1.29.13

Lectio: Mk 4.1-20

　

Meditatio: "but worldly anxiety, the lure of riches and the craving for other things intrude and choke the word, and it bears no fruit." Mk 4.19

Oratio: "O God, Your Son taught by word and example so as to bring us to faith and life with You.

I remember He told the parable of the sower and the seeds to make us think of His concern that things of this world would choke off the gift of faith He gives us and we would not bear the fruit He desires - selfless love.

Grant that I may have Your grace in rich abundance and respond to the gift of faith which has been implanted in me and live in accordance with the great law of love.

I ask these and all things through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with the

Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: Keep silence and remain in recollection for a few minutes.

Operatio: reflect on "bear fruit"; produce the desired result; faith should produce our allegiance to God - first, others - second and self - third. It will if we keep faith alive in our hearts by living and loving as we ought.

Tomorrow's reading :Mk 4.21-25

1.28.13

Lectio: Mk 3.31-35

　

Meditatio: "[For] whoever does the will of God is my brother, sister and mother." Mk 3.35

Oratio: "O God, You want all of us to be close to Your Son.

I remember Jesus declared that whoever does Your will is brother, sister and mother to Him - you can’t get any closer!

Grant that I may have the inspiration of the Holy Spirit so as to discern Your will and then for the grace to do it for in doing so I will achieve what You desire for me.

I ask these and all things through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with the

Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: Keep silence and remain in recollection for a few minutes.

Operatio: reflect on "will of God"; His plans for us; His commands as revealed to us; in prayer seek the grace to live in accord with the great law of love for that will assure me that I am doing the Father’s will and I will achieve closeness to Jesus and my ultimate destiny -heaven.

Tomorrow's reading :Mk 4.1-20

1.27.13

Lectio: Mk 3.22-30
　

Meditatio: "He is possessed by Beelzebul,’ and "By the prince of demons, he casts out demons’." Mk 3.22

Oratio: "O God, how obstinate we are and how patient You are with us!

I remember the religious elite of Your chosen people declared that Your Son’s power to cast out demons came from the Prince of Demons - how incredulous their assertions were and they were obviously made so as to justify their unbelief in the face of self evident truth.

Grant that I may attribute to You that which You do or have done; and attribute to the Devil the evil past, present and to come for that alone is his domain.

I ask these and all things through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with the

Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: Keep silence and remain in recollection for a few minutes.

Operatio: reflect on "Beelzebul"; the name given to the devil himself; "the Prince of Flies"; how sacrilegious to attribute to Jesus His power as coming from the devil; that is why it is a sin that cannot be forgiven because one who holds this, denies God and to seek forgiveness we have to asks of it from God. In prayer seek the grace to see things for what they are and especially to see and attribute to God, His works and His blessings.

Tomorrow's reading :Mk 3.31-35

1.26.13

Lectio: Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21
　

Meditatio: "He [Jesus] said to them, ‘today, this scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing’.’ Lk 4.21

Oratio: "O God, You so wanted Your chosen people to accept the Good News!

I remember Your Son proclaimed in the synagogue of His home town after first performing many miracles in Galilee that He was the fulfillment of the prophesy of Isaiah found at Is 61.1-2; and yet they rejected Him because they knew his earthly origin and rejected what was very plain - that He indeed was the fulfillment of their expectations - how tragic for them.

Grant that I may be open to Your ways and to Your revelations which have been preserved by the Church and which the Church throughout the ages continues to prolaim in Your Son’s name.

I ask these and all things through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with the

Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: Keep silence and remain in recollection for a few minutes.

Operatio: reflect on "fulfilled";come to pass; completed; Jesus completed all that Isaiah foretold about Him;; in prayer may I always be docile as to that which is divine and be a faithful proclaimer of the Good News as revealed.

Tomorrow's reading :Mk 3.22-30

1.25.13

Lectio: Mk 3:20-21


Meditatio: "When his relatives heard of this they set out to seize him, for they said, ' He is  out of his mind'."  Mk 3.21

Oratio: "O God, You know how much Your Son loves us!

I remember not only did Your Son heal but He readily exhausted Himself in the process so much so that His relatives thought He was out of His mind!

Grant that I may realize the power of Your son flows from His great love ant that His love knows no bounds.

I ask these and all things through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with the
Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: Keep silence and remain in recollection for a few minutes.

Operatio: reflect on "out of his mind"; mentally unstable, crazy, maidenly in love; in prayer thank Jesus for loving us so! May we love others with out counting the costs.

Tomorrow's reading: Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21

P.S. I am sending this out early as I am going to DC early tomorrow morning for the March for Life.
Please pray for the Gospel of Life.

1/24/13

Lectio: : Mk 16:15-18

Meditatio: "He [Jesus] said to them, ‘Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature.’." Mk 16.15

Oratio: "O God, Your Good News is for everyone!

I remember Your Son commissioned His disciples to go out to the whole world and proclaim the good news to everyone - how generous, kind and wonderful!

Grant that I may do my part to spread the Good News by living in accordance with the Gospel.

I ask these and all things through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with the

Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: Keep silence and remain in recollection for a few minutes.

Operatio: reflect on "proclaim"; to make known, to publicize; by word, by deeds, by both; in prayer thank God for the early disciples and their successors who proclaimed the good news for we are beneficiaries of their doing so; and in prayer seek the grace to proclaim the Good News to those whose lives we touch so that they, too, will come to know and love You and believe and be saved.

Tomorrow's reading: Mk 3.20-21

1.22.13

Lectio: Mk 3.1-6

Meditatio: "Looking around at them with anger and grieved at their hardness of heart, he [Jesus] said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.. He stretched out his hand and his hand was restored’." Mk 3. 5

O God, You gave us the ability to love so that we could imitate You for You are Love.

I remember the religious elite would not allow "love" to guide their interpretations of the Law and prohibited healing on the Sabbath declaring it work; and plotted to put Jesus to death for healing on the Sabbath..

Grant that I may never harden my heart with legalism but keep it soft with love.

I ask these and all things through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with the

Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: Keep silence and remain in recollection for a few minutes.

Operatio: reflect on "hardness of heart"; unfeeling; stubborn, unloving. In prayer seek the grace for a heart filled with love and always allow love to guide our actions for all of the laws and the prophets are summed up in the great Law of love.

Tomorrow's reading: Mk 3.7-12

P.S. Today is the National Day of Prayer for the Protection of the unborn. Do pray that the evil of abortion may soon be history and the life of the unborn as well as the life of all be respected and cherished.