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"Glorious name,
gracious name,
name of love and of power!
Through you sins are forgiven,
through you enemies are vanquished,
through you the sick are freed from their illness,
through you those suffering in trials are made strong and cheerful.
You bring honor to those who believe,
you teach those who preach,
you give strength to the toiler,
you sustain the weary".
St. Bernardine of Siena
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Looks like the bug decided to take up residence in me.... rats..... still it gives me an excuse to retire early - and I always like that!
Just a reminder that there are only 13 days left to submit your story for the new book! I am hoping for a hundred angels to drop down from heaven any day now and help me to get moving on things.. or else the book won't be out in May of this year but probably May of twenty zillion and two. Geesh.
I just keep telling myself... "put in all in God's hands... if it's his plan it will happen... if not, what's the sweat - it will not happen!" Of course that only pacifies me for a little bit and then I go back into my "Oh my gosh, how is this ever going to happen?" mode. Aren't you just impressed with my great faith? Sigh.
Today Bishop Skylstad came to do his radio talks for the next couple weeks for the radio. The first one was on hope... and boy is it good! I just totally love it... I will have to share it with you once it airs tomorrow... if you can listen to mp3's I think you will like it too!
Well, I'm moving on.... so I can nip this little bug quick before it gets any idea of more permanent residence!
Blessings of Peace and Joy,
Sister Patricia and all the Sisters
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Collecting Stories from
September 14 - January 15, 2007
101 Inspirational Stories
of the Power of Prayer
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The stories need to provide answers to these questions.
1. How did you pray?
What kind of prayer?
The rosary, scripture or just heart to heart conversation with God?
2.. How committed were you to praying?
Maybe you didn't pray all that much... that's okay.. tell us that ...
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Help us to really get into how much heart and soul went into your prayer.
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I became a Pastor
As I looked into the congregation, I saw the family of a man whose funeral I had celebrated the past week. I saw the family of a woman who was in the hospital suffering from cancer. I saw a woman whose husband was struggling with alcoholism. There was a woman whose confession I had heard, amidst many tears.
to be continued
A selected story from Sister Patricia's book "201 Inspirational Stories of the Eucharist."
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Rejoice in Me
by Msgr. David E. Rosage
Meeting the Lord at Dawn
Psalm 119:146-147
I call upon you; save me, and I will keep your decrees. Before dawn I come and cry out; I hope in your words.
The duties and demands which challenge us at the beginning of each new day would certainly unnerve us. They keep us aware of our own inability and our own inadequacy to cope with all the happenings of the day.
Realizing the loving presence and power of the Lord with us enkindles our hope and enboldens us to face each task.
We find great encouragement in the word of the Lord: "Rejoice in hope, be patient under trial, persevere in prayer." (Rom 12:12)
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1 Jn 2: 29 – 3: 6
Ps 97(98): 1. 3cd-4. 5-6
Jn 1: 29-34
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Jan 3 Thu: Christmas Weekday/ Holy Name of Jesus
From today's readings:
“See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God..... All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.... Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”
Children of God
At the Incarnation, when God became man, human nature was elevated - no longer were we to be considered mere creations of God, now Jesus our Brother gives us the right to be called children of God. This is the highest dignity of our race - even if an alien race were discovered which surpassed human intelligence, they would still rank below us in the order of grace, for we are the only “blood relatives” of God!
That’s why the birth of Christ has universal, direct significance for every human being of the past, present, and future. And that’s why our Christian moral obligations to others of our race goes beyond just the minimal, “Do no harm.” As children of God, united as members of His holy family, we have the divine command to “Love one another.” Divine adoption enriched our nature not just with great dignity, but great responsibility.
And that’s not all - St. John reminds us, “Beloved, we are God's children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.” So God is not finished with us yet - in the end, those adopted children of God who persevere in His grace will be glorified in body and soul and have the fullness of sharing the Resurrection of Christ!
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