June 12th Eleventh Sunday in ordinary time
Jesus although we are in ordinary time, no time with You is ever ordinary.
The fact that we mortals can see You in the Eucharist, sit with You, God, and receive You in
love, is anything but ordinary.
It is an amazing privledge and gift.
You told us that You would be with us always, and so You are.
You constantly call us through the Holy Spirit to come to You and feel Your love and peace.
Jesus, continue to guide us and keep us sitting and kneeling in Your presense.
Amen and Amen.
Thank You Lord, for loving us totally.
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One Bread, One Body
This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday THE PENITENTIAL PSALMS
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"I said, 'I confess my faults to the Lord,' and You took away the guilt of my sin." -Psalm 32:5
Today's psalm response is from one of the seven penitential psalms as listed in the footnotes
of the New American Bible. The seven Penitential Psalms are psalms 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130,
and 143. I've often prayed passages from these psalms in times of repentance and penance and
especially when preparing for Confession. Have you ever been so sorry for your sins that you
can't even find the words to express your sorrow to God? (see Ps 6:3-4) On occasion, I've been
so overwhelmed by my sinfulness that I've prayed all seven psalms consecutively.
The Lord says: "You have collapsed through your guilt. Take with you words, and return to the
Lord" (Hos 14:2-3). In His mercy, God gives you in the penitential psalms the words to pray
when you're so discouraged by your sinfulness that you don't know what to tell Him. Perhaps
you are "very near to falling" (Ps 38:18), faint of spirit (Ps 143:4), or sunk in "the depths"
(Ps 130:1) with weeping, tears, and eyes dimmed with sorrow (Ps 6:7, 8). Because of your
guilt, you can't even sleep (Ps 102:8).
Therefore, to comfort and assure you, these psalms declare that God can't resist a repentant
heart. He accepts a humble and contrite heart (Ps 51:19). In your repentant fear of Him, He
wants you to be confident that "with [Him] is forgiveness" (Ps 130:4). Be penitential people,
and make all heaven rejoice (Lk 15:7).
Prayer: Triune God, "I [acknowledge] my sin to You, my guilt I [cover] not" (Ps 32:5).
"Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me" (Ps 51:4).
Promise: "Your sins are forgiven." -Lk 7:48
Praise: Praise You, Lord Jesus, Lamb of God! You died and rose to forgive our sins. Alleluia!
Monday BETTER THAN VENGEANCE
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"What I say to you is: offer no resistance to injury." -Matthew 5:39
Tuesday DINING WITH ENEMIES
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"My command to you is: love your enemies." -Matthew 5:44
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Please pray for my grandchildren and my children who have all fallen away from the way they
were brought up.
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Please pray for my sister Ginny who is having a tumor removed from her lung Monday, pray for
her recovery. **Please pray for my brother-in-law Steve who has a massive active tumor in
his lung, surgery is impossible. Thank you for your prayers.
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Fear is useless. LORD please look kindly on the petitions posted and all the requests said
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and has a better health , especially her back pain . Thank you Lord Jesus Christ . Amen .
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MP3 4 You
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Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are featured as well as covering the entire New Testament thru Revelation.
Also available, many MP3 formatted Audio tapes of most epistles in the bible and numerous 15
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Bible Telephone Line
The Bible Telephone Line (BTL) has been in operation for 24 years.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 available by email
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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
GOD'S MERCY
NEVER SEPARATE
The corporal and spiritual works of mercy must never be separated. By touching the flesh of
the crucified Jesus in the suffering, sinners can receive the gift of realizing that they
too are poor and in need.
DON'T WASTE TIME
Let us not waste this ... favorable ... time for conversion! We ask this through the
maternal intercession of the Virgin Mary, who encountering the greatness of God's mercy
freely bestowed upon her, was the first to acknowledge her lowliness (cf. Lk 1:48) and to
call herself the Lord's humble servant (cf. Lk 1:38).
EXPERIENCE FIRST HAND
The mercy of God is a proclamation made to the world, a proclamation which each Christian
is called to experience at first hand.
(Source: Message for Lent 2016, dated 10/4/2015, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi)
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