February 5th, The 5th Sunday in ordinary time
This week, oh! Christ, Your church celebrates the feast of "Our Lady of Lourdes".
The power of the miracles that are coming from this holy place should be astounding the world,
and yet we hardly ever even talk about Your presense there at Lourdes.
Mary, through You, as always is constanly helping her children.
She, as always, is calling us to a greater trust and faith in You.
Jesus, thank You for mom and thank You for Your never ending love.
Jesus, keep giving us Your miracles.
Amen and Amen.
Thank You Lord, for loving us totally.
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One Bread, One Body
This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday SALT FLATS
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"What if salt goes flat?...Then it is good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot."
-Matthew 5:13
If you had a container of Morton's salt which had lost its flavor, what would you do? You'd
probably throw it in the garbage. I doubt if you would throw it on the ground and trample it
underfoot. However, that is what Jesus said would be done to salt that has lost its flavor.
Grinding salt into the ground was sometimes done in ancient warfare. This would ruin the ground.
The defeated nation would not only starve for years; it would be degraded, for in an agricultural
society destroying the fertility of the ground would be the ultimate insult. This helps us
understand how serious it is for Christians to lose their flavor. If we don't live the Beatitudes
(see Mt 5:3-12), let our light shine (Mt 5:14ff), and be holy as Jesus is holy
(Mt 5:20; 1 Pt 1:15ff), we do not just lose our flavor and risk getting thrown out. We may even
ruin the spiritual fertility of families, churches, and people around us.
After the Lord created us, He commanded us to be fertile and multiply (Gn 1:28). We are called to
be good ground which bears fruit a hundredfold (Mt 13:23). How tragic if we, who are to be
fertile, good ground, were used to make good ground infertile!
We must repent and ask the Lord to restore our flavor. It is impossible for us to do this, but He
can do the impossible, if we only repent.
Prayer: Father, salt me with fire (Mk 9:49).
Promise: "Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your wound shall quickly be healed."
-Is 58:8
Praise: Praise You, Jesus, "the Resurrection and the Life" (Jn 11:25). In You we have eternal life.
Alleluia!
Monday ON ANY GIVEN DAY...
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"Evening came, and morning followed." -Genesis 1:5
Tuesday THE GOOD NEWS
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"God created man in His image." -Genesis 1:27
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Brochures
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"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
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· Mother Mary
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MARY-WHO IS SHE IN GOD'S PLAN?
"When the designated time had come, God sent forth His Son born of a woman." -Galatians 4:4
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· How to Renew Your Parish in Just Twelve Years
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· Paying and Receiving Interest
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PM Internet Prayer Requests
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St. Anthony, Padre Pio, and St. Jude, please intercede on my behalf, that I may be healed of the
adrenal fatigue, hypothyroidism, hormonal imbalances, pituitary tumor, and metabolic issues that
have plagued my physical, mental, and emotional health for over 8 years. Ask Jesus to immediately
restore my body to optimal health, balance my hormones, heal and improve my metabolism, and
permanently reset my body to its ideal lean composition under 113 lbs. I long for the opportunity
to serve and inspire others again through athletics and fitness, and I so desperately need my
health, fitness, strength, energy, and physical body to do so. I seek to use the gifts and
talents the Lord has given me so I may better serve Him and share the goodness of God's Word with
others. I ask that the Lord use me and heal me to show His Power and Love in the world today.
Thank you. Amen.
(LA, Longwood, FL, United States, 2/4/2017 7:06:28 PM)
Please I need everyone's prayer in this. Please don't let PM stop loving me. Let our hearts be
guided to one another without giving up. Please don't let him give up on us and let us be
together. I love him full heartedly and I don't know what else to do... please protect our love
and let us be together. Amen.
(EB, , 2/4/2017 5:56:16 PM)
a prayer for a lady a prayer that never gets answered
(greg, , 2/4/2017 4:52:04 PM)
For all prayers posted. Amen.
(Anonymous, , 2/4/2017 3:12:43 PM)
Please pray for me for many things: I have gone through so much in my life and I have very few
friends, and that I would get some good godly Christian friends. Also, that I would get good
grades as I am going back to school, and hoping to finish in 2 years with this degree. Also, I
am in need of a better job, I am asking God to transfer to a better position at my job and that
it would work with my school schedule. I really want to connect with ladies around my own age
who are Christian. I have also been going through depression and anxiety, and I Just want to
enjoy life.
(J, , 2/4/2017 12:50:06 PM)
For the spiritual, emotional, and physical well being of our daughter EB. And that she return
home to the Catholic Church. Thank you.
(Carol, Arizona, , 2/4/2017 12:45:57 PM)
Please heal my children, David, Larry, and Cody of all addictions and physical, spiritual,
emotional, relationships and finances healing.
(Anonymous, , 2/4/2017 12:20:56 PM)
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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 well as covering the entire New Testament thru Revelation.
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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
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Small Christian Community Resources
Introduction to Small Christian Community
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Building Small Christian Communities (Team Manual)
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Bible Telephone Line
The Bible Telephone Line (BTL) has been in operation for 26 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.
THE BTL RECENTLY WENT TO A SINGLE NUMBER FOR THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES
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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 SICK AND SUFFERING
RENEWED ENERGY
This celebration likewise gives the Church renewed spiritual energy for carrying out ever more
fully that fundamental part of her mission which includes serving the poor, the infirm, the
suffering, the outcast and the marginalized...
CLOSE TO YOU
I express my closeness to all of you, our suffering brothers and sisters, and to your families,
as well as my appreciation for all those in different roles of service and in healthcare
institutions ...
"SURE SIGN"
I encourage all of you ... to see in Mary, Health of the Infirm, the sure sign of God's love for
every human being and a model of surrender to His will. May you always find in faith, nourished
by the Word and by the Sacraments, the strength needed to love God, even in the experience of
illness.
(Message for 2017 World Day of the Sick, dated 12/18/2016)
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2017 RETREATS
Online Registration
2017 RETREATS
· Discipleship, Redemptive Suffering, and Mary (Feb 17-18)
· The Dignity and Vocation of Women (Mar 18)
· Life in the Spirit Seminar (Apr 21-23)
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