Saturday, October 31, 2015 Holloween

1 Samuel, Chapter 12, Verse 20

“Do not fear,” Samuel answered them. “You have indeed committed all this evil! Yet do not turn from the LORD, but serve him with your whole heart.

Friday, October 30, 2015

1 Samuel, Chapter 12, Verse 14

If you fear and serve the LORD, if you listen to the voice of the LORD and do not rebel against the LORD’s command, if both you and the king, who rules over you, follow the LORD your God—well and good.

Thursday, October 29, 2015

1 Samuel, Chapter 4, Verse 20

She was about to die when the women standing around her said to her, “Do not be afraid, you have given birth to a son.” Yet she neither answered nor paid any attention.

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Judges, Chapter 14, Verse 11

Out of their fear of him, they brought thirty men to be his companions.

This verse is about Sampson the strongman of the bible; who struck fear into the hearts of the pagan Philistines. Nevertheless how different was Sampson from his pagan neighbors? Justyn Rees has an interesting shortened tale of the tragedy of Sampson that is available online that is a quick thought-provoking read in his book entitled, “Old Story New”.[1]

Sampson who was born endowed with great physical strength started out following God but failed to continue walking in the spirit of He that Is. John Maxwell[2] points out that like Gideon many men fail toward the end of their life because they dilute the vision God had given them, and have become too comfortable with their success and lack the self-control to overcome their weaknesses. John’s advice to leaders is to be self-disciplined using a quote from Plato, “The first and best victory is to conquer self.” John points out a five step plan to develop self-discipline in your life.

1.      Develop and follow your priorities. Time is a precious commodity, do what’s really important first and release yourself from the rest.

2.      Make a disciplined lifestyle your goal. Set up systems and routines to ensure you feed the mind, body, spirit and love of neighbor daily.

3.      Challenge your excuses. We all make them; push the envelope.

4.      Remove rewards until you finish the job. Eat your vegetables first.

5.      Stay focused on results. Focus on the outcomes and not the difficulties in accomplishing it; envision the change.

Our model for transformation:  Jesus went up to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. (Luke 6:12)

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[1] https://books.google.com/books?id=Ya4KBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA81&lpg=PA81&dq=burn+you+and+your+family+philistines&source=bl&ots=0UWpCsxdDc&sig=AVZOJtLIcSvCrAzCdgZl5lvhjoE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEoQ6AEwCWoVChMIq5bd_dLkyAIVA9pjCh0MGwvM#v=onepage&q=burn%20you%20and%20your%20family%20philistines&f=false

[2] John Maxwell, The Leadership Bible, 1982.

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Judges, Chapter 9, Verse 21

Then Jotham fled and escaped to Beer, where he remained for fear of his brother Abimelech.

A lot of people seem to escape to Beer! That’s a joke but unfortunately it is a common response to fear. Liquid courage we use to call it in the military. However, today I would like to change the subject to that of the family.

Jotham was raised in a large family 70 brothers and we do not know how many sisters. Families are the breeding ground of either love or hate; of either evil or good and finally of either excellence or apathy. A great family whether large or small is the seedbed of either greatness or smallness. This is the reason there is such a focus on the family in the church now. Families are the factories of a person’s character and character determines a person’s destiny which leads us back the study of John McCain’s book, Character is Destiny"[1] 

Today we will be examining the life of Wilma Rudolph who was one of the fastest women on earth and is John McCain’s example for the characteristic of excellence. It is good to reflect that excellence is not achieved alone Wilma achieve greatness because of the love and support of her family and because of the creativity of herself and her family. Having a creative mind is essential to making right judgments which will be the next step up in our study of character. Now would be a good time to review our progress so far and realize that for one to have a creative mind they must first be curious (Darwin), enthusiastic (Roosevelt); discerning (da Vinci), and filled with aspiration (Magellan) are essential to come to excellence.

McCain states that Wilma Rudolph:

Survived poverty, racism, and polio to become the fastest woman on earth and was known to journalists as La Gazelle Noire, the Black Gazelle and go on to win a gold medal in the 1960 Olympics.

