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“Joyful” Saturday- The Courage To Submit

By On May 18, 2013 · Leave a Comment

 

The courage to submit. Mary’s example is the focus of this “Joyful” Saturday’s Rosary. In the Annunciation, Mary’s prayerful receptivity defies logic but can only be understood in terms of a lively faith and a courageous receptivity. Through such virtues, God performs amazing things. Lord, grant me the grace to announce my [...]

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“Sorrowful” Friday- I Commend My Spirit To You

By On May 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment

 

“Father, into your hands, I commend my spirit.” Luke 23: 46. Despite our trials, our challenges, our crises, our crosses, this “Sorrowful” Friday, let us surrender our spirit to our God. Lord, grant me the grace and the serenity to fully submit myself to you. “Jesus, I trust in you.” …

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“Luminous” Thursday- Mary’s Central Concern For Marriages And Families

By On May 16, 2013 · Leave a Comment

 

Our prayer life this Thursday is “Illumined” by the Lord. Mary’s intercession for the wedding couple reveals Mary’s central concern for supporting marriages and families. Through her unique maternal gifts, she sees what we need- often, even before we do. John 2: 1-11. “Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us now.”

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“Glorious” Wednesday- Resurrect The Divine Within Me

By On May 15, 2013 · Leave a Comment

 

“Glorious” is the Wednesday spent affirming the faith in prayer. While dwelling among us, our Lord was both human and divine. He was both. Jesus Christ, the divine, “was crucified, died and was buried”. But then He was resurrected – “in fulfillment of the Scriptures.” May my sinfulness finally die and be [...]

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“Sorrowful” Tuesday- A More Divine Response

By On May 14, 2013 · Leave a Comment

 

“Sorrowful” Tuesdays thrust us into the reality of Jesus’ divine love. The cruelty that He endured, he endured for love- strange and foreign by human standards. Such a response is divine. May our prayer life begin to elicit a more divine, a more Christ-like response from us to the many crosses we [...]

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“Joyful” Monday- “The Mother Of My Lord”

By On May 13, 2013 · Leave a Comment

We recall Elizabeth receiving Mary during the Visitation on this “Joyful” Monday. She knew that “nothing is impossible for God” (Luke 1:37) because of her personal miracle  and also had the grace to know that Mary was the “Mother of my Lord”. Luke 1:43. Lord, grant me the prayerful life and grace to appreciate God’s [...]

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