Posts Tagged ‘Holy Spirit’
Prayer: To Grow in Faith
Father, Creator and giver of life, help us to embrace the gifts you have given to us and show us how to use them generously in service to your people. Jesus, Savior and Redeemer, show us how to let go of those aspects of our lives that inhibit our growth, make us timid and fearful, and ...Read More
Hear the Word! by Bill Ayres: Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
A reading from the Book of Numbers (Chapter 11:25-29) “The Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to Moses. Taking some of the spirit that was on Moses, the Lord bestowed it on the seventy elders; and as the spirit came to rest on them, they prophesied.” However, there were ...Read More
Prayer: For Others on the Journey
Heavenly Father, I thank you for the words, example, and actions of your Son, Jesus, which give us the path to follow. I am grateful for the Spirit who comes to be with us on our journey, on the path of unity, forgiveness, care, and love for one another. Graced with the Resurrection of Jesus and the Presence of ...Read More
Prayer: The Love of a Shepherd
Lord Jesus, help me to follow you faithfully and offer assistance to our brothers and sisters who may wander. Teach me to know the ways I can begin to live and share eternal life while in this world. Thank you for sending your Holy Spirit to bring me into the intimacy of your relationship with the Father. Enlarge my ...Read More
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
“The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they all saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, ‘All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of ...Read More
4th Sunday of Easter – The Good Shepherd
“Jesus said: ‘I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf catches and scatters them. ...Read More
4th Sunday of Lent – The Light
“And this is the verdict, that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come toward the light, so that his works might not be exposed. But whoever lives ...Read More
1st Sunday of Lent—Time Out
“The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him. After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: ‘This is the time of ...Read More
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Challenge of Compassion
[caption id="attachment_879" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Jesus Healing a Leper (Rembrandt)"][/caption]“A leper came to Jesus and kneeling down begged him and said, ‘If you wish, you can make me clean.’ Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, ‘I do will it. Be made clean.’ The ...Read More
The Baptism of Our Lord—God’s New Presence
“This is what John the Baptist proclaimed: ‘One mightier than I is coming after me. I am not worthy to stoop and loosen the thongs of his sandals. I have baptized you with water; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.’ It happened in those days that Jesus came ...Read More
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