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Father of Light,
from whom every good
gift comes,
Send your Spirit into our lives
With the power of a mighty wind,
And by Flame of Your Wisdom
Open the horizons of our minds.
Loosen our tongues to sing Your praise
In words beyond the power of speech,
For without Your Spirit
Man could never raise his voice
in
words of peace
Or announce the Truth
That JESUS
IS LORD,
Who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit,
One GOD forever and ever. Amen
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
Thursday, 4 October 2018
Guardian Angels October 2
Guardian Angels
Feast Day October 2
From a Sermon by Saint Bernard, abbot
That
they may guard you
in all of your ways
He has given His
angels charge over you to guard you in all of your ways. Let them thank the Lord for His Mercy; His wonderful
works are for the children of men. Let
them give thanks and say among the nations, the Lord has done great things for
them. O Lord, what is man that you have
made yourself known to him, or why do you incline your heart to him? And you do inline your heart to him; you show
him your care and your concern. Finally,
you send your only Son and the grace of your Spirit, and promise him a vision
of Your countenance. And so, that nothing
in heaven should be wanting in your concern for us, you send those blessed
spirits to serve us, assigning them as our guardians and our teachers.
He has given His
angels charge over you to guard you in all your ways. These words should
fill you with respect, inspire devotion and instill confidence; respect for the
presence of angels, devotion because of their loving service, and confidence
because of their protection. And so the
angels are here, they are at your side, they are with you, present on your
behalf. They are here to protect you and
to serve you. But even if it is God Who
has given them this charge, we must nonetheless be grateful to them for the
great love with which they obey and come to help us in our great need.
So let us be devoted and grateful to such
great protectors;
let us return their love and honor them
as much as we can
and should.
Yet all our love and honor must go to Him,
for it is from Him that they receive all that makes them worthy of our love and
respect.
We should then, my brothers show our affection for the
angels, for one day they will be our coheirs just as here below they are our
guardians and trustees appointed and set over us by the Father. We are God’s children although it does not
seem so, because we are still but small children under guardians and trustees,
and for the present little better than slaves.
Even though we are children and have a long, a very long and
dangerous way to go, with such protectors what have we to fear? They who keep us in our ways cannot be
overpowered or let astray, much less lead us astray. They are loyal, prudent, powerful. Why then are we afraid?
We have only to follow them,
stay close to
them,
and we shall dwell under
the protection of God’s heaven.
taken from Liturgy of the Hours Week 18-34
Friday, 21 September 2018
St. Matthew, Apostle September 21
St.
Matthew,
Apostle
and Evangelist
Feast Day September 21
Jesus
saw him through the eyes of mercy
and chose him
From a homily by Saint Bede the Venerable, priest
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| Jesus calls Matthew [Mathew 9:9] |
Jesus saw a man called
Matthew sitting at the tax office and he said to him: Follow Me. Jesus saw Matthew not merely in the usual
sense, but more significantly with His merciful understanding of men.
He saw the tax collector and, because He saw him through the
eyes of mercy and chose him, He said to him:
“Follow Me.” This following meant
imitating the pattern of His life—not just walking after Him. Saint John tells us: Whoever says he abides in Christ ought to walk in the same way in which
He walked.
And he rose and
followed Him. There is not reason
for surprise that the tax collector abandoned earthly wealth as soon as the
Lord commanded him. Nor should one be
amazed that neglecting his wealth, he joined a band of men whose leader had, on
Matthew’s assessment, no riches at all.
Our Lord summoned Matthew by speaking to him in words. By an invisible,
interior impulse flooding his mind with the light of grace, He instructed him
to walk in His footsteps. In this way
Matthew could understand that Christ, who was summoning him away from earthly
possessions, had incorruptible treasures of heaven in His gift.
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| Supper at Matthew's house with tax collectors and sinners |
As He sat at table in
the house, behold many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus
and His disciples. This conversion
of one tax collector gave many men, those from his own profession and other
sinners, an example of repentance and pardon.
Notice also the happy and true anticipation of his future status as
apostle and teacher of the nations. No
sooner was he converted than Matthew drew after him a whole crowd of sinners
along the same road to salvation. He
took up his appointed duties while still taking his first steps in the faith
and from that hour he fulfilled his obligation ad thus grew in merit.
