This week, oh! Jesus, we celebrate Your outstanding workers,
the archangels Gabriel, Michael and Raphael.
These angels stand before You, the Triune God, and give You
constant praise and glory.
Help us, oh! Jesus, to do everything for Your praise and glory.
Let all of our actions be as incense to the heavenly throne.
Let all our prayers be for the service of others.
Let us be true examples of Christed people.
Amen and Amen.
Thank you Lord, for loving us totally.
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One Bread, One Body
This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday HARDENED HEARTS
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"Woe to the complacent." -Amos 6:1
People can become so complacent, hard, and insensitive that
they don't even notice beggars at their doors (Lk 16:20). Beggars
may be laying there on the ground and covered with sores, but
still they're not noticed (Lk 16:20). Beggars may only be asking
for the garbage which has fallen from our tables, but still we
refuse to acknowledge these people as human beings (Lk 16:21).
Even dogs may be more sensitive to beggars than we are (Lk 16:21).
How can a human being become less sensitive than a dog? How
can we refuse even to give our garbage to the poor? How can
we deny the personhood of the poor, refugees, and babies in the
womb? The rich man in today's Gospel reading became hard and
insensitive through the influence of money, clothes, and food
(Lk 16:19). The complacent and insensitive people of Amos' time
hardened their hearts by living lives focused on creature-comforts,
pleasure-seeking, and selfishness. Furniture, food, music, drinks,
and cosmetics were their downfall (Am 6:4-6).
If our lifestyle has become a death-style, if selfishness is
destroying our sensitivity to others' needs, what can we do? Even
if someone would be raised from the dead, we are too hardened
for that to affect us (Lk 16:31). Hearing "Moses and the prophets"
(Lk 16:31), that is, the Bible, is our best chance for coming back
to life out of the death of selfishness and sensuality. Then we can
care and love again, and recognize people as images of God.
Read, hear, pray, and live God's word "for dear life."
Monday ABSENCE OF MALICE
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"Though You test my heart, searching it in the night, though You
try me with fire, You shall find no malice in me." -Psalm 17:3
Tuesday DEPRESSED
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"Why is light given to the toilers, and life to the bitter in spirit?" -Job 3:20
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This Week's Featured Brochures
THE GREATEST RELATIONSHIP
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"Thus you will be able to grasp fully, with all the holy ones, the
breadth and length and height and depth of Christ's love, and
experience this love which surpasses all knowledge, so that
you may attain to the fullness of God Himself. -Ephesians 3:18-20
We can have a much deeper relationship with Jesus than with
any other human person, even a spouse. The Church teaches
of "the supremacy of the bond with Christ" (Catechism, 1619).
Because Jesus is human, we can relate to Him on our level.
"For we do not have a High Priest Who is unable to sympathize
with our weakness, but One Who was tempted in every way
that we are, yet never sinned" (Heb 4:15). Because He is also
divine, Jesus can put thoughts in our minds, orchestrate events,
put words in people's mouths, make us remember certain things,
communicate to our subconscious, and express Himself in ways
beyond the power of speech. Because Jesus is both a fully
human being and the divine Communicator, our relationship with
Him can be the greatest and deepest relationship of all. We can
say with Paul: "The gospel I proclaimed to you is no mere human
invention. I did not receive it from any man, nor was I schooled
in it. It came by revelation from Jesus Christ" (Gal 1:11-12).
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PM Internet Prayer Requests
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join me in praying to God for healing from mysterious illness
afflicting my body for eleven years now causing movement of
objects with excruciating pain and brain disturbance. And also
God's favour in my life
(N., Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria, 9/25/2010 5:13:19 PM)
Please pray for P G who are shattered - give them courage,
hope and strength, to continue to pray for S R and all involved.
Lord we believe you can turn everything right that's wrong. Open
the eyes of those involved to see how they are hurting and
ruining so many innocent hearts. Lord have Mercy on them and
bring them back to you. Amen
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For the end to Abortion/Murder. Let us Demand it. Amen.
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My name is gloria, im the mother of four boys ,esteban, daniel,
ismael, and jose. we have been facing many trials and tribulation,
we were raised in much abuse,and know im facing imigration
problems if you could keep me in your prayers i could due the
same thing ,thank you and God bless you amen.
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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,
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and numerous 15 minute Bible studies by Fr. Al Lauer.
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Small Christian Community Resources
Introduction to Small Christian Community
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Building Small Christian Communities (Team Manual)
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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 BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
"FROM THE BEGINNING"
The veneration of the Virgin Mary has accompanied the path
of the Church from the beginning; Marian feast days began to
appear already in the fourth century: in some the role of the
Virgin in the history of salvation is exalted; in others the
principal moments of her earthly life are celebrated.
"PERFECT EXAMPLE"
Our Lady is the perfect example of this Gospel truth, namely
that God brings down the proud of this world and raises the
humble (cf. Lk 1:52)
HUMBLE TRUST
Mary was the first person to take the "way" to enter the
Kingdom of God that Christ opened, a way which is accessible
to the humble, to all who trust in the word of God and
endeavor to put it into practice.
(Sources: Homily 8/15/2010, Angelus 8/15/2010 and 8/22/2010)
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