Jesus, we have all sinned and fallen far from Your presence.
We need to see examples of those who You have touched and
freed them from there sinful ways.
This week, Jesus, Your church celebrates a feast of a lady
who loved You dearly and followed You all the way to the cross.
Mary Magdalene was a sinner who you freed from the clasp of satan.
When she was freed she walked with You everyday for the rest
of Your earthly life.
Give us all that same freedom from serious sin, and help us
to follow You everyday, by picking up our crosses of life,
and knowing that You are with us always. Amen and Amen.
Thank you Lord, for loving us totally.
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One Bread, One Body
This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday FOOD AND LOVE
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"He pitied them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd;
and He began to teach them at great length." —Mark 6:34
The main responsibility of a shepherd is to feed his sheep.
Jesus the Good Shepherd is preoccupied with feeding His sheep.
He Himself went without food (Mk 6:31) to feed His sheep by
teaching them at great length. The way Jesus wants us to show
our love for Him is by feeding His sheep (Jn 21:17).
We need both physical and spiritual feeding, but the most
important is spiritual. We are fed spiritually in two ways:
Holy Communion and God's word. Jesus said: "My flesh is real
food" (Jn 6:55) and "Not on bread alone is man to live but
on every utterance that comes from the mouth of God" (Mt 4:4).
This booklet, One Bread, One Body, is intended to feed the
sheep in these two ways. We teach the Scripture readings for
the daily Eucharist to encourage all our readers to read the
Bible and to go to Mass and Holy Communion daily. We feed
the sheep in this way because we love the sheep, and
especially we love the Shepherd.
Monday FREEDOM FIGHTERS
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"Why did you bring us out of Egypt?" —Exodus 14:11
Tuesday HAND-SHAKE
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"Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the Lord
swept the sea with a strong east wind throughout the night
and so turned it into dry land." —Exodus 14:21
For more readings and inspiration from Presentation Ministries,
check us out at
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Brochures
" Over 90 Biblically based brochures. Many on topics you
don't usually hear addressed."
This Week's Featured Brochures
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· Healing: The Imitation of Christ
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· 14 Questions on Forgiveness
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1) What is forgiveness?
Forgiveness is our decision to accept God's grace to let
go of the hurt due to sins committed against us and to
express this by acts of mercy and love toward the
offender (see Lk 15:20-24).
"Forgiveness is the restoration of freedom to oneself.
It is the key held in our own hand to our prison cell" (Pope John Paul
II).
2) How often must I forgive?
70 x 7, that is, indefinitely, always (see Mt 18:22).
3) Are there any sins committed against me which I
don't have to forgive?
No. The Lord calls us ...............................
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· Fund-Raising, Faith-Raising, and Parish Festivals
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· Gambling - Lottery, Raffles, Bingo
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· Healing the Family Tree
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Brochures by Topic
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PM Internet Prayer Requests
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Please Dear God Lord Jesus, PLease Please PLease Grant me
the holy Spirit of UNDERSTANDING, Fill me with the HOLY
SPIRIT Fill my Mind, Heart, Soul with Great Great Wisdom,
GREAT UNderstanding. AMEN.
(K.P., New York, NY, United States, 7/18/2009 7:55:28 PM)
For a good and fruitful day. Hoping to complete my work
and revise for my coming exams. Help me to concentrate
and resist distractions and temptations to idle away my
time.
(MS, Malaysia, 7/18/2009 7:42:20 PM)
Please pray for Ann and Derk to come to Christ and
surrender and to go back with each other and reunite
(Anonymous, 7/18/2009 5:47:44 PM)
During the third hour, I pray… Dear Mother Mary please
intercede to your Beloved Son Jesus on behalf of all
priests. That all priest would be blessed with the
strength and courage to teach the Truth. Let us pray
and be thankful for all who pray for us. Pray for all
mankind. For the conversion of poor sinners. For those
that have lost their way and looking for the Truth;
the way back to Jesus, that they are not afraid…let us
pray for them; we may be on the same journey. Pray to
overcome the trash on TV, in the media and all the
evil bent on destroying our families; targeting our
children and grandchildren. Let us pray to bring
families back working together with the knowledge that
the road may be difficult, but in the end…it was worth
it because of the love we share…we must pray to
reunite families…man, woman and children. Lord we ask
for the strength to overcome the evil we are faced
with every second of the day…Lord, please hear our
prayer.
