Prayers/Reflection

[petite fleur]

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Prayer for Renewed Strength

My Father, if my work seems hard to-day, may I not cease working if I grow weary, but may my strength be renewed to continue my work. May the aim of my work be to please thee, and to help in the progress of humanity. Amen.

[jinkazama92]

i would have to commend the TS. dili sya parehas sa ubang theists nga pala-away! i can sense na buutan ang TS

heehee.

[petite fleur]

Have you repented yet flor? ^_^

WUI. SHodii na ngari estorya-an! Ikaw jud!

[petite fleur]

Prayer Before a Picture of Jesus

O Jesus, when I look on you
My love for you starts up anew,
And tells me that your heart loves me
And you my special friend would be.

More courage I will need for sure,
But any pain I will endure,
Because it makes me like to you
And leads unto your kingdom too.

In sorrow do I find my bliss,
For sorrow now no more is this:
Rather the path that must be trod,
That makes me one with you, my God.

Oh, leave me here alone and still,
And all around the cold and chill.
To enter here I will have none;
I weary not when I'm alone.

For, Jesus you are at my side;
Never so close did we abide.
Stay with me, Jesus, my delight,
Your presence near makes all things right.

--Blessed Titus Brandsma

[petite fleur]

Reflection

You are afraid of penance? ... Of penance, which will help you to obtain Life everlasting. And yet, in order to preserve this poor life, don't you see how men will submit to all the cruel torture of a surgical operation?

-- St. Josemaria Escriva: The Way

[petite fleur]

O Lord, keep me from judging and criticizing my neighbour; give me kind, loving thoughts about everyone.

"Judge not, that you may not be judged" (Matthew 7:1). Charity to our neighbour begins with our thoughts, as many of our failings in charity are basically caused by our judgments. We do not thing highly enough of others, we do not sufficiently consider their manifest good qualities, we are not benevolent in interpreting their way of acting. Why? Because in judging others, we almost always base our opinion on their faults, especially on those which wound our feelings or which conflict with our own way of thinking and acting, while we give little or no consideration to their good points.

Judgment belongs to God; it is reserved to Him alone, for He alone can see into our hearts, can know what motives and intentions make us act as we do. "Man sees the face, but God sees the heart" (1 Samuel 16:7).

Every day I too commit many faults; I too fall into many defects, but this does not signify that all these stem from bad will. My faults are often committed inadvertently, through frailty; and because I detest these failings of mine, the Lord continues to love me and wants me to retain complete confidence in His love. He regards others the same as He does me; therefore, I have no right to doubt my neighbour's good will simply because I see him commit some faults, nor have I the right to diminish, for this reason, my love and esteem for him. Perhaps that person who seems so reprehensible has already abhorred his faults and wept over them interiorly far more than I have over mine; God has already forgiven him and continues to love him. Should I be more severe than God? On this point it will be well to remember that God will treat me with the same severity that I show to others, for Jesus has said, "For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged, and with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again" (Matthew 7:2)

Colloquy

"O Jesus, You are my Judge! I shall try always to think leniently of others, that You may judge me leniently — or not at all, since You say: 'Judge not, that you many not be judged.' This is why, when I chance to see a sister doing something seemingly imperfect, I do all I can to find excuses and to credit her with the good intentions she no doubt possesses.

"O Jesus, You make me understand that the chief plenary indulgence, which is with reach of everyone, and can be gained without the ordinary conditions, is that of charity, which 'covereth a multitude of sins'" (cf. St Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Story of a Soul, 10 - 11, Correspondence)

"Teach me, O Lord, not to judge my neighbour for any fault I may see him commit, and if I should see him commit a sin, give me the grace to excuse his intention which is hidden and cannot be seen. But even if I should see that his intention was really bad, give me the grace to excuse my neighbour because of temptation, from which no mortal is free" (St Mary Magdalen dei Pazzi).

"O Lord, help me not to look at anything but at the virtues and good qualities which I find in others and to keep my own grievous sins before my eyes so that I may be blind to their defects. This course of action, though I may not become perfect in it all at once, will help me to acquire one great virtue — to consider all others better than myself. To accomplish this, I must have Your help; when it fails, my own efforts are useless. I beg You to give me this virtue." (St Teresa of Jesus, Life, 13)

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*double post*

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this is what I can only share at this moment. its a beautiful song for it speaks about God's Glory. pls listen till it ends.

‪YOU ARE GOD ALONE, Philips, Craig and Dean‬‏ - YouTube

[marqi_20]

O Lord Omnipotent,
Who permittest evil that Thou mayest draw good therefrom,
give ear to our humble petitions,
whereby we beg of Thee the grace of being faithful unto
death,
evermore conforming ourselves to Thy most holy will.

Amen.

[marqi_20]

Dear Jesus, i pray for you and everyone in heaven, i hope that they are just as happy as i am.

I pray that one day we can all get along and be happy together.

I pray for people that are not as kind that they become closer to you and everyone around them.

I pray for people that have less or nothing that they can still be happy even though they don't have what they need.

Im thankful for what i have and what i will receive in the future.

I thank you for the people in my life, the things that i have, love that i give and receive, and giving me the chance to love and forgive one another.

I thank you for my health, so i can live to be a better person everyday, i thank you for my legs, so i can walk on your beautiful earth, i thank you for my eyes, so i can see the beautiful things in life, and i thank you for letting me be me.

Please bless those in need and bless thoughs that are suffering, that they can be healed by death or medicen.

You are our leader, our savior. our God. You sacrificed your life for us and asked for nothing in return

Amen