To see a deeper understand of the great celebration Matthew
held at his house, we must realize that he not only gave a banquet for the Lord
at his earthly residence, but far more pleasing was he banquet set in his own
heart which he provided through faith and love.
Our Saviour attests to this: Behold
I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I
will come in to him and eat with him, and he with Me.
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| Behold I stand at the door and knock Revelation 3:20 |
On hearing Christ’s voice, we open the door to receive Him,
as it were, when we freely assent to His promptings and when we give ourselves
over to doing what must be done. Christ, since He dwells I the hearts of His
chosen ones through the grace of His love, enters so that He might eat with us
and we with Him. He ever refreshes us by
the light of His presence insofar as we progress in our devotion to and longing
for the things of heaven. He Himself is
delighted by such a pleasing banquet.
God of Mercy,
You chose a tax
collector, Saint Matthew,
To share the dignity
of the apostles.
By his example and
prayers
Help us to follow
Christ
And remain faithful in
Your service.
We ask this through
our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives and reigns
with You and the Holy Spirit,
One God, forever and
ever.
Amen
See YOUTUBE Jesus of Nazareth Supper at Matthew's story of Prodigal Son https://youtu.be/14epxvU8XIA
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Beheading of John the Baptist, Martyr August 29
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| St. John the Baptist |
Precursor of Christ
in Birth and Death
From a homily by Saint Bede the Venerable, priest
As forerunner of our Lord's birth, preaching and death, the
blessed John showed in his struggle a goodness worthy of the sight of
heaven. In the words of scripture: Though in the sight of men he suffered
torments, his hope is full of immortality. We justly commemorate the day of his birth
with a joyful celebration, a day which he himself made festive for us through
his suffering and which he adorned with the crimson splendor of his own
blood. We do rightly revere his memory
with joyful hearts, for he stamped with the seal of martyrdom the testimony
which he delivered on behalf of our Lord.
There is no doubt that blessed John suffered imprisonment
and chains as a witness to our Redeemer, whose forerunner he was, and gave his
life for Him. His persecutor had
demanded not that he should deny Christ, but only that he should be kept silent
about the truth. Nevertheless, he died
for Christ. Does Christ not say: I am
the truth? Therefore, because John shed
his blood for the truth, he surely died for Christ.
Through his birth, preaching and baptizing, he bore witness
to the coming birth, preaching and baptism of Christ, and his own suffering he
showed that Christ also would suffer.
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| St. John he Baptist Imprisonment |
Such was the quality and strength of the man who accepted
the end of this present life by shedding his blood after the long
imprisonment. He preached the freedom of
heavenly peace, yet was thrown into irons by ungodly men; he was locked away in
the darkness of prison, though he came bearing witness to the Light itself,
which is Christ. John was baptized in
his own blood, though he had been privileged to baptize the Redeemer of the
world, to hear the voice of the Father above him, and to see the grace of the
Holy Spirit descending upon Him. But to
endure temporal agonies for the sake of the truth was not a heavy burden for
such men as John; rather it was easily borne and even desirable, for he knew
eternal joy would be his reward.
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| Beheading of St. John the Baptist |
Since death was ever near at hand through the inescapable
necessity of nature, such men considered it a blessing to embrace it and thus
gain the reward of eternal life by acknowledging Christ’s name. Hence the apostle Paul rightly says: You have been granted the privilege not only
to believe in Christ but also to suffer for his sake. He tells us why it is Christ’s gift that his
chosen ones should suffer for him: The
sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory
that is to be revealed in us.
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| Stairway to Heaven |
Tuesday, 4 July 2017
St. John the Baptist Precursor by St. Augustine
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| St. John the Baptist and Christ Matthew 3:13-17 |
From a sermon by Saint Augustine, bishop
The Voice of one crying in the wilderness
The Church observes the birth of John as a hallowed event. (Birth of St. John the Baptist Feast Day June 24th).
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| John the Baptist's birth |
We have no such commemoration for any other
fathers; but it is significant that we celebrate the birthdays of John and
Jesus. This day cannot be passed
by. And even if my explanation does not
match the dignity of the feast, you may still meditate on it with great depth
and profit.
John was born of a woman too old for childbirth; Christ was
born of a youthful virgin. The news of
John’s birth was met with incredulity, and his father was struck dumb. Christ’s birth was believed, and he was
conceived through faith.
