Daily Thoughts - Make God Known.
1300 The essential rite of the sacrament follows. In the Latin rite, "the sacrament of Confirmation is conferred through the anointing with chrism on the forehead, which is done by the laying on of the hand, and through the words: 'Accipe signaculum doni Spiritus Sancti' [Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit.]."114 In the Eastern Churches of Byzantine rite, after a prayer of epiclesis, the more significant parts of the body are anointed with myron: forehead, eyes, nose, ears, lips, chest, back, hands, and feet. Each anointing is accompanied by the formula SfragiV dwreaV PneumatoV ¢Agiou (Signaculum doni Spiritus Sancti): "the seal of the gift of the Holy Spirit."
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Jesus. Have you encountered the person of Christ? He is Jesus, the One who draws us in to a deeper relationship with His words of truth and encouragement. He is the answer to what we are seeking.
I watch this morning as Jesus says: "Come after me and I will make you fishers of men." Peter and Andrew have encountered the Christ and they go, they follow Jesus and He made them fishers of men. They did nothing more than respond to Christ and what He said.
As you watch the scene unfold on the seashore, do you see two men leave their nets behind and heed the voice of God. You know their story, it is written in the Gospels and we know their outcome, they became Saints. All they did was heed God's voice as He said "come". It is really that simple, may we all be touched by God's voice today as we do what He would do.
Dear Father, there are memories that bubble up with this scene, there is a joy in being able to recognize Your voice and being drawn to follow. May we recognize that it is Your Son, Jesus, that has the answers and the guidance that our spirit desires. Give us a hunger as Simon and Andrew had that day on the seashore to follow Jesus all the days of their earthly life. Prayers for a world being pulled to and fro, may it be You that guides our steps. Love Your son.
Mary, Mother of Love, Pray for us.
Mary, Mother of Love, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Pray for us.
St Patrick, Pray for us.
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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