This week, oh! Jesus, Your church celebrates the Feast of the
Transfiguration.
When You showed the apostles what You really looked like.
Help us, Jesus, to realize that we too will see You as the Triune
God someday, when we appear before You for judgement.
Lord, help us now, to live lives of loving service to others, so
that we really won't have any fear of death.
Lord, help us to see You in others, and have them see You in us.
Thank You for Your unending love.
Amen and Amen.
Thank you Lord, for loving us totally.
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One Bread, One Body
This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday GREED IS IDOLATRY (see Col 3:5)
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"Greed...is the same thing as worshipping a false god." -Colossians 3:5, JB
As this is written, the American and global economies are in crisis.
Far too many Christians are shaken, alarmed, and worried about
their future. Christians are turning to financial experts, to news
reports, to non-Christians for reassurance and hope. These reactions
are revealing; a child of God should never worry (Mt 6:31), needing
simply to turn to the Father for their needs. If Christians aren't able to
trust their Father, do they really know Him at all?
I was blessed with the best of earthly fathers. As a child, I never once
worried if my dad could put meals on the table or lovingly lead our
family. This childlike trust in an earthly father is but a shadow of the
absolute trust we Christians must constantly have in our heavenly
Father. If we cannot trust God the Father in a money crisis, what kind
of relationship will we have with Him in a more serious crisis, such
as our approaching death?
Being a child of God and follower of Jesus means we put our lives
and our needs in God's hands. We renounce all our possessions,
including our bank account (Lk 14:33). We can't give our loyalty to
both God and money (Mt 6:24). The desire for money is a
trap (1 Tm 6:9) that can lead to idolatry (Col 3:5).
In America, our money is engraved with the words: "In God we trust."
American money says it trusts in God. Will America's Christians trust
God?
Monday STRETCHING EXERCISES
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"Jesus said to them, 'There is no need for them to disperse. Give
them something to eat yourselves.' " -Matthew 14:16
Tuesday CONFI-DENTED?
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"When he perceived how strong the wind was, becoming frightened,
he began to sink." -Matthew 14:30
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Brochures
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Who presides invisibly over every Eucharistic celebration." -Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1348
· Obedience School
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PM Internet Prayer Requests
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Let us offer our pain and suffering to he Lord for those who do not
know how to do it.that they may experience the Blessings and Joy
of the Lord. Let us for those in despair that they would see a ray of
the light of Hope.Jesus I Trust in YOU!
(K., Texas, 7/31/2010 6:56:00 PM)
Hi i am S.,My mama lives alone in down south of Sri lanka and I am
in a boarding house in Colombo. She is old,very depressed,and ill.
Our neighbours harass her.I am torn apart by this. I don't have
money to pay advance to a rent a house in western province. Its
getting really dangerous to leave her here. Please Please can every
prayer warrior pray for us if its possible, that God Himself will provide
for me, break all evil that's hindering this miracle, open doors of a
decent house where we can live in peace without any harassment from
anything or anyone? Without money or anything I am depending on
His providence.
(S., Sri Lanka, 7/31/2010 5:28:56 PM)
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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
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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
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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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Listen Online!
Inspired teaching on the daily Scripture readings
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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 PRIESTHOOD
THANK THE LORD
Lord, we thank You because for our sake you opened Your heart;
because in Your death and in Your resurrection You became the
source of life. Give us life, make us live from You as our source,
and grant that we too may be sources, wellsprings capable of
bestowing the water of life in our time. We thank You for the
grace of the priestly ministry. Lord bless us, and bless all those
who in our time are thirsty and continue to seek. Amen.
THE PRESENCE OF GOD
God makes use of us poor men in order to be, through us,
present to all men and women, and to act on their behalf.
THE "AUDACITY OF GOD"
This audacity of God Who entrusts Himself to human beings -
Who, conscious of our weaknesses, nonetheless considers men
capable of acting and being present in His stead - this audacity
of God is the true grandeur concealed in the word "priesthood."
(Source: Homily of Mass concluding the Year for Priests,
Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, June 11, 2010)
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