Blanche and Eddie Rudolph had already welcomed nineteen children into the world when little Wilma arrived on June 23, 1940, two months ahead of schedule. Blanche had fallen down and almost immediately gone into labor. Weighing a little over four pounds at birth, Wilma Glodean Rudolph wasn’t expected to live long. That the newborn survived those first perilous weeks was an early indication of the strength she would employ to see herself safely through the many crises of her childhood. Blanche and Eddie were extraordinary parents, hardworking and devoted to their children. But with twenty-two children (two more were born after Wilma), and each parent holding more than one job, Eddie as a railroad porter and handyman, Blanche a laundress and housekeeper, it was hard to give much attention to any individual child. Wilma would need a lot of attention, and would have little prospect of finding much help outside her family. The family’s poverty and the injustices of the segregated South offered scant encouragement to the Rudolph’s as they looked to their community in rural Clarksville, Tennessee, for the care that their lively but chronically ill daughter needed. But they did the best they could; for as poor as they were, they were rich in virtue, and gave their struggling child the love and encouragement she needed to believe she might one day be a healthy, happy little girl. Wilma suffered measles, mumps, chicken pox, and the whooping cough before she was four years old. Colds and the flu constantly plagued her. She spent most of her early childhood in bed. Shortly before her fifth birthday, Wilma became very sick with scarlet fever and pneumonia in both her lungs. Again, she was not expected to survive. Her family covered her in blankets, plied her with the usual remedies, comforted her, and prayed. But the illness persisted. Even as the crisis began to abate, a strange symptom occurred that caused her worried family even greater alarm. Wilma’s left leg began to twist to one side. When her parents encouraged her to move it, she told them she couldn’t. The doctor was called, and after examining her briefly, he informed Eddie and Blanche that their daughter had been stricken with polio, for which there was then no known cure. If she survived, he warned them, she would never walk again. But walk she did. Her family saved her. Their constant encouragement and care helped Wilma to overcome her despair, and summon such a great quantity of strength and courage, and an almost superhuman power of concentration, that she would in time become known as their miracle child. She attributed those qualities to the great fortune of having a loving family. “The doctors told me I would never walk,” she wrote in her autobiography, “but my mother told me I would, so I believed my mother.” One day, as Wilma felt the onset of another illness, she decided she would begin to fight. “Enough! No more taking everything that comes along, no more drifting off, no more wondering.”

During the long years of her rehabilitation, when few outside her family ever believed that day would come, Wilma had developed into a young girl with extraordinary reserves of strength, and had learned to pursue goals that were beyond the reach of most people with a tremendous intensity of resolve and concentration. She was not just a normal, healthy kid. She was special, and she knew it. Now that she had beat the odds and learned to walk again, she decided to focus her formidable strength on becoming an athlete. There are four things necessary to excel at a sport, or anything, for that matter: skill, concentration, willingness to struggle, and love. When she was only sixteen, she made the American women’s track and field team in the 1956 Olympic Games, which were held in Melbourne, Australia. Then in 1960, she was the first American woman to win three gold medals. And she was, beyond dispute, the fastest woman on earth. The girl had beaten polio, poverty, and racism to become the greatest female athlete of her time, and one of the most beloved people in the world.

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[1] McCain, John and Salter, Mark. (2005) Character is destiny. Random House, New York

One wonders how many other Wilma's have been lost to history by the evil of abortion?

Monday, October 26, 2015

Judges, Chapter 8, Verse 19-20

¹⁹“They were my brothers, my mother’s sons,” he said. “As the LORD lives, if you had spared their lives, I would not kill you.” ²⁰Then he said to his firstborn, Jether, “Go, kill them.” But the boy did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, for he was still a boy.

Jether was still a boy when asked by his father to continue the cycle of violence. Sometimes children are wiser than parents. Children instinctively know that being fair starts with understanding your own shortcomings and listening to that small voice of conscience.

The reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) used the phrase when saying:

Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love... Our aim must never be to defeat or humiliate the white man, but to win his friendship and understanding.

“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy, instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate.

Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”[1]

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its sheath, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.  (Mt. 26:52)

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_begets_violence

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Judges, Chapter 7, Verse 10-11

¹⁰ If you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your aide Purah ¹¹ and listen to what they are saying. After that you will have the courage to descend on the camp. So he went down with his aide Purah to the outposts of the armed men in the camp.

