A LENTEN PRAYER FOR SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
My Jesus,
As I journey through these 40 days
and meditate on Your sacrificial love for us all
I entrust my ways to Your mercy,
a mercy that seeks the healing of my heart,
and is loving me to the hidden wholeness
found only in You.
I love You, and want to grow ever closer to you.
I want to receive You into my soul.
I long to receive you at the table of the Eucharist,
where I believe you are truly present in the most holy sacrament.
But since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,
come spiritually into my heart, where
I embrace You and I unite myself wholly to You.
Never let me to be separated from You.
Keep me close in your Sacred Heart.
Jesus, I trust in you.
Amen
“Let us entrust to her intercession the daily prayer for peace, especially in places where the senseless logic of violence is most ferocious; so that all people may be convinced that in this world we must help each other, as brothers and sisters, to build the civilization of love."
📷 Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary in the Kidron Valley – at the foot of Mount of Olives, in Jerusalem
#saturdayswithmary
Saturday, Mar 06, 2021
LENTEN WEEKDAY
Sibling rivalry of biblical proportions
The Parable of the Prodigal Son could as easily be called the Parable of the Bitter Brother. The story might have ended with the celebration at the return of the repentant prodigal. But instead we are left to ponder the feelings of the “good son,” the obedient one who followed all the rules but never got a party thrown in his honor. It’s a very human story, reenacted in nearly every family in one form or another. “Mother always liked you best.” “You were Dad’s favorite.” “All we ever did was bail you out of trouble.” Will the bitter brother in the gospel story reconcile? Has bitterness or division in your own family been reconciled? Consider being the reconciler who brings it about.
TODAY'S READINGS: Micah 7:14-15, 18-20 Luke 15:1-3, 11-32. “Look, all these years I served you and not once did I disobey your orders yet you never gave me even a young goat to feast on with my friends.”
#takefiveforfaith
‘My son, you are here with me always;
everything I have is yours.
But now we must celebrate and rejoice,
because your brother was dead and has come to life again;
he was lost and has been found.’”
Luke 15:32
#dailyingodsword
🎨Sieger Köder
Calling all 1st and 2nd Grade parents and students:
Preparing for First Communion is a two-year program. We have made adaptations due to Covid to provide a first year preparation class.
If your child is currently a 1st or 2nd Grader wishing to celebrate First Holy Communion next year, you must participate in our upcoming Parish classes. Covid safety measures will be observed.
Classes begin March 15.
Please contact Cary Gould at cre@sacredheartcor.org or 619-435-3167 x 306 for more information and to register.
A new shipment has arrived.
Daily Reflections on the Word of God for Lent and Easter by Fr. Mike. Available for purchase in the Parish Office and all proceeds go to charity. Also available on Amazon.
It’s a wonderful book!
Is office open on Saturdays?
A wonderful book and anointed author!
Our new Icon - The Good Shepherd has been installed in the St. Francis Chapel. Stop in to pray when you can. Deep thanks to Iconographer and parishioner Maidie Weisbarth, whose prayerful work enriches us all.
Friday • March 5, 2021
LENTEN WEEKDAY; DAY OF ABSTINENCE
Pray for besieged people everywhere
Prayer is our life with God. Sometimes we carve out a particular time during the day, and sometimes there are specific words, images, or experiences that help us be more aware of or express our relationship with God. And so of course during Lent prayer is one of the pillars, along with fasting and almsgiving, that help us turn to God. On today’s 2021 World Day of Prayer, an ecumenical observance, we are invited to “Build on a strong foundation.” This theme comes from the women of Vanuatu, an island hit by Cyclone Harold in 2020. Despite the perils they faced—and we've all faced in a year of pandemic—the message of today's prayer is one of confidence in God's steadfastness and the rock of faith. Unite in prayer for healing and recovery.
Today's readings: Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a; Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46. “The kingdom of God will be . . . given to a people that will produce its fruit.” #takefiveforfaith
