Today’s Blessing Prayer: Thursday greetings and blessings to all. I hope this finds you not too busy with last minute shopping or preparations. For those who will be traveling during these next few days please be safe and if you can give yourselves a little extra time.
As for today’s blessing I once again call upon spirits Mary and Elizabeth to focus us and remind us throughout this day that God is always with us. Loving God bless us all this day with the echoes of Elizabeth’s words to Mary, “How does it happen that the mother of my Lord, should come to me?” Make these words our own today, O God, for by your blessing of creation we all carry around in us the gift of your presence. May the story of Mary and Elizabeth remind us of your presence in our lives and give us the strength to give your gift to everyone we encounter today and always. May God bless us all today. Have a great Thursday everyone! Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul
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Today’s Prayer: O Radiant Dawn, splendor of eternal light, sun of justice, come! Like Elizabeth in today’s Gospel as we pause in gratitude for the many visits that Mary has made to our lives. We give thanks for those visits as they were made present by our own mothers. With the gift of life, our mothers carried us in their wombs and gave me life. Like Mary and Elizabeth, they tenderly, patiently cared for us and taught us to walk and talk. They read to us and made us laugh. No one delighted in our successes more; no one could comfort us better in our failures. We are grateful as we remember the gift of Mary during our journey to Christmas, for how our mothers, nurtured us and mentored me, and even disciplined me.
In the spirit of Mary and Elizabeth, please bless our mothers and all mothers, Lord, whether they are living or deceased. Comfort them, help them to have loving hearts and to continue to love and give of themselves to others. Strengthen them when they are down and give them hope when they are discouraged. Most of all, God, during the seasons of Advent and Christmas, give all mothers the graces they most need and desire. We pray this, grateful for the gifts of Mary and Elizabeth and all mothers in the name of Jesus, our Savior. Amen! PS Loving God just one more things, in the spirit of Mary and Elizabeth bless all mothers who want to conceive with the gift of life! Today’s Blessing Prayer: Wednesday greetings and blessing to all! I hope your day is starting off well.
In the spirit of Mary’s “yes” that is proclaimed in the Gospel today I offer my blessing prayer – Loving God, bless us this day with the confidence, the faith, the trust and the hope to always respond with a “yes” to your invitation to live life. Help us to be people of joy, of peace and of commitment. Grace us with the strength to move beyond negativity of this world and see the possible in the impossible. Protected us today, in our travels, our endeavors, in our busyness and gifted us with many experiences of your love. Loving God, bless us all this day and always. Amen. Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul Today’s Prayer: O Key of David, O royal Power of Israel, come, and in the spirit of your handmaid, our mother Mary, we pray - Behold your servants, O God – May what you ask of us be lived out by us according to your word, your invitation, your will. Today God, we say “yes” to you! Amen.
Today’s Blessing Prayer: Tuesday greetings and blessings to all. We find ourselves amid the last week before Christmas. I am sure the coming days will be busy. I hope you will survive this last week until Christmas. I hope as today begins you are not too stressed and will be able to enjoy the gifted of a new day and the true spirit of Advent.
My prayer for blessing today is in the spirit of the “O Antiphons” – O Root of Jesse's stem, bless us this day with the confidence, the faith, the trust and the hope to always respond with a “yes” to your invitation to live life. Help us to be people of joy, of peace and of commitment. Grace us with the strength to move beyond negativity of this world and see the possible in the impossible. Protected us today, in our travels, our endeavors, in our busyness and gifted us with many experiences of your love. Loving God, bless us all this day and always. Amen. Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul Today’s Prayer: O Flower of Jesse, come, and graciously reveal your love to the world today. May we embrace with integrity of faith the gift of your life and help make the impossible, possible. Help us and our world to find peace. Help us and our world to value all life. Help us and our world to find your presence within us today. O God be with us today! Amen!
Today’s Blessing Prayer: Monday greetings and blessings to all today. I hope your Christmas busyness is done so that you will be able to enjoy the days ahead!
Before I offer a blessing for today I would just like to say Happy Birthday to my oldest niece and goddaughter, Alice. Alice, may you have a wonderful day and a year filled with many new experiences and blessing! In the spirit of our readings today I pray that God will bless us with a spirit of wisdom today so that we can understand the “dream” that God has for us and that we will be blessed with the grace to live out that dream! May God gift us with compassion and generosity today so that we might bring Emmanuel, God with us, wherever we go and to whomever we meet. May we always be a family, a Church, a faith community bound together by a dream of mercy, justice, forgiveness, reconciliation and love. Blessing to all today and always! Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul Today’s Prayer: O sacred Lord of ancient Israel, come, fill our hearts with the light of your Holy Spirit so that we might not be afraid of your word, your invitation to live. Give us the humility to hold fast to your will and thus allow Christ to be born with in us today and every day. For we believe nothing is impossible for You our loving God! Amen!
Today’s Blessing Prayer: Advent Sunday blessings and greetings to all! I hope your Sunday is starting out well and that you will be able in the midst of all your busyness to find some time for God today!
On this Third Sunday of Advent I use St. Paul’s words from our second reading today as my prayer of blessing for all of you - May the God of peace make us perfectly holy and may we entirely, spirit, soul, and body, be preserved blameless for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. May God bless us with the strength to pray unceasingly, with thankfulness and joy in our hearts! May our Good and Faithful God continue to bless us with the joy and hope of this wonderful season. Have a great Sunday remember to give God a little of your time today! Peace in Christ's Passion...Fr. Paul Today’s Prayer: Loving God, help us take on the Advent work of restoring our lives to the meaning and joy for which we were created. Lead by the spirit of the Eternal Shepherd grace us with the strength of renewing our lives by focusing on compassion, forgiveness and justice the foundation on which your Kingdom is built. Amen!
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