WEEK TWENTY TWO: LIFE IN THE RESURRECTION - DAY 3
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
REPETITION OF DAYS ONE AND TWO:
Ask for the grace to be glad and rejoice intensely because of the great joy and the glory of Christ our Lord (#221)
Today, you are doing a repetition of Days One and Two of this week. In a repetition St. Ignatius says that "we should pay attention to and dwell upon those points in which we have experienced greater consolation or desolation or greater spiritual appreciation." (# 62) If you wish, you can do a triple colloquy: refer to #63 of the Third Exercise of the First Week.
Day 1 - Prayer on 1 Corinthians 15: 3-8: Christ's Resurrection "For I handed on to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures; that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. After that he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one born abnormally, he appeared to me." [Please read 1 Corinthians 15: 1-56 for a better appreciation of the passage].
Day 2 - Prayer on 2 Corinthians 13: 13: Paul's Greeting: "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship (communion) of the holy Spirit be with all of you.
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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
REPETITION OF DAYS ONE AND TWO:
Ask for the grace to be glad and rejoice intensely because of the great joy and the glory of Christ our Lord (#221)
Today, you are doing a repetition of Days One and Two of this week. In a repetition St. Ignatius says that "we should pay attention to and dwell upon those points in which we have experienced greater consolation or desolation or greater spiritual appreciation." (# 62) If you wish, you can do a triple colloquy: refer to #63 of the Third Exercise of the First Week.
Day 1 - Prayer on 1 Corinthians 15: 3-8: Christ's Resurrection "For I handed on to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures; that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. After that he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one born abnormally, he appeared to me." [Please read 1 Corinthians 15: 1-56 for a better appreciation of the passage].
Day 2 - Prayer on 2 Corinthians 13: 13: Paul's Greeting: "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship (communion) of the holy Spirit be with all of you.
God speaks, I listen. Paul has been condemning the body of Christ, it was his way, Paul spoke and God listened then came the Holy Spirit and Paul was transformed. He was a seeker of truth, his truth, then he realized that his truth was not the way, he did not know truth, in fact it was the opposite. His love for God was condemning God, God was speaking and Paul was listening. He has been transformed, now his life is done through the lense of the Holy Spirit. God speaks and I listen.
What is God saying to you? Seek truth and the deeper message in My Word, reflect upon the images and words used to paint the picture. Is Love your guiding force in all that you do?
What is God saying to you? Seek truth and the deeper message in My Word, reflect upon the images and words used to paint the picture. Is Love your guiding force in all that you do?
Dear Father God, You overwhelm the senses and imagination with the power of Your Holy Spirit. I thank You for the blessings of Your graces that are poured out each Friday morning in the men's prayer group. I thank You for the tutelage of Your Holy Spirit in my daily life and I thank You for the constant transformation and reminder of not sitting still both physically and spiritually. Bless this day Father, welcome all Your children into the Kingdom and to seek Truth in Your Holy Word. In Jesus name, Amen.
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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