Such is the topic, as I have presented it, for our inquiry
and discussion. But as I said before, if
I lack either the time or the ability to study the implications of so profound
a mystery, he who speaks within you even when I am not here will teach you
better; it is he whom you contemplated with devotion, whom you have welcomed
into your hearts, whose temples you have become.
John, then, appears as the boundary
between the two
testaments,
the old and the new.
That he
is a sort of boundary the Lord himself bears witness, when he speaks of the law and the prophets until John the
Baptist. Thus he represents times
past and is the herald of the new era to come.
As a representative of the past, he is born of aged parents; as a herald
of the new era, he is declared to be a prophet while still in his mother’s womb
at the arrival of blessed Mary.
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| The Visitation |
In that
womb
he has already been designated a prophet,
even before he was born,
it is
revealed that he was to be Christ’s precursor, before they ever
saw one another.
These are divine happenings going beyond the
limits of our human frailty. Eventually
he is born, he receives his name, his father’s tongue is loosened. See how these events reflect reality.
Zechariah is silent and loses his voice until John, the precursor
of the Lord, is born and restores his voice.
The silence of Zechariah is nothing
but the age of prophecy lying
hidden,
obscured, as it were, and concealed
before the preaching of
Christ.
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| Zechariah regains his voice |
At St. John’s arrival Zechariah’s
voice is released, and it becomes clears at the coming of the one who was
foretold. The release of Zechariah’s
voice at the birth of John is a parallel to the rending of the veil of Christ’s
crucifixion.
If John were announcing his
own coming, Zechariah’s lips would not have been opened. The tongue is loosened because a voice is
born. For when John was preaching the Lord’s coming he was asked:
Who are you? And he replied: I am the voice of one crying in
the wilderness.
The voice is John,
but the Lord in the beginning was the
Word.
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| St. John the Baptist preaching |
only for a time;
Christ, the Word in the beginning, is eternal.
St. Thomas the Apostle by St. Gregory the Great
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| St. Thomas the Apostle - John 20:24-29 |
St. Thomas, Apostle Feast Day July 3rd
From the homily on the Gospels by Saint Gregory the Great, pope
From the homily on the Gospels by Saint Gregory the Great, pope
My Lord
and my God
Thomas, one of the
twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came.
He was the only disciple absent; on his return he heard what
had happened but refused to believe it.
The Lord came a second time; he offered his side for the disbelieving
disciple to touch, held out his hands, and showing the scars of his wounds,
healed the wound of his disbelief.
Dearly beloved, what do you see in these events? Do you really believe that it was by chance
that this chosen disciple was absent, then came and heard, heard and doubted,
doubted and touched, touched and believed? It was not by chance but in God’s providence.
In a marvelous way God’s mercy
arranged that
the disbelieving disciple,
in touching the wounds of
his master’s body,
should
heal our wounds of disbelief.
The disbelief
of Thomas has done more for our faith than the faith of the other
disciples. As he touches Christ and is
won over to belief, every doubt is cast aside and our faith is
strengthened. So the disciple who
doubted, then felt Christ’s wounds, becomes a witness to the reality of the
resurrection.
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| Because you have seen Me, you believed. |
Touching Christ, he cried out: My Lord and my God! Jesus
said to him: Because you have seen me,
Thomas, you believed. Paul said: Faith the guarantee of things hoped for, the
evidence of things unseen.
It is
clear, then, that faith is the proof of what cannot be seen. What it seen gives knowledge, not faith.
When Thomas saw and touched, why was he told: You have believed because you have seen me? Because
what he saw and what he believed were different things.
God cannot be seen by mortal men.
Thomas saw a human being, whom he
acknowledged to be God, and said:
My Lord
and my God.
Seeing, he believed;
looking at one who was true man,
he cried out that this was God,
the God he
could not see.
What follows is reason for great joy: Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.
There is here a particular reference to
ourselves; we hold in our hearts one we have not seen in the flesh. We are included in these words, but only if
we follow up our faith with good works.
The true believer practices what he believes. But of those who pay only lip service to
faith, Paul has this to say: They profess
to know God, but they deny him in their works.
Therefore James says: Faith
without works is dead.
Friday, 16 June 2017
Explanations of the Psalms by St. Ambrose
From the Explanations of the Psalms
by St. Ambrose, bishop
The Appeal of the Book of Psalms
Though all Scripture is fragrant with God’s grace, the Book
of Psalms has a special attractiveness.
