Thursday, 26 February 2015
Mass Introduction by Fr. Nivard.
Fw: Ask and you shall receive
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Nivard ....
To: Donald .....
Sent: Thursday, 26 February 2015, 15:26
Subject: Ask and you shall receive
Magnificat, extract, 1 Lent Thur 26 Feb 2015 Mt 7:7-12
He who asks always receives.
Queen Esther prostrates amidst all her majesty before the Lord and prays, “Come to my help, for I am alone and have no helper but you”.
There is no more perfect human gesture than such authentic prayer.
Even in our wickedness we know how to give good gifts to our children.
Which means that the inclination to pray is something as natural as our heart beat.
Christ tells us to be true to our inborn sense of dependence on our heavenly Father,
“Ask, and it will be given to you, seek and you will find.”
Father in heaven, Help me to conquer anger with gentleness, greed by generosity, apathy by fervor. Help me to forget myself and reach out towards others." (Prayer attributed to Clement XI of Rome, 1721)
, through Christ our Lord.
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domdonald.org.uk Thursday of the First week of Lent
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Nivard ....
To: Donald .....
Sent: Thursday, 26 February 2015, 15:26
Subject: Ask and you shall receive
From: Nivard ....
To: Donald .....
Sent: Thursday, 26 February 2015, 15:26
Subject: Ask and you shall receive
Magnificat, extract, 1 Lent Thur 26 Feb 2015 Mt 7:7-12
He who asks always receives.
Queen Esther prostrates amidst all her majesty before the Lord and prays, “Come to my help, for I am alone and have no helper but you”.
There is no more perfect human gesture than such authentic prayer.
Even in our wickedness we know how to give good gifts to our children.
Which means that the inclination to pray is something as natural as our heart beat.
Christ tells us to be true to our inborn sense of dependence on our heavenly Father,
“Ask, and it will be given to you, seek and you will find.”
Father in heaven, Help me to conquer anger with gentleness, greed by generosity, apathy by fervor. Help me to forget myself and reach out towards others." (Prayer attributed to Clement XI of Rome, 1721)
, through Christ our Lord.
Sancta Maria Abbey: http://www.nunraw.com.uk (Website)
Blogspot :http://www.nunraw.blogspot.co.uk |
Blogspot :http://www.nunraw.blogspot.co.uk |
domdonald.org.uk Thursday of the First week of Lent
The Station today is at St. Lawrence in Panisperna. The church stands on the site of St. Lawrence's martyrdom. The appellation refers to the name of the street, which in turn most likely refers to the tradition of the Poor Clares in the adjacent convent of distributing bread and ham (pane e perna) on August 10th, the feast day of St. Lawrence. This is done in remembrance of St. Lawrence distributing funds from the church to the poor.
Commentary of the day : Homily attributed to Saint Macarius of Egypt (?-390), monk Spiritual Homilies no. 30, 3-4
Try hard to please the Lord, pay him unwearying attention within yourself, seek for him with the aid of your thoughts, keep a check on your will and its decisions, control them so they are constantly directed towards him. Then you will see how he draws near you and makes his dwelling within you… He stands there, taking note of your reasoning, thoughts, reflections, examining how you are seeking him, whether it is with all your soul or whether sluggishly and carelessly. And as soon as he sees you seek him fervently, he will make himself known to you. He will appear to you, grant you his help, bestow the victory on you and save you from your enemies. In fact, when he sees how you are looking for him, how you continually place all your hope in him, then he will instruct you, teach you true prayer, give you that authentic charity that is himself. Then he will become everything to you: your paradise, life-giving tree, precious pearl, crown, architect, farmer, one subject to suffering but not afflicted with suffering, man, God, wine, living water, lamb, bridegroom, soldier, armor, Christ who is “all in all” (1Cor 15,28).
Just as a child cannot feed or take care of itself but can only look at its mother and cry until she takes pity and gives it her attention, so believing souls always hope in Christ and attribute to him all righteousness. As the shoot withers if it is separated from the vine (Jn 15,6) so does someone who wants to become righteous apart from Christ. Just as “someone is a thief and robber who does not enter the sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere” (Jn 10,1), so it is with someone who wants to become just without him who justifies.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 7:7-12.
Jesus said to his disciples: "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Which one of you would hand his son a stone when he asks for a loaf of bread, or a snake when he asks for a fish? If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him. Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the law and the prophets." |
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