Dear Lord, find within me a yielded and quiet spirit of submission. To make that happen. I need you to come in like a flood. Occupy me water finding empty spaces. Occupy reserved portions of my life where anger is festering and the secret places where grudges are being stored. Sweep through my house… don’t [...]
Prayers
Brothers and Sisters, May the Lord give you His Peace! I would like to pass on to you today two things: There is a site that Cathy and I found that has helped us in our praying of the Liturgy of the Hours (LOH). Unfortunately, it is “vanilla” in the sense that it does not [...]
A commentary by Dennis Mallon, SFO A Christian can never remain silent in the face of violence, poverty, hunger, corruption or abuse of power, Pope Benedict XVI “Silence implies consent,” St. Thomas More (This commentary is written to reveal, to some extent, the crisis that our Country and Church face today and the desperate need [...]
Lord Make Wheat of Me
Jul 19
July 17, 2011 by stfrancisgirl Lord, make wheat of me, For tares are displeasing to Thee. Let me be a seed with precious intent, Knowing all things I should repent. Daily watered by spiritual rain, Your Word body is food by which I am sustained; When I first saw the light of Your only [...]
Pray
Jul 6
“But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.” Mathew 5: 44 Pray for your enemies, pick out someone to pray for who you know is desperately in need of your prayers. Pray to your patron saint, but, also pray for a patron enemy. There are many prominent people [...]