of our Discipleship Center building. The novena ends June 22. Please
e-mail any insights or prophetic words you feel the Lord has given you.
Prayer for the Building Project
Abba Father, source of all life, you brought each of us into being and
have called us to be a community of faith.
Lord Jesus, Son of the living God, architect and builder of all things,
You have given us the task of proclaiming your Gospel, of being a sign of
your love, and building a place to call home.
Following the wisdom of your Spirit, we have set about to provide
buildings where our faith can be shared from generation to generation, and
your love may be celebrated in your community of faith which we construct
under your guidance and on the chief Cornerstone, Jesus the Christ.
Lord Jesus, we seek your provision for the funds, workers, and resources
necessary to complete the task you have given us. Fortify our faith
stronger than our buildings. Watch over the laborers and keep them safe.
May our work on this project serve to strengthen our church community and
contribute to the building of the Kingdom of Our Lord Jesus Christ, here
on earth and in eternity. Amen.
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Sunday, June 7, 2009, Trinity Sunday
Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40, Romans 8:14-17, Psalm 33:4-6, 9, 18-20, 22,
Matthew 28:16-20
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/nab/060709.shtml
TRIPLE PLAY
"The Spirit Himself gives witness with our spirit that we are children of
God." —Romans 8:16
Before you were born, you lived inside your mother's womb for months. You
were aware of her every breath and movement. You could feel the beat of
her heart and sense her moods. Although you had never seen your mother,
you had an intimate relationship with her. As you matured in her womb,
your mother would talk to you. In some way, you could hear the sound of
her voice. Because of your position in the womb, you couldn't understand
the language she spoke, and it was impossible for you to comprehend her
world. She tried to describe her world and reveal herself to you, but you
couldn't get the picture. Yet you weren't too young to feel her love for
you.
The relationship between mother and pre-born child is analogous to our
relationship with the Triune God. The mystery of the Holy Trinity is
"inaccessible to reason alone" without divine revelation (Catechism, 237).
Yet God reveals Himself to the childlike (Mt 11:25). Like the mother
filled with love for her child, the Triune God is always revealing Himself
to us. The Father sends His Son Jesus to us (Jn 3:16). The Son reveals the
Father "in an unheard-of sense" (Catechism, 240; see also Mt 11:27). We
would never know that we could address God as our Father if Jesus hadn't
taught us how to pray (Mt 6:9). The Father and the Son send the Spirit.
The Spirit reveals the Father and makes us cry out in our hearts "Abba"
(Gal 4:6; Rm 8:15).
We can't fully comprehend the Triune God, but we can relate to Him. Strive
to be more deeply immersed in Trinity-love.
Prayer: Father, and Jesus, and Holy Spirit, I immerse myself in Your
Triune love. I renew my baptism, my immersion, in You.
Promise: "Know that I am with you always." —Mt 28:20
Praise: Praise Jesus, Who rose by the power of the Father to release the
Spirit upon all of us. Alleluia!
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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1, 2009 through July 31, 2009
†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
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