domestic life in general. Our family life becomes sanctified when we live the life of the Church within our homes. This is called the "domestic church" or the "church in miniature."
St. Paul gives us some advice on family life in Colossians 3:12-21 :
"Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience, forbearing one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, and sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged . "
May you all have a great Christmas and New Year !
Looking back , 2008 wasn't a great year , many bad happenings and wrong presidential election , many terrorist attacks and disasters , many sorrowful perspectives for the unborn babies and other sinful behaviour from White House , including corruption and strange politics .
The Holy Family feast is a good time to remember the family unit and pray for our human and spiritual families , for unborn and elders , for justice and hopes for the future , for our children and parents .
The Feast of the Holy Family is not just about the Holy Family, but about our own families too . The main purpose of the Feast is to present the Holy Family as the model for all Christian families, and for domestic life in general. Our family life becomes sanctified when we live the life of the Church within our homes. This is called the "domestic church" or the "church in miniature."
St. Paul gives us some advice on family life in Colossians 3:12-21 :
"Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience, forbearing one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, and sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged . "
May you all have a great Christmas and New Year !
Second Christmas Novena ( Day 5 )
20 December:
O Key of David,
and Sceptre of the house of Israel,
that openeth and no man shutteth,
and shutteth and no man openeth,
come to liberate the prisoner from the prison,
and them that sit in darkness,
and in the shadow of death.
Say 1 Our Father...
Say 1 Hail Mary...
Say 1 Glory Be...
May the Lord bless us,
protect us from all evil
and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Novena for the Holy Family Feast ( JMJ have mercy on us )
The Holy Family feast is a good time to remember the family unit and pray for our human and spiritual families , for unborn and elders , for justice and hopes for the future , for our children and parents . Let us pray for them and for everyone needing God's presence in their life :
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
bless me and grant me the grace of loving Holy Church as I should,
above every earthly thing,
and of ever showing my love by deeds.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
bless me and grant me the grace of openly professing as I should,
with courage and with deep human respect,
the faith that I received as your gift in holy Baptism.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
bless me and grant me the grace of sharing as I should
in the defense and propagation of the Faith when duty calls,
whether by word or by the sacrifice of my possessions and my life.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
bless me and grant me the grace of loving my family and others
in mutual charity as I should,
and establish us in perfect harmony of thought, will, and action,
under the rule and guidance of the shepherds of the Church.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
bless me and grant me the grace of conforming my life fully
as I should to the commandments of God’s law
and those of His Holy Church,
so as to live always in that charity which they set forth.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
I ask in particular this special favor:
(State your intention(s) here...)
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
bless me and grant me the grace of loving Holy Church as I should,
above every earthly thing,
and of ever showing my love by deeds.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
bless me and grant me the grace of openly professing as I should,
with courage and with deep human respect,
the faith that I received as your gift in holy Baptism.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
bless me and grant me the grace of sharing as I should
in the defense and propagation of the Faith when duty calls,
whether by word or by the sacrifice of my possessions and my life.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
bless me and grant me the grace of loving my family and others
in mutual charity as I should,
and establish us in perfect harmony of thought, will, and action,
under the rule and guidance of the shepherds of the Church.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
bless me and grant me the grace of conforming my life fully
as I should to the commandments of God’s law
and those of His Holy Church,
so as to live always in that charity which they set forth.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
I ask in particular this special favor:
(State your intention(s) here...)
Dedication of One’s Family:
Most loving Jesus,
by Your sublime and beautiful virtues of humility,
obedience, poverty, modesty, charity, patience, and gentleness,
You blessed with peace and happiness the family
which You chose on earth.
In Your mercy look upon my family.
We belong to You,
for we have received Your many blessings over many years
and we entrust ourselves to Your loving care.
Look upon my family in Your loving kindness,
preserve us from danger,
give us help in time of need,
and grant us the grace to persevere to the end
in imitation of Your holy Family,
so that having revered You and loved You faithfully on earth,
we may praise You eternally in heaven.
Mary, dearest Mother,
to your intercession we have recourse,
knowing that your Divine Son will hear your prayers.
Glorious patriarch, Saint Joseph,
help us by your powerful prayers
and offer our prayers to Jesus through Mary’s hands.
Amen.
Prayer:
Lord Jesus Christ,
being subject to Mary and Joseph,
You sanctified family life by Your beautiful virtues.
Grant that we, with the help of Mary and Joseph,
may be taught by the example of Your holy Family,
and may after death enjoy its everlasting companionship.
Lord Jesus, help us ever to follow the example of Your holy Family,
that in the hour of our death Your glorious Virgin Mother
together with Saint Joseph may come to meet us,
and we may be worthy to be received by You into the everlasting joys of heaven.
You live and reign forever.
Amen.
Most loving Jesus,
by Your sublime and beautiful virtues of humility,
obedience, poverty, modesty, charity, patience, and gentleness,
You blessed with peace and happiness the family
which You chose on earth.
In Your mercy look upon my family.
We belong to You,
for we have received Your many blessings over many years
and we entrust ourselves to Your loving care.
Look upon my family in Your loving kindness,
preserve us from danger,
give us help in time of need,
and grant us the grace to persevere to the end
in imitation of Your holy Family,
so that having revered You and loved You faithfully on earth,
we may praise You eternally in heaven.
Mary, dearest Mother,
to your intercession we have recourse,
knowing that your Divine Son will hear your prayers.
Glorious patriarch, Saint Joseph,
help us by your powerful prayers
and offer our prayers to Jesus through Mary’s hands.
Amen.
Prayer:
Lord Jesus Christ,
being subject to Mary and Joseph,
You sanctified family life by Your beautiful virtues.
Grant that we, with the help of Mary and Joseph,
may be taught by the example of Your holy Family,
and may after death enjoy its everlasting companionship.
Lord Jesus, help us ever to follow the example of Your holy Family,
that in the hour of our death Your glorious Virgin Mother
together with Saint Joseph may come to meet us,
and we may be worthy to be received by You into the everlasting joys of heaven.
You live and reign forever.
Amen.
Christmas Novena ( Day 4 )
19 December
O Root of Jesse,
which standest for an ensign of the people,
at Whom the kings shall shut their mouths,
Whom the Gentiles shall seek,
come to deliver us,
do not tarry.
Say 1 Our Father...
Say 1 Hail Mary...
Say 1 Glory Be..
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Second Christmas Novena ( Day 3 )
18 December
O Adonai,
and Ruler of the house of Israel,
Who didst appear unto Moses in the burning bush,
and gavest him the law in Sinai,
come to redeem us with an outstretched arm!
Say 1 Our Father...
Say 1 Hail Mary...
Say 1 Glory Be...
May the Lord bless us,
protect us from all evil
and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
O Adonai,
and Ruler of the house of Israel,
Who didst appear unto Moses in the burning bush,
and gavest him the law in Sinai,
come to redeem us with an outstretched arm!
Say 1 Our Father...
Say 1 Hail Mary...
Say 1 Glory Be...
May the Lord bless us,
protect us from all evil
and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
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