Today’s Blessing Prayer: Tuesday greetings and blessings to all! I hope and pray 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) As we find ourselves beginning Fat Tuesday, our last day before entering the long journey of Lent let us be mindful of what the journey of Lent will call us to – reflection, disciplined and most importantly prayer. As I mentioned at the end of my reflection today, as Passionists we celebrated a special memorial mass this morning that we are always asked to celebrate on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday – The Prayer of Jesus in the Garden. It is our way of preparing for the journey of prayer that Lent needs to be. Enjoy this final day before Lent but also give a little time to preparation for the journey we are about to undertake. As I journey through my Tuesday, I will keep you in my prayers. I pray – that God may give us a “worry free” day – that God will bless us all with the richness of his grace and love – that any journeys today will be safe, swift and easy – that our encounters with others will be life giving and productive – and that our journey through this Fat Tuesday will be filled with smiles. Thus, may God bless our day with the Spirit of “Don’t Worry – Be Happy!” and prepare us for the long journey of Lent ahead of us. Have a Fat day with many blessings! Peace in Christ's Passion...Fr. Paul
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