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Prayer & Readings – The devil is only permitted to tempt thee as much as it is profitable for thy exercise and trial, and in order that thou, who did not know thyself, may find out what thou art.

August 26, 2007

When: Sunday, August 26, 2007 2:30 PM-3:30 PM.

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Dear Lord God, thank You for my safe travel back home and for protecting my love ones while I was away. I know there is much that lies ahead and I have many things to do, but it is my goal to do them through You so that in dealing with each trial and tribulation I grow closer to You, through more knowledge of myself and Your will and purpose for me. I am what I am, but for Your grace, so humbly I go forward with the knowledge without You and I am nothing, but with and through You I can do all things that You will for me. So today I rest in Your presence asking for Your guidance and direction and powerful and peaceful spirit that reflects Your presence in all that I do. In Jesus name I ask and pray, Amen.
 
The devil is only permitted to tempt thee as much as it is profitable for thy exercise and trial, and in order that thou, who did not know thyself, may find out what thou art. – St. Augustine

 
Isaiah 58:6-11
6 "Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh? 8 Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you, the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. 9 Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, Here I am. "If you take away from the midst of you the yoke, the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness, 10 if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. 11 And the LORD will guide you continually, and satisfy your desire with good things, and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

Psalm 112:1-9
1 Praise the LORD. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in his commandments! 2 His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. 3 Wealth and riches are in his house; and his righteousness endures for ever. 4 Light rises in the darkness for the upright; the LORD is gracious, merciful, and righteous. 5 It is well with the man who deals generously and lends, who conducts his affairs with justice. 6 For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered for ever. 7 He is not afraid of evil tidings; his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD. 8 His heart is steady, he will not be afraid, until he sees his desire on his adversaries. 9 He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures for ever; his horn is exalted in honor.

Matthew 22:34-40
34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sad’ducees, they came together. 35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, to test him. 36 "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?" 37 And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets."

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Prayer & Readings – The LORD is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.

August 24, 2007

When: Friday, August 24, 2007 6:00 AM-7:00 AM.

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Dear Lord God, here I am, right now, I cannot change yesterday and cannot control tomorrow, I can only deal with what I do now. So I come to You for with You I find peace, rest and courage; courage to be, to be strong, to be gentle, to be righteous, to be humble and to be eyes of faith. For as St. Ephraem states today not one of us that has been born again, as Jesus explained to  Nicodemus, wants to go back, but to path ahead is full of trials, tribulations and temptations. Lord I feel You are revealing to me that just as I must stay in the now, for yesterday only holds me back and tomorrow keeps me from acting now; I must stay within myself with You, in Your presence. For to be present within myself is being and being is what I can control now; and being with You is how I serve Your will. If I allow myself to be distracted and impacted in the by external influences I begin to leave the moment of now and Your presence. Walking this way in the now isn’t easy, it requires practice, it requires I make more choices and fewer decisions. O Lord through Jesus Christ I can find this way for He is my teacher as well as Savior. So my prayer today is that in His name You would have mercy on me and with Jesus in the Holy Spirit You would help show Yourself more visibly to me. For in Your presence the choices become clearer and courage comes from just being. O Lord God for the sake of His sorrowful passion have mercy on us and on the whole world, Amen.
 
What leper, when he has been healed, turns again and desires to have his leprosy back? You have put off your transgressions in Baptism….forsake them! – St. Ephraem the Syrian
 
9 Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues, and spoke to me, saying, "Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb." 10 And in the Spirit he carried me away to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed; 13 on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
10 All thy works shall give thanks to thee, O LORD, and all thy saints shall bless thee! 11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and tell of thy power, 12 to make known to the sons of men thy mighty deeds, and the glorious splendor of thy kingdom. 13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endures throughout all generations. The LORD is faithful in all his words, and gracious in all his deeds. 17 The LORD is just in all his ways, and kind in all his doings. 18 The LORD is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.
45 Philip found Nathan’a-el, and said to him, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." 46 Nathan’a-el said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." 47 Jesus saw Nathan’a-el coming to him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!" 48 Nathan’a-el said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." 49 Nathan’a-el answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" 50 Jesus answered him, "Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these." 51 And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."

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Prayer & Readings – The LORD is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.

August 24, 2007

When: Friday, August 24, 2007 6:00 AM-7:00 AM.

