Thursday after Ash Wednesday
Begin Total Consecration to ST. JOSEPH-Singles Awareness
Judith, Chapter 5,
Verse 23
“We are not AFRAID of the Israelites,” they said, “for they are a powerless
people, incapable of a strong defense.
Do you think this is the Justice Departments attitude toward radtrad’s
& pro-lifers? Do you think the bishops and President has our backs?
Such is the mindset of bullies. I remember as a child
I got my first lesson in why one should avoid such mentalities. As a child we
had a rough and tumbling playground and mayhem during recess was the order of
the day. As a child during recess, one needed to run and make up for all the
mind-numbing instructions of our dedicated teachers. One such game was called
North and South. In this game we would line up and charge each other and
attack. The North I joined, and we all lined up for the melee. Almost as one
all at once we started running and they started running as we came closer, I
got a little frightened but then I sighted a little guy that looked pretty
powerless and came on strong. As I was about to knock him down and trample or
tackle him when suddenly he grabbed my wrist and using my weight and energy
swung me around three times and then let me fly. I landed hard and crumpled in
the dust. Lesson learned don’t be a bully or underestimate the powerless.
Today
is world refugee day and today just like in Judith’s time the Israelites
refused to be a refugee and stood their ground; just like the little guy that
used my own energy and power to defeat me even though I was twice his size.
Israel was different for they knew that if they were faithful to God;
ultimately, they would win the war.
Bullying[1]
If you’re being bullied
·
Speak
up – Tell someone
what’s happening – your parents, an older brother or sister, your grand-
parents, teacher, school chaplain, a friend
·
Chin
up – Don’t let
the bullies see you’re upset. But be careful about taking them on, as you could
be injured (or accused of being a bully yourself)
·
Join
up – Don’t
believe that everyone is against you. It’s not true. Persevere with making your
own friends.
If you know someone who’s being bullied
·
Speak
up – Don’t let
someone suffer because you won’t do the right thing. If you can’t challenge the
bully, tell a responsible adult.
·
Link
up – Talk to
your friends about what’s going on. Agree that you won’t stand idly by. Unity
is strength.
·
Meet
up – Show your
support for the person being bullied. Include her/him in your activities. Give
them a chance.
Thursday After Ash Wednesday[2]
EPISTLE. Isaias xxxviii. 1-6
IN those days Ezechias was sick even
to death, and the prophet Isaias, the son of Amos, came unto him, and said to
him: Thus, saith the Lord: Take order with thy house, for thou shalt die and
not live. And Ezechias turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord,
and said I beseech Thee, O Lord, remember how I have walked before Thee in
truth, and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in Thy sight.
And Ezechias wept with great weeping. And the word of the Lord came to Isaias,
saying: Go and say to Ezechias: Thus, saith the Lord the God of David thy
father: I have heard thy prayer, and I have seen thy tears: behold I will add
to thy days fifteen years: and I will deliver thee and this city out of the
hand of the king of the Assyrians, and I will protect it, saith the Lord Almighty.
GOSPEL.
Matt. viii. 5-13.
At that time: When Jesus had entered into Capharnaum, there came to Him a centurion, beseeching Him, and saying: Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, and is grievously tormented. And Jesus saith to him: I will come and heal him. And the centurion, making answer, said: Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed. For I also am a man subject to authority, having under me soldiers; and I say to this, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it. And Jesus, hearing this, marveled, and said to them that followed Him: Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith in Israel. And I say to you that many shall come from the East and the West, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: but the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said to the centurion, Go, and as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And the servant was healed at the same hour.
Prayer.
O God, Who by sin art
offended, and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people,
making supplications to Thee, and turn away the scourges of Thy anger, which we
deserve for our sins.
Prayer for Help against Spiritual Enemies[3]
Glorious Saint Michael, Prince of the heavenly
hosts, who stands always ready to give assistance to the people of God, who
fought with the dragon, the old serpent, and cast him out of heaven, and now
valiantly defends the Church of God that the gates of hell may never prevail
against her, I earnestly entreat you to assist me also, in the painful and
dangerous conflict which I sustain against the same formidable foe. Be with me,
O mighty Prince! That I may courageously fight and vanquish that proud spirit,
whom you, by the Divine Power, gloriously overthrew, and whom our powerful
King, Jesus Christ, has, in our nature, completely overcome; so having
triumphed over the enemy of my salvation, I may with you and the holy angels,
praise the clemency of God who, having refused mercy to the rebellious angels
after their fall, has granted repentance and forgiveness to fallen man. Amen.
