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Novena for Employment
Day Six - Thankfulness
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Now its time to spread a little Franciscan wisdom. One of our own American Franciscan saints to "be" (he's a blessed but not canonized) is Bl. Solanus Casey. A very wonderful and holy man. Father Solanus's favorite saying, was "Thank God ahead of time!"

Of course we know its very St. Paul based too! But this is such a great and wonderful way to pray. If you want a miracle - then Saint Paul tells us we must believe we are going to receive one. What better way to jump start our faith than to start "Thanking God ahead of Time!"

Solanus Casey used to say with a twinkle in his eye (he was a very warm-hearted and holy man) that when we thank God ahead of time... we put God in a tough spot....God is almost obliged to give us what we want because we've already thanked him for it!

Trusting God enough to thank Him before we get what we want is a great way to step out in faith. It's like trusting your parents to provide good things for you - trusting that your best friend is going to help you out when you are in trouble. Thanking God is all about trust and appreciation. I truly believe that God likes to be thanked .... and doing it ahead of time is showing our great confidence in our loving God. Anybody can thank God "after" they get what they prayed for - but it takes faith to do it "before" the answers come!

So go ahead! Spend the whole day thanking God for the wonderful job he is finding for you or for those you are praying for. Almost immediately you will feel stronger and excited about what is going to happen. A Joyful heart is good medicine and a joyful spirit makes someone want to be around you. If you are looking for a job than you really need to have people be glad to be around you because who knows where that job opening might come from? A family member, a friend, a person you smile and help on the street?

Dedicate yourself to Thankfulness!

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Novena Prayer

Eternal Father
whose infinite love watches
in wisdom over each day
of my life,
grant me the light
to see
in sorrow
as in joy,
in trial
as in peace,
in uncertainty
as in confidence,
the way Your Divine Providence
has marked out for me.
Grant me a strong faith
and trust so pleasing to You,
and I will walk
in darkness
as in light,
holding Your hand.
And finding in all
I receive from
Your bounty . . .
"that all things
work together for good,
for those who love You."


Prayer taken from a Holy card of the Poor Clare Sisters in Cleveland, Ohio

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If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow
and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow



Lent has begun! May this holy season bring you much joy... peace .... and most of all an openess to God's great love for you.

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One of the ways we prepare for Lent is by receiving the Sacrament of Confession. Here is Sister Rita Louise with Father Alberic (our chaplain) getting ready to roll. As you can tell this is a set-up job... surely they wouldn't be smiling that much if they were really going to discuss sins would they?

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Another thing that I do to get ready for Ash Wednesday is burn the palms from last year's Palm Sunday. I'm in our garage with the big door open to give plenty of ventilation and yet be somewhat protected from the wind. I tried another spot earlier but couldn't keep the palms burning long enough so Sister Rita Louise suggested I try the garage. That's what she used to do when she was sacristan. So - that sounded like a good idea and we moved to this location. It did work better.... now the question is - I've been doing this for at least 12 years did she tell me about this place in the beginning and I decided I knew how to do it better or did she just never tell me? Probably she told me. Sigh.

Once the palms are burned then I put the charred bits and pieces in a little strainer and smash em with a spoon so that only the pure ash falls through into a neat little container smooth as silk to mess people's foreheads up tomorrow! See, I bet you always wondered where those ashes came from?

Blessings of All Peace and All Good,
Sister Patricia

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