Day 19 - (Last day of Week 1)

[MariaChristi]

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

At the end of this week, seeking true knowledge of ourselves, it seems like the end of the 12 days in ridding ourselves of the spirit of the world – that is, neither are really ended until we breathe our last breath on this earth! The Church on earth continues her spiritual warfare, spoken of in Rev.12:12 and 17. The evil one does not want us to rid ourselves of the world’s spirit, nor does he want us to know the Truth, repent and believe the Good News of Jesus.

By God’s grace, however, we were baptized into Jesus and received His Life to live, not only on earth but to live eternally with Him in heaven. As God reminds us:

…nothing will be impossible for God. (Luke 1:37)
…I have the strength for everything through Him who empowers me. (Philippians 4:13)

Today’s Gospel (Luke 4: 16-30) and commentary can be an encouragement for us as we fight the good fight against evil:

…“Rolling up the scroll after he had read this, Jesus handed it to the attendant and sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him.” At this very moment, if you so desire… you can gaze intently at the Lord. If you turn your gaze from the depths of your heart towards contemplation of Wisdom, Truth and the only-begotten Son of the God, then you are gazing intently at Jesus. Oh how blessed the gathering of which Scripture itself declares that “their eyes were fixed on him intently”! How I should love this congregation to receive a similar testimony! May everybody here, have… the eyes of their hearts occupied in gazing at Jesus! When you gaze at him his light will make your faces more radiant and you will be able to say: “The light of your face, O Lord, has set its seal upon us” (Ps 4,7 LXX).

Please let us continue to pray for one another as we pray to the Holy Spirit and our Blessed Mother for true knowledge of ourselves.
Litany of the Holy Spirit HERE
Ave Maris Stella HERE
Litany of Our Lady HERE

 

[liturgy96]

Thank you for the encouragement in the fight against evil! It can be very difficult at times to sustain good resolutions in fighting bad habits; prayer is truly needed aside from hard work. I can also relate to your call for each one of us to pray for everyone else; my friends and I are quite passionate about “the communion of saints” and thus often pray for one another and for the intentions of the Church

All you holy men and women, pray for us!

 

[MariaChristi]

Thank you for the encouragement in the fight against evil! It can be very difficult at times to sustain good resolutions in fighting bad habits; prayer is truly needed aside from hard work. I can also relate to your call for each one of us to pray for everyone else; my friends and I are quite passionate about “the communion of saints” and thus often pray for one another and for the intentions of the Church

All you holy men and women, pray for us!

Dear liturgy96,

Thanks for your reply and for your prayers. Prayer is a gift God wants us to share, it seems to me. It is a way of loving one another with His Love. He hears the cry of the poor, and so we pray truly in our need for His Love. Without Him, we can do nothing.

In her “Magnificat”, Mary sang: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. He looks on His servant in her lowliness…”

Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us. All you holy saints and angels, pray for us. All our brothers and sisters pray for us, as we journey home!