Total Consecration to St.
Joseph-Day 1[4]
33 days to the Feast of St. Joseph
I did not understand St. Joseph
well enough, but that will change.
— St. John of the Cross
In
the 16th century, St.
John of the Cross humbly acknowledged that
he lacked a proper understanding of the greatness of St. Joseph. Inspired by
the tremendous love that his friend, St. Teresa of Avila, had for St. Joseph,
St. John of the Cross made a firm resolution to get to know and love St. Joseph
better.
What about you? Do you know St.
Joseph? Do you feel you understand his greatness
and love for you?
Saint José Manyanet, a priest in 19th-century Spain, fervently
promoted devotion to St. Joseph and the Holy Family. He prophesied that a “time
of St. Joseph” would soon arrive in the life of the Church. He wrote:
I believe that the true time of Saint Joseph has not
arrived yet: after two thousand years we started only now to glimpse something
of the mystery in which he is immersed.
Well, my friends, I firmly believe that in our day the Lord
wants to direct our hearts, families, parishes, dioceses, and Church to St.
Joseph in a major way. In 1961, St. Pope John XXIII made a profound statement
about St. Joseph. He wrote:
In the Holy Church’s worship, right from the beginning, Jesus, the Word of God made man, has enjoyed the adoration that belongs to him, incommunicable as the splendor of the substance of his Father, a splendor reflected in the glory of his saints. From the earliest times, Mary, his mother, was close behind him, in the pictures in the catacombs and the basilicas, where she was devoutly venerated as “Holy Mother of God.” But Joseph, except for some slight sprinkling of references to him here and there in the writings of the Fathers [of the Church], for long centuries remained in the background, in his characteristic concealment, almost as a decorative figure in the overall picture of the Savior’s life. It took time for devotion to him to go beyond those passing glances and take root in the hearts of the faithful, and then surge forth in the form of special prayers and of a profound sense of trusting abandonment. The fervent joy of pouring forth these deepest feelings of the heart in so many impressive ways has been saved for modern times!
What
the Vicar of Christ clearly stated is that now is the time
of St. Joseph. We are living in modern times, the time in which the Church is
witnessing an unprecedented era of devotion to St. Joseph. According to St.
Pope John XXIII, God desires devotion to St. Joseph to surge forth in our day
in the form of special prayers of “trusting abandonment.” This means one thing
in particular:
It’s time for total consecration
to St. Joseph!
Here is a list a list of remarkable events
that have taken place over the past 150 years that show St. Joseph’s increasing
importance in the life of the Church. They clearly indicate that we are living
in an unprecedented time of St. Joseph.
·
1868 — Blessed
Jean-Joseph Lataste, OP, writes a letter to Blessed Pope Pius IX asking him to
declare St. Joseph the “Patron of the Universal Church.”
·
1870 — Blessed Pope
Pius IX declares St. Joseph the “Patron of the Universal Church.”
·
1871 — Founding of the
Josephites by Cardinal Herbert A. Vaughan
·
1873 — Founding of the
Congregation of St. Joseph by St. Leonardo Murialdo
·
1878 — Founding of the
Oblates of St. Joseph by St. Joseph Marello
·
1879 — Apparitions at
Knock, Ireland. Saint Joseph appears with the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. John the
Apostle, and Jesus (appearing as the Lamb of God).
·
1889 — Pope Leo XIII
writes Quamquam Pluries, an encyclical letter on St. Joseph.
·
1895 — Blessed Petra
of St. Joseph begins construction on a shrine to St. Joseph in Barcelona,
Spain. It is consecrated in 1901. At her beatification in 1994, St. John Paul
II calls Blessed Petra the “apostle of St. Joseph of the 19th century.”
·
1904 — Saint André
Bessette constructs an oratory dedicated to St. Joseph in Montreal, Canada. It
expands, is declared a minor basilica, and finally is completed in 1967. Today,
it is known as St. Joseph’s Oratory and is considered by many to be the preeminent
international center of devotion to St. Joseph.
