Let Freedom Ring: Freedom from Secularism
At a word from You the devil and his minions flee in terror.
You are the source of all truth. You are the source of all strength.
By the power of your Cross and Resurrection, we beseech You, O Lord
To extend Your saving arm and to send Your holy angels
To defend us as we do battle with Satan and his demonic forces.
Exorcise, we pray, that which oppresses Your Bride, The Church,
So that within ourselves, our families, our parishes, our dioceses, and our nation
We may turn fully back to You in all fidelity and trust.
Lord, we know if You will it, it will be done.
Give us the perseverance for this mission, we pray.
Amen
St. Joseph...pray for us
St. Michael the Archangel...pray for us
(the patron of your parish )... pray for us
(your confirmation saint)...pray for us
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.
of the Eternal Father, save us.
Blood of Christ, Incarnate Word of God, save us.
Blood of Christ, of the New and Eternal Testament, etc.
Blood of Christ, falling upon the earth in the Agony,
Blood of Christ, shed profusely in the Scourging,
Blood of Christ, flowing forth in the Crowning with Thorns,
Blood of Christ, poured out on the Cross,
Blood of Christ, price of our salvation,
Blood of Christ, without which there is no forgiveness,
Blood of Christ, Eucharistic drink and refreshment of souls,
Blood of Christ, stream of mercy,
Blood of Christ, victor over demons,
Blood of Christ, courage of martyrs,
Blood of Christ, strength of confessors,
Blood of Christ, bringing forth virgins,
Blood of Christ, help of those in peril,
Blood of Christ, relief of the burdened,
Blood of Christ, solace in sorrow,
Blood of Christ, hope of the penitent,
Blood of Christ, consolation of the dying,
Blood of Christ, peace and tenderness of hearts,
Blood of Christ, pledge of Eternal Life,
Blood of Christ, freeing souls from purgatory,
Blood of Christ, most worthy of all glory and honor,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
R. And made us, for our God, a kingdom.
Almighty and eternal God, Thou hast appointed Thine only-begotten Son the Redeemer of the world and willed to be appeased by his blood. Grant, we beg of Thee, that we may worthily adore this price of our salvation and through its power be safeguarded from the evils of the present life so that we may rejoice in its fruits forever in heaven. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
__ Daily reflection and prayers
__ Litany of the day
__ Pray a Rosary
__ Divine Mercy Chaplet
__ Spiritual or corporal work of mercy
__ Fast/abstain (according to level)
__ Exercise (according to level/ability)
__ Refrain from conventional media (only 1 hr. of social)
__ Examination of conscience (confession 1x this week)
Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent
Deuteronomy, Chapter 10, Verse 20
The Lord, your God, shall you FEAR, and him shall you serve; to him hold fast and by his name shall you swear.
Have you fallen? Get up! Be resolute!
Have your dreams been crushed? Have your expectations been dulled? Have the five fears overtaken your mind? Has the fear of isolation, demons, darkness, suffering and death kept you from holding fast to our Lord?
Rejoice for today is your salvation!
Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so
must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may
have eternal life.” For God so loved the world that he gave his only
Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have
eternal life.
Thursday of the
Fourth Week of Lent[1]
Prayer.
GRANT, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that we, who are chastised by the
fasts we have undertaken, may rejoice with holy devotion; that, our affections
being weakened, we may more easily apprehend heavenly things.
EPISTLE,
iv. Kings iv. 25-38.
In those days a Sunamite woman came to
the man of God to Mount Carmel: and when the man of God saw her coming towards,
he said to Giezi his servant: Behold that Sunamitess. Go therefore to meet her,
and say to her: Is all well with thee, and with thy husband, and with thy son?
And she answered: Well. And when she
came to the man of God to the mount, she caught hold on his feet: and Giezi
came to remove her. And the man of God said: Let her alone, for her soul is in
anguish, and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me. And she said
to him: Did I ask a son of my lord? did I not say to thee: Do not deceive me?
Then he said to Giezi: Gird up thy
loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go. If any man meet thee, salute him
not: and if any man salute thee, answer him not: and lay my staff upon the face
of the child. But the mother of the child said: As the Lord liveth, and as thy
soul liveth, I will not leave thee. He arose, therefore, and followed her. But
Giezi was gone before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child, and
there was no voice nor sense: and he returned to meet him, and told him,
saying: The child is not risen. Eliseus therefore went into the house, and
behold the child lay dead on his bed; and going in he shut the door upon him,
and upon the child, and prayed to the Lord. And he went up, and lay upon the
child: and he put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his
hands upon his hands: and he bowed himself upon him, and the child’s flesh grew
warm. Then he returned and walked in the house, once to and fro: and he went
up, and lay upon him: and the child gaped seven times, and opened his eyes. And
he called Giezi, and said to him: Call this Sunamitess. And she being called
went in to him: and he said: Take up thy son. She came and fell at his feet,
and worshipped upon the ground: and took up her son, and went out. And Eliseus
returned to Galgal.
