#707 Sacred Heart Youth Farewell Video Memories for Mrs. Buckley 💗
(Special thanks to Cary Gould for putting this together!)
Listen to the Voice of Gentle Love
Listen to your heart. It’s there that Jesus speaks most intimately to you. Praying is first and foremost listening to Jesus who dwells in the very depths of your heart. He doesn’t shout. He doesn’t thrust himself upon you. His voice is an unassuming voice, very nearly a whisper, the voice of a gentle love. Whatever you do with your life, go on listening to the voice of Jesus in your heart. This listening must be an active and very attentive listening, for in our restless and noisy world God’s so loving voice is easily drowned out. You need to set aside some time every day for this active listening to God if only for ten minutes. Ten minutes each day for Jesus alone can bring about a radical change in your life. -Henri Nouwen
PENTECOST NOVENA DAY 5
Invocation
Come, Holy Spirit.
Fill the hearts of your faithful, and enkindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit, and they shall
be created.
And you shall renew the face of the earth.
Opening Prayer
God of mercy, unite your Church in the Holy Spirit that we may serve you with all our hearts and work together with unselfish love. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
Scripture Reading
But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.”
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us was not “Yes” and “No,” but in him it has always been “Yes.”
For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ.
Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He set his seal on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts. 2 Corinthians 1:18-22
Response
Breathe in me, O Holy Spirt,
that my thoughts may all be holy.
Act in me, O Holy Spirit,
that my work, too, may be holy.
Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love only what is holy.
Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy.
Guard me, O Holy Spirit,
that I always may be holy.
St. Augustine of Hippo
From Pope Francis
“We all know people who have experienced difficult situations and great suffering, who struggle to maintain their families, to bring up their children. These brothers and sisters of ours are saints among us; they have the gift of fortitude that allows them to carry out their duties as persons, as fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters and citizens. It is good for us to ask the Lord for the gift of fortitude.”
(Quiet time follows.)
Closing Prayer
Spirit of God, strengthen us. Make us strong with a power that trusts in your presence above all things, and hopes in your guiding love through all creation. Take away our doubts and hesitations when we know your path. Take away our quibbling when we know the truth of your divine light. Guide us along the path in such a way that, in your strength, we may guide others as you wish. We pray this through the one who sent you to us, Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen.
I will ask the Father
and he will give you another Advocate
to be with you always. John 14:16
#dailyingodsword #openthedoorofyourheart #holyspirityouarewelcomehere
Let us pray constantly that the Israelis and Palestinians may find the path of dialogue and forgiveness. Let us pray for the victims, in particular for the children; let us pray for peace.”
Pope Francis
Fun hiking excursion today with some of our ‘Open Hearts’ friends. Following the footsteps of the Kumeyaay and Fr. Junipero Serra. @ Grinding Rocks Trail #hecallsusfriends #exceptionalfamiliesministry
I had a really fun time there
#707 Youth Mass concluded with a special blessing by Fr. Michael Murphy and an outpouring of love and appreciation to Mrs. Abby Buckley who is retiring from Youth Ministry. We wish her every success in her new pursuits. Abby Buckley has been such a joy and a blessing to us all, but most especially to our youth, building faith and friendships (along with a lot of fun) that will long endure. ❤️🙏
WONDERFUL.
You have been a great gift in all our lives; you will remain a blessing to all of us forever🙏
Abby has been a blessing to our community!❤
Congratulations on the next step in your Journey Abby! You are a gift 💖
“I have told you this so that you might have peace in me.
In the world you will have trouble,
but take courage, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
#dailyingodsword
PENTECOST NOVENA DAY 4
Invocation
Come, Holy Spirit.
Fill the hearts of your faithful, and enkindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit, and they shall
be created.
And you shall renew the face of the earth.
Amen.
Opening Prayer
Father, let your Spirit come upon us with power to fill us with his gifts. May he make our hearts pleasing to you and ready to do your will. We ask through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
Scripture Reading
And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling.
My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
Response
Breathe in me, O Holy Spirt,
that my thoughts may all be holy.
Act in me, O Holy Spirit,
that my work, too, may be holy.
Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love only what is holy.
Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy.
Guard me, O Holy Spirit,
that I always may be holy.
St. Augustine of Hippo
From Servant of God Isaac Hecker
“The essential and universal principle which saves and sanctifies souls is the Holy Spirit ... The actual and habitual guidance of the soul by the Holy Spirit is the essential principle of all divine life.”
Spend some time asking for the gift of Counsel. (Quiet time follows.)
Closing Prayer
In times of doubt and darkness, let us know, O Holy Spirit, your steady presence. When we are pulled in directions that seem to tear us apart, hold us together, O Spirit of God. When we feel at a loss for what path to take, lead us, guide us and show us the way. Help us to keep our hearts fixed on you, Counselor of God, and on your abiding warmth. We pray this in the name of the one who sent you, Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen.
Sunday, May 16, 2021
SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Good things come from unlikely places
It may bring a smile to our lips to hear the argument for why we’re obliged to love others: because God loves us first.
This World Communications Day, Pope Francis invites us to consider how future-apostle Nathaniel once dismissed Jesus because of his origins: “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” To really love people, we have to begin by not categorizing them: by gender or race, nationality or religion, native language or political party. Even Nazareth holds surprises!
TODAY'S READINGS: Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26; 1 John 4:11-16; John 17:11b-19. “Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another.”
#takefiveforfaith