·
1908 — Saint Luigi
Guanella begins constructing a church dedicated to St. Joseph in Rome. It is
completed and consecrated as a basilica in 1912.
·
1909 — Saint Pope Pius
X officially approves the Litany of St. Joseph.
·
1914 — Saint Luigi
Guanella founds the Pious Union of St. Joseph for the Salvation of the Dying.
·
1917 — Apparitions at
Fatima, Portugal. During the last apparition on October 13, St. Joseph appears
holding the Child Jesus and blessing the world.
·
1921 — Pope Benedict
XV inserts the phrase “Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse” into the
Divine Praises.
·
1947 — Spanish
Discalced Carmelites found Estudios Josefinos, the first
theological journal devoted to St. Joseph.
·
1950s — The alleged
apparitions of Our Lady of America given to Sr. Mary Ephrem emphasize a renewed
devotion to St. Joseph, and St. Joseph himself speaks to the visionary about
this devotion.
·
1955 — Venerable Pope
Pius XII establishes the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, to be celebrated on
May 1.
·
1962 — Saint Pope John
XXIII inserts St. Joseph’s name into the Canon of the Mass (Eucharistic Prayer
I).
·
1989 — Saint Pope John
Paul II writes Redemptoris Custos, an apostolic exhortation on
St. Joseph.
Whoa! Did you know all that?
Most people are unaware of these remarkable events. Without exaggeration, the
Church has done more to promote St. Joseph in the last 150 years than in the
previous 1,800 years of Christianity! But why now? Why St. Joseph?
There are many reasons, but I believe there are two that are especially
important.
First, we need the spiritual fatherhood of St. Joseph to help us protect
marriage and the family. Marriage and the family have always been under attack,
but in modern times, the threats have reached extraordinary heights. Many
people no longer know what it means to be a man or a woman, let alone what
constitutes a marriage and a family. Many countries even claim to have
redefined marriage and the family. There is great confusion on these matters,
greater confusion than in any previous era of human history. The Servant of God
Sr. Lucia dos Santos, the longest-lived visionary of the Fatima apparitions,
knew the seriousness of the times and made a powerful statement about this
issue. She wrote:
The final battle between the Lord and the kingdom of Satan will be about marriage and the family.
To combat and overcome Satan’s deceptions, the Church needs
St. Joseph. His example and protection are the only way out of the confusing
mess we are in. Who else can we turn to who can help us understand what
marriage and the family are all about if not to the Head of the Holy Family and
our spiritual father?
Second, the entire world needs to be re-evangelized, including the vast
majority of baptized Christians. Saint Joseph was the first missionary. Today,
he desires again to bring Jesus to the nations. Many nations and cultures that
were previously Christian have fallen away from their Christian roots and are
on a path of self-destruction. Countries once established on Judeo-Christian
principles have become overrun by ideologies and organizations that seek to
strip society of all that is sacred. Without a major turnaround, civilization
itself is going to self-destruct.
In an apostolic exhortation on St. Joseph in 1989, St. John Paul II reminded us
of the necessity of invoking St. Joseph in the work of re-evangelizing the
world. He wrote:
This patronage [of St. Joseph] must be invoked as ever
necessary for the Church, not only as a defense against all dangers, but also,
and indeed primarily, as an impetus for her renewed commitment to
evangelization in the world and to re-evangelization in those lands and nations
where religion and the Christian life were formerly flourishing and are now put
to a hard test.
Now is the time to
consecrate yourself to St. Joseph!
God is telling his Church that,
in order to defend marriage and the family, elevate morals, recover lost
ground, and win souls for Jesus Christ, we need to bring St. Joseph onto the
battlefield. He is the Terror of Demons! With his powerful spiritual
fatherhood, incredible love for his spiritual children, and constant
intercession, the Church can be renewed as a light to the nations!
What exactly is consecration to St. Joseph? In other words, what does it mean
for a person to be consecrated to St. Joseph? Well, it basically means that you
acknowledge that he is your spiritual father, and you want to be like him. To
show it, you entrust yourself entirely to his paternal care so that he can help
you acquire his virtues and become holy. Total consecration to St. Joseph means
you make a formal act of filial entrustment to your spiritual father so that he
can take care of your spiritual well-being and lead you to God. The person who
consecrates himself to St. Joseph wants to be as close to their spiritual
father as possible, to the point of resembling him in virtue and holiness.
