Today’s Blessing Prayer: Monday greetings and blessings to all and welcome to the last day of Spring. I hope you are navigating through this last day of Spring 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) Have a great Monday everyone. May it truly be a good start to your week. My prayer of blessing today is that God’s blessings will be upon all of us wherever we are and wherever our lives bring us today. May our day be rich in God’s grace, hope, love and joy and may we find the strength and energy to share God’s blessings with whomever you encounter! Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul
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Today’s Prayer: O God, search us and know our hearts; test us and know our concerns. See if there is any crooked way in us and lead us in the everlasting way. For we truly do believe so our prayer to you is help our unbelief. Amen!
Today’s Blessing Prayer: Sunday greetings and blessings to all! I hope you are continuing to navigate through these June 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) It is the Solemnity of Corpus Christi and so we focus on the spiritual food which nourishes us and sustains us on our journey of faith through life. It is a time to remember how blessed and how loved we are by God. It is a day to give a little time to God, so I hope you remember to give God a little time today! My prayer of blessing today is that God’s blessings will be upon all of you today and always. I hope you will be blessed especially today with the richness of family, friends, warmth, peace and rest. May God truly be with you and those you love, keeping you safe as you enjoy the gifts of God’s creation. May you recognize the presence of God around you and within you today. May you remember that Christ has no body now on earth but yours! Have a great day and remember “Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God.” (Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ) – Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul Today’s Prayer:
Christ has no body but yours, No hands, no feet on earth but yours, Yours are the eyes with which he looks Compassion on this world, Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good, Yours are the hands, with which he blesses all the world. Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, Yours are the eyes, you are his body. Christ has no body now but yours, No hands, no feet on earth but yours, Yours are the eyes with which he looks compassion on this world. Christ has no body now on earth but yours. (Prayer by St. Teresa of Avila) Today’s Blessing Prayer: Saturday greetings and blessings to all! I hope you are navigating through these mid-June days with faith and hope 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 have a few things to be thankful for today… First, I am thankful for my brother, Jim, who celebrates his Birthday today! So, I send a shout out to my brother, Jim, on his birthday today! Happy Birthday Jim! Many blessings today and always. I hope you will have a great day! Thank you for being my brother and putting up with me all these years! Secondly, I am thankful for Dr. Anthony Reino, Today Doc, will be ordained a permanent deacon. I have had the privilege of walking with him as a spiritual director the last couple of years. Congrats, Doc, as you begin a new journey of service. I look forward to celebrating with you this morning! Finally, my I am grateful for my own journey as a Passionist and a priest. On June 18th, 1986, I was ordained a priest, and so my thoughts this morning center around two quotes from Thomas Merton. The first is from his book, New Seeds of Contemplation and the second is from the book, Thoughts in Solitude. “Our vocation is not simply to be, but to work together with God in the creation of our own life, our own identity, our own destiny...To work out our identity in God.” (New Seeds of Contemplation) “Ask me not where I live or what I like to eat . . . Ask me what I am living for and what I think is keeping me from living fully that.” (Thoughts in Solitude) I picked these two quotes today because on this 36th anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood and I am hoping that over my life time especially these last 36 years I have worked with God to find my identity and that I am truly living for Jesus even though at times my humanness, my struggles, my faults and failing get in the way of my friendship with God and in my service to others. As I celebrate this day, I turn to my good friend, St. Paul, for guidance and strength in the hope that I will always live every aspect of my life in faith, discourse, knowledge, all earnestness, and in the love of God as it is found in our Lord Jesus Christ. And that I will always excel in the gracious act of love that God has given to me by making sure my love for God and others is always genuine. As I celebrate today, I pray for all who have touched my life especially during the last 36 years! Thank you all for helping me be the man of faith, the Passionist and priest I am today even amid my faults and failings. May I always serve you out of God’s love. My prayer of blessing today is that God will bless our day and our journey through it. May we be gifted and blessed with smiles, laughter, family, friends, fun and peace today! And if we are traveling today that we will be blessed with safe travel. May we all have a great day, and may we be blessed with God’s joy in whatever we do and wherever we go. May God’s joy be found in the people we meet today and within us! Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul Today’s Prayer: Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my entire will, all I have and call my own. You have given all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only your love and your grace. That is enough for me. (A prayer by St. Ignatius Loyola)
Today’s Blessing Prayer: Friday greetings and blessings to everyone! I hope you are continuing to navigate through these Mid-June days with faith and a hopefulness in 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 hope your week has gone well and that you will get a chance to enjoy the weekend that is almost upon us. Have a great Friday everyone and may God bless us as we journey through this day. May today be rich in God’s grace for us, our loved ones and everyone we meet. May our work today be blessed with the richness of God’s presence. May any traveling we might be doing today, or this weekend be safe and bring us back home at some point safe and sound. Let us enjoy our day and may our Friday be filled with God’s love, mercy and peace the greatest treasures of all! Peace in Christ Passion…Fr. Paul Today’s Prayer: O God, we thank you this day for loving us and we open our hearts and ask you to come in. Please make our hearts your home now and forever. Teach us where our hearts must be and be the true treasure in our life. Help us to always make you the center of our life. Amen!
Today’s Blessing Prayer: Thursday greetings and blessings to everyone! I hope you are continuing to navigate through these mid-June days with faith and a hopefulness in 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 us today is that we will have the best day possible. May God’s blessings be upon our work, our endeavors, our encounters with others, our struggling moments, our smiling moments and upon all that we do and all whom you meet. Please know that you are always in my prayers…Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul Today’s Prayer: Our Father, who art in heaven hallowed be Thy Name; Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
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