Today’s Blessing Prayer: Monday greetings and blessings to all! I hope you are navigating through these March Lenten days with faith and hopefulness for the future.
As we begin our Monday, 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 continued prayers for the faith community here at Our Lady of Lourdes in Malverne, NY as we begin the Lenten Mission today. I preached all the masses over the weekend and today we begin the mission after the 9 am mass this morning and at 7:30 pm this evening. Please offer a prayer for all who come today that they will be graced with a renewed sense of God’s mercy and love in their lives. And if you could say a little extra prayer for their preacher, it would be greatly appreciated! My blessing prayer today is that as we go through this day that God’s blessings will be upon us so we can continue to be productive, hope filled and gifted by God’s love. May we find the loving presence of God in all that we do today and may our journey through this day be hopeful, healthy, positive, and lifegiving. Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul
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Today’s Prayer: Loving God, you are our light and life. Grace us with the wisdom to recognize the many works of your hands today. Help us to be your light in the world today by the way we live our life. Enable us to turn away from the desire to judge and to trust in your presence in everyone we meet. Make us instruments of your love, your joy and your peace so that we never walk in darkness but only in your light! Amen!
Today’s Blessing Prayer: Sunday greetings and blessings to all! As always, I hope you are navigating through these March Lenten days with faith and hopefulness for the future.
As we begin our Sunday, 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) First of all, Happy St. Patrick’s Day. I hope you will get to celebrate at least a little if that is your custom. Please celebrate safely especially if you have to travel. I would ask your prayers for the next few days. Last night I began a Parish Mission here at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Malverne, NY. We got off to a great start last night and I will be preaching at all the Sunday Masses (5) today. The mission itself will run from Monday to Wednesday. Please keep the faith community here at Our Lady of Lourdes in your prayers and if you could say a little extra prayer for their preacher it would be greatly appreciated! In honor of St. Patrick’s Day an old Irish blessing, may God give you, for every storm, a rainbow, for every tear, a smile. For every care, a promise; a blessing for every trial. For every problem life sends, a faithful friend to share, for every sigh, a sweet song, and an answer for every prayer. And not to forget about our journey through Lent, I ask God’s blessing on all of us that we journey through this Fifth Sunday of Lent that it may be a peaceful, restful and life-giving day. May God bless us with the richness of his loving presence throughout the day. May God bless all of us as we ready ourselves to begin a new work week. May the week ahead be one that runs smoothly and peacefully with many graced moments! Have a wonderful graced filled Sunday and St. Patrick’s Day everyone! Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul Today’s Prayer: As I arise today, may the strength of God pilot me, the power of God uphold me, the wisdom of God guide me. May the eye of God look before me, the ear of God hear me, the word of God speak for me. May the hand of God protect me, the way of God lie before me, the shield of God defend me, the host of God save me. May Christ shield me today. Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit, Christ when I stand, Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me. Amen! (Adapted from a prayer by St. Patrick)
Today’s Blessing Prayer: Saturday greetings and blessings to all. As always, I hope you are navigating through these March Lenten days with faith and hopefulness for the future.
As we begin our Saturday, 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 today is that God will bless us all with the energy, the spirit and the enthusiasm to continue this journey of Lent. That God will bless us with a joy for life, for other people and for ourselves. And that we will have the faith to not be afraid and trust in the presence of God in our lives. Have a holy and blessed Saturday and I hope that you will remember to give God a little of your time this weekend. Peace...Fr. Paul Today’s Prayer:
O Lord, when we receive you we accept our day just as it is. We do not need to have any lofty feelings in our heart to recount to you. We can lay our day before you just as it is, for we receive it from you yourself, the day and its inward light, the day and all its meaning, the day and the power to endure it, the pure awareness of it, which becomes the faint vision of your eternal life. (Adapted from a prayer by Fr. Karl Rahner, S.J.) Today’s Blessing Prayer: Friday greetings and blessings to all. I pray that you are navigating through these March Lenten days with faith and hopefulness in the future.
As we begin our Friday, 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 today is a simple one that all of us will have a graced filled, safe and healthy Friday, one that helps us to trust and hope in God’s presence and action in the world. May we all be blessed with richness of what matters to God and touched with the presence of God in all we do today. Have a peaceful, safe and healthy Friday everyone and please continue to pray for peace in Ukraine and the Holy Land. Peace in Christ's Passion...Fr. Paul Today’s Payer: St. Augustine tells us that understanding is the reward given by faith, so we should not try to understand in order to believe, but we should believe in order to understand. So, we pray to you our loving God for the grace that will help us to always believe. Enliven us when we are weak with the strength to believe in your healing way and so that we may always live a holy way of life. Grant us the wisdom to recognize your presence in our lives that comes from within us and others. Be always near to us so, when necessary, we may take comfort in your love! Amen!
Today’s Blessing Prayer: Thursday greetings and blessings to all. As always, I hope and pray you are navigating through these March Lenten days with faith and hopefulness for the future.
As we begin our Thursday, 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 today is that all of us remain focused on our faith, on our relationship with God and on all the wonderful things God has done for us. May we never give in to hopelessness and look elsewhere to a god that we or the world creates. Many blessing to all today. May your Thursday be touched with hope and joy. May you journey through this day in safety and through the presence and grace of God continue to be faithful at day’s end! If you are in need of God’s healing, may you be so touched by God today. Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul Today’s Prayer: Compassionate God, at times our hearts get out of focus. When this happens everything becomes an effort, life is difficult, and we struggle to be faithful. In these moments remind us of Your Son’s words “For human beings it is impossible, but not for God. All things are possible for God” Do not let us be afraid and thus give in to life’s troubles and create our own molten calf. Rather help us, stay close to you, by reaching out to others, doing something creative with passion, and always living the fullness of life. Enliven us always in Your Holy Spirit of hope, so that we may live life with Passion together. And may the Passion of Jesus Christ be always in our hearts! Amen.
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