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Dear Lord God, here I am, right now, I cannot change yesterday and cannot control tomorrow, I can only deal with what I do now. So I come to You for with You I find peace, rest and courage; courage to be, to be strong, to be gentle, to be righteous, to be humble and to be eyes of faith. For as St. Ephraem states today not one of us that has been born again, as Jesus explained to  Nicodemus, wants to go back, but to path ahead is full of trials, tribulations and temptations. Lord I feel You are revealing to me that just as I must stay in the now, for yesterday only holds me back and tomorrow keeps me from acting now; I must stay within myself with You, in Your presence. For to be present within myself is being and being is what I can control now; and being with You is how I serve Your will. If I allow myself to be distracted and impacted in the by external influences I begin to leave the moment of now and Your presence. Walking this way in the now isn’t easy, it requires practice, it requires I make more choices and fewer decisions. O Lord through Jesus Christ I can find this way for He is my teacher as well as Savior. So my prayer today is that in His name You would have mercy on me and with Jesus in the Holy Spirit You would help show Yourself more visibly to me. For in Your presence the choices become clearer and courage comes from just being. O Lord God for the sake of His sorrowful passion have mercy on us and on the whole world, Amen.
 
What leper, when he has been healed, turns again and desires to have his leprosy back? You have put off your transgressions in Baptism….forsake them! – St. Ephraem the Syrian
 
9 Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues, and spoke to me, saying, "Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb." 10 And in the Spirit he carried me away to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed; 13 on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.


Psalm 145:10-13, 17-18
10 All thy works shall give thanks to thee, O LORD, and all thy saints shall bless thee! 11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and tell of thy power, 12 to make known to the sons of men thy mighty deeds, and the glorious splendor of thy kingdom. 13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endures throughout all generations. The LORD is faithful in all his words, and gracious in all his deeds. 17 The LORD is just in all his ways, and kind in all his doings. 18 The LORD is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.

John 1:45-51
45 Philip found Nathan’a-el, and said to him, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." 46 Nathan’a-el said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." 47 Jesus saw Nathan’a-el coming to him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!" 48 Nathan’a-el said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." 49 Nathan’a-el answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" 50 Jesus answered him, "Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these." 51 And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."

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Prayer & Readings – anyone who does not confess all that pertains to Christ does in fact deny Christ

August 23, 2007

When: Thursday, August 23, 2007 6:00 AM-7:00 AM.

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Dear Lord God, the business of life under the sun occupies my mind the little things that go wrong, the big things that I need to get done. So I come to You for peace and rest, for clarity of mind which controls the body and calming of the spirit which feeds the heart; for a ripe heart leads the mind in seeking Your will, and only a ripe heart can produce the fruit of the spirit which is my goal. O Lord for the sake of His sorrowful passion have mercy on use and on the whole world. In the name of Jesus and all that pertains to Him I ask for Your continued grace and mercy so that I may finish the race in His name and for His glory, Amen. 
 
Even the heretics appear to have Christ, for none of them denies the name of Christ. Yet, anyone who does not confess all that pertains to Christ does in fact deny Christ. — St. Ambrose of Milan
29 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manas’seh, and passed on to Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed on to the Ammonites. 30 And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD, and said, "If thou wilt give the Ammonites into my hand, 31 then whoever comes forth from the doors of my house to meet me, when I return victorious from the Ammonites, shall be the LORD’s, and I will offer him up for a burnt offering." 32 So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them; and the LORD gave them into his hand. 33 And he smote them from Aro’er to the neighborhood of Minnith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim, with a very great slaughter. So the Ammonites were subdued before the people of Israel. 34 Then Jephthah came to his home at Mizpah; and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances; she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter. 35 And when he saw her, he rent his clothes, and said, "Alas, my daughter! you have brought me very low, and you have become the cause of great trouble to me; for I have opened my mouth to the LORD, and I cannot take back my vow." 36 And she said to him, "My father, if you have opened your mouth to the LORD, do to me according to what has gone forth from your mouth, now that the LORD has avenged you on your enemies, on the Ammonites." 37 And she said to her father, "Let this thing be done for me; let me alone two months, that I may go and wander on the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my companions." 38 And he said, "Go." And he sent her away for two months; and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains. 39 And at the end of two months, she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had made. She had never known a man. And it became a custom in Israel
5 Thou hast multiplied, O LORD my God, thy wondrous deeds and thy thoughts toward us; none can compare with thee! Were I to proclaim and tell of them, they would be more than can be numbered. 7 Then I said, "Lo, I come; in the roll of the book it is written of me; 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God; thy law is within my heart." 9 I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; lo, I have not restrained my lips, as thou knowest, O LORD. 10 I have not hid thy saving help within my heart, I have spoken of thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy steadfast love and thy faithfulness from the great congregation.
1 And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, 2 "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son, 3 and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast; but they would not come. 4 Again he sent other servants, saying, `Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have made ready my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves are killed, and everything is ready; come to the marriage feast.’ 5 But they made light of it and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, 6 while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. 7 The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. 8 Then he said to his servants, `The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy. 9 Go therefore to the thoroughfares, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.’ 10 And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with guests. 11 "But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment; 12 and he said to him, `Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. 13 Then the king said to the attendants, `Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.’ 14 For many are called, but few are chosen."
 

