FIAT! “BE IT DONE UNTO ME ACCORDING TO THY WORD! (Lk 1:38)” Our Mother Mary’s response to God’s Will changed the course of history and made it possible for God to assume our humanity: God-with-us! The Son of God, Our Lord Jesus Christ, took our flesh with just a single “yes” of a simple young girl…
Tag: Fulfilling God’s Will
HAVE WE ASKED OUR LORD WHAT HE WANTS FROM US, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS SEASON OF LENT?
HAVE WE ASKED OUR LORD WHAT HE WANTS FROM US, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS SEASON OF LENT? Lent is not a season of sadness but rather of joy which stems from self-giving and sacrifice, especially when it comes to doing what Jesus wants from each one of us. Let us be daring and generous to discern…
2nd Sunday O.T. Year B: “HERE I AM LORD, I COME TO DO YOUR WILL.”
2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B HERE I AM LORD, I COME TO DO YOUR WILL (Ps 39). OUTLINE Divine vocation: universal and particular. Summary of ideas of today’s readings Putting our part to discern our specific vocation and help others to do so as well. Generosity and coherence between our vocation and our…
STRIVE TO PLEASE GOD IN EVERYTHING.
STRIVE TO PLEASE GOD IN EVERYTHING. “Grant, Almighty God, that with our thoughts always on the things of the Spirit, we may please you in all that we say and do.” Collect prayer, 7th Sunday O.T. Jesus spent his whole life on earth fulfilling God’s will. My food, he told his disciples, is to do…
22nd Sunday O.T (A) JESUS REMINDS US OF THE NECESSARY CONDITIONS TO REACH HEAVEN.
22nd Sunday O.T (A) JESUS REMINDS US OF THE NECESSARY CONDITIONS TO REACH HEAVEN. OUTLINE Summary of ideas of today’s Sunday readings Self-renouncement and carry Christ’s Cross. Losing one’s life for Christ’s sake in order to gain it. How to lose one’s life? God’s will be done, and not ours. 1. Summary of ideas of…
JESUS, MAY I ALWAYS WANT WHAT YOU WANT.
JESUS, MAY I ALWAYS WANT WHAT YOU WANT. Loving God entails identifying our will with His Most Divine Will. May we want what He wants in everyting even if it might cost us our wealth, honor, material possessions…life. For this to be a reality, we need to deny ourselves many times during the day to…
Pope Francis on the Annunciation (2017): FOR GOD, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE (Lk 1:37)
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Mar. 25: ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD Prayer vid + Divine office 2nd reading
March 25 ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD Prayer vid + Divine office reading Dear brethren in Christ, “‘Mary’s ‘yes’ opens the door to the ‘yes’ of Jesus: “I come to do your will’”. It is “this ‘yes’ that goes with Jesus throughout his life, up to the Cross: ‘Father, remove this cup from me; nevertheless not…
Mar. 25: ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD (Solemnity). Summary vid + full text
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ON FAITH AND PRAYER: WHAT TO DO WHEN OUR PRAYERS SEEM TO BE UNANSWERED?
WHAT TO DO WHEN OUR PRAYERS SEEM TO BE UNANSWERED? “I have been praying for a long time for an intention, a good one at that, but it seems that God does not listen to me,” a comment which is frequent to hear from people in the confessional and spiritual direction…What to do then? Follow…
Feb. 2: THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD. Meaning and consequences of the feast. AV prayer + text.
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POPE FRANCIS. CHRISTIAN LIFE IS A CONTINUOUS DESIRE TO RESPOND TO OUR LORD, “HERE I AM, I COME TO DO YOUR WILL!”
POPE FRANCIS. CHRISTIAN LIFE IS A CONTINUOUS DESIRE TO RESPOND TO OUR LORD, “HERE I AM, I COME TO DO YOUR WILL!” (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Tuesday explained that doing God’s will doesn’t necessarily mean never getting angry with the Lord. Speaking during morning Mass at Casa Santa Marta the Pope told the…
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