The Lord
is faithful;
he will
strengthen you
and guard you
from evil.
2 Thessalonians 3:3
O Father in Heaven
Great is your faithfulness.
You are our defender
in the time of trial
and our light in the night of despair,
May your Spirit of Joy
guard our minds and hearts
in your peace today.
Amen.
Wednesday 26th June 2024
Week 12 in Ordinary Time
St Josemaria Escriva Priest, he was born 9 January 1902, Barbastro, Aragon, Spain, and he died 26 June 1975 (aged 73) Rome, Italy.
He was beatified on 17 May 1992, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II and ten years later Canonized (6 Oct. 2002,) also by Pope John Paul II who counted Escriva a living witness to practical Christianity.
Ss John and Paul (4th Century) martyrs
Todays feast is of two third century brothers were said to have been martyred in Rome on 26th June under Julian the Apostate (361–3).
This is how we know what love is:
Jesus Christ
laid down his life for us.
And we ought
to lay down our lives
for our brothers and sisters.
1 John 3:16
O Father in Heaven,
Thank you for sending
Jesus Christ,
Who through his life,
death, and resurrection.
revealed what true love is!
Anoint us with your spirit
that we too may love generously,
giving of our time, our talents,
our possessions,
and our very selves,
for the sake
of the Kingdom of God.
Amen
May the God of hope
fill you with all joy and peace
as you trust in him,
so that you
may overflow with hope
by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13
O God our Father,
In this moment,
send your Spirit
so that the strength of Christ’s hope
may fill us abundantly today.
May we be generous sources
of your hope,
joy and peace
for others.
Amen
For it was you
who created my being,
knit me together
in my mother’s womb.
I thank you for
the wonder of my being.
Psalm 139:13-14
O God, my Father,
Help me to remember and rejoice,
That the miracle of your creativity
formed me in my mother womb.
My being is your precious creation,
drawn into life
by the longing of your heart.
Formed to be
your cherished child.
With Christ our Saviour,
I worship you Father,
In Spirit and in Truth.
Amen.
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