This Year Will Be Different
January 6, 2010PRAYERS OF PRAYERS OF THE MASS
January 5, 2010Penitential Rite:
I confess to almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have sinned through my own fault, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do; and I ask blessed Mary, ever virgin, all the angels and saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord, our God. Amen.
Gloria:
Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
NICENE CREED:
I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen.
I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered, died, and was buried.
On the third day he rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
I acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands,
for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good, and the good of all his Church. Amen.
Holy, Holy (Sanctus):
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Memorial Acclamation:
Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. Amen!
Breaking of the Bread:
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: grant us peace.
Communion:
Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed.
THE PARABLES OF JESUS
January 5, 2010I. Teaching Parables
A. About the Kingdom of God
1. The Soils (Matt. 13:3-8; Mark 4:4-8; Luke 8:5-8)
2. The Weeds (Matt. 13:24-30)
3. The Mustard Seed (Matt. 13:31-32; Mark 4:30-32; Luke 13:18-19)
4. The Yeast (Matt. 13:33; Luke 13:20-21)
5. The Treasure (Matt. 13:44)
6. The Pearl (Matt. 13:45-46)
7. The Fishing Net (Matt. 13:47-50)
8. The Growing Wheat (Mark 4:26-29)
B. About Service and Obedience
1. The Workers in the Harvest (Matt. 20:1-16)
2. The Loaned Money (Matt. 25:14-30)
3. The Nobleman’s Servants (Luke 19:11-27)
4. The Servant’s Role (Luke 17:7-10)
C. About Prayer
1. The Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-8)
2. The Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-8)
D. About Neighbors
1. The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37)
E. About Humility
1. The Wedding Feast (Luke 14:7-11)
2. The Proud Pharisee and the Corrupt Tax Collector (Luke 18:9-14)
F. About Wealth
1. The Rich Fool (Luke 12:16-21)
2. The Great Feast (Luke 14:16-24)
3. The Shrewd Manager (Luke 16:1-9)
II. Gospel Parables
A. About God’s Love
1. The Lost Sheep (Matt. 18:12-14; Luke 15:3-7)
2. The Lost Coin (Luke 15:8-10)
3. The Lost Son (Luke 15:11-32)
B. About Thankfulness
1. The Forgiven Debts (Luke 7:41-43)
III. Parables of Judgment and the Future
A. About Christ’s Return
1. The Ten Virgins (Matt. 25:1-13)
2. The Wise and Faithful Servants (Matt. 24:45-51; Luke 12:42-48)
3. The Traveling Owner of the House (Mark 13:34-37)
B. About God’s Values
1. The Two Sons (Mat 21:28-32)
2. The Wicked Tenants (Mat 21:33-34; Mark 12:1-9; Luke 20:9-16)
3. The Unproductive Fig Tree (Luke 13:6-9)
4. The Marriage Feast (Matt. 22:1-14)
5. The Unforgiving Servant (Matt. 18:23-35)
Trials and tribulations offer us a chance to make reparation for our past faults and sins. On such occasions the Lord comes to us like a physician to heal the wounds left by our sins. Tribulation is the divine medicine.
January 5, 2010My Daily Prayers and Readings for 01/05/2010
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Abba Father, blessed be my Lord Jesus, whom through I learn to come to You, to know and understand You in the Spirit, as one Lord God the Abba Father, the Christ Son and the Holy Spirit to set me free from myself and the hand of others walking under the sun, rather than in and with the Son, free to worship You without fear, walking righteously in Your sight all the days of my life with Jesus by my side.
One Walk with Jesus in all things with eyes of faith to honor and praise You always praying that Your light and work within me be visible to others; asking that You guide and direct my work for Your good and the good of others. And though I stumble and fall, making mistakes I know that through my failures, in my weakness and neediness that I learn to rely on Him. For only He can turn my failures in to growth, weakness into strengthen, and neediness into a giving and serving One Walk for Jesus.
In Jesus name I ask and pray, that You bless me and mine for fulfillment of Your will and that You create in me a clean heart, renew a right spirit within me, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.
< >< Jesus Calling Daily Devotion >< >
January – For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11
Today – You CAN ACHIEVE THE VICTORIOUS LIFE through living in deep dependence on Me. People usually associate victory with success: not falling or stumbling, not making mistakes. But those who are successful in their own strength tend to go their own way, forgetting about Me. It is through problems and failure, weakness and neediness that you learn to rely on Me.
True dependence is not simply asking Me to bless what you have decided to do. It is coming to Me with an open mind and heart, inviting Me to plant My desires within you. I may infuse within you a dream that seems far beyond your reach. You know that in yourself you cannot achieve such a goaL Thus begins your journey of profound reliance on Me. It is a faith-walk, taken one step at a time, leaning on Me as much as you need. This is not a path of continual success but of multiple failures. However, each failure is followed by a growth spurt, nourished by increased reliance on Me. Enjoy the blessedness of a victorious life, through deepening your dependence on Me.
PSALM 34:17-18; 2 CORINTHIANS 5:7 (NKJV)
< >< Today’s Mass Readings >< >
Reading I
1 Jn 4:7-10
Beloved, let us love one another,
because love is of God;
everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God.
Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love.
In this way the love of God was revealed to us:
God sent his only-begotten Son into the world
so that we might have life through him.
In this is love:
not that we have loved God, but that he loved us
and sent his Son as expiation for our sins.