“Take courage; get up, he is calling you.” (Mk: 10:49)

Christ calls us to a greater purpose than he did Gideon:

No man or woman of good will can renounce the struggle to overcome evil with good. This fight can be fought effectively only with the weapons of love. When good overcomes evil, love prevails and where love prevails, there peace prevails. This is the teaching of the Gospel, restated by the Second Vatican Council: "the fundamental law of human perfection, and consequently of the transformation of the world, is the new commandment of love"…Christians must be convinced witnesses of this truth. They should show by their lives that love is the only force capable of bringing fulfillment to persons and societies, the only force capable of directing the course of history in the way of goodness and peace…By Christ's death and resurrection, made sacramentally present in each Eucharistic celebration, we are saved from evil and enabled to do good. Through the new life which Christ has bestowed on us, we can recognize one another as brothers and sisters, despite every difference of language, nationality and culture. In a word, by sharing in the one bread and the one cup, we come to realize that we are "God's family" and that together we can make our own effective contribution to building a world based on the values of justice, freedom and peace.[1]

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[1] https://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/messages/peace/documents/hf_jp-ii_mes_20041216_xxxviii-world-day-for-peace.html

Saturday, October 24, 2015

Judges, Chapter 7, Verse 3

So announce in the hearing of the soldiers, “If anyone is afraid or fearful, let him leave! Let him depart from Mount Gilead!” Twenty-two thousand of the soldiers left, but ten thousand remained.

Fear! Those who are fearful are ruled by their emotions. Gideon knew this emotion well for he was a man afraid. What changed him? It was God! God had changed his fear into hope and love for the reign of God. God had changed his unbelief into resolute iron will.

Saint John Paul II was a sword of Gideon; he reminded us that we too must be unafraid that we must be bold and remember that Gideon did not defeat the Midianites with the sword but with fear.

Gideon needed to lead a night attack against the Midianites and Amalekites. His plan was to have every soldier carry a trumpet and a torch, the latter inside a clay pot, and blow the trumpet and reveal the torch upon command. The racket and the sudden appearance of hundreds of torches would doubtlessly panic the enemy troops, who would have no idea as to how many enemies had come out of nowhere. A night attack, however, involves considerable risk. Even today, only the most skilled soldiers are willing to undertake such a mission. A lot of things can go wrong, and it is very easy to mistake friend for foe in the darkness. There is a good chance of shooting or, in ancient times, stabbing one’s own people unless the operation goes perfectly. Any premature action or loud noise can allow the enemy to draw up his soldiers into formations that can repel an attack. If, for example, one of Gideon’s men dropped his pot by accident during the approach to the enemy camp, the exposed torch would have told the enemy sentries that something was amiss. The job was clearly not one for amateurs, or people who lacked commitment.

The first step was therefore to send away the more than two-thirds of Gideon’s army that was hesitant to fight the enemy. This made eminent sense because fear might easily result in the kind of false move—and it would take only one—that would ruin the operation. Ten thousand soldiers were still, however, ten thousand opportunities for something to go wrong. It wasn’t enough that they were committed and willing to fight; they also had to have the discipline and training necessary to participate in a night attack. As Judges 7.4 through 7.7 continues: “And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.

“So he brought down the people unto the water: and the Lord said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.[1]

Now those who did not drink like dogs what do you suppose they had in their other hand. Their weapons! They were ready for the battle at any moment. God needs stout hearted men and women. Are you ready?

Heed the words of Saint John Paul the Great:

"Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good" (12:21). Evil is never defeated by evil; once that road is taken, rather than defeating evil, one will instead be defeated by evil.

Peace is the outcome of a long and demanding battle which is only won when evil is defeated by good.  Flee what is evil and hold fast to what is good (cf. Rom 12:9). Peace is a good to be promoted with good: it is a good for individuals, for families, for nations and for all humanity; yet it is one which needs to be maintained and fostered by decisions and actions inspired by good. "Repay no one evil for evil" (Rom 12:17). The one way out of the vicious circle of requiting evil for evil is "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good" (Rom 12:21). At its deepest level, evil is a tragic rejection of the demands of love(1). Moral good, on the other hand, is born of love, shows itself as love and is directed towards love. All this is particularly evident to Christians, who know that their membership in the one mystical Body of Christ sets them in a particular relationship not only with the Lord but also with their brothers and sisters. The inner logic of Christian love, which in the Gospel is the living source of moral goodness, leads even to the love of one's enemies: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink" (Rom 12:20).[2]

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[1] http://www.qualitydigest.com/inside/quality-insider-column/062215-gideon-versus-disney-who-would-win.html

[2] https://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/messages/peace/documents/hf_jp-ii_mes_20041216_xxxviii-world-day-for-peace.html

Friday, October 23, 2015

Judges, Chapter 6, Verse 27

So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the LORD had commanded him. But he was too afraid of his family and of the townspeople to do it by day; he did it at night.

Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom. (Mt. 11:25)

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Judges, Chapter 6, Verse 9-10

⁹ I rescued you from the power of Egypt and all your oppressors. I drove them out before you and gave you their land. ¹⁰ And I said to you: I, the LORD, am your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are dwelling. But you did not listen to me.

Today is the Feast of Saint John Paul the Great. His greatest words to us were to "Be Not Afraid". In addition he also gave us the luminous mysteries of the rosary and advocated the Divine Mercy of God. I am currently working on a book for the year of Mercy which starts on 12/8/2015 which uses hiking in the Sedona, Arizona area to hike and pray the Divine Mercy and other spiritual treasures such as the rosary using the backdrop of the red rocks. In celebration of Saint John the Great I am providing a portion of the book from the Rosary Hike for my readers that covers the luminous mysteries of Saint John Paul the Great.

8 Rosary Hike

Airport Loop/Table Top Trails #211

During this hike you will be doing the Divine Mercy Chaplet on page 9 while reflecting on the souls of the persons who especially venerate and glorify Jesus' mercy.  After completing the Divine Mercy Chaplet please continue the hike reflecting on the entire Rosary of our Lady the blessed mother of Christ.  The trail is in the shape of the rosary when seen from the air.  Although the Rosary hike is design for to work with this particular trail it could be used on any hiking trail.

Length: 4.3 mile loop including Table Top Spur

Rating: Easy

Use: Moderate

Season: All year

Hiking time:  3 hour round trip

USGS Map: Sedona

Location: From the junction of Routes 89A and 179, take 89A west 1.0 mile to Airport Road on the left. Go .5 miles and park in the turnout on the left.

GPS: N34° 54' 7.4154", W-111° 51' 28.2594"

It is suggested to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego (Feast day December 12^th) it is recommended that you complete the hike with a rose in hand offering up the hike for some intention and give the rose to the person for which the hike was completed or lay the rose at a statue of our Lady for her intentions.

How To Pray The Rosary - The purpose of the Rosary is to help keep in memory certain principal events or mysteries in the history of our salvation, and to thank and praise God for them. There are twenty mysteries reflected upon in the Rosary, and these are divided into the five JOYFUL MYSTERIES, the five LUMINOUS MYSTERIES, the five SORROWFUL MYSTERIES, and the five GLORIOUS MYSTERIES.

1.    Make the Sign of the Cross and say the "Apostles' Creed."

2.    Say the "Our Father."

3.    Say three "Hail Mary’s."

4.    Say the "Glory be to the Father."

5.    Announce the First Mystery; then say the "Our Father."

6.    Say ten "Hail Mary’s," while meditating on the Mystery.

7.    Say the "Glory be to the Father."

Announce the Second Mystery; then say the "Our Father. "Repeat 6 and 7 and continue with Third, Fourth and Fifth Mysteries in the same manner.

After each decade say the following prayer requested by the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima: "O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who have most need of your mercy."

To begin the Rosary make the sign of the cross and say the Apostles Creed.

The Apostles' Creed, I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell; the third day He arose again from the dead. He ascended into Heaven, and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.

Say an Our Father.

Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven. And 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

Say three Hail Mary’s.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen

Hail Mary…

Hail Mary…

Say a Glory Be.

Glory Be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

The Luminous Mysteries

Announce the First Luminous Mystery

then say one Our Father and ten Hail Mary’s one after each scripture reading

THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD

Desired Spiritual Fruit: Gratitude for the gift of Faith

1.    In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the desert of Judea and saying “Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” (Matt. 3:1-2)

2.    Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.  They were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. (Matt. 3:5-6)

3.    “I indeed baptize you with water for repentance.” But he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear.” (Matt. 3:11)

4.    “He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” (Matt. 3:11)

5.    Then Jesus came from Galilee to John, at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. (Matt. 3:13)

6.    But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?” (Matt. 3:14)

7.    But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him. (Matt. 3:15)

8.    Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. (Matt. 3:16)

9.    He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.  (Matt. 3:16)

10.        A voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” (Matt. 3:17)

Say a Glory Be followed by:

"O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who have most need of your mercy."

