June 30th Thirteenth Sunday in ordinary time.
This week Jesus, open us up to really calling You our Lord
and God.
Give us the grace to let go of any fears and problems that
stop us from walking with You all the time.
Let that grace enter into us so strongly that we will be
driven to come and sit with You in adoration and receive
Your precious Body and Blood.
Let that grace strengthen us to continue on this journey
of life with as much peace of heart as possible.
Let us become more and more other Christs to all people,
let us die to self and so willingly give to all others.
Thank You for loving and dying for us.
Amen and Amen.
Thanks to You, Lord, for loving us totally.
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One Bread, One Body
This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday PLOW-SHARE
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"Elijah set out, and came upon Elisha, son of Shaphat, as he was plowing with twelve
yoke of oxen." -1 Kings 19:19
Elijah called Elisha to become his disciple while Elisha was plowing. This is not an
insignificant detail. When Jesus called one of His disciples, He spoke of discipleship
as putting one's hands to the plow (Lk 9:62). Being a disciple is like plowing.
Disciples have the power to break up hard ground and hard hearts in a hard, hardened,
and hardening world. Without the disciples' plowing, there won't be much of a harvest,
no matter how much seed is sown and no matter how much work is done.
Jesus, before His Ascension, commanded us to make disciples of all nations (Mt 28:19).
This entire world needs to be plowed and then sown and harvested. We will never win the
world for Christ until we plow the world for Christ. Therefore, Jesus' disciples must
start plowing and keep plowing without looking back, or they are unfit for the kingdom
of God (Lk 9:62).
Plowing is hard work with hard ground, and the first field we must plow is the field of
our own hardened hearts. Repent and plow! Prophesy and plow! Pray, preach, and plow!
Work, suffer, and plow! Love, die, and plow! Be a disciple; make disciples; plow!
Prayer: Father, as the sweat pours down my brow, may I plow and keep my eyes straight
ahead, focused on You.
Promise: "The flesh lusts against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh; the two
are directly opposed." -Gal 5:17
Praise: Alleluia! "Mighty are You, O Lord, and Your faithfulness surrounds You" (Ps 89:9).
Monday A LOVE TO DIE FOR
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"Far be it from You to do such a thing, to make the innocent die with the guilty." -Genesis 18:25
Tuesday WAKING UP TO FAITH
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"The boat began to be swamped by the waves. Jesus was sleeping soundly." -Matthew 8:24-25
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Brochures
" Over 90 Biblically based brochures. Many on topics you don't usually hear addressed."
This Week's Featured Brochure
Adoration and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
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Adoration and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
What Happens When You Fall in Love
"All of us, gazing on the Lord's glory with unveiled faces, are being transformed from
glory to glory into His very image by the Lord Who is the Spirit." -2 Corinthians 3:18
Jesus promised to be with us always even to the end of the world (Mt 28:20). At the
Last Supper, He said: "This is My body," "This is My blood" (Mk 14:22, 24), and "Do
this as a remembrance of Me" (Lk 22:19). After receiving the Holy Spirit, the early
Church began to realize ..............................................
Celebrating Mass in the Power of the Holy Spirit
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Life Changing Masses, No Matter What
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One Bread, One Body
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This is My Body
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PM Internet Prayer Requests
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my prayer request is please release of my all money troubles and give a good health and give
one beautiful catholic girl to marry and please blessed my family and home and give a success
to all my moves and give one good job to me
(Frank R., shimoga, karnataka india, India, 6/29/2013 11:16:52 PM)
for my daughter susan that she will get along with her mother in low marion and for the
children Erick and amber that they will adjust well in living at their grandmother's house
and for their peace and unity
(julia, Canada, 6/29/2013 8:38:25 PM)
Fear is useless. LORD please look kindly on the petitions posted and all the requests said
silently in our hearts. In JESUS I trust. May the answers to our petitions and all our prayers
bring praise and glory to you LORD. Thank you
(Jim, Wisconsin, 6/29/2013 4:40:25 PM)
Let us pray for correct Catholic doctrine to be taught in a clear and concise manner, free of
error. Amen.
