Monday, May 27, 2013

Memorial Day Daily

Today is Memorial Day. It is a day when we remember all those who sacrificed their lives so that we might be free. God originally gave Memorial Day to the Hebrews when they came out of Egypt at the time of the Passover.  So Memorial Day is a very ancient feast for when we "remember" we make present the power of that person or that action or whatever it is we are remembering.  We bring forth and experience again all that spirit and life.  Catholics are very lucky because they celebrate Memorial day every day they go to Mass when they make present the salvation and divine love of Jesus Christ sacrifice on the cross and his resurrection from death.  When we pray to Mary the Mother of God we make present in our hearts her wonderful love for us. She wants to take us to her divine son Jesus Christ and with us ask for all of our needs. What a wonderful mother we have in Mary Immaculate. O Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to the.

In Spanish 
Hoy es el Día de los Caídos. Es un día en el que recordamos a todos aquellos que sacrificaron sus vidas para que podamos ser libres. Dios originalmente dio el Memorial Day de los hebreos cuando salieron de Egipto en la época de la Pascua. año.  Asi Memorial Day es una antiquísima fiesta para cuando "recordar" a fin de presentar el poder de esa persona o esa acción, o lo que sea que estamos recordando. Hemos sacado y experimentar de nuevo todo lo que el espíritu y la vida.  Los católicos son muy afortunados porque se celebra el día conmemorativo todos los días van a misa cuando hacen presente la salvación y el amor divino de Jesucristo sacrificio en la cruz y su resurrección de la muerte.  Cuando oramos a María la Madre de Dios, hacemos presente en nuestros corazones su maravilloso amor por nosotros. Ella nos quiere llevar a su hijo divino Jesucristo y con solicitarnos todas nuestras necesidades.  Lo que una madre maravillosa que tenemos en María Inmaculada. Oh María concebida sin pecado, ruega por nosotros que recurrimos a la.

Friday, May 24, 2013

Resentment & opinion

At my prayer group this morning we prayed the Litany of Humility.  One of the phrases prays:  from resenting that my opinion is not followed, Lord Jesus free me. Opinions are so important to us.  Everything that we do, of course, expresses who we are but an opinion seems to express more of who we are. It is born inside us.  An opinion falsely feels like it is made up of who & what we are. It is in that sense more personal to us.  Yet in fact it is only a thought, subject to error. When someone does not follow our opinion we feel rejected.  We resent that person because we assume that he rejects us & and not only our opinion.  Our opinion means more than it REALLY is- a thought.  It is not who we are.  The litany reminds us who we are - beloved of Jesus who's opinion of us is what matters, not our opinion. Jesus opinion of us is to love others as He loves us.  As we go about this day let us ask Jesus to help us so that what we say and do will show others that our opinion is that all is in the hands of our loving God. O Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to thee. 

Thursday, May 23, 2013

God Almighty

I was reminded of how fragile we are. Yesterday one of our priests died. He was only one year older than I was. It reminded me that life is fragile - moment to moment, day to day and how quickly we come and go. Only God is strong. God is almighty and he gives us the strength every day to live and breathe and move. How fragile we are in the hands of God. And so we pray. O God  When I see let me see only you in others.  When I hear let me listen for your Word. When I think let me think like you - full of love & care.  And when I touch let me always feel your presence. So that when I die it will feel only like what I have been doing all my life. Oh Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.Amen 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Feast of St. Rita

Today is a great day, as we celebrate the feast of a woman who brought peace to families who were at odds with each other.  This is so needed today as we have how many people in our own families that we fail to talk to.  Let us pray to St. Rita today & ask her to help us in our families that we may heal all of those hurts.  As always we say, O Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to You.