February 4th Fifth Sunday in Ordinary time.
Dear God, we thank you for ordinary time, please help us to stay ordinary, we really don't
realize how good life is until something goes wrong.
Jesus, there are so many people who have loved ones in the hospital who would love to go back
to ordinary time.
And Jesus, we again thank you for our mother "Our Lady of Lourdes".
Again Jesus, you have allowed mom to show the world the healing power of your Eucharist and
the holy waters, blessed by You.
How many critics are confounded when they try to disprove the miracles of Lourdes.
Jesus, keep us aware of your healing love and presence.
Amen and Amen.
Thank You Lord, for loving us totally.
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One Bread, One Body
This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday I KNOW MY REDEEMER LIVES (SEE JB 19:25)
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"I shall not see happiness again." -Job 7:7
How many of you can identify with Job in his hopeless misery? (Jb 7:3) Your situation is so bad
that you can say: "I loathe my life. I will give myself up to complaint; I will speak from the
bitterness of my soul" (Jb 10:1). "I have been assigned months of misery, and troubled nights...
I am filled with restlessness until the dawn...My days...come to an end without hope...I shall
not see happiness again" (Jb 7:3, 4, 6, 7).
God's plan is not to spare us from difficult times; His plan is to be with us in our
difficulties. God sent His only Son Jesus, Who is called "Emmanuel, a name which means 'God is
with us' " (Mt 1:23). The true test of a Christian comes in the crosses of our lives. Our
actions in times of distress tell God whether we want Jesus with us or whether we just want to
be spared adversity.
If we know Jesus is with us, we can face adversity with hope and even joy. With the prophet
Habakkuk, we declare in hope: "For though the fig tree blossom not nor fruit be on the vines,
though the yield of the olive fail and the terraces produce no nourishment, though the flocks
disappear from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet will I rejoice in the Lord and
exult in my saving God. God, my Lord, is my Strength" (Hab 3:17-19).
Job looked up to heaven in his misery and saw the Lord for himself (Jb 42:5). Knowing God was
with him made all the difference for Job. Know Jesus; know hope. No Jesus; no hope. "Fix your
eyes on Jesus" (Heb 3:1), the only Hope you need.
Prayer: Jesus, pour out Your love in my wounded heart (Rm 5:5).
Promise: "He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." -Ps 147:3
Praise: Praise You, Jesus, "the Way, and the Truth, and the Life" (Jn 14:6). You died that we
might have abundant life! (Jn 10:10)
Monday "YOU ARE MY HIDING PLACE"
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"The Lord intends to dwell in the dark cloud." -1 Kings 8:12
Tuesday TRADITIONAL?
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"This people pays Me lip service but their heart is far from Me. Empty is the reverence they do
Me because they teach as dogmas mere human precepts." -Mark 7:6-7; Isaiah 29:13
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PM Internet Prayer Requests
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Father, we ask that You go before EB and surround her with Your Love and Angels. Protect her from any
breakdown, flat tires, bad traffic, bad weather, any delays, or evil and bring her home safely. Thank
You God, Amen.
(Carol, Arizona , , 2/3/2018 10:10:35 AM)
Fear is useless. LORD please look kindly on the petitions posted and all the requests said silently in
our hearts. Please allow me to hear your calling above the noise of the world. Thank you
(Jim, Wisconsin, , 2/3/2018 10:09:44 AM)
I am studying in grade 12. My final exam is on March 2018. I am very weak in study please pray for me
in Jesus name.I want to become a catholic priest . Please pray for me in Jesus name.
(Dawn J., Pala, Kearala, India, 2/3/2018 9:28:23 AM)
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ Please include me in your prayers i am starting my computer
science undergraduate degree it requires a lot of maths and i am not good in maths but i pray and
worked hard to be good in this field or subject. So please help me pray to God for divine
understanding in mathematics and computer science degree program as a whole. And as i do my assignments
and exams during the course i want good grades i am praying about it please if you find time also pray
for me i will do my best to work hard but i know the bible says,"Commit to the Lord whatever you do,
and your plans will succeed"(Proverbs 16 vs 3).So i want to start my undergraduate degree with God
thank you in advance for your support. God Bless!
(Tanyaradzwa , Headlands, Manicaland, Zimbabwe, 2/3/2018 8:43:17 AM)
God, and happy New year. Please glorify, and thank the Lord for me, Who brought us into this great month
of February in one peace, despite the accident I had on the 30th of January. Thank God for my that was
spared. Thank God for the huge success of the free medical clinic my family and I went to a remote
village of Nnewi, in Nigeria. T hank God for blessing my brother Nnamdi, and Maria with twin girls,
after so many years of marriage. Thank God for reconciling me, my family to Himself, and to each other..
Thank God for all answered, and unanswered prayer, because He will always be our God, and Father .Please
pray for mercy of God to triumph in our finances that is a mess.
(Ijeoma, Randolph, Ma, United States, 2/3/2018 4:13:36 AM)
Prayer for my married life, which is near to DIVORCE. May God save my Marriage and resolve all disputes
between my family and my wife's family. May Lord keep my wife Sumaira safe from every evil and our baby.
May God grant us both peace of mind. May God make us live together Happy as we were till end of our life.
(Matthew S.L., karachi, sindh, Pakistan, 2/3/2018 3:48:09 AM)
Thank you Lord for another week. Father I pray for my daughter who is going through iin justice with her
paperwork, you are the only person who can help, father please soften the heart of whoever is working on
it for the sake of the children, in Jesus name we pray Amen.
(Naa, , 2/3/2018 2:23:14 AM)
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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 minute
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Small Christian Community Resources
Introduction to Small Christian Community
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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
MARY, MOTHER OF GOD
"MOST IMPORTANT"
Mother of God is the most important title of Our Lady.
GOD IS CLOSE TO US
To call Mary the Mother of God reminds us of this: God is close to humanity, even as a child is
close to the mother who bears him in her womb.
"BELOVED CHILDREN"
Ours is the joy of knowing that our solitude has ended. It is the beauty of knowing that we are
beloved children, of knowing that this childhood of ours can never be taken away from us. It is
to see a reflection of ourselves in the frail and infant God resting in His mother's arms, and to
realize that humanity is precious and sacred to the Lord. Henceforth, to serve human life is to
serve God.
(Source:
Homily, Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, and the 51st World Day of Peace, 1/1/2018)
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