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Prayer & Readings – anyone who does not confess all that pertains to Christ does in fact deny Christ

August 23, 2007

When: Thursday, August 23, 2007 6:00 AM-7:00 AM.

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Dear Lord God, the business of life under the sun occupies my mind the little things that go wrong, the big things that I need to get done. So I come to You for peace and rest, for clarity of mind which controls the body and calming of the spirit which feeds the heart; for a ripe heart leads the mind in seeking Your will, and only a ripe heart can produce the fruit of the spirit which is my goal. O Lord for the sake of His sorrowful passion have mercy on use and on the whole world. In the name of Jesus and all that pertains to Him I ask for Your continued grace and mercy so that I may finish the race in His name and for His glory, Amen. 
 
Even the heretics appear to have Christ, for none of them denies the name of Christ. Yet, anyone who does not confess all that pertains to Christ does in fact deny Christ. — St. Ambrose of Milan

Judges 11:29-39
29 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manas’seh, and passed on to Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed on to the Ammonites. 30 And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD, and said, "If thou wilt give the Ammonites into my hand, 31 then whoever comes forth from the doors of my house to meet me, when I return victorious from the Ammonites, shall be the LORD’s, and I will offer him up for a burnt offering." 32 So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them; and the LORD gave them into his hand. 33 And he smote them from Aro’er to the neighborhood of Minnith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim, with a very great slaughter. So the Ammonites were subdued before the people of Israel. 34 Then Jephthah came to his home at Mizpah; and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances; she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter. 35 And when he saw her, he rent his clothes, and said, "Alas, my daughter! you have brought me very low, and you have become the cause of great trouble to me; for I have opened my mouth to the LORD, and I cannot take back my vow." 36 And she said to him, "My father, if you have opened your mouth to the LORD, do to me according to what has gone forth from your mouth, now that the LORD has avenged you on your enemies, on the Ammonites." 37 And she said to her father, "Let this thing be done for me; let me alone two months, that I may go and wander on the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my companions." 38 And he said, "Go." And he sent her away for two months; and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains. 39 And at the end of two months, she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had made. She had never known a man. And it became a custom in Israel

Psalm 40:5, 7-10
5 Thou hast multiplied, O LORD my God, thy wondrous deeds and thy thoughts toward us; none can compare with thee! Were I to proclaim and tell of them, they would be more than can be numbered. 7 Then I said, "Lo, I come; in the roll of the book it is written of me; 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God; thy law is within my heart." 9 I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; lo, I have not restrained my lips, as thou knowest, O LORD. 10 I have not hid thy saving help within my heart, I have spoken of thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy steadfast love and thy faithfulness from the great congregation.

Matthew 22:1-14
1 And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, 2 "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son, 3 and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast; but they would not come. 4 Again he sent other servants, saying, `Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have made ready my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves are killed, and everything is ready; come to the marriage feast.’ 5 But they made light of it and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, 6 while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. 7 The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. 8 Then he said to his servants, `The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy. 9 Go therefore to the thoroughfares, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.’ 10 And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with guests. 11 "But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment; 12 and he said to him, `Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. 13 Then the king said to the attendants, `Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.’ 14 For many are called, but few are chosen."
 