Saint Joseph, in turn, will give those consecrated to him his loving attention,
protection, and guidance.
Perhaps someone reading this has already consecrated themselves entirely to the
Blessed Virgin Mary, and is wondering if they can consecrate themselves to St.
Joseph and entrust everything to him, as well. The answer is a resounding “Yes!”
God desires that all children be committed to the love and care of a mother and
a father. You are not a member of a single-parent spiritual family. Mary is
your spiritual mother, and St. Joseph is your spiritual father. The spiritual
fatherhood of St. Joseph is extremely important for your spiritual growth.
Total consecration to Mary is not diminished by total consecration to St.
Joseph. Mary wants you to consecrate yourself to St. Joseph! Jesus wants you to
consecrate yourself to St. Joseph! Everything you have given to Jesus and Mary
can also be given to St. Joseph. The hearts of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph are one.
So, is there a book that offers a method of consecration to St. Joseph? Yes, there
is! It’s called Consecration
to St. Joseph: The Wonders of our Spiritual Father and it follows
a method similar to the tried-and-true 33-day preparation method employed by
St. Louis de Montfort in his Marian consecration. The 33-day program can be
done by individuals, parishes, and entire diocese. Through this program, I hope
to spark the first worldwide movement of consecration to St. Joseph!
Consecration to St. Joseph has endorsements from Cardinal Raymond
Burke, Bishop Athanasius Schneider, Jim Caviezel, Scott Hahn, and many others.
Get your copy of Consecration to St. Joseph and be part of
the movement! Go to www.consecrationtostjoseph.org to find out more!
Veni Sancte Spiritus[5]
Holy Spirit, God of light, fill us with your radiance
bright;
Gentle father of the poor, make us, by your help, secure;
Come, your boundless grace impart, bring your love to every
heart.
Lord
of consolation, come, warm us when our hearts are numb;
Great
consoler, come and heal, to our souls your strength reveal;
Cool,
refreshing comfort pour, and our peace of mind restore.
Light
immortal, fire divine, with your love our hearts refine;
Come,
our inmost being fill, make us all to do your will;
Goodness
you alone can give, grant that in your grace we live.
Come,
our lukewarm hearts inspire, mold our wills to your desire;
In
our weakness make us strong, and amend our every wrong;
Guide
us when we go astray, wash our stain of guilt away.
Give
to every faithful soul, gifts of grace to make us whole;
Help
us when we come to die, so that we may live on high;
Ever
let your love descend, give us joys that never end.
Litany of St. Joseph |
|
Lord, have mercy on us |
Christ, have mercy on
us. |
Lord, have mercy on us. |
|
Jesus, hear us, |
Jesus, graciously hear
us. |
God the Father of
heaven, |
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. |
Holy Mary, |
pray for us. |
St. Joseph, |
pray for us. |
Renowned offspring of David, |
pray for us. |
Light of Patriarchs, |
pray for us. |
Spouse of the Mother of
God, |
pray for us. |
Chaste guardian of the
Virgin, |
pray for us. |
Foster father of the
Son of God, |
pray for us. |
Diligent protector of
Christ, |
pray for us. |
Head of the Holy Family, |
pray for us. |
Joseph most just, |
pray for us. |
Joseph most chaste, |
pray for us. |
Joseph most prudent, |
pray for us. |
Joseph most strong, |
pray for us. |
Joseph most obedient, |
pray for us. |
Joseph most faithful, |
pray for us. |
Mirror of patience, |
pray for us. |
Lover of poverty, |
pray for us. |
Model of artisans, |
pray for us. |
Glory of home life, |
pray for us. |
Guardian of virgins, |
pray for us. |
Pillar of families, |
pray for us. |
Solace of the wretched, |
pray for us. |
Hope of the sick, |
pray for us. |
Patron of the dying, |
pray for us. |
Terror of demons, |
pray for us. |
Protector of Holy
Church, |
pray for us. |
Lamb of God, who takes
away the sins of the world, |
spare us, O Jesus. |
Lamb of God, who takes
away the sins of the world, |
graciously hear us, O
Jesus. |
Lamb of God, who takes
away the sins of the world, |
have mercy on us, O
Jesus. |
He made him the lord of
his household |
And prince over all his
possessions. |
Let
us pray:
O
God, in your ineffable providence you were pleased to choose Blessed Joseph to
be the spouse of your most holy Mother; grant, we beg you, that we may be
worthy to have him for our intercessor in heaven whom on earth we venerate as
our Protector: You who live and reign forever and ever.
