Friday, Oct 15, 2021
MEMORIAL OF TERESA OF JESUS, VIRGIN, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH
Don’t be afraid of the dark
The dark night of the soul, a term coined by Spanish mystic Saint John of the Cross, describes a period on the spiritual journey when one feels distant from God and suffers physical and emotional pain. Saint Teresa of Ávila, a close friend of John’s, actually felt like she was going mad as she pursued the contemplative life. But then, in 1567, while gazing at a statue of Jesus, she felt an ecstasy beyond description as she reached “union with God.” Teresa wrote much about her interior life, and she encouraged others to experience the “great gifts that come through abandoning everything to God and dying to oneself.” Pray for the patience and humility to stay the spiritual course.
TODAY'S READINGS: Romans 4:1-8; Luke 12:1-7. “Therefore, whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light.”
#takefiveforfaith
In the words of Sr. Julia:
Some prayers are worth memorizing. This is definitely one of them:
“Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing away:
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things
Whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices.”
- St. Teresa of Avila
I came across a Holy card when I was a teenager with this prayer on the back. It was short and had a rhythm like a song. It stuck with me all these years, and when things get rocky (inevitably), I pull it out. It’s a heart-calmer and I highly recommend it!
#clingtochrist #teresaofavila #doctorofthechurch #nadateturbe
🙌🏼Amen🙌🏼🕊
Are not five sparrows sold for two small coins?
Yet not one of them has escaped the notice of God.
Even the hairs of your head have all been counted.
Do not be afraid.
You are worth more than many sparrows.” Luke 12:1-7
#dailyingodsword
God to humanity: Can’t buy my love
From at least the time of the Pharisees, important people in the eyes of the world often assumed they had the inside track on a pleasant afterlife. Pope Francis begged to differ in an Advent season homily several years back. At the Last Judgment, Francis said, Jesus will not say, “‘You, come with me because you have given so much money to the church. You are a benefactor of the church. Come, come to Heaven.’ No. You can’t buy your way into Heaven. And He won’t say: ‘You are very important, you have studied so much and earned so many honors, come into Heaven.’ No. Awards do not open the gate of Heaven,” Francis said. “What will Jesus tell us to open up the gates of Heaven? ‘I was hungry, and you gave Me to eat. I was homeless, and you gave Me shelter. I was sick, and you came to see Me. I was in prison, and you came to visit Me.’ Jesus is humility,” Francis said. Close your purse or wallet, and open your heart!
TODAY'S READINGS: Romans 2:1-11; Luke 11:42-46. “You pay tithes of mint and of rue and of every garden herb, but you pay no attention to judgment and to love for God.” #takefiveforfaith
I am the way and the truth and the life, says the Lord;
no one comes to the Father except through me.
John 14:6
#dailyingodsword
Inspirational Half-Day Women's Retreat
Be Not Afraid ~
Moving from Fear to Trust
Saturday, November 6th, 2021
9am – 12 noon in Sacred Heart Parish Center
There is no cost to attend, but a free-will offering will be collected. Covid safeguards will be in place. Masks are recommended.
~Morning Hospitality will be provided~
Praise and Worship will be led by Emily Curran, Youth Minister
Kindly email Dotti Hulburt at DCM@SacredHeartCor.org to register. Space is limited.
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER
Cindy Rippee is active in the Catholic Church Community and presents ‘Life in the Spirit’ Seminars. She is involved in Healing and Prayer Ministry with specific prayers for Inner Healing and is a Benedictine Oblate affiliated with the Prince of Peace Abbey.
Cindy was raised in an alcoholic home and has endured much loss in her life, as well as surviving breast cancer. She will share her story, and how God’s Word, great grace and strength, have enabled her to “Move from Fear to Trust” in her life, and how you can do the same to live in the grace of each day with love, joy and hope.
St. Joseph shows us how to say “yes” to life, despite our own fears, frailties, and weaknesses. For it is Joseph who was “chosen by God to guide the beginnings of the history of redemption. He was the true ‘miracle’ by which God saves the child and his mother” (PC 5). #Repost @usccb
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Only in God is my soul at rest;
from him comes my salvation.
He only is my rock and my salvation,
my stronghold; I shall not be disturbed at all.
Only in God be at rest, my soul,
for from him comes my hope.
He only is my rock and my salvation,
my stronghold; I shall not be disturbed.
Trust in him at all times, O my people!
Pour out your hearts before him;
God is our refuge!
Psalm 62:2-9
#dailyingodsword
The Grateful Life
How can we live a truly grateful life? When we look back at all that has happened to us, we easily divide our lives into good things to be grateful for and bad things to forget. But with a past thus divided, we cannot move freely into the future. With many things to forget we can only limp toward the future.
True spiritual gratitude embraces all of our past, the good as well as the bad events, the joyful as well as the sorrowful moments. That does not mean that all that happened in the past was good, but it does mean that even the bad didn’t happen outside the loving presence of God.
-Henri Nouwen