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Prayer & Readings – O Lord God for the sake of His sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

August 22, 2007

When: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 6:00 AM-7:00 AM.

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Dear Lord God, the whole world is in search, humans need answer, but I remember Father Guys Homely about beyond fact. I realize that it is faith not fact that matters; for You are the Source of Source and You created in our hearts the need to know. But what if we knew; would we then ask how can we believe we can do it. All one has to do is look at all the things under the sun that are possible, but yet we do not achieve, often we do not even try because we do not believe we can do something that we know can be done. O that we would forget the ‘if’ and focus more on the ‘how’. For I believe all paths under the sun lead to You and we see You along the path many times. We just need to slow down, believe and let You in. Just like with loving and knowing You, if we focus on loving, we will find You; despite all the horror, the tragedies, the catastrophes and evil. For with love we will see all the good. It is so appropriate that today with the Chaplet of Divine Mercy on my mind the Saint quote is the revelation to Saint Faustina and the proclamation to the whole world (Jew, Muslim Christian and Atheist) of Your unfathomable mercy. O Lord God for the sake of His sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. In the name of Jesus Christ I ask and pray for mercy, that I show and receive mercy, and the through Your Son Jesus Christ someone will be touched today to show mercy as they travel their path today. For as Jesus said whenever we did, we did so to Him. This is why I believe in You, in the Son and the Holy Spirit and know that if I can keep my heart ripe, the fruit will be love, hope and faith. Please be with my love ones while I am away, Amen.
 
Apostle of My mercy, proclaim to the whole world My unfathomable mercy.
— Revelation to St. Faustina
1 But there will be no gloom for her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zeb’ulun and the land of Naph’tali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. 2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined. 3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, thou hast increased its joy; they rejoice before thee as with joy at the harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. 4 For the yoke of his burden, and the staff for his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as on the day of Mid’ian. 5 For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire. 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
1 Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD! 2 Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore! 3 From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the LORD is to be praised! 4 The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens! 5 Who is like the LORD our God, who is seated on high, 6 who looks far down upon the heavens and the earth? 7 He raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the ash heap, 8 to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people.
26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!" 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give

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Prayer & Readings – O Lord God for the sake of His sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

August 22, 2007

When: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 6:00 AM-7:00 AM.

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Dear Lord God, the whole world is in search, humans need answer, but I remember Father Guys Homely about beyond fact. I realize that it is faith not fact that matters; for You are the Source of Source and You created in our hearts the need to know. But what if we knew; would we then ask how can we believe we can do it. All one has to do is look at all the things under the sun that are possible, but yet we do not achieve, often we do not even try because we do not believe we can do something that we know can be done. O that we would forget the ‘if’ and focus more on the ‘how’. For I believe all paths under the sun lead to You and we see You along the path many times. We just need to slow down, believe and let You in. Just like with loving and knowing You, if we focus on loving, we will find You; despite all the horror, the tragedies, the catastrophes and evil. For with love we will see all the good. It is so appropriate that today with the Chaplet of Divine Mercy on my mind the Saint quote is the revelation to Saint Faustina and the proclamation to the whole world (Jew, Muslim Christian and Atheist) of Your unfathomable mercy. O Lord God for the sake of His sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. In the name of Jesus Christ I ask and pray for mercy, that I show and receive mercy, and the through Your Son Jesus Christ someone will be touched today to show mercy as they travel their path today. For as Jesus said whenever we did, we did so to Him. This is why I believe in You, in the Son and the Holy Spirit and know that if I can keep my heart ripe, the fruit will be love, hope and faith. Please be with my love ones while I am away, Amen.
 
Apostle of My mercy, proclaim to the whole world My unfathomable mercy.
— Revelation to St. Faustina
1 But there will be no gloom for her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zeb’ulun and the land of Naph’tali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. 2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined. 3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, thou hast increased its joy; they rejoice before thee as with joy at the harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. 4 For the yoke of his burden, and the staff for his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as on the day of Mid’ian. 5 For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire. 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."


Psalm 113:1-8
1 Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD! 2 Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore! 3 From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the LORD is to be praised! 4 The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens! 5 Who is like the LORD our God, who is seated on high, 6 who looks far down upon the heavens and the earth? 7 He raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the ash heap, 8 to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people.

Luke 1:26-38
26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!" 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give

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