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Prayer during Coronavirus
O clement, O loving, O sweet Mother Mary, We, your children of every nation, Turn to you in this pandemic. Our troubles are numerous; our fears are great. Grant that we might deposit them at your feet, Take refuge in your Immaculate Heart, And obtain peace, healing, rescue, And timely help in all our needs. You are our Mother. Pray for us to your Son. Amen.
Remember your loved ones by lighting a votive candle or light if you are able to stop by the church to pray.
Prayer during Coronavirus
O clement, O loving, O sweet Mother Mary, We, your children of every nation, Turn to you in this pandemic. Our troubles are numerous; our fears are great. Grant that we might deposit them at your feet, Take refuge in your Immaculate Heart, And obtain peace, healing, rescue, And timely help in all our needs. You are our Mother. Pray for us to your Son. Amen.
MEDITATION OF THE DAY - Friday, August 7, 2020
"Our Lord’s love shines out just as much through a little soul who yields completely to His Grace as it does through the greatest . . . Just as the sun shines equally on the cedar and the little flower, so the Divine Sun shines equally on everyone, great and small. Everything is ordered for their good, just as in nature the seasons are so ordered that the smallest daisy comes to bloom at its appointed time."
— St. Therese of Lisieux, p. 4-5
"Our Lord’s love shines out just as much through a little soul who yields completely to His Grace as it does through the greatest . . . Just as the sun shines equally on the cedar and the little flower, so the Divine Sun shines equally on everyone, great and small. Everything is ordered for their good, just as in nature the seasons are so ordered that the smallest daisy comes to bloom at its appointed time."
— St. Therese of Lisieux, p. 4-5
THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD
The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord takes place on August 6th, an event mentioned in all three synoptic Gospels. After revealing that he would be put to death in Jerusalem, Jesus took the three disciples of his inner circle to the summit of Mount Tabor in order to reveal his glory to them. Peter, James, and John saw Jesus transfigured before them, radiant in the fullness of his glory as he truly was, the Son of God. Next to Jesus were Moses and Elijah as witnesses to Christ's fulfillment of the Old Testament law and prophets. St. Matthew writes of the event by saying, "He was transfigured before them. And his face did shine as the sun: and his garments became white as snow." 
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POPE ST. SIXTUS II Pope St. Sixtus II (d. 258 A.D.) became the Roman Pontiff in the year 257 A.D. His early life is uncertain, and he is mentioned by name in the Roman Canon of the Mass. He helped mend the relationship between Rome and the Eastern and African churches over the problem of the rebaptism of converted heretics, a controversy which threatened schism. St. Sixtus II, a peaceful man, restored friendly relations and maintained unity. However, he served as Holy Father for only one year due to the persecution of Christians by Roman Emperor Valerian. As a result, Pope St. Sixtus II was suppressed and forbidden to celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. He continued to worship in secret in defiance to the unjust law, and while offering Mass in a cemetery chapel he was ambushed and beheaded by Roman soldiers. His feast day is August 7th. |
WEDNESDAY, August 6, 2020
WHY WE WERE MADE
We were made in the image and likeness of God precisely so that we can have a relationship with God (not just on earth, but in Heaven). We see this dynamic relationship with God beautifully throughout Sacred Scripture, and continued in and through the lives of the saints.
The goal, however, is not to be a bystander. The goal is to allow their stories to be ours––to see the relationship God had with them, and strive for that relationship in our lives as well.
That's the reason we're here. That's the reason we were made.
Friends, be confident in Christ's mercy and love.
LEARNING FROM THE SAINTS
"The times of conversion are the times of God." (St. Augustine)
PRAY WITH ME
Holy Spirit, we love you. Amen..
WHY WE WERE MADE
We were made in the image and likeness of God precisely so that we can have a relationship with God (not just on earth, but in Heaven). We see this dynamic relationship with God beautifully throughout Sacred Scripture, and continued in and through the lives of the saints.
The goal, however, is not to be a bystander. The goal is to allow their stories to be ours––to see the relationship God had with them, and strive for that relationship in our lives as well.
That's the reason we're here. That's the reason we were made.
Friends, be confident in Christ's mercy and love.
LEARNING FROM THE SAINTS
"The times of conversion are the times of God." (St. Augustine)
PRAY WITH ME
Holy Spirit, we love you. Amen..
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