Responsorial Psalm
72:1-2, 3-4, 7-8
R. (see 11) Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.
O God, with your judgment endow the king,
and with your justice, the king’s son;
He shall govern your people with justice
and your afflicted ones with judgment.
R. Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.
The mountains shall yield peace for the people,
and the hills justice.
He shall defend the afflicted among the people,
save the children of the poor.
R. Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.
Justice shall flower in his days,
and profound peace, till the moon be no more.
May he rule from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
R. Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.
Gospel
Mk 6:34-44
When Jesus saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them,
for they were like sheep without a shepherd;
and he began to teach them many things.
By now it was already late and his disciples approached him and said,
“This is a deserted place and it is already very late.
Dismiss them so that they can go
to the surrounding farms and villages
and buy themselves something to eat.”
He said to them in reply,
“Give them some food yourselves.”
But they said to him,
“Are we to buy two hundred days’ wages worth of food
and give it to them to eat?”
He asked them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.”
And when they had found out they said,
“Five loaves and two fish.”
So he gave orders to have them sit down in groups on the green grass.
The people took their places in rows by hundreds and by fifties.
Then, taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven,
he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples
to set before the people;
he also divided the two fish among them all.
They all ate and were satisfied.
And they picked up twelve wicker baskets full of fragments
and what was left of the fish.
Those who ate of the loaves were five thousand men.
< >< Today’s Video Reflection >< >
Trials and tribulations offer us a chance to make reparation for our past faults and sins. On such occasions the Lord comes to us like a physician to heal the wounds left by our sins. Tribulation is the divine medicine. — St. Augustine
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“Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.” You strayed from the way and did not return because you were ashamed. It would be more logical if you were ashamed not to return. Trust in Jesus!
January 4, 2010My Daily Prayers and Readings for 01/04/2010
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Abba Father, blessed be my Lord Jesus, whom through I learn to come to You, to know and understand You in the Spirit, as one Lord God the Abba Father, the Christ Son and the Holy Spirit to set me free from myself and the hand of others walking under the sun rather than in and with the Son.
Free to worship You without fear and to walk righteously in Your sight all the days of my life. One Walk for Christ, in all things, honoring and praising You in all I do; always praying that Your light and work within me be visible to others; asking that You guide and direct my work for Your good and the good of others.
In Jesus name I ask and pray, that You bless me and mine for fulfillment of Your will and that You create in me a clean heart, renew a right spirit within me, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.
< >< Jesus Calling Daily Devotion >< >
January – For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11
Today – I WANT YOU TO LEARN A NEW HABIT. Try saying, “I trust You, Jesus” in response to whatever happens to you. If there is time, think about who I AM in all My Power and Glory; ponder also the depth and breadth of My Love for you.
This simple practice will help you see Me in every situation, acknowledging My sovereign control over the universe. When you view events from this perspective-through the Light of My universal Presence-fear loses its grip on you. Adverse circumstances become growth opportunities when you affirm your trust in Me no matter what. You receive blessings gratefully, realizing they flow directly from My hand of grace. Your continual assertion of trusting Me will strengthen our relationship and keep you close to Me.
| PSALM 63:2; ISAIAH 40: 10-11; PSALM 139:7-10 |
PSALM 63:2; ISAIAH 40:10-11; PSALM 139:7-10
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Reading I
1 Jn 3:22–4:6
Beloved:
We receive from him whatever we ask,
because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.
And his commandment is this:
we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ,
and love one another just as he commanded us.
Those who keep his commandments remain in him, and he in them,
and the way we know that he remains in us
is from the Spirit whom he gave us.
Beloved, do not trust every spirit
but test the spirits to see whether they belong to God,
because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
This is how you can know the Spirit of God:
every spirit that acknowledges Jesus Christ come in the flesh
belongs to God,
and every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus
does not belong to God.
This is the spirit of the antichrist
who, as you heard, is to come,
but in fact is already in the world.
You belong to God, children, and you have conquered them,
for the one who is in you
is greater than the one who is in the world.
They belong to the world;
accordingly, their teaching belongs to the world,
and the world listens to them.
We belong to God, and anyone who knows God listens to us,
while anyone who does not belong to God refuses to hear us.
This is how we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of deceit.
Responsorial Psalm
2:7bc-8, 10-12a
R. (8ab) I will give you all the nations for an inheritance.
The LORD said to me, “you are my Son;
this day I have begotten you.
Ask of me and I will give you
the nations for an inheritance
and the ends of the earth for your possession.”
R. I will give you all the nations for an inheritance.
And now, O kings, give heed;
take warning, you rulers of the earth.
Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice before him;
with trembling rejoice.
R. I will give you all the nations for an inheritance.
Gospel
Mt 4:12-17, 23-25
When Jesus heard that John had been arrested,
he withdrew to Galilee.
He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea,
in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
that what had been said through Isaiah the prophet
might be fulfilled:
Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles,
the people who sit in darkness
have seen a great light,
on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death
light has arisen.
From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say,
“Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
He went around all of Galilee,
teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom,
and curing every disease and illness among the people.
His fame spread to all of Syria,
and they brought to him all who were sick with various diseases
and racked with pain,
those who were possessed, lunatics, and paralytics,
and he cured them.
And great crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, and Judea,
and from beyond the Jordan followed him.
< >< Today’s Video Reflection >< >
You strayed from the way and did not return because you were ashamed. It would be more logical if you were ashamed not to return. — St. Josemaria Escriva
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