Today is Monday June 7th 2021. As we continue to celebrate Pride Month!
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Jesus who loved the Samaritan woman,
outcast proclaimer of your name,
let us love and support all those
who proclaim Your name
to the 2SLGBTQ community.
Jesus who loved the lepers whom others called unclean,
let us see the glory of creation
everywhere, in everyone.
Jesus who loved the one condemned with him to death on the cross
and promised him heaven by virtue of his faith,
give us the faith to broaden our vision
of the reign of God.
Jesus who loved the hemorrhaging woman,
long ignored and thought to be intrinsically disordered,
give us hearts large enough to embrace
those whom the world calls bent.
Jesus who loved the tax collector the community feared,
enable us to put down our fear of those
who are different from ourselves.
Jesus who loved the Roman soldier,
foreigner and oppressor,
help us to love those who make exiles
of our brothers and sisters who are 2SLGBTQ.
Jesus who loves us in all our humanness, all our glories,
enable us to love those
whose glories we have failed to see.
You who called women disciples in a male world,
who confronted leaders of the synagogue
with their sins of injustice,
who sent out your disciples to the whole world,
give us the courage to stand with all people of all orientations.
Give us the grace
to confront their rejection,
to ease their loneliness,
to calm their fears and
to belie their sense of abandonment.
Give us all the grace to own our sexual identity,
whatever its orientation,
as another manifestation of Your goodness.
Give us the vision to recognize and reject
the homophobia around us and in our own hearts, as well.
May we and the church of Jesus
open our hearts, homes, and sanctuaries
to the 2SLGBTQ community,
to the glory of God they bring in new voice,
with different face.
Let us bless the God of differences.
Amen.
OUR LADY – pray for us!
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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Today is Tuesday June 8, 2021 and our thought for the day is by Albert Schweitzer
“At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.”
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Very simply we bow our heads, no matter where we are and simply pray and give thanks for the people in our lives who have encouraged us and helped us move forward in life. (Please wait 30 seconds to resume prayer) For all of these people who have been blessings in our lives, we give thanks. When they are feeling down, or like their light is dimming, let someone come into their lives, the way they have come into mine, and rekindle the hope they need to continue. We give thanks God for these amazing people in our lives. Bless them abundantly!
Amen.
Our Lady – Pray for us!
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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Today is Wednesday June 9, 2021. Our thought for today is:
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.”
Dear God,
Thank you for Your amazing power and work in our lives.
Thank you for Your goodness and for your blessings over us. Thank you for Your great love and care.
Thank you for Your sacrifice so that we might have freedom and life.
Forgive us for when we don’t thank You enough, for who You are, for all that You do, for all that You’ve given.
Help us to set our eyes and our hearts on you afresh.
Renew our spirits, fill us with Your peace and joy.
We love you and we need you, this day and every day.
We give you praise and thanks, for You alone are worthy!
In Jesus’ Name,
Amen.
OUR LADY – Pray for us!
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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Today, Thursday June 10, 2021.
Our year end Liturgy of the Word YouTube link will be sent to you on Wednesday.*********************************************************************************************
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Today is Friday June 11, 2021 and in our Catholic faith we celebrate the FEAST OF THE SACRED HEART of Jesus.
Feast of the Sacred Heart is observed on June 11, 2021. The Feast of the Sacred Heart (properly the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus) is a solemnity in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church. It falls 19 days after Pentecost, on a Friday. The Feast of the Sacred Heart has been in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar since 1856
Devotion to the Sacred Heart is one of the most widely practiced and well-known devotions, taking Jesus’ physical heart as the representation of his divine love for humanity. This devotion is predominantly used in the Catholic Church and among some High-Church Anglicans and Lutherans. The devotion especially emphasizes the unmitigated love, compassion, and long-suffering of the heart of Christ towards humanity.
The Sacred Heart is often depicted in Christian art as a flaming heart shining with divine light, pierced by the lance-wound, encircled by the crown of thorns, surmounted by a cross and bleeding. Sometimes the image is shown shining within the bosom of Christ with his wounded hands pointing at the heart.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Jesus who is our hope in all things good.
Jesus, your heart was always right and just, so we pray that you always help me to turn away from saying or doing things in anger.
We ask You to hear our voices.
Bless us all with your heart of love.
May we put all our confidence in You.
Remind me Jesus that when I do things separate from you, regret, fear and sadness tends to follow such independent actions.
Remove from us all that can displease You.
Remove us from the trappings of this earthly life.
Let Your pure love imprint Your image so deeply upon our hearts, that we shall never be able to forget You or to be separated from You.
May we obtain from all Your loving kindness the grace and strength to always do what is right and loving.
We ask this through Your Sacred Heart. Amen.
Our Lady – Pray for us!
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.