Announce the Second Luminous Mystery

then say one Our Father and ten Hail Mary’s one after each scripture reading

THE WEDDING OF CANA

Desired Spiritual Fruit: Fidelity

1.    There was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there. (John 2:1)

2.    Jesus also was invited, with his disciples, to the marriage. When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no wine.” (John 2:2-3)

3.    Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does that have to do with you and me? My hour has not yet come.” (John 2:4)

4.    His mother said to the attendants, “Do whatever he tells you.” (John 2:5)

5.    Now six stone water-jars were placed there, after the Jewish manner of purification [each holding two or three measures. (20-30 gallons) (John 2:6)

6.    Jesus said to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them to the brim. (John 2:7)

7.    And Jesus said to them, “Now draw from it, and carry it to the chief steward of the feast.” And they took it to him. (John 2:8)

8.    Then, when the chief steward had tasted the water made into wine, since he did not know where it was from, for only the servants who had drawn the water knew, the chief steward called the bridegroom. (John 2:9)

9.    And He said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when the guests have drunk freely, then that which is worse. But You have kept the good wine until now!” (John 2:10)

10.        This was the beginning of the signs that Jesus accomplished in Cana of Galilee, and it manifested his glory, and his disciples believed in him. (John 2:11)

Say a Glory Be followed by:

"O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who have most need of your mercy."

Announce the Third Luminous Mystery

then say one Our Father and ten Hail Mary’s one after each scripture reading

THE PROCLAMATION OF THE KINGDOM

Desired Spiritual Fruit: Desire for Holiness

1.    Jesus came into Galilee preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom of God, and saying "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the Gospel.” (Mark 1:14-15)

2.    “Unless a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.” (John 3:5)

3.    “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven” (Matt 5:3)

4.    “Blessed are they who suffer persecution for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” (Matt 5:10)

5.    “Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the Scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” (Matt 5:20)

6.    “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. When he finds a single pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it.” (Matt 13:45-46)

7.    “Amen I say to you, unless you turn and become like little children you will not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.” (Matt 18:3)

8.    “Children, how hard it is for those that trust in riches to enter the Kingdom of God!”  (Mark 10:24)

9.    “I must proclaim the Kingdom of God, for this is why I have been sent” (Luke 4:43)

10.    “My Kingdom is not of this world.” (John 18:36)

Say a Glory Be followed by:

"O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who have most need of your mercy."

Announce the Fourth Luminous Mystery

then say one Our Father and ten Hail Mary’s one after each scripture reading

THE TRANSFIGURATION

Desired Spiritual Fruit: Spiritual Courage

1.    Jesus took Peter, James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain by themselves and was transfigured before them. (Matt 17:1)

2.    And his face shone as the sun and his garments became white as snow. (Matt 17:2)

3.    And behold there appeared to them Moses and Elijah talking together with him. (Matt 17:3)

4.    Now Peter and his companions were heavy with sleep. But when they were fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were standing with him. (Luke 9:32)

5.    Then Peter addressed Jesus saying “Lord it is good for us to be here. Let us set up three tents here, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah”. (Matt 17:4)

6.    As he was still speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them. (Matt 17:5)

7.    And behold a voice out of the cloud said “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear him.” (Matt 17:5)

8.    And on hearing it the disciples fell on their faces and were exceedingly afraid. (Matt 17:6)

9.    And Jesus came near and touched them and said to them, “Arise, and do not be afraid.” (Matt 17:7)

10.        And suddenly looking round, they no longer saw anyone with them but only Jesus. (Mark 9:8)

Say a Glory Be followed by:

"O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who have most need of your mercy."

Announce the Fifth Luminous Mystery

then say one Our Father and ten Hail Mary’s one after each scripture reading

THE INSTITUTION OF THE EUCHARIST

Desired Spiritual Fruit: Love of our Eucharistic Lord

1.    Jesus said “I am the bread of life”. (John 6:35)

2.    “He who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst.”  (John 6:35)

3.    “He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has life everlasting and I shall raise him up on the last day.” (John 6:54)

4.    “For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed”. (John 6:56)

5.    And while they were at supper, Jesus took bread and blessed and broke it, and gave it to his disciples … (Matt 26:26)

6.    “This is my body which is being given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” (Luke 22:19)

7.    And taking a cup, he gave thanks and gave it to them …(Matt 26:27)

8.    “This is my blood of the new covenant which shall be shed for many.”  (Mark 14:24)

9.    “Do this as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” (1 Cor 11:25)

10.        For as often as you shall eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord, until he comes. (1 Cor 11:26)

Say a Glory Be followed by:

"O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who have most need of your mercy."

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