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Tuesday of week 29 of the year or Saints John of Brebeuf and Isaac Jogues, priests, and their Companions, Martyrs or Saint Paul of the Cross, Priest

October 19th, 2010

To conclude, Paul tells us in his Epistle to the Philippians 4 : 6 "Don't worry about anything - instead pray about everything."
Mk. 7 : 6 - 7

St. Paul tells us that the Holy Spirit of God prays in us and we can tune into the Spirit at any time by looking into our own hearts and becoming aware of the Holy Spirit acting within us.

Prayer comes from the heart. We don”t need words to pray. The deepest prayer is wordless. Saying prayers differs from praying. If the heart is not involved there is no prayer. Jesus said, “This people honour me only with their lips, their hearts are far from me”

Tell God your needs and don”t forget to thank Him for His answers to your prayers.

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Prayer : "This then is what I pray kneeling before the Father from whom every family, whether spiritual or temporal takes its name. Out of his infinite glory may he give you the power through His Spirit for your hidden self to grow strong so that Christ may live in your hearts through faith" St. Paul to the Ephesians 3 : 14 - 18

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Just a Thought

The Eucharist

The manner in which we celebrate Eucharist and the reverence we give to it speak greatly of the sort of people we are. The following is a lovely story from the early Church which I came across recently: it might help us to understand what it means to be a member of the Church:

Cyprian of Cathage, wrote to his friend, Donatus: “It’s a bad world, Donatus, in which we live. But right in the middle of it I have discovered a quiet and holy group of people. They are people who have found a happiness that is a thousand times more joyful than all the pleasures of our sinful lives. These people are despised and persecuted, but it doesn’t matter to them. They are Christians, Donatus, and I am one of them.”

St. Luke, in the Acts of the Apostles, describes how those people, the early Christians, bore witness to Christ and celebrated the Eucharist – i.e. the Mass; “The community of believers was of one heart and mind, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions;… There was not a needy person among them…. Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple area and to breaking bread in their homes…”

The Eucharist has consequences for the way we should live our lives. St. Augustine tells us that the Lord gave us these gifts of his Body and Blood so that we, too, might become these very things – i.e. his Body and Blood for the life of the world.

During the celebration of the Last Supper Jesus said, “I have given you an example, that you also should do what I have done to you.” Through us Christ is made present to our world. Our sharing in the Eucharist bonds us together with our brothers and sisters who have also been immersed into the life of Christ through the waters of Baptism.

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