Today’s Blessing Prayer: Tuesday greetings and blessings to all! I hope your Tuesday is starting off well? I hope you are continuing to navigate through these May and Spring days with faith and a hopefulness for the future.
Once again, I offer you Pope Francis’ Prayer… O Mary, you shine continuously on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves to you, and the Health of the Sick. At the foot of the Cross you participated in Jesus’ pain, with steadfast faith. You, Salvation of All People, know what we need. We are certain that you will provide, so that, as you did at Cana of Galilee, joy and feasting might return after this moment of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform ourselves to the Father’s will and to do what Jesus tells us: He who took our sufferings upon Himself, and bore our sorrows to bring us, through the Cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen. We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our pleas – we who are put to the test – and deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin. (Prayer Composed by Pope Francis) My prayer of blessing for all of us today is that God will continue to bless all of us with his lifegiving presence and that God will grace us with the strength and energy to share that presence wherever we go and with whomever we meet! Blessings to all today, have a great day, and know that God is with you! Peace in Christ's Passion...Fr. Paul
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Today’s Prayer: Loving God, in you is found the fullness of life and unconditional Love. We place ourselves in your hands each day, asking that you make holy all that we are, all that we have, and all that we offer you. Keep us firm in our faith and strong in your service. Create in us a new heart that we might meditate on the Passion of Christ and find a peace that always welcomes us home. Amen!
Today’s Blessing Prayer: Monday greetings and blessings to all. I hope you are continuing to navigate through these May and Spring days with faith and a hopefulness for the future.
Once again, I offer you Pope Francis’ Prayer… O Mary, you shine continuously on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves to you, and the Health of the Sick. At the foot of the Cross you participated in Jesus’ pain, with steadfast faith. You, Salvation of All People, know what we need. We are certain that you will provide, so that, as you did at Cana of Galilee, joy and feasting might return after this moment of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform ourselves to the Father’s will and to do what Jesus tells us: He who took our sufferings upon Himself, and bore our sorrows to bring us, through the Cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen. We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our pleas – we who are put to the test – and deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin. (Prayer Composed by Pope Francis) We closed the Easter Season yesterday with the celebration of Pentecost and today we find ourselves back in Ordinary Time but celebrating the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church which Pope Francis began three years ago. May today be a day truly blessed by the presence of God and Mary in some way. My prayer of blessing for today is that God’s blessings will be with us throughout our day. May Mary, as Mother of the Church intercede for us so that the richness of who we are as individual persons created in the image and likeness of God will touch the lives of all whom we encounter. May we bring God’s presence to every experience and each moment of this day. May the world we journey through at this time, somehow be a better place because of us today. And at the end of the day may we smile with the tired satisfaction that because of God’s grace and blessings today was a good day! Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul Today’s Prayer: Holy Mary, help us in our need, give us strength when we are weak, give us comfort when we are sorrowful, intercede for God’s people, assist those who lead, guide those who give their lives in service. Mary may all who seek you encounter your help and experience your unfailing protection and love. We make this prayer through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen!
Today’s Blessing Prayer: Sunday and Pentecost greetings and blessings to all!