(Anonymous, 6/29/2013 4:08:45 PM)
Jesus, Mary, I Love You, Please Save Souls. Amen. (Anonymous, 6/29/2013 1:37:11 PM)
One pair of hands healed the cripple, gave hearing to the deaf, gave sight to the blind,
casted out demons, raised the dead, Instituted Eucharist ( so we would have the physical
presence of God), and were then pierced and nailed to a Cross, to save our souls. Jesus's
hands were opened in generosity, because His heart was opened to us, out of His great love,
for us. God made Himself a "Gift" to us. Now what are we going to do with this "Gift". So, now
ask the Holy Spirit, how to move forward with this knowledge of God, by becoming a "gift" for
God, through sainthood.,,,,Do we believe at the core of our being, Jesus is The Lord and He is
leading us,,,,
(Anonymous, 6/29/2013 1:36:37 PM)
OH GOD,PLEASE HAVE MERCY! June 29,2013 Slow Recovery from the Death of Our Only Son & Other
Ongoing Sorrows... Thank you for standing with us in daily(2013)prayer for God's Mercy & Peace!
3PM"HOUR OF MERCY."Broken & Exhausted Hearts Continue to Cry out to God Day & Night for His
Mercy & Peace Now & in the Days ahead..Sept..2013.?Please pray(2013)with us daily for recovery!
Recovery for God's Healing,Protecting Peace & Hope in our Broken Hearts,Health Issues,Relief
from Severe Financial Misery & Other Sorrows... Feel free to pass Urgent Prayer Request on:
Parishes,Convents,Nuns,Sisters,Monasteries,Prayer Groups,Prayer Chains,Older Saints & 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 and Carol, Broken & Exhausted Hearts..., United States, 6/29/2013 10:04:53 AM)
Please pray for my son,Alex, as he leaves on deployment this week, may the Lord keep him and his
fellow shipmates safe and bring them all home safe as they will be treading dangerous waters.
Thank you !
(Anonymous, 6/29/2013 9:45:08 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
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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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.
** Please check these listings as a number of changes have been made.**
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Pope Francis, Shepherd of Truth
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Notable quotations from Pope Francis and official
teachings of the Roman Catholic Church
THE HOLY SPIRIT
PENTECOST IS NOW
The Holy Spirit is the soul of mission. The events that took place in Jerusalem
almost two thousand years ago are not something far removed from us; they are events
which affect us and become a lived experience in each of us.
"TAKE TO THE STREETS"
It is the ... Spirit ... Who grant us the courage to take to the streets of the world,
bringing the Gospel! The Holy Spirit makes us look to the horizon and drives us to the
very outskirts of existence in order to proclaim life in Jesus Christ. Let us ask
ourselves: do we tend to stay closed in on ourselves, on our group, or do we let the
Holy Spirit open us to mission?
"GOD'S SURPRISES"
Let us ask ourselves today: Are we open to "God's surprises"? Or are we closed and
fearful before the newness of the Holy Spirit? Do we have the courage to strike out
along the new paths which God's newness sets before us, or do we resist, barricaded in
transient structures which have lost their capacity for openness to what is new? We
would do well to ask ourselves these questions all through the day.
(Source: Homily, Mass with ecclesial movements, Pentecost Sunday, 5/19/2013)
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PM Ministry List
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John Paul Speaks
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My People Newspaper
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PM Newsletter
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Prophecies from Word Gifts Ministry
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St. John Bosco Youth Group
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2013 RETREATS
Online Registration
2013 RETREATS
· Discipleship, Leadership, Redemptive Suffering, and Mary (Jul 22-24)
· Silent Retreat with Possible Small Group Discussion and Further Study (Aug 4-7)
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