Prayer

  • Out of the Depths

    I sit in silence before the Lord in the morning. It is something that I plan into my routine; to spend 20 minutes with Him. I set the timer on my phone, so I can focus and not get distracted. During the prayer time, the Lord directs me to Psalm 130. It focuses my mind…

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  • Be

    “Be still and know that I am God Be still and know that I am Be still and know Be still Be“ St Patrick This quote from St. Patrick is peaceful because when I read it slowly and sit with it awhile, it beckons me closer to the Lord. It is as if I am…

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  • Let Nothing Disturb You

    The words of St. Teresa of Avila are so comforting in a time when darkness seems to be all around. Let nothing disturb you; Let nothing make you afraid; All things pass; But God is unchanging, patience is enough for everything. You who have God, lack nothing, God alone is sufficient. St. Teresa of Avila…

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  • The Year of St. Francis

    As the jubilee year of hope concludes, a new year is upon us, The Year of St. Francis. Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a special year coinciding with the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi. According to the decree, Pope Leo has established that from Jan. 10, following the closing of…

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  • A Love So Great

    This past week, I have been drawn to the image of the Lamb. I was sitting at Church, and the etching of a lamb in the Marian side altar was in front of me. I had never paid it much attention before, but I found myself gazing upon this image, and contemplating what it means…

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  • O Christmas Tree

    There is something mesmerizing about a Christmas tree. Year after year, we pull out all our Christmas decorations. We have always had an artificial tree and after being in storage, its branches are flat and need to be straightened and fluffed out. Our tree doesn’t look like much at first as we put it together.…

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  • The Light of Christ

    The beautiful Advent season is soon to come to an end. It has been good for me this year to be still and quiet. I did not rush into the busyness of the season but savored the time. I practiced more silence at home with the beauty of soft candlelight surrounding me. The light shines…

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  • My Whole Heart Seeks You

    For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope. When you call me, and come and pray to Me, I will listen to you. When you look for Me, you will find Me. Yes, when…

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  • Peace

    In Advent, Christians relive a dual impulse of the spirit; on one hand, they raise their eyes towards the final destination of their pilgrimage through history, which is the glorious return of the Lord Jesus; on the other, remembering with emotion His birth in Bethlehem, they kneel before the crib.” Pope Benedict XVI The Lord…

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  • Hope

    As I reflect on a new liturgical year, I have great hope for what it brings. The first Advent candle is lit, symbolizing hope, and its light shines forth these four weeks of Advent. Advent is a time of preparation, for the birth of Jesus as well as Christ’s second coming. It is a time…

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