May 13th Ascension Sunday
Jesus, we celebrate Your Ascension into heaven.
You came to be one of us and pay the price for our sins.
You absolutely deserve to rise up into heaven and sit on Your throne of glory.
Jesus, teach us to be truly grateful to You, and the Father, for loving us and for the Holy
Spirit to guide us.
Christ, we are so weak, and so normal, and we have such a short attention span, that we so
soon forget our fervor.
Rekindle in us the fire of the Holy Spirit, that we may be renewed, and receive Your gifts
that will let us do Your will all the days of our lives.
Let us prepare for Pentecost by going to confession, and getting any stain of sin off of
our souls, and open our hearts to allow the Holy Spirit to come and make His abode in us.
Let us go on fire with desire to serve You in all things, and in all of our actions.
Let us be Your hands, Your heart, Your eyes, in other words Your instuments of love.
Thank you Jesus.
Amen and Amen.
Thank You Lord, for loving us totally.
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One Bread, One Body
This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday "ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW ______"
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"No sooner had He said this than He was lifted up before their eyes in a cloud which took Him
from their sight." -Acts 1:9
For almost forty years, a good Catholic father told his children to live for Jesus and to love
Jesus especially by going to Mass - not only on Sundays but daily, or as often as possible.
However, although some of his children went to Mass on Sundays, they never made the decision to
live for Jesus. Then the father said again what he had said for all those years, but this time
he died. The children could no longer so easily dismiss or ignore their father's words. One of
his sons gave his life to Jesus and centered his life on the Eucharist.
For many years, Jesus has told His disciples many things. We are to:
downsize our lifestyles and choose poverty (Mt 5:3),
love and forgive our enemies (see Mt 5:44),
deny ourselves and take up our crosses each day (Lk 9:23),
wash the feet of others in sacrificial service (see Jn 13:5ff),
devote ourselves to God's Word and the communal life (Acts 2:42), and
spend our lives in being witnesses for Jesus (Acts 1:8).
Many Christians have ignored these commands of Jesus. However, when Jesus ascended, His
disciples could not so easily dismiss His words.
May we receive this grace of the Ascension today. On this third day of the Pentecost novena, may
we respond to Jesus' words and take Him seriously.
Prayer: Jesus, may Your ways of being "absent" help me be more present and obedient to You.
Promise: "The Lord continued to work with them." -Mk 16:20
Praise: Praise the risen Lord, Who ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
Monday THE LEAD ROLE
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"The saying in Scripture uttered long ago by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David was destined
to be fulfilled in Judas." -Acts 1:16
Tuesday LAST, PAST, NOW, AND LATER
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"I am on my way to Jerusalem, compelled by the Spirit and not knowing what will happen to me there."
-Acts 20:22
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Who Am I in Christ?
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PM Internet Prayer Requests
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Please pray for Joseph who is finishing a college course that he has feared and dreaded. Pray that
he will pass this course. The next course is much like it. Please pray for him June through August
that he can pass it. It is his last course in college. Pray for my sister Gena who has had 3
strokes. She is in bad health and has poor care. Help me to see her and reconcile with her before
she dies.
(Annie, Lancaster, TX, United States, 5/12/2018 12:38:01 PM)
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, , 5/12/2018 12:07:41 PM)
for mary's speedy recovery from her injury, for cathy with cancer, joanne's son who has a serious
hand injury, my eldest son who is struggling, for my husband to quickly find a job, and the sale of
our property. thank you.
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Fear is useless. LORD please look kindly on the petitions posted and all the requests said silently
in our hearts. I ask for this in the name of JESUS.
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Please pray for my husband Sanny for courage.
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Please please help this party and the day be great.. that KS for all your blessings and help Shay
in her time of need.
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Catholic MP3 Talks & Teachings
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.
Also available, many MP3 formatted Audio tapes of most epistles in the bible and numerous 15 minute
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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
FAKE NEWS, TRUTH, AND PEACE
REDISCOVER DIGNITY
... I would like to contribute to our shared commitment to stemming the spread of fake news and
to rediscovering the dignity of journalism and the personal responsibility of journalists to
communicate the truth.
"RADICAL ANTIDOTE"
So how do we defend ourselves? The most radical antidote to the virus of falsehood is
purification by the truth. In Christianity, truth is not just a just a conceptual reality that
regards how we judge things, defining them as true or false... Truth involves our whole life...
Truth is something you can lean on, so as not to fall... The only truly reliable and trustworthy
One ... is the Living God. Hence, Jesus can say: "I am the truth"( Jn 14:6)
JESUS LIBERATES
We discover and rediscover the truth when we experience it within ourselves in the loyalty and
trustworthiness of the One who loves us. This alone can liberate us: "The truth will set you
free" (Jn 8:32).
(Source: Message for World Communications Sunday, 1/24/18)
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