I hope your Pentecost Sunday has been a good one! As I mentioned at the beginning of my reflections I have been traveling yesterday and today so this is my first opportunity to post anything today. Sorry for my lateness. I also hope you are continuing to navigate through these Spring, Easter Season and May days with faith and hopefulness for the future. Once again, I offer you Pope Francis’ Prayer… O Mary, you shine continuously on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves to you, and the Health of the Sick. At the foot of the Cross you participated in Jesus’ pain, with steadfast faith. You, Salvation of All People, know what we need. We are certain that you will provide, so that, as you did at Cana of Galilee, joy and feasting might return after this moment of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform ourselves to the Father’s will and to do what Jesus tells us: He who took our sufferings upon Himself, and bore our sorrows to bring us, through the Cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen. We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our pleas – we who are put to the test – and deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin. (Prayer Composed by Pope Francis) May God bless all of us with an enjoyable day especially if we have the opportunity to be among family and/or friends. Through God’s Spirit may hopefully this day has offered us some rest and relaxation so that we might enjoy the gifts of the Holy Spirit within and around us! I will leave you today with this thought from Thomas Merton, “Love is the guarantee that the life of the Spirit is growing in us. Love is the sign of the Holy Spirit at work in the Church and in the world.” So, may God bless us with much love today and may we love much today and always my friends! Peace in Christ’s Passion and Joy in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit…Fr. Paul Today’s Prayer: Breathe in us, O Holy Spirit, that our thoughts, our ideas, our words, may all be holy. Act in us, O Holy Spirit, that our works, our labors, our actions, our living of life too, may be holy. Embrace our hearts, O Holy Spirit, that we may love and be love in a holy way. Strengthen us, O Holy Spirit, that our lives may represent all that is life giving and holy. Protect us, O Holy Spirit, that we always may be your gifts of hope and life in this world. Amen! (Adapted for a Prayer to the Holy Spirit by Saint Augustine)
Today’s Blessing Prayer: Saturday greetings and blessings everyone! I hope you are continuing to navigate through these Spring, Easter Season and May days with faith and hopefulness for the future.
Once again, I offer you Pope Francis’ Prayer… O Mary, you shine continuously on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves to you, and the Health of the Sick. At the foot of the Cross you participated in Jesus’ pain, with steadfast faith. You, Salvation of All People, know what we need. We are certain that you will provide, so that, as you did at Cana of Galilee, joy and feasting might return after this moment of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform ourselves to the Father’s will and to do what Jesus tells us: He who took our sufferings upon Himself, and bore our sorrows to bring us, through the Cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen. We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our pleas – we who are put to the test – and deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin. (Prayer Composed by Pope Francis) I would ask your prayers today as I make my journey by car to Manitowoc, Wisconsin today and Sunday where I will begin a retreat with the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity. My prayer of blessing is that this will be a day blessed in God's presence, grace and love. That it will be a day bless with wonderful experiences, energizing endeavors, and the rest and relaxation that will help us to enjoy the gift of our life! Remember to give God a little time this Pentecost weekend. Have a blessed, holy, and healthy Saturday everyone! Peace in Christ's Passion and Joy in the gifts of the Holy Spirit...Fr. Paul Today’s Prayer: O, God, to know you is life. To serve you is freedom. To praise you is the soul's joy and delight. Guard us with the power of your grace here and in all places. Now and at all times, forever. Amen. (Adapted from a prayer by St. Augustine of Hippo)
Today’s Blessing Prayer: Friday greetings and blessings to all! I hope you are continuing to navigate through these Spring, Easter Season and May days with faith and a hopefulness for the future.
Once again, I offer you Pope Francis’ Prayer… O Mary, you shine continuously on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves to you, and the Health of the Sick. At the foot of the Cross you participated in Jesus’ pain, with steadfast faith. You, Salvation of All People, know what we need. We are certain that you will provide, so that, as you did at Cana of Galilee, joy and feasting might return after this moment of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform ourselves to the Father’s will and to do what Jesus tells us: He who took our sufferings upon Himself, and bore our sorrows to bring us, through the Cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen. We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our pleas – we who are put to the test – and deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin. (Prayer Composed by Pope Francis) I would ask your prayers for The Sunday Mass ministry team today as we will be taping all day today. It is our last taping day until September. So, if you get a chance could you off a short prayer that our day goes well. Thanks it will be greatly appreciated. May God bless all of us this day with the Spirit of Love and through our work, our endeavors, and our interaction with others. May Jesus truly know that “Yes, we do love him!” May God’s blessings be upon our Friday and upon our celebration of Pentecost on Sunday. May we have a restful, peaceful, faith filled, and Spirit filled weekend. Peace in Christ’s Passion and Joy in the Holy Spirit…Fr. Paul Today’s Prayer:
Take, Lord, receive all our liberty Our memory, understanding, Our entire will. Give us only your love and your grace, that's enough for us Your love and your grace are enough for us. Take, Lord, receive all we have and possess. You have given all to us, now we return it. Take, Lord, receive, all is yours now Dispose of it wholly according to your will. (Adapted from the song Take Lord Receive by Fr. John Foley, SJ) |
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