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| Moses and the parting of the Red Sea |
Moses wrote the history of Israel’s forefathers in prose,
but after leading the people through the Red Sea—a wonder that remained in
their memory—he broke into song of triumph in praise of God when he saw King
Pharaoh drowned along with his forces.
His genius soared to a higher level, to match an accomplishment beyond his
own powers.
Miriam too raised her timbrel and sang encouragement for the
rest of the women, saying: Let us sing to
the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; he has cast horse and rider into the
sea.
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| Miriam praising God |
In the Book of Psalms there is profit for all, with healing
power for our salvation. There is
instruction from history, teaching from the law, prediction form prophecy,
chastisement from denunciation, persuasion from moral preaching. All who read it may find the cure for their
own individual failings.
All with eyes
to see can discover in it a complete gymnasium for the soul, a stadium for all
the virtues, equipped for every kind of exercise; it is for each to choose the
kind he judges best to help him gain the prize.
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| King David |
If you wish to read and imitate the deeds of the past, you
will find the whole history of the Israelites in a single psalm; in one short
reading you can amass a treasure for the memory.
If you want to study the power of the law,
which is summed up in the bond of charity (Whoever
loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law), you may read in the psalms of
the great love with which one man faced serious dangers single-handedly in order
to remove the shame of the whole people.
You will find the glory of charity more than a match for the parade of
power.
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| Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God |
What I am to say of the grace of prophecy? We see that what others hinted at in riddles
was promised openly and clearly to the psalmist alone: the Lord Jesus was to be
born of his seed, according to the word of the Lord, I will place upon your throne one who is the fruit of your flesh.
In the psalms, then, not only is Jesus born for us, he also
undergoes his saving passion in his body, he lies in death, he rises again, he
ascends into heaven, he sits at the right and of the Father.
What no man would have dared to say was
foretold by the psalmist alone, and afterward proclaimed by the Lord himself in
the Gospel.
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| St. Ambrose, 4th Century Church Father |
Monday, 29 May 2017
Pentecost - Meditation and Prayer
Meditation
The Holy Spirit is God, and Third Person of the Holy
Trinity, really God, the same as the Father and the Son are really God. He is the love of the Father and the Son.
Christ promised that this Spirit of Truth would come and
would remain within us “I will ask the
Father and He will give you another Paraclete—to be with you always: the Spirit
of Truth, Whom the world cannot accept, since it neither sees Him nor recognizes
Him: but you can recognize Him because He remains with you and will be within
you” (John 14:16-17)
The Holy Spirit came at Pentecost, never to depart. Fifty days after Easter, on Pentecost Sunday,
He changed the Apostles from weak fearful men to brave men of faith that Christ
needed to spread His Gospel to the nations.
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| Pentecost the Holy Spirit Comes! |
The Holy Spirit is present in a special way in the Church,
the community of those who believe in Christ as Lord. He helps the Church to continue the work of
Christ in the world. By His presence
people are moved by His Grace to unite themselves with God and men in sincere
love and to fulfill their duties to God and man. He makes the Church pleasing to God because
of the Divine life of grace which He gives.
By the power of the Gospel He makes the Church grow. He renews it with His gifts, and leads it to
perfect union with Jesus.
The Holy Spirit guides the Pope, bishops, and priests of the
Church in their work of teaching Christ’s doctrine, guiding souls, and giving
God’s grace to the people through the Sacraments. He directs all thew work of Christ in the
Church—the care of the sick, the teaching of children, the guidance of youth,
the comforting of the sorrowful, the support of the needy.
We should honor the Holy Spirit by loving Him as our God and
by letting Him guide us in life. St.
Paul reminds us to do so: “Are you not aware that you are the temple of God,
and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” (1 Cor 3:16)
Since the Holy Spirit is always with us if we are in the
state of grace, we should often ask Him for the light and strength we need to
live a holy life and to save our soul.
