Father shared that they were ordered so we could stop in a get some for our home celebrations of Palm Sunday this weekend. Joy and Luke were waving them and saying "Hosanna in the Highest!"
As I began my hour - Maria sent this to our family
https://catholictruth.net/CTNet_RC/en/archive.asp?d=20150924
Prayer to your guardian angel when you cannot attend daily mass
O HOLY ANGEL at my side,
Go to Church for me,
Kneel in my place, at Holy Mass,
Where I desire to be.
At Offertory, in my stead,
Take all I am and own,
And place it as a sacrifice
Upon the Altar Throne.
At Holy Consecration’s bell,
Adore with Seraph’s love,
My Jesus hidden in the Host,
Come down from Heaven above.
Then pray for those I dearly love,
And those who cause me grief,
That Jesus’ Blood may cleanse all hearts,
And suff’ring souls relieve.
And when the priest Communion takes,
Oh, bring my Lord to me,
That His sweet Heart may rest on mine,
And I His temple be.
Pray that this Sacrifice Divine,
May mankind’s sins efface;
Then bring me Jesus’ blessing home,
The pledge of every grace. Amen
"If we only knew how God regards this Sacrifice,
we would risk our lives to be present at a single Mass."
Saint Padre Pio
Her words to us...The above is a great spiritual communion that the kids and I have learned.
Really good and visual for kids. I highly recommend praying it daily or on Sundays.
Pat and I had just shared at breakfast how we are so blessed to share our Faith as a family! The best and for me a small slice of heaven here on earth! My heart soars to such heights as we can freely share our Faith knowing that we are all there together! United in the Eucharist no matter where we are - separated by days of travel or even oceans! Now we are united in the Spiritual Communion until we can actually return to His Table! How amazing that will be!
The readings today speak of persecution, and each time as I pray the sorrowful mysteries from today for Fr Todd and my family - I ponder the ways that we join Jesus in sharing in that mental suffering and misunderstanding and grief - yes, grief...
When I pray for Fr Todd, I do the office/morning prayer as I know that I am joining my prayers with him as priests and deacons do morning and evening prayer of The Church. Sharing that with my parents when I have stayed with them has been my JOY!
I also read the office of readings and today was struck by these words from Psalm 35
"When they were sick I went into mourning, *
afflicted with fasting.
My prayer was ever on my lips, *
as for a brother, a friend.
I went as though mourning a mother, *
bowed down with grief."
I have seen firsthand in these two weeks how the loss of a mother really touches the hearts of many. The outpouring has been powerful and I can see that this is a profound loss for us! How we need our spiritual Mother of God now!
Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father.
For which of these are you trying to stone me?”
All the miracles and preaching the Kingdom of God, where we must humbly accept our Most Cherished Cross and follow after him down the narrow path. That means embracing the suffering and persecution that comes our way if we share our Faith with JOY and without hesitation! Jesus was not recognized as the Son of God, and to this day he is ignored and many turn their back on him!
Jesus, may we die to self so that you may live in us and we may become your hands and feet. Sharing the grief with so many at this time as they lose loved ones - more than ever to this virus, which has taken many. Sharing in the heart ache of not being able to have a mass of Christian burial and a proper goodbye or even to be with them at their final hour. So hard now in our grief! It has been wonderful to hear from many, who understand the loss, and lift us up in prayer! Thank you, Lord! These words from the Psalm today speak of this Truth...
Responsorial Psalm 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7
R. (see 7) In my distress I called upon the Lord, and he heard my voice.
I love you, O LORD, my strength,
O LORD, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer.
R. In my distress I called upon the Lord, and he heard my voice.
My God, my rock of refuge,
my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold!
Praised be the LORD, I exclaim,
and I am safe from my enemies.
R. In my distress I called upon the Lord, and he heard my voice.
The breakers of death surged round about me,
the destroying floods overwhelmed me;
The cords of the nether world enmeshed me,
the snares of death overtook me.R. I
I love you, O LORD, my strength,
O LORD, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer.
R. In my distress I called upon the Lord, and he heard my voice.
My God, my rock of refuge,
my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold!
Praised be the LORD, I exclaim,
and I am safe from my enemies.
R. In my distress I called upon the Lord, and he heard my voice.
The breakers of death surged round about me,
the destroying floods overwhelmed me;
The cords of the nether world enmeshed me,
the snares of death overtook me.R. I
n my distress I called upon the Lord, and he heard my voice.
In my distress I called upon the LORDand cried out to my God;
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry to him reached his ears.
R. In my distress I called upon the Lord, and he heard my voice.
All so good! You are my ALL now and forever! Jesus, we trust in you. Amen
Everything has a coat of ice, and there is a very cold wind to make it miserable today.
Electric fence wire and the grain bins - many birds in the tree that are not very visible but were loud.
A new look for the farmhouse with addition and remodel. Ruth has a vision!
encased in ice - come spring!
Each stem is surrounded by ice... walking out to the chickens was crunchy walking today. I had to use the heated dog dish so that they could have water as theirs was frozen.
Can we come in and get a drink now?
Pat just shared this from the barn - our 7th set of twins!
Identical twin baldy heifers! What a year!
Nancy the day after her birthday with circles under her eyes... Homeschooling her kids is a big unexpected job! When I dropped off Ruth's groceries - she reported that she has not been out to town in a week! The new normal is changing by the minute and we put one foot in front of the other, and pray. I wore a mask in the grocery store today. What did I notice? I had to inform people that I was smiling at them. They could not tell... Bless-bless, Barb
Fr Craig's Lenten retreat - the first station!
Lenten retreat 3rd Station - Fr Craig
Lenten Retreat 4th Station - Fr Craig
Listen to these they are so great!!!
Lenten Retreat 5th Station - Fr Craig
Fr Craig homily for 5th Sunday of Lent - Lazarus!
Fr Craig - Lenten retreat 6th station - Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
Speaks about St Therese' parents! So good!
Speaks about St Therese' parents! So good!
When I was alone in the beautiful space of prayer in front of the tabernacle I played this with hands raised towards Jesus on the Cross
Danielle Rose - True LOVE/the Cross
Hallel listened to this over and over before she left to join The Community of the Lamb!
Third Day - Cry out to Jesus
Brandon Heath- the LIGHT in me
Brandon Heath
Brandon Heath - your love
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