GOSPEL.
Luke vii. 11-16.
At that time Jesus went into a city that is called Nairn;
and there went with Him His disciples, and a great multitude. And when He came
nigh to the gate of the city, behold a dead man was carried out, the only son
of his mother; and she was a widow: and a great multitude of the city was with
her. Whom when the Lord had seen, being moved with mercy towards her, He said
to her: Weep not. And He came near, and touched the brier. And they that
carried it, stood still. And He said: Young man, I say to thee, arise. And he
that was dead, sat up, and began to speak. And He gave him to his mother. And
there came a fear on them all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet
is risen up among us: and God hath visited His people.
Bible Study[2]
The
Bible is a weapon and in the hands of the untrained, “You could shoot your eye
out kid”. Therefore, the Bible should be handled with care. Using an approved
translation of the Bible; we should approach scripture
reading in light of the liturgy and church Dogmas. “Dogma is by definition
nothing other than an interpretation of Scripture.” (Pope Benedict XVI) Dogmas
are the Church’s infallible interpretation of Scripture. In the 1970’s the
Catholic Church revised its lectionary—the order of scriptural readings for the
Mass. The readings now unfold in a three-year cycle and include almost all the
books of both testaments of the Bible. The great thing about lectionary is that
it presents the scriptures and also teaches us a method of understanding the
Scriptures: Showing us a consistent pattern of promise and fulfillment. The New
Testament is concealed in the Old, and the Old is revealed the New. Perhaps a
good practice would be for us to read the daily scripture in the lectionary,
maybe even before Mass.
Lectio Divina[3]
"Lectio
Divina", a Latin term, means "divine reading" and
describes a way of reading the Scriptures whereby we gradually let go of our
own agenda and open ourselves to what God wants to say to us. In the 12th
century, a Carthusian monk called Guigo, described the stages which he saw as
essential to the practice of Lectio Divina. There are various ways of
practicing Lectio Divina either individually or in groups but Guigo's
description remains fundamental.
1.
He said that the first stage is lectio (reading) where we read the Word of God,
slowly and reflectively so that it sinks into us. Any passage of Scripture can
be used for this way of prayer, but the passage should not be too long.
2.
The second stage is meditatio (reflection) where we think about the text we have chosen and
ruminate upon it so that we take from it what God wants to give us.
3.
The third stage is oratio (response) where we leave our thinking aside and simply let our
hearts speak to God. This response is inspired by our reflection on the Word of
God.
4. The final stage of Lectio Divina is contemplatio (rest) where we let go not only of our own ideas, plans and meditations but also of our holy words and thoughts. We simply rest in the Word of God. We listen at the deepest level of our being to God who speaks within us with a still small voice. As we listen, we are gradually transformed from within. Obviously, this transformation will have a profound effect on the way we actually live and the way we live is the test of the authenticity of our prayer. We must take what we read in the Word of God into our daily lives.
These stages of Lectio Divina are not fixed rules of procedure but simply guidelines as to how the prayer normally develops. Its natural movement is towards greater simplicity, with less and less talking and more listening. Gradually the words of Scripture begin to dissolve, and the Word is revealed before the eyes of our heart. How much time should be given to each stage depends very much on whether it is used individually or in a group.
The practice of
Lectio Divina as a way of praying the Scriptures has been a fruitful source of
growing in relationship with Christ for many centuries and in our own day is
being rediscovered by many individuals and groups. The Word of God is alive and
active and will transform each of us if we open ourselves to receive what God
wants to give us.
Aids
in Battle[4]
When the enemy seeks to discourage
When dismayed or grieved
let these scriptural promises lift up your soul in trust and hope. Listen to
our Lords words of encouragement, and consolation.
·
Because
children have blood and flesh in common, so He in the same way has shared in
these, so that through death He might destroy him who had the empire of death,
that is, the Devil; and might deliver them who, throughout their life, were
kept in servitude by fear of death. Heb 2: 14– 15
·
Christ
has risen from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. For
since by a man came death, by a man also comes resurrection of the dead. For as
in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made to live. But each in his own
turn, Christ as first-fruits, then those who are Christ’s, who have believed,
at His coming. Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the
Father, when He does away with all sovereignty, authority, and power. For He
must reign until “He has put all things under His feet.” 1 Cor 15: 20– 25
·
You
shall not fear them; for it is the LORD your God who fights for you. Dt 3: 22
·
You
draw near this day to battle against your enemies: Let not your heart faint; do
not fear, or tremble, or be in dread of them; for the LORD your God is He that
goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.
Dt 20: 3– 4
·
No
evil will befall the man who fears the LORD, but in trial He will deliver him
again and again. Sir 33: 1
·
I
give them everlasting life, and they shall never perish, neither shall anyone
snatch them out of my hand. Jn 10: 28
Daily Devotions
·
do
a personal eucharistic stations of the cross.
·
Manhood of
the Master-week 5 day 2
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Rosary
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