WEEK TWENTY: APPEARANCES OF THE RISEN LORD - DAY 7
MORNING PRAYER: Act of Faith; Act of Hope; Act of Charity; Daily Offering
MORNING FACE TO FACE WITH GOD:
Begin with Prayer to the Holy Spirit
APPLICATION OF THE SENSES: #121-126
Apply your senses to those points in the two repetitions where you experienced consolation or desolation, or greater spiritual appreciation. Ask for the grace to be glad and rejoice intensely because of the great joy and the glory of Christ our Lord (#221).
#121 tells us that this method of prayer "will consist in applying the five senses to the matter" at hand.
#122 asks you to see in imagination the persons, contemplating in detail their circumstances and then drawing some fruit from what has been seen.
#123 asks you to hear what they are saying or might say, and by reflecting on oneself to draw some profit.
#124 asks you to smell the infinite fragrance, and taste the infinite sweetness of the divinity present in the mystery being contemplated.
#125 asks you to apply the sense of touch, for example, by embracing and kissing the place where the persons stand or are seated.
#126 asks you to end with a colloquy.
Tasting the Divine sweetness in the situations of life. In the repetition of days three and six, the presence of God abounds in these bible verses. He brings with Him peace and answers to prayers, there is a yearning within to taste and see the goodness of God. Each day these same stories plays out in our lives and that same Divine sweetness is present, do we recognize Him bringing peace into the room? Do we recognize our own hearts desiring a deeper understanding. In trusting in the Divine sweetness and faithfully witnessing the presence of God in our own lives, He changes who we are and the daily situations of our own stories.
What is God saying to you? Just be in My presence.
Dear Father, You know I am trusting in You and faithfully making the effort. Your Son Jesus was born as man, the new Adam and lived as we did with the same choices that we have. In our own daily lives, be stronger within, may Your Divine sweetness be ever present in our choices each day. Prayers for friends sick with Covid and in a battle, help them overcome the infirmities of this disease so they can live to fight another day. Thank You Father for another great start to another day with You within. Amen
Mary, Queen of Heaven, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Most Faithful, Pray for us.
St Stephen, Pray for us.
Viva Cristo Rey
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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