Today’s Blessing Prayer: Tuesday greetings and blessings to all! I hope your Tuesday has started off well. It is supposed to be a rainy day here in the New York area. It will be a busy day for me as we have our next installment of Through The Cross today at 3:00 pm. If you are free at 3:00 pm why not join us. If you cannot join us at 3:00 pm you can always visit The Sunday Mass website and click on Through The Cross and watch the show. Today we will be focused on Vocations, Especially to the Passionist Life!
 
My prayer of blessing today is that God will bless us all with the energy, the spirit and the enthusiasm to continue with hope this journey of Easter and life. That God will bless us with a joy for life, for others and for ourselves. And that whatever we do, wherever we go, whomever we meet will be touched by the joy and mercy that we bring! Have a great Tuesday everyone and may your day be blessed with the warmth of the sun but if you find a few drops of rain coming down when you walk out the door may it be soft gentle rain that lovingly softens the earth and you! Peace in Christ’s Passion and the Risen Lord...Fr. Paul

Today’s Prayer:
Spirit of Christ, bless us.
Body of Christ, save us.
Blood of Christ, enliven us.
Water from the side of Christ, wash us.
Passion of Christ, strengthen us.
O good Jesus, hear us.
Within your wounds, hide us.
Never let us be separated from you.
From the evil foe, defend us.
At the hour of death, call us; and welcome us into your Kingdom.
That with your saints we may praise you forever and ever. Amen.
(Adapted from the prayer Anima Christi)

​Today’s Blessing Prayer: Monday greetings and blessings to all! I hope your Monday has started off well. It looks to be a sunny but cool day here in the New York area. It will be a busy day and week for me as we have another installment of Through The Cross tomorrow which means set-up today and a Sunday Mass taping day on Friday which means a set-up day on Thursday. I pray your Monday and week will not be as busy.
 
I received good news yesterday from my friend Elisa. She had a PET scan and no cancer was found. She will have to continue with her chemo and radiation, but this is good news. Thanks to all who offered prayers!
 
My prayer today is that our day, our week, will be blessed with many wonderful and life- giving experiences. I pray that we will all will take sometime today to smell the flowers, to enjoy the colors of creation and to let ourselves be loved! May the blessing of God’s love be with all of us today and always. Peace in Christ’s Passion and Joy in the Risen Lord…Fr. Paul

Today’s Prayer: Loving God, give us grace to walk humbly today, and save us from self-importance and every condescending folly. You have made us, and not we ourselves. Help us to remember the limits of our power and our wisdom, but help us, also, to live our lives to the fullest within the limits of our power and wisdom. Amen! (Adapted from a prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr)

​Today’s Blessing Prayer: Sunday morning greetings and blessings to all! It is a partly cloudy and cool morning here in the New York area. In a couple of hours, I will head to Chappaqua, NY to celebrate the 10 am mass at the Church of St. John and St. Mary. I hope you have awakened to a nice day wherever you are, one that will be rich in God’s many blessings!
 
I pray that God will bless you Sunday with the richness of the mercy and joy of Risen Christ and the joy of God’s merciful love.  On this Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday, may our Good and Gracious God bless you and protect you from the struggles and perils of life. May the God who so loves us that he gave us his only Son touch you with that love today and always. And through the joyous grace of Christ may God lead you to the banquet of lasting joy. Amen – Alleluia!
 
Enjoy your day, don't forget to give God a little time today and I hope wherever you are the sun is out and the day will be warm and full of the colors of spring! Peace in Christ's Passion - Joy in the Risen Lord...Fr. Paul

Today’s Prayer: God the Father, bless us: Christ, guard us: Holy Spirit, enlighten us, all the days of our lives. Loving God, be the defender and guardian of our souls and bodies, world without end. The right hand of the Lord preserves us always to old age! The grace of Christ perpetually defends us from all enemies! Direct, Lord, our hearts into the way of peace. Loving God, deliver and help us always. Amen! (Adapted from a prayer from the Book of Cerne)

​Today’s Blessing Prayer: Saturday greetings and blessings to all! I hope your Saturday is starting off well. It looks to be a sunny, windy and cool Saturday here in the New York area. I hope the weather provides you with a life-giving and spirit filled Saturday!
 
I pray today that your life and day will be enliven with the blessings of God’s Easter presence in the people you meet, the places you go and in the things you do. May you come to know God today through the living of life and may your living of life today grace you with much joy!
 
Have a great Saturday everyone - enjoy your day wherever you are and in whatever you do.  Peace in Christ's Passion and Joy in the Risen Lord...Fr. Paul

Today’s Prayer: Soul of Christ, sanctify us. Body of Christ, save us. Blood of Christ, inebriate us. Water from the side of Christ, wash us. Passion of Christ, strengthen us. O good Jesus, hear us. Within your wounds, hide us. Never let us be separated from you. From the malignant enemy, defend us. At the hour of death, call us; and bid us come to you. That with the saints we may praise you forever and ever. Amen (Adapted from the prayer Anima Christi)

​Today’s Blessing Prayer: Friday greetings and blessings to all! I hope your Friday is starting off well. It is a very rainy morning here in the New York area. I pray the weather is a little nice by you today. Though earlier this morning as I sat in prayer, I noticed the rain coming down and though to myself that sometimes rain has a beauty and I guess the April showers of this morning reminded me of the May flowers that they will bring! Enjoy your Friday everyone regardless of the weather.
 
I pray for all of you today that you will once again be touch by the joy of Easter. May you be gifted with many life-giving experiences, with many encounters of God through the people you meet. May you have safe travels if you are traveling and may you be gifts with much joy and peace as you journey through this day! God's Easter blessings to all today! Peace in Christ's Passion and the Joy of the Risen Lord...Fr. Paul