April 8th Mercy Sunday
Today, Christ, You show us Your heart with the rays of love flowing from them.
We see Your heart issue the blood and water, that feeds and puifies us all.
Let us all learn how to say Your chaplet of Mercy, and say it every day if possible at
the 3:00 p.m. hour.
Let us come to try to comprehend how great a love You have for us, that Your heart still
sends forth rays of healing love.
Let us all endeavor to set our hearts free of the tangles of life, and set our hearts on
Your heart.
Let us be able to grace and help others through the chaplet of mercy.
Let us again see in the picture of You, the depth of Your love, and the openness of Your
heart.
It burns with the fire of love for each of us, and it never stops calling us to that
union of oneness that You want to share with each of us.
Let us see in Your eyes the forgiving presence, and look of love.
Let us all come and see the love of the Lord that You have for each of 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 AS GOOD A WITNESS AS I WANT TO BE
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"With power the apostles bore witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus." -Acts 4:33
Our secular humanistic society hardly notices when we Christians proclaim that Jesus is risen
from the dead. Our message of the Resurrection is effortlessly ignored and often militantly
denied and ridiculed. We clearly lack power as witnesses for the risen Lord.
The Holy Spirit, Who is Power (Lk 24:49; Acts 1:8), will give us the power that we lack. All
we need do is obey Him (Acts 5:32). Traditionally, the Holy Spirit has given us power by
giving communal and economic commands. The Spirit commands us to devote ourselves to the
communal life (Acts 2:42) and to accept His grace to be of one mind and heart (Acts 4:32). He
commands many of us to hold things in common (Acts 4:32; 2:44). He commands not a few of us to
liquidate our property and to give the proceeds to the Church (Acts 4:34ff).
How much do you believe in the risen Christ? How powerful do you want to be as His witness?
Maximum power is available to you. Obey the Spirit and especially His communal and economic
commands.
Prayer: Father, I repent of making excuses for my powerlessness. May I trust You and be
strengthened with every power, in accord with His glorious might (see Col 1:11).
Promise: " 'Peace be with you,' [Jesus] said again. 'As the Father has sent Me, so I send
you.' Then He breathed on them and said: 'Receive the Holy Spirit.' " -Jn 20:21-22
Praise: All praise and honor to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit! Thank You for pouring down
Your many graces on us.
Monday OUR ONLY HOPE
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"The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; hence,
the holy Offspring to be born will be called Son of God." -Luke 1:35
Tuesday OUR NEED FOR BARNABASES
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"There was a certain Levite from Cyprus named Joseph, to whom the apostles gave the name
Barnabas (meaning 'son of encouragement'). He sold a farm that he owned and made a donation of
the money, laying it at the apostles' feet." -Acts 4:36-37
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In thanksgiving that EB found her keys. Praise God and thank you St. Anthony, and thanks to
all the prayer warriors here.
(Carol, Arizona , , 4/7/2018 12:08:36 PM)
Lord cast out all false spirits throughout the world.
(Anonymous, , 4/7/2018 12:01:36 PM)
Fidelity towards Jesus, holds the world together. The unfaithful do not understand how they
benefit from Jesus, Mary and those who remain faithful to the Gospel of Our Lord.
(Anonymous, , 4/7/2018 11:56:33 AM)
For all pray needs posted. Pray, hope and don't worry as St Padre Pio used to say. Amen and
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
(Anonymous, , 4/7/2018 10:43:08 AM)
Please pray for me to our lord our god that my friends business should go well and he should
give me the job as said. Please he is in the final stage of proposals. Please ask for gods
blessing for his business for my sake.
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Dear Prayer Warriors and Intercessors My left knee was dislocated and put back into its
socked, due to a fall, Pray that it does its normal function again with Father-Gods helps and
without surgery needed, l don't have money for surgery, if needed,Thank You In Jesus Mighty
Name Amen O Father-God do a Miracle in me, that People May Know Your Greatness over Your All
Creation.Thank You Father-God
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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
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Notable quotations from Pope Francis and official teachings of the Roman Catholic Church
GOD'S CALL TO JOY
NOT VICTIMS OF CHANCE
The ... World Day of Prayer for Vocations ... proclaims this good news to us, and in a decisive
manner. We are not victims of chance or swept up in a series of unconnected events; on the
contrary, our life and our presence in this world are the fruit of a divine vocation!
GOD IS WITH US
... The mystery of the Incarnation reminds us that God continually comes to encounter us. He is
God-with-us, who walks along the often dusty paths of our lives. He knows our anxious longing
for love and He calls us to joy.
LISTEN, DISCERN, LIVE
In the diversity and the uniqueness of each and every vocation, personal and ecclesial, there
is a need to listen, discern and live this word that calls to us from on high and, while
enabling us to develop our talents, makes us instruments of salvation in the world and guides
us to full happiness.
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