The Word of God
“I solemnly assure you, no one can enter into God’s Kingdom
without being begotten of water and Spirit. Flesh begets flesh, Spirit begets
spirit.” Jn 3:5-6
“This much I have told you while I was still with you, the
Paraclete, the Holy Spirit Whom the Father will send in My Name, will instruct
you in everything, and remind you of all that I told you.” Jn 14:25-26
“When the day of Pentecost came it found them gathered in
one place. Suddenly from up in the sky
there came a noise like a strong, driving wind which was heard all through the
house where they were seated. Tongues of fire appeared, which parted and came
to rest on each of them. All were filled
with the Holy Spirit. They began to
express themselves in foreign tongues and make bold proclamation as the Spirit
prompted them.” Acts 2:1-4
“To each person the manifestation of the Spirit is given for
the common good. To one the Spirit gives
wisdom in discourse, to another the power to express knowledge. Through the Spirit one receives faith; by the
same Spirit another is given the gift of healing, and still another miraculous
powers. Prophecy is given to one; to
another power to distinguish one spirit from another. One receives the gift of tongues, another
that of interpreting the tongues. But is
is one and the same Spirit Who produces all these gifts, distributing them to
each as He wills.” 1 Cor 12:4-11
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| Come, Holy Spirit!! |
Consecration
Holy Spirit, Divine Spirit of light and love, I consecrate
to You my understanding, heart, and will, my whole being, for time and for
eternity. May my understanding be always
submissive to Your heavenly inspirations and to the teaching of the Catholic
Church, of which You are the infallible Guide.
May my heart be ever inflamed with the love of God and of my neighbor. May my will be ever conformed to the Divine
Will. May my whole life be faithful to
the imitation of the life and virtues of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to
Whom with the Father and You be honor and glory forever.
God, Holy Spirit, Infinite Love of the Father and the Son,
through the pure hands of Mary, Your Immaculate Spouse, I place myself this
day, and all the days of the my life, upon Your chosen altar, consuming fire,
being firmly resolved now more than ever to hear You voice and to do in all
things Your most holy and adorable Will.
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| Pentecost Tongues of Fire -- Holy Spirit Come! |
Come, Holy Spirit, Creator Blest!
Come, Holy Spirit, Creator blest!
And in our souls take up Your rest;
Come, with Your grace and heavenly aid,
To fill the hearts which You have made.
O Comforter, to You do we cry,
O heavenly Gift of God Most High,
O Fount of Life and Fire of Love,
And Sweet Anointing from above!
You in Your sevenfold Gifts are known;
You, Finger of God’s hand, we own;
You Promise of the Father, You,
Who do the tongue with power imbue.
Kindle our senses from above
And make our hearts o’erflow with love;
With patience firm and virtue high,
The weakness of our flesh supply.
Far from us drive the foe we dread,
And grant us Your true peace instead;
So shall we not, with You for Guide,
Turn from the path of life aside.
Oh, may Your grace on us bestow
The Father and the Son to know;
And You, through endless times confessed,
Of both the eternal Spirit blest.
Now to the Father and the Son,
Who rose from death , be glory given,
With You, O holy Comforter,
Henceforth by all in earth and heaven. Amen.
V. Send forth Your
Spirit and they shall be created;
R. And You shall
renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray. God, You
have taught the hearts of Your faithful people
by sending them the light of
Your Holy Spirit.
Grant us by the same
Spirit to have a right judgment in all things
and evermore to rejoice in His
Holy comfort.
Through Christ our
Lord.
Amen.
Thursday, 25 May 2017
Ascension of Our Lord - Meditation and Prayers
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| The Ascension of Jesus Christ into Heaven |
Ascension
Meditation
On the fortieth day after His Resurrection, after having
trained His Apostles for their high calling to establish the Kingdom of God on
earth, Jesus prepared to ascend on high to where the glories of heaven awaited
Him. He blessed His loving Mother and
His Apostles and disciples and bade them farewell. A cloud received Him out of their sight.
The countless blessed spirits whom He had released from
limbo accompanied Him as the first fruits of the redemption. All the hosts of heaven’s Angels came out to
meet Him, the Savior of the world.
As He took His place beside His heavenly Father, the whole
court of heaven gave forth a glorious song of praise. It was the song heard by John in his
visions: “Worthy is the Lamb That was
slain to receive power and riches, wisdom and strength, honor and glory and
praise!” (Rv 5:12)
Jesus ascended into heaven to enter into possession of His
glory. While on earth He had always
enjoyed the vision of God, but the glory of His Sacred Humanity had shone forth
only at His Transfiguration. On His
Ascension into heaven He took His place as Man beside His heavenly Father and
was exalted above all other human creatures.