Saint
Joseph, pray for us.
Single? So Sad, too bad[6]. Singles Awareness Day
After a Christmas spent
with elderly family members asking when they’re finally going to get married,
or at least find a boyfriend or girlfriend to bring home, life does not get any
easier for singles after Christmas, either. No sooner have the Santa Claus and
snowman decorations vanished from the shops than the shelves begin to burst
with cuddly teddy bears, heart-shaped balloons and boxes of cheap chocolates,
all in shades of nauseating neon pinks and reds. Yes, Valentine’s Day has
become one of the world’s most profitable occasions, yet another marketing
scheme that has hit pay dirt more than the original creators of the idea could
have ever dreamed. If you’re not in a relationship Valentine’s Day is bad
enough, what with all the additional pressure to be ‘romantic’, if such rampant
and blatant consumerism and commercialism can be considered romantic at all.
The restaurants are all overpacked with couples trying too hard to impress each
other, and it seems every flower in the whole city has been bought out, just so
someone can say it’s pretty once and then thrown away. Hallmark holidays are
called that for a reason. For singles, on the other hand, Valentine’s Day can
be a simple and cruel reminder that they are alone. No pink stuffed animals for
them, and no tacky heart-shaped boxes of poor-quality chocolate, either though
one does tend to wonder whether that really makes them worse off in the first
place. Singles Awareness Day used to
be an alternate name used for Valentine’s Day among those who found themselves
unattached during the day, but it all became too depressing. So, by
single’s hive-mind consensus, it fell to the day after as a perfect antidote to
all of the neon nonsense.
How to Celebrate Singles
Awareness/Appreciation Day
·
It’s
a humorous holiday to celebrate being single, to share with single friends, to
send each other presents or even order yourself some flowers. On this day many
people wear green, as it is the complementary opposite of red.
·
Another
popular option is an absence of color (black), to symbolize an absence of
celebration.
·
One
increasingly popular activity is to travel to Brazil and witness the
Brazilian Carnival. The trip, coupled with the fact that Brazil doesn’t
celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14, but in June, provides a temporary
getaway from the neon pink of the Valentine’s holiday in the Western culture,
by simply substituting it with another celebration.
·
Some
who celebrate Singles Awareness Day just want to remind romantic couples that
they don’t need to be in a relationship to celebrate life, and that the key to
being happy is being able to be happy with yourself.
·
Contrary
to popular misconceptions, Singles Awareness Day is not about self-pity but
rather a chance to announce to the world that you are single and happy to be
so. Originally, most singles referred to February 14 as Single’s Awareness Day
(acronym: SAD) until it they realized that that was just depressing. Choosing
the next day allowed single people a chance to turn this into a celebration
rather than a festival of self-pity. There is no reason to be miserable that
you are independent and unattached; on the contrary, there are many more people
in relationships than you might think who rather wish they were in your shoes,
with nobody to answer to but themselves. This is the day that all of the
single people can proudly stand up and show that it is okay to be single. Take
that, cupid!
While cleaning out my files the other day I came across this note. I don’t know the source but thought I would share it.
A Note
From Heaven
Dear Beloved, One,
I see your loneliness and fears, your guilt and frustrations. I see your endless search for love and fulfillment. All this must be, in order for you to come the end of your own understanding—then you can hear My voice. Listen carefully amid the noise of the world and you will hear…I love you, I shed My blood for you to make you clean. Give yourself completely to Me. I created you to be just as you are, and you are lovely in My eyes. Do not criticize yourself or become depressed for not being perfect in your own eyes. This leads only to frustrations. I want you to trust Me one step, one second at a time. Dwell in My power and My love and be free, be yourself. Don’t allow other people to control you. I will guide you, if you let Me, but be aware of My presence in everything. I will give you patience, love, joy, and peace. Look to Me for answers for I am your shepherd and will lead you. Follow Me only!! Do not ever forget this. Listen and I will tell you My will.
