April 14th Passion Sunday
Jesus, with what love, you have loved us.
You gave Your life, that we would have eternal life, and You gave us Your Body and Blood, as the
food of life.
This week, we commemorate Your passion and death, and your institution of the Eucharist.
What a plan the Father had for us, that You, the true sacrifice of redemption, was offered as a
never ending eternal gift of forgivness of sin.
Your suffering paid the price for all of us, for all time.
Thank You for Your love.
Amen and Amen.
Thank You Lord, for loving us totally.
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One Bread, One Body
This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday FORGIVING AND GIVING ALL
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"In His anguish He prayed with all the greater intensity, and His sweat became like drops of blood
falling to the ground. Then He rose from prayer and came to His disciples." -Luke 22:44-45
Jesus prayed always (see Lk 18:1). He even prayed while He was hanging on the cross and dying. He
prayed: "Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing" (Lk 23:34). With His last breath,
He prayed: "Father, into Your hands I commend My spirit" (Lk 23:46). These two prayers are related. To
give ourselves totally to the Lord, we must forgive. When Jesus taught us to pray, He taught us to ask
our Father in heaven to give us our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses. If we do not give
forgiveness, we are not giving our "all." Therefore, we are not giving as Jesus gives. Thus, we must
forgive in order to give our lives to the Lord.
During Holy Week, we are encouraged to accept the grace to forgive all those who have sinned against
us. Jesus forgave us for participating in His crucifixion through our sins. We have been forgiven the
unimaginable sin of being involved in crucifying God (see Catechism of the Catholic Church, 598; cf
Acts 3:15). In thanksgiving for being forgiven, we should pass on the Lord's forgiveness to those who
have sinned against us (Mt 18:33). Jesus died forgiving His enemies. May we live forgiving our enemies
and thereby give our lives to Him as a total, unblemished sacrifice (see Lv 1:3; cf Rm 12:1).
Prayer: Father, make this week holy through miracles of forgiveness. May I decide to accept these
miracles now on the first day of Holy Week.
Promise: "He humbled Himself, obediently accepting even death, death on a cross!" -Phil 2:8
Praise: All hail, King Jesus, suffering servant and Messiah! Your name is above every other name. All
glory be to You.
Monday THE FOOLISH "FANATICISM" OF FAITH
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"Many Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in Him on account of Lazarus." -John 12:11
Tuesday IT'S ALL ABOUT LOVE
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"You are my hope, O Lord." -Psalm 71:5
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PM Internet Prayer Requests
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Not to sin anymore. To approach the tabernacle with purity. To stay closer to the Lord always. To be
free from all the clutch and influence of the devil. To remain in Grace seeking forgiveness of our
Lord. For my marriage and all Christian marriage to be restored and freed from lust and adultery. To
remove all soul ties of my wrong relationships and be free from adultery. I have sinned but can't
resist. I don't want to sin anymore.In Jesus name. Amen
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Thank you Lord, my flight was cancelled today, Lord you know what is good for us. Lord I thank again,
in Jesus name we pray Amen.
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For the spiritual and physical health of our daughter EB. Please watch over her and keep her safe.
Thank You, Lord, and thanks to all the prayer warriors here.
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Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the conversion of sinners and salvation of souls daily...especially
during the third hour. Jesus I Trust in YOU!
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Just like Jesus cured the cripple, please pray that He reaches out and touches my husband Doug and
heals his back and leg. Please Lord Jesus, have compassion for Doug and heal him spiritually and
physically. I ask this through Christ our Lord Amen. Thank you
(Virginia, Nevada, , 4/13/2019 11:25:02 AM)
Fear is useless. LORD please look kindly on the petitions posted and all the requests said silently in
our hearts. LORD may Florence rest in your arms today as see past from this life. You LORD gave her
104 years here on earth. LORD guide today to your will always. To love and to forgive with no
exceptions.
(Jim, Wisconsin, , 4/13/2019 11:16:46 AM)
Cast away from you all the crimes you have committed, says the LORD, and make for yourselves a new
heart and a new spirit.
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For J who has a fractured hip. Wisdom for the doctors to give right line of treatment, for her to
respond well to the treatment and make a quick recovery. Hospital stay to be safe blessed and
protected. For family, grace courage and strength.
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For the many blessings received. Thank You, Lord. Thank you prayer warriors.
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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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Pope Francis, Shepherd of Truth
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Notable quotations from Pope Francis and official teachings of the Roman Catholic Church
END HUNGER
"HOPES OF MILLIONS"
The annual celebration of World Food Day emphasizes ... the needs, yearnings and hopes of millions of
persons who lack bread each day. Increasingly, there are more people who sadly make up part of that
great number of human beings who have nothing, or almost nothing to eat. It should be the opposite and
yet recent statistics are a painful proof of how international solidarity appears to be cooling.
"EFFECTIVE HELP"
The poor expect from us an effective help that takes them out of their misery... In this twenty-first
century that has seen considerable advances in the field of technology, science, communications and
infrastructure, we ought to feel shame for not having achieved the same advances in humanity and
solidarity, and so satisfy the primary needs of the most disadvantaged.
"WE MUST DO BETTER"
We are all called to go further. We can and we must do better for the helpless. We must move to
concrete action, so that the scourge of hunger disappears completely.
(Source: Message for World Food Day 2018, issued 10/16/2018)
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