July 14th 15th Sunday in ordinary time.
Jesus, again and again, we try to walk with You, but our life gets in the way.
We start to worry and fret, we get anxious and fearful, instead of just trusting You.
Jesus, give us the grace to truly trust you.
Let us truly realize that we don't have the answer, except You.
You, Christ, are the true answer to all of life, with all of its twists and turns.
Lord, help us truly realize that You have a plan, we may not understand it, or even realize it,
but Your plan will work out when You say it will.
Give us the courage to go forward everyday into trusting You and Your ways.
Keep us in the arms of You and Mary, our mother.
Amen and Amen.
Thank You Lord, for loving us totally.
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One Bread, One Body
This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday NEAR-MISS?
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"It is something very near to you." -Deuteronomy 30:14
The priest and Levite both "saw" the wounded victim, but didn't want to get near him (Lk 10:31, 32).
The Samaritan, though, had no hesitation about getting near the hurting man. The Samaritan "approached
him" (Lk 10:34) and "treated him with compassion" (Lk 10:37).
Love has to get near and get involved. Love by its very nature can't keep its distance. Jesus, Who is
Love, could have remained in heaven in eternal bliss with His Father. However, His love impelled Him
(see 2 Cor 5:14) to seek us out (Lk 19:10), be near us (Ps 145:18), and even be God-with-us, Emmanuel
(Mt 1:23). Now He even is so near us that He dwells within us (Jn 6:56; 17:23).
Is there any person, group, or class of people you won't get near? Do you stay away from the poor,
uneducated, crippled, aged, criminals, unrepentant, or those of a different race or religion? These may
be your "wounded victims," your chance to be a good Samaritan. Jesus may be saying that as often as you
neglected to get near these people, you neglected to get near Him (Mt 25:45).
Prayer: Jesus, You never kept Your distance from anyone. May I and all who follow You love as You love.
Promise: "The Lord hears the poor, and His own who are in bonds He spurns not." -Ps 69:34
Praise: Praise You, Jesus, resurrected, ascended, and glorified! You sit at the right hand of the
Father to intercede for us.
Monday A THROW-AWAY CULTURE
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"Throw into the river every boy that is born to the Hebrews." -Exodus 1:22
Tuesday HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD
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"Pharoah's daughter...adopted [Moses] as her son." -Exodus 2:10
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PM Internet Prayer Requests
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Special Intention and our family accepts God's will.
(Mark P., New Bedford, MA, United States, 7/13/2019 9:39:08 AM)
Please help me with house. Heal us inside and out.
(Anonymous, , 7/13/2019 8:18:36 AM)
Thank you Lord for another day.Father my hope is in you,as I'm starting over again, I'm relying on
you to show me my next move,in Jesus name we pray Amen.
(Naa, , 7/13/2019 6:00:00 AM)
Fear is useless. LORD please look kindly on the petitions posted and all the requests said silently
in our hearts. LORD please protect the unborn, almost born and the just born in this world. LORD
may abortion end in this world.
(Jim, Wisconsin, , 7/12/2019 11:40:22 PM)
-Pray for The Guardianship of Christ; over you. -Pray for the Guardianship of Our Blessed Mother;
over you. -Pray for the Guardianship of St. Micheal; over you. -Pray for the Guardianship of St.
Joseph; over you.
(Anonymous, , 7/12/2019 10:54:38 PM)
Pray for holiness. -Sin creates a callus heart and callus mind. -Prayer softens the heart and
softens the mind -towards the love of (and ability to love) Our Lord.
(Anonymous, , 7/12/2019 10:50:04 PM)
Pray for The Kingship of Christ; over you. Pray for the Queenship of Our Blessed Mother; over you.
(Anonymous, , 7/12/2019 10:38:53 PM)
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Catholic MP3 Talks & Teachings
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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 27 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
END HUNGER
"LACK OF POLITICAL WILL"
There is a fundamental lack of political will. What is needed is the willingness to end hunger, and
this ultimately will not happen without a moral conviction that is shared by all peoples and all
religious persuasions, where the integral good of the person is at the heart of all initiatives and
consists in "doing to another what we would want done to ourselves."
DON'T BE INDIFFERENT
... These are some reflections I wish to share with those men and women who do not allow themselves
to succumb to indifference; who hear the cry of those who do not have the minimum needed to lead a
dignified life.
THE CHURCH AND THE POOR
For her part, the Catholic Church, in the exercise of the mission with which her divine Founder has
entrusted her, struggles daily throughout the world against hunger and malnutrition in multiple ways
and through her various structures and associations, remembering that those who suffer from misery
are not different from us. They share our flesh and blood. They deserve ... a friendly hand to help
and support them, in such a way that no one is left behind, so that in our world fraternal solidarity
may boast its own identity card and citizenship, beyond any flashy slogans void of substance.
(Source: Message for World Food Day 2018, issued 10/16/2018)
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2019 RETREATS
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