The night before He died Jesus prayed to His Father: “I have
given You glory on earth by finishing the work You gave Me to do. Do You now, Father, give Me glory at Your
side, glory I had with You before the world began” (Jn 17:4-5)
Since His Humanity is united to the Divine Word, the second
Person of the Blessed Trinity, It enjoys the right of eternal glory. It shares with the Father the infinite bliss
and mighty power of God. This is the
reward for all He has done and merited on earth. In heaven He is raised above all because on
earth He has lowered Himself below all.
When the struggle of this life is over Jesus will give us
the grace to share His joy and triumph in heaven for all eternity.
Jesus ascended into heaven to be our Mediator with His
Father. There He is pleading for
us. He ascended into heaven to give an
account to His heavenly Father of the great work He had done on earth. The Church was born, grace springs up in
abundance from His Cross of Calvary and is distributed through the Sacraments,
God’s justice is satisfied, hell and death are conquered, heaven is opened and
man saved. Jesus had a right to the
glorious homecoming.
Christ’s Ascension is also the assurance of our own
ascension into heaven after the Last Judgment.
He entered into His Kingdom to prepare a place for us, for He promised
to come again to take us to Himself.
Let us ascend into heaven with Jesus in spirit, there to
dwell by faith, hope and charity. Let us
seek only the joys that are true!
The Word of God
“After speaking to them, the Lord Jesus was taken up into
heaven and took His seat at God’s right hand.” Mk 16:19
“When He ascended on high, He took a host of captives and
gave gifts to men.” Eph 4:8
“Since you have been raised up to company with Christ, set
your hearts on what pertains to high realms where Christ is seated at God’s
right hands. Be intent on things above
rather on things on earth.” Col 3:1-2
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| Christ's Ascension into Heaven |
Novena Prayers
Jesus, I honor You on the feast of Your Ascension into heaven.
I rejoice with all my heart at the glory
into
which You entered to reign as King of heaven and earth.
When the struggle of this life is over,
give
me the grace to share Your joy
and triumph in heaven for all eternity.
I believe that You entered into Your glorious Kingdom
to
prepare a place for me,
for You promised to come again
to take me to
Yourself.
Grant that I may seek only the
joys of Your friendship,
so that I may deserve to be united with You in heaven.
In the hour of my homecoming,
when I appear before Your
Father
to give an account of my life on earth,
have mercy on me.
Jesus, in Your love for me
You have brought me from evil to
good
and from misery to happiness.
Give
me the grace to rise
above my human weakness.
May Your Humanity
give me courage in my weakness
and free me from my
sins.
Through Your grace
give me the courage of perseverance
for
You have called and justified me by faith.
May I hold fast to the life You have given me
and come to the eternal
gifts You promised.
You love me, dear Jesus.
Help me to love You in return.
I
ask You to grant this special favor (Mention your request.)
By Your unceasing care,
guide my steps toward the life of
glory
You have prepared for those who love You.
Make me grow in holiness and thank You
by a life of faithful service.
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| Sacred Heart of Jesus, Have Mercy on us! |
Prayer of Praise to Jesus in Glory
I praise You, dearest Heart of Jesus, Fountain of all
goodness.
I praise You, most kind Heart of Jesus,
for the boundless
graces that have flowed
and shall continue to flow from You into the souls of
the just.
I praise You, most gentle Heart of Jesus,
for the tender
love with which You have
so often refreshed devout hearts through Divine
consolations.
I praise You, most loving Heart of Jesus,
for the fullness
of Your grace,
the splendor of Your virtues,
the generosity of Your Heart,
and
the purity of Your love.
I praise You, royal Heart of Jesus,
for Your victory over
death and sin,
Your power over souls,
and Your triumph over the living and the
dead.
I praise You, Heart so poor and yet so rich,
for having
despised all earthly riches
and for having renounced all earthly honors.
I praise You, most obedient Heart of Jesus,
that hungered
after the fulfillment of the Divine Will
and thirsted after the greater glory
of God and the salvation of souls.
I praise You, most generous Heart of Jesus,
that did not
seek its own glory;
most patient Heart, that willingly bore the greatest
insults;
most unselfish Heart, that longed for and lovingly embraced the Cross.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,
teach me to love You with my
whole Heart,
and grant that, according to the little strength I have,
I may
imitate Your wonderful virtues. Amen.
Prayer
God Our Father, make us joyful in the Ascension of Your Son
Jesus Christ.
May we follow Him into the
new creation, for His Ascension is our glory and our hope.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God,
forever.
Amen.
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