Let My love flow from you and spill over to all you touch. Be not concerned with yourself—you are My responsibility. I will change you without your ever knowing it. You are to love yourself and love others, simply because I love you. Take your eyes off yourself, look only to Me, I lead, I change, I create, but not when you are striving. You are mine…let Me have the joy of making you like Christ.
Your only command is to look to Me and Me, only—never to yourself and never to others. Do not struggle but relax in My love. I know what is best and will do it in you. Stop trying to become and let me make you what I want.
My will is perfect;
My love is sufficient. I will
Supply all your needs…
Only look to Me.
I love you,
Your
Heavenly Father
PART THREE: LIFE IN CHRIST
SECTION TWO-THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
CHAPTER
ONE-YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR
SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND
Article 1-THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
IV. "You Shall Not Make For
Yourself a Graven Image . . ."
2129 The
divine injunction included the prohibition of every representation of God by
the hand of man. Deuteronomy explains: "Since you saw no form on the day
that the Lord spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire, beware lest
you act corruptly by making a graven image for yourselves, in the form of any
figure...." It is the absolutely transcendent God who revealed
himself to Israel. "He is the all," but at the same time "he is
greater than all his works." He is "the author of beauty."
2130
Nevertheless, already in the Old Testament, God ordained or permitted the
making of images that pointed symbolically toward salvation by the incarnate
Word: so it was with the bronze serpent, the ark of the covenant, and the
cherubim.
2131 Basing
itself on the mystery of the incarnate Word, the seventh ecumenical council at
Nicaea (787) justified against the iconoclasts the veneration of icons - of
Christ, but also of the Mother of God, the angels, and all the saints. By
becoming incarnate, the Son of God introduced a new "economy" of
images.
2132 The
Christian veneration of images is not contrary to the first commandment which
proscribes idols. Indeed, "the honor rendered to an image passes to its
prototype," and "whoever venerates an image venerates the person
portrayed in it." The honor paid to sacred images is a
"respectful veneration," not the adoration due to God alone:
Religious worship is not directed to images in themselves,
considered as mere things, but under their distinctive aspect as images leading
us on to God incarnate. The movement toward the image does not terminate in it
as image, but tends toward that whose image it is.
Thursdays are Sacred.
Thursdays are next to
Sundays, the holiest day of the week. Pope John Paul knew this when he created
the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary. It was also on Thursday that our Lord
instituted the Mass and last celebrated with the apostles. In a week also our
Lord Ascended into heaven to intercede for us with the Father. It would be a
pious practice to make Thursdays a little special by being in the Lord’s
presence and celebrating Mass.
Feast of the day: soup Mushroom
a la Mary-Louise main dish Tuna
Melt Stuffed Bell Peppers salad Rainbow
Bean Salad with Sweet and Sour Dressing desert Crepes
Saint-Gwenole Drink sweet white wine
·
Stations of the Cross: Thursday
before First Friday Devotion
Attend a Horse Show
February 15-25
Visit the annual Arabian Horse Show in Scottsdale, Arizona to watch over
2,400 horses compete for a chance at winning the coveted gold title. In between
the competitions, there are plenty of kids’ activities like an ice cream
social, pony painting (ceramic ponies, not real ones), and art contests. And
the best part, kids 17 and under are free.
Coffee with Christ
Christ sips his coffee and looks at me and says, “You Must Love” with humility first. Strive to always say yes to the prompting of the Holy Spirit. Your desires must be life giving, allowing yourself and others to give the Father all your heart, all your soul, all your mind and with all your strength. Saying yes to the Father is like when Peter put up his sails to use the wind for the catch. The wind is the will of the Father who loved you into life, and gave you the liberty to share life, and a purpose to engage your mind, your soul, with all your strength.
Daily
Devotions/Activities
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Today's Fast: The Families of St. Joseph
Porters
·
Total Consecration
to St. Joseph Day 1
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Plan
winter fun:
o
Soak in hot
springs
o
Hit the snow slopes
o
Ride a
snowmobile
o
Go for a
dog sled ride
o Ride a hot air
balloon
·
Rosary.
[2]Goffine’s Devout Instructions, 1896
[4]https://catholicexchange.com/now-is-the-time-to-consecrate-yourself-to-saint-joseph
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veni_Sancte_Spiritus
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