January 3rd The Epiphany
Jesus, this Sunday we celebrate Your manifestation among us to
the whole world.
Please help us to truly realize that "God is with us" should really
be taken personally and realize that You are truly with us.
Loving and helping and bringing us slowly into Your everlasting
kingdom.
Help us to live lives that give glory and honor to You.
Help us bring others into Your church through the loving care
that we show to them by our life style.
Let them see You in us.
Amen and Amen.
Thank you Lord, for loving us totally.
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One Bread, One Body
This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday HIGH-RISE
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"Rise up in splendor! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon
you." -Isaiah 60:1
On every Epiphany, the Lord commands us to "rise up in splendor," to put the
light of our lives in Christ on the lampstand to give light to all in
darkness (see Lk 8:16). We must let our "little light shine" and let the
world know the true message of Christmas - that Jesus became a human being,
was born, died on a cross, and rose from the dead to save us.
Before we rise up, we must see two things. First, we must see what God has
done for us, His glory shining on us (Is 60:2). Then, we must see what sin
and Satan have done to the world, for "darkness covers the earth, and thick
clouds cover the peoples" (Is 60:2). When we see the grace we've received and
the deadly darkness of the world, we know we have the responsibility and the
power to rise up. "For God, Who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has
shone in our hearts, that we in turn might make known the glory of God shining
on the face of Christ" (2 Cor 4:6).
To rise, we must see. To see, we must repent. On this greatest day of the
Christmas season, let's give Jesus three gifts - not gold, frankincense, and
myrrh, but repentance, seeing, and rising. Jesus gave us the gift of His birth.
May we give Him the gift of new birth for many in darkness.
Prayer: Father, may I lead more people to believe in Jesus in 2016 than in all
my other years combined.
Promise: "They prostrated themselves and did Him homage. Then they opened their
coffers and presented Him with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh." -Mt 2:11
Praise: Praise the risen Jesus, Life (Jn 14:6), Love (1 Jn 4:16), Light (Jn 8:12),
and Lord (Phil 2:11)!
Monday THE DOWN PAYMENT
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"And this is how we know that He remains in us: from the Spirit that He gave us."
-1 John 3:24
Tuesday FACTS IT TO ME
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Jesus "broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples to distribute. He divided
the two fish among all of them and they ate until they had their fill." -Mark 6:41-42
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· Who Am I in Christ?
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PREFACE
"He who seeks only himself brings himself to ruin, whereas he who
brings himself to nought for Me discovers who he is." -Matthew 10:39
We must know who we are before we know .........................
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I ask prayer for son with emotional/mental problem for him to want to seek
help before gets worse. Thank you for prayers.
(Anonymous, , 1/2/2016 9:11:58 AM)
Please pray for Pastor Lim, Imprisoned in North Korea
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For 2016, I pray that Lord will help me and husband make the most of
opportunities with no fear He puts in our path. I pray for strength to
resist temptation in my weak areas. I pray for conversion for our children.
Thank you for all my blessings Jesus.
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Kindly pray for me. Our company has just terminated all our contract for
lack of payment by our Client as breach of contract. I need a new job from
another company or need to be given a transfer to another project with the
same company.
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PLEASE PRAY FOR MY SON CHRIS, PREPARING FOR 10TH EXAM. BLESS HIM WITH 80% MARKS. FOR MY NEW JOB - WITH ALL FACILITIES AND GOOD SALARY. FOR THE SALE OF FLAT WITH GOOD RATE SMOOTH PROCEDURE, PEACEFUL & PROSPEROUS LIFE IN THE NEW FLAT. MARRIAGE OF BROTHERS JOHNSON & JOJO. BLESS THEM WITH GOOD PARTNERS. PROSPEROUS & BLISSFUL LIVES. BLESS JUSTINE AND HIS FAMILY.
(THOMAS A., DUBAI, BURDUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 1/2/2016 2:28:31 AM)
Please pray the upper management at my employment. Pray they approve and
promote the right candidate to be the new Cell Team Leader 1, the right
candidate has already the respect of the employee's, training, knowledge,
qualification, and the desire to be a great leader. Pray for N2 for
forgiveness, peace, healing and direction as the new chapter of our life
begins. Thank you
(Staci, Goshen, IN., United States, 1/2/2016 1:06:52 AM)
I pray that all the persons I have hurt in my life will forgive me and that
reconciliation will happen. My own actions have hurt my family and for that I
am truly sorry.
(Anonymous, , 1/2/2016 12:53:37 AM)
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Small Christian Community Resources
Introduction to Small Christian Community
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Begun by Fr. Al in 1991, it now continues with one deacon of the
Archdiocese of Indianapolis and two lay teachers trained by
Presentation Ministries. 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 on a separate line. Daily audio reflections are also
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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
Care of Creation
"TRAGIC RISE"
There has been a tragic rise in the number of migrants seeking to flee from
the growing poverty caused by environmental degradation. (25)
"WIDESPREAD INDIFFERENCE"
Sadly, there is widespread indifference to such suffering... Our lack of
response to these tragedies involving our brothers and sisters points to the
loss of that sense of responsibility for our fellow men and women upon which
all civil society is founded. (25)
JOY AND HOPE
... We come together to take charge of this home which has been entrusted to
us, knowing that all the good which exists here will be taken up into the
heavenly feast... May our struggles and our concern for this planet never
take away the joy of our hope. (244)
(Source: Encyclical Laudato si, dated May 24, 2015)
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