June 24th birth of St. John the Baptist
Today Your church celebrates the birth of St. John the baptist, the last of the old testament
prophets.
St. John was a voice in the desert, crying out to prepare the way of the Lord.
Help us Lord to always prepare to know, love, and serve You in everything.
Help us proclaim You by word and action, and let all of our actions show others the Christ we
have within us.
And let us be vessals of love and peace.
Thank You for St. John and for Your church.
Amen and Amen.
Thank you Lord, for loving us totally.
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One Bread, One Body
This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday FREEDOM-FIGHTER
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"Look for the One Who comes after me." -Acts 13:25
When John the Baptizer saw Jesus, he didn't say: "There's Jesus" or "There's the Savior" or
"There's the Messiah." Rather, he said: "There is the Lamb of God" (Jn 1:29). The Church does
the same thing right before Holy Communion. The priest holds up the Host, but he doesn't say:
"This is Communion" or "This is Jesus." Instead, he proclaims: "This is the Lamb of God."
The Jewish people think of a lamb differently than we do. For them, a lamb is primarily the
Passover lamb, the ultimate symbol of freedom (Ex 12:3). This lamb was used by the Lord to
free the entire Israelite nation from hundreds of years of slavery.
Today we celebrate the birthday of John the Baptizer. John still points us to Jesus, the Lamb
of God. When we believe in Jesus, we will be freed from discouragement (see Is 49:4ff) and
spiritual paralysis (see Lk 1:64) by being freed from sin, the cause of these evils (Acts 13:24).
We don't have to wait till the Fourth of July for Independence Day. We can have Independence
Day, that is "Freedom Day," today when we repent and believe in Jesus, the Lamb of God. "If
the Son frees you, you will really be free" (Jn 8:36).
Prayer: Father, use me to free others from sin, Satan, and hell.
Promise: "At that moment his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak in
praise of God." -Lk 1:64
Praise: Praise You, Jesus, Lamb of God (Jn 1:29). All honor, glory, and blessings be to You forever.
Monday THE CULT OF SECULAR HUMANISM
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"...because they venerated other gods." -2 Kings 17:7
Tuesday A SOLDIER FOR CHRIST
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"That night the angel of the Lord went forth and struck down one hundred and eighty-five
thousand men in the Assyrian camp. Early the next morning, there they were, all the corpses
of the dead." -2 Kings 19:35
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Brochures
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Spiritual Warfare
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"Our battle is not against human forces but against the principalities and powers, the rulers
of this world of darkness, the evil spirits in regions above." -Ephesians 6:12
"The whole of man's history has been the story of dour combat with the powers of evil,
stretching, so our Lord tells us, from the very dawn of history until the last day."
-Catechism of the Catholic Church, 409
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PM Internet Prayer Requests
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( check out BTL 3 sections below for another way of sharing prayers)
Heavenly Father thank you for all the blessings ,please guide us by your Holy Spirit as we go
along with our work.please touch the heart and mind of my son monchris to be good and stay away
from drugs together with his friends.we ask this through Christ our Lord.Amen..
(antangg 4, 6/23/2012 7:10:48 PM)
Jesus, Mary, I Love You, Please Save Souls. Amen.
(Anonymous, 6/23/2012 2:40:38 PM)
Lord, I want to thank you for your loving kindness and mercy towards me and my family. Lord I
lift up to you my daughter's medical tests for her PR. Lord be with her specially on the 28th
when she has her medical check up. Fill her with your peace, joy, serenity, love, confidence.
Bless every person who will carry out the medical check with your love and peace, bless every
instrument and the technicians who will use these instruments - let your peace reign in their
hearts, so the reports will be clear and the application will be speedily approved. Mother
Mary be with her, all you angels and saints and holysouls in purgatory intercede for her. Amen
(Mum, 6/23/2012 1:13:41 PM)
Dear God,thank u for another day of my life.Thank u I got to wake up another day to see your
beautiful,wonderful creation.Thank u for all the blessings you've given me,my entire family,bob,
all of my friends&everybody.Thank u Jesus Christ for dying on the cross because of our sins,pls.
forgive all of us from our sins&save all of us from our sins. I am sorry if we have offended u.
Pls.help all of us away from evil&temptation&away from evil people. Don't let any evil people
succeed to destroy any of us.Lead us&guide us to the right direction all the time.Pls.help all
of us that we'll always put u first into our daily lives,dear God.Protect all of us from danger
&harm.Keep all of us safe.Touch&soften our hearts.Pls.enlighten our minds.Thank u God& Jesus
Christ for all the wonderful things you've done for all of us&for loving all of us so much.I
love u both very much.
(MARIA, ILLINOIS, 6/23/2012 11:43:20 AM)
Slow Recovery from the Death of Our Only Son,Other Losses & Deaths,Severe Financial Hardship,
Health Issues & Other Sorrows... 3PM"HOUR OF MERCY."Broken & Exhausted Hearts Continue to Cry
out to God Day & Night for His Mercy & Peace Now & in the Days ahead..June,July,Aug..Christmas
2012.?Please pray(2012)with us daily for recovery!God's Healing,Protecting Peace & Hope!Pass
Prayer Request on:Parishes,Convents,Nuns,Sisters,Monasteries,Priests,Brothers,Monks,Shrines,
Prayer Groups,Prayer Chains & Others? Meanwhile,We continue to stay at our Post in Hope & Prayer
with the help of your daily prayers & God's Mercy! Thank you! Bill & Carol. usa
(Bill & Carol Broken & Exhausted Hearts..., United States, 6/23/2012 11:05:45 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, thru Revelation. 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
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leaders who will form communities
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Small Christian Community Resources
Introduction to Small Christian Community
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Bible Telephone Line
New Technology for Bible Telephone Line Ministry
Local Numbers Double Practically Overnight!
The Bible Telephone Line (BTL) has been in operation for 19 years. Begun by Fr. Al
in 1991, it now continues with three teachers trained by him and by Presentation
Ministries. In cities where local numbers have been established, the BTL provides
callers with a short teaching on the readings for the daily Mass. It is available 24
hours a day and 7 days a week. Callers may also leave a short prayer request which
will be shared on the line with the other callers the next day.
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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
YOUTH AND JOY FREEDOM
"LASTING JOY"
To have lasting joy we need to live in love and truth. We need to live in God.
JOY AND FORGIVENESS
Dear young people, have frequent recourse to the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation!
It is the sacrament of joy rediscovered. Ask the Holy Spirit for the light needed to
acknowledge your sinfulness and ask for God's forgiveness.
"MISSIONARIES OF JOY"
... I ... encourage you to be missionaries of joy... Go and tell other young people about
your joy at finding the precious treasure which is Jesus Himself.
(Source: Message for World Youth Day, dated 3/15/2012)
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PM Newsletter
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2012 RETREATS
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2012 RETREATS
· "Who Do You Say That I Am?" (Sep 7-9)
· Worship: Key to Evangelization (Nov 9-11)
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