(K., Texas, 7/18/2009 3:08:36 PM)
Dear God, Please help my brother please! about 2 weeks
ago he had a grade 5 bleed on the brain with a burst
anuerism he is in intensive care and the doctors said
today he is most sick person in n.ireland at the minute.
They also told us today there is very low hope he will
pull through very low. He keeps has fits under sadation
he has 2 children at 5 and 8 and a wife please help
them through this. Help him pull through this and be
strong and that he will come out of this with very low
brain damage possible .We all love him so much please
help. Amen
(P., Ireland, 7/18/2009 3:06:30 PM)
prayers needed for proper food. I have very little food
left. Our Father, who are in heaven. . . give us this
day our daily bread. pl. Amen. Thank you + God's
Blessings
(Anonymous, 7/18/2009 10:26:27 AM)
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MP3 4 You
The internet ministry for PM is highlighting our downloadable
tapes online. The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
are featured as are The Acts of the Apostles Part 1 thru 4, 1
Corinthians Part 1 & 2, and Romans Parts 1-3. Also available,
many MP3 formatted Audio tapes of most epistles in the bible
and numerous 15 minute Bible studies by Fr. Al Lauer.
Take a moment and check the link below
http://presentationministries.com/tapes/tape.asp?pubID=269
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Small Christian Communities
We believe the Lord is calling us to build hundreds of more
communities by raising up leaders who will form communities
PM's Small Christian Community Network
Learn about the Communities in our Network
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Small Christian Community Resources
Introduction to Small Christian Community
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"Unless the Lord Build the House..." — Psalm 127:
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Building Small Christian Communities (Team Manual)
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Building Small Christian Communities (Guide Book)
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For more information contact: community@presentationministries.com
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Inspired teaching on the daily Scripture readings of the Catholic
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Pope Benedict XVI, Shepherd of Truth
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Notable quotations from Pope Benedict XVI and official teachings
of the Roman Catholic Church
THE YEAR FOR PRIESTS
150TH ANNIVERSARY
The year for priests which I wanted to coincide with the 150th
anniversary of the death of the holy Cure d'Ars ... [began on]
the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart and a Day of Priestly
Sanctification. I entrust to your prayers this new spiritual
initiative which will follow the Pauline Year... May this new
Jubilee Year be a favorable opportunity for deepening the
value and importance of the priestly mission and for asking
the Lord to give numerous holy priests to the Church.
ENCOURAGE PRIESTS
The purpose of this Year for Priests ... is ... to encourage
every priest in this striving for spiritual perfection on
which ... the effectiveness of their ministry depends,
and ... to help priests and ... the entire People of God to
rediscover and to reinforce their knowledge of the
extraordinary, indispensable gift of Grace which the ordained
minister represents for those who have received it, for the
whole Church and for the world which would be lost without
the Real Presence of Christ.
STRONGER WITNESS
This Year [is] meant to deepen the commitment of all priests
to interior renewal for the sake of a stronger and more
incisive witness to the Gospel in today's world.
(Sources: Letter Proclaiming a Year for Priests, June 16,
2009; Angelus, June 14, 2009; homily, June 19 , 2009; and
General Audience, June 24, 2009)
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2009 RETREATS
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2009 RETREATS
· How to Renew Your Parish (Jul 20-22)
· Eucharistic Adoration Day (Jul 23)
· Widows & Widowers Retreat (Sep 11-12)
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