Today’s Blessing Prayer: Sunday greetings and blessings to all and Happy Feast of Christ the King! I hope you are continuing to navigate through these unusual and at times difficult days with faith and a hopefulness for the future.
Once again as we journey through this uncertain time, 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 have many things to celebrate and remember today. Earlier today in Rome, the Passionists began our Jubilee Year. Today marks the 300th Anniversary of the founding of the Congregation of the Passion. On November 22, 1720 St. Paul of the Cross was vested in the black tunic of a hermit, later to be known as a habit, and he began his 40 day retreat is the Church St. Charles in Castellazzo. During his retreat St. Paul of the Cross wrote the first rule of the Passionists and our journey as a congregation, a religious community began. So this is a Jubilee Year for us and I would ask your prayer as we pray, reflect, and celebrate this year that we will be renewed by the spirit of St. Paul of the Cross so that we can continue our journey of faith. I am also celebrating today the 67th anniversary of my baptism. Yes, 67 years ago on November 22, 1953, 20 days after I was born, I was welcomed into the Church. Thanks to my parents I was dedicated to God this day and welcomed into this wonderful faith community called Church. And just 57 years ago we mourned as a nation the loss of our president. Yes, 57 years ago today President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, TX. Unfortunately, as a nation we have digressed into untruth, lies, violence of all kinds. We have a void of leadership in all aspects of our life. We continue to mourn people being shot in our nation not by terrorists, but by one another. Still no gun laws, still no respect for human life, still no peace! My prayer of blessing today is that we may all celebrate this day as mentioned above for many different reasons, with joy and peace for this is the Day that the Lord has made so let us rejoice and be glad. May there always be work for us to do. May our pockets and purses always hold a coin or two. May the sun always shine warm on our windowpanes. May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain. May the hand of family, a loved one and a friend always be near and may God fill our hearts with gladness, love and good cheer that we in turn can share! May the blessing of Christ the Shepherd and Servant King be upon us all today and always. Do not forget to give God a little time today. Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Fr. Paul R. Fagan, C.P.A prayer or two to help you through your day! Archives
April 2024
Categories |