Merciful Jesus, Your plan of our redemption is about to start with
the Immaculate Conception of Mary our Mother.
This week, we celebrate this feast and so start to prepare for Your
coming among us.
Jesus, let us be in awe of how You prepared the perfect "ark of the
new covenant" through Mary.
Mary was sinless from conception and always stayed sinless.
We, who are sinners, fall far short of truly being really worthy of Your love.
Yet, You loved us so much that You became one of us to carry all of
our sins to the cross.
Jesus, help us to truly be repentent for our sins, help us to get to
confession and amend our ways.
Amen and Amen.
Thank you Lord, for loving us totally.
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One Bread, One Body
This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday "THIS BUD'S FOR YOU"
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"A Shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots
a Bud shall blossom." -Isaiah 11:1
The Church prepares us for Christ's Christmas coming by using the
Biblical image of a felled tree and the remaining stump. However,
this is not the image of a Christmas tree; the toppled tree
symbolizes destruction and the stump symbolizes total destruction.
John the Baptizer threatened: "Every tree that is not fruitful will be
cut down and thrown into the fire" (Mt 3:10). Isaiah prophesied:
"Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, lops off the boughs with
terrible violence; the tall of stature are felled, and the lofty ones
brought low; the forest thickets are felled with the axe" (Is 10:33-34).
Then Isaiah immediately added that a Shoot, a Bud, would blossom
from the stump.
No matter if whole branches of our lives have been sawed off
through divorce, abuse, rejection, failure, or injustice - no matter
if we have been chain-sawed and there is nothing left of our lives
but a stump and sawdust - there's still hope. The Hope is a Shoot,
a Bud, upon Whom the Spirit of the Lord rests (Is 11:2). The budding
Hope is the One more powerful than John the Baptizer and the One
Who baptizes "in the Holy Spirit and fire" (Mt 3:11).
If the words of Ash Wednesday have come true and you have
returned to dust, even sawdust, don't despair. For every stump,
there's the Bud, Jesus.
Monday PARALYSIS
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"Some men came along carrying a paralytic." -Luke 5:18
Tuesday HEARING VOICES
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"Comfort, give comfort to My people, says your God. Speak tenderly
to Jerusalem." -Isaiah 40:1-2
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Brochures
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This Week's Featured Brochures
Advent & Christmas
An Isaiah Advent
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For centuries the Catholic Church has been led by the Spirit to
prepare for Christ's Christmas coming by reading the prophet,
Isaiah. I invite you to ask for the grace to read Isaiah in the
following 22-day format. (22-days is the briefest possible Advent.)
This will help you have the best Advent ever and prepare you to
celebrate Christmas in a life-changing, world-renewing way.
December 5 Isaiah 18-21
December 6 Isaiah 22-23
December 7 Isaiah 24-25
December 8 Isaiah 26-27
December 9 Isaiah 28-29
December 10 Isaiah 30-33
December 11 Isaiah 34-35
Your Christmas Present: The Psalms
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PM Internet Prayer Requests
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My son @ 16 came to me and said to lock up the computers tight
as he was looking at porn. His name is Matthew meaning "gift
from God" and it is true, he has an amazing personality but got
sucked in and I'm proud of him telling me. He's going to make an
appointment for confession. Pray that he realizes that only Jesus
can take this away, not his efforts alone, I think he doesn't
realize this.
(Cindy , albany, mn, United States, 12/4/2010 5:42:50 PM)
that true work may come to me very very soon
(Joel , South Ozone Park, NY, 12/4/2010 3:51:08 PM)
Please pray that God Has the ones in my life that He Is Wanting
for me & that I walk in it completely. For healing in all areas of my
life & that of my family. God Bless you.
(Anonymous, 12/4/2010 2:28:50 PM)
Pray for me a great day at work,that I get supper at a decent time,
and 'that I don't get out late.Pray we get the ad for next week
done fast and that Chris the night manager does not fool around
counting the money and trying to get all the hours he can.. Pray
for good relations with coworkers and mgrs.
(Steve , Kennesaw, GA, United States, 12/4/2010 11:24:20 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
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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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Pope Benedict XVI, Shepherd of Truth
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Notable quotations from Pope Benedict XVI and official
teachings of the Roman Catholic Church
MARY, MOTHER OF GOD
A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
With the Incarnation ... God drew us into Himself and God in
Himself is the relationship which allows us to participate in His
interior relationship. Thus we are in His being Father, Son and
Holy Spirit, we are within His being in relationship, we are in
relationship with Him and He truly created a relationship with us.
"MOTHER OF THE CHURCH"
... The Mother of God ... is the Mother of the Church, because
she is the Mother of the One Who came to unite all in His
resurrected Body.
CHRIST EMBRACES US
... From the believing Church, with Mary at its heart, is born the
Church, the Body of Christ. This dual birth is the only birth of ...
Christ Who embraces the world and all of us.
(Source: Meditation during the first general congregation of the
Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops,
October 11, 2010)
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