Joy getting a bubble sink at grandma's last night while the cows and calves grazed around our little red barn... spatula toys are fun to chew on and lots of happy smiles made this grandma feel very lucky and blessed to have a baby in the sink! Life is such a gift and our family motto is: Open to LIFE and raising LIGHTS!
Our Lady of Medugorje from John looks over the heart warming scene, and a Cross from Rome when Hallel studied there about 12 years ago reflects the sky after a lot of rain once again. Cucumbers, zucchini, my first tomato of the year on one side and holy water on the other.... Faith/Family/Farm in a picture form!
Ruth and Paul's #6 has brought JOY into our lives! Her name is fitting for her!
The first reading from Isaiah today is about repentance and healing as a result. All we need do is own up to our sins and weaknesses and his Mercy will flow around us and our lives will be made clean and healing from the inside out will allow us to die to self so that The Spirit may be at work in us!
"Thus says the LORD, the God of your father David:
I have heard your prayer and seen your tears.
I will heal you:..." Isaiah 38 Yes, Lord, I am hearing the call to come to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation! I wish I could make this more of a monthly part of my life... I could be so much more yours, my Lord!
Jesus tells us today in the Gospel that I desire mercy, not sacrifice,... I think of this cartoon which was so poignant and True...
Our love is not spread more thin as we sacrifice ourselves rather it grows more and more with each addition to our family, and therefore we are given the love we need to show Mercy to all those in our domestic Church/family and beyond to those we encounter in our lives!
“Always stay close to this Heavenly Mother, because she is the sea to be crossed to reach the shores of Eternal Splendour.”
-Saint Padre Pio
My girls with their little ones remind me of Our Mother of heaven and earth! LOVE!
Jesus, we know that you are in control! May we die to self so that you may live in us, and we may become your hands and feet! We thank you for all the ways we are blessed if only we follow your Truth in our lives which we discover through You in your Word, Sacrament, Prayer of the rosary and with our Mother Mary Most Holy and all the Saints at work in heaven! So much help and love and healing if we are sorry for all that separates us from you. May we return that Mercy we have been given as our love grows more and more with all those we are given to share our domestic Church/family with! Jesus, we trust in you. Amen and Hallelujah
Fr Vincent Louwagie is celebrating his 50th anniversary as a priest tonight. He celebrated the mass for our wedding 40 years ago at the Basilica of St Mary's in Minneapolis! My dad married us as a new permanent deacon in the Catholic Church after all 13 of us converted to The Catholic Church in 1971! I had been a Catholic about 6 years every day since has been a gift! LOVE, love, love The Church! Pat had told his sisters years before that he would only marry a Catholic so his prayers brought us into The Church, and I see that it was a perfect plan!
http://familysoulstory.blogspot.com/p/the-amazing-story-of-13-becoming.html
THE LITANY OF
THE GOOD SHEPHERD:
God the Father of the Lamb,
have mercy on us. ...
God the Son, Sacrificial Lamb,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, Life of the Lamb,
have mercy on us.
O Good Jesus, Shepherd of the just,
hear us.
Vigilant Finder of lost sheep,
guide us.
Fervent Hope of the fallen lamb,
guide us.
Constant Gatherer of a broken flock,
guide us.
O Good Shepherd,
hear Thy sheep.
Purest shelter of the yearning heart,
feed us.
Perpetual Feast of the hungry soul,
feed us.
Lasting Bread of perfect Life,
feed us.
O Good Shepherd,
hear Thy sheep.
Patient Tamer of rebellious wills,
shear us.
Loyal Teacher of all kind commands,
shear us.
Tender Purger of all blemish of sin,
shear us.
O Good Shepherd,
hear Thy sheep.
From the lures of false shepherds hiding in Thy guise,
protect us.
From mirages of richer fields, conquering our minds,
protect us.
From diseases of the soul, separating us from Thy flock,
protect us.
O Good Shepherd, at once the Guard and Lamb,
Who knows well the sheep He leads,
Guide us, feed us, shear us,
and bid us come unto Thee,
delighting in Thy Heavenly pasture,
and praising Thee
forever and ever.
Amen
THE GOOD SHEPHERD:
God the Father of the Lamb,
have mercy on us. ...
God the Son, Sacrificial Lamb,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, Life of the Lamb,
have mercy on us.
O Good Jesus, Shepherd of the just,
hear us.
Vigilant Finder of lost sheep,
guide us.
Fervent Hope of the fallen lamb,
guide us.
Constant Gatherer of a broken flock,
guide us.
O Good Shepherd,
hear Thy sheep.
Purest shelter of the yearning heart,
feed us.
Perpetual Feast of the hungry soul,
feed us.
Lasting Bread of perfect Life,
feed us.
O Good Shepherd,
hear Thy sheep.
Patient Tamer of rebellious wills,
shear us.
Loyal Teacher of all kind commands,
shear us.
Tender Purger of all blemish of sin,
shear us.
O Good Shepherd,
hear Thy sheep.
From the lures of false shepherds hiding in Thy guise,
protect us.
From mirages of richer fields, conquering our minds,
protect us.
From diseases of the soul, separating us from Thy flock,
protect us.
O Good Shepherd, at once the Guard and Lamb,
Who knows well the sheep He leads,
Guide us, feed us, shear us,
and bid us come unto Thee,
delighting in Thy Heavenly pasture,
and praising Thee
forever and ever.
Amen
James 1:2-4
My brothers and sisters, count it pure joy when you are involved in every sort of trial. Realize that when your faith is tested this makes for endurance. Let endurance come to its perfection so that you may be fully mature and lacking in nothing.
Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God
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