Scripture, Reflection and Prayer for Wednesday, September 29, 2010

The angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a Virgin.
- Luke 1:26-27

Reflection: Angels take different earthly forms at the bidding of their master, God. They thus reveal themselves to human beings and unveil the Divine Mysteries to them.
- St. John Damascene
Prayer: God of all Wisdom, You direct the ministry of angels and of human beings. Grant that the angels who always minister to You in heaven may defend us during our life on earth.







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Scripture, Reflection and Prayer for Tuesday, September 28, 2010

There will...be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
- Luke 15:7

Reflection: Nothing makes God happier than a person's amendment of life, conversion, and salvation. This is why He sent His only Son to this earth.
- St. Gregory Nazianzen


Prayer: Holy God, help me to amend my life constantly and be sincerely converted to You. Let me seek your interests rather than my own and be ever more closely united with You.



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Scripture, Reflection and Prayer for Monday, September 27, 2010

When profound silence encompassed all things...Your all-powerful Word leapt from Your royal throne in heaven.
- Wisdom 18:14

Reflection: Silence exists so that we might speak to God. And it is in silence that God communicates His graces to us.
- St. Vincent de Paul

Prayer: Heavenly Father, teach me to appreciate the value of silence in my life. Let me set aside a few silent moments each day for thinking about You and speaking with You.



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Scripture, Reflection and Prayer for Friday, September 24, 2010

Gain the friendship of your neighbor while he is poor.
- Sirach 22:23

Reflection: Every virtue can attract the friendship of others to us. For every virtue is a good, and anything good is lovable to all and renders lovable all who possess it. Friendship blossoms, grows, and is strengthened in the measure that virtue develops.
- St Thomas Aquinas


Prayer: Lord Jesus, our true Friend, help me to cultivate virtues and so gain friends. In turn, let my friends also pursue virtues--making our friendship closer and bringing us all into Your eternal Friendship in heaven.


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Scripture, Reflection and Prayer for Thursday, September 23, 2010

In this is love...that [God]loved us and sent His Son as a propitiation for our sins.
- 1 John 4:10


Reflection: God's love for us has no equal. It infinitely surpasses the love nature has imprinted in the hearts of parents. We can be certain that whatever such a Father sends us is for our good.
- St. Alphonsus Rodriguez


Prayer: Loving Father, let me believe firmly in Your love for me despite all the trials that may come my way. Help me to cling to the thought that You want only what is best for my eternal welfare.



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Scripture, Reflection and Prayer for Wednesday, September 22, 2010

From Christ the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
- Ephesians 4:16

Reflection: The foundation and origin of the whole apostolate of the Church is Christ sent by the Father. Hence, it is evident that the fruitfulness of the apostolate of the laity depends on the vital union with Christ.
- Vatican II: Laity 4

Prayer: Lord Jesus, help me to be a contributing member of Your Mystical Body on earth. Let everything I do be done in union with you and serve to build up Your Body.

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Scripture, Reflection and Prayer for Tuesday, September 21, 2010

The word of the Lord will last forever. That word is the Gospel that has been preached to you.
- 1 Peter 1:25

Reflection: Everything that Christ willed to have us read about His actions and words, He caused to be written down by the Evangelists as if by His own hands. Thus, readers of the Gospels will receive what is told them as if they saw the Lord Himself writing it with His own hand.
- St. Augustine

Prayer: Lord Jesus, help me to see the Gospel as Your word to me today. Grant me the grace to meditate on it daily and to live my life in accord with its teachings.

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