I Love You

I love you, Jesus, my love.
I love you with all my heart.
I repent of having offended you.
Never permit me to offend you again.
Grant that I may love you always,
and then do with me what you will.
Amen.

- St. Alphonsus Liguori

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The Chair of St. Peter

Communion Antiphon (Matthew 16:16,18)

Peter said to Jesus: You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. 

And Jesus replied: You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church.

Prayer For Our Family

Blessed are you,loving Father, Ruler of the universe:

You have given us Your Son as Your Leader, 

And have made us temples of Your Holy Spirit.

Fill our family with Your light and peace.

Have mercy on all who suffer, 

And bring us to everlasting joy with You.

Father, We bless Your Name for ever and ever.

Amen

Why Fast?

Hunger for God

Fasting is more than a means of developing self-control. It is often an aid to prayer, as the pangs of hunger remind us of our hunger for God.

— from Fast, Pray, Give

"In all our necessities, trials, and difficulties, no better or safer aid exist for us than prayer and hope that God will provide for us by the mean God desires." ~ St. John of the Cross

Forgiveness

"And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us."

 

 

 

 

Lent is a Time for Confession

Catholic Diocese of Cleveland  "An Evening of Confession"

Why should I go to confession?

Psalm 23

Three times today I've stumbled across this psalm, Psalm 23.

The LORD is my shepherd;

there is nothing I lack.

In green pastures he makes me lie down;

to still waters he leads me;

he restores my soul.

He guides me along right paths

for the sake of his name.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil, for you are with me;

your rod and your staff comfort me.

You set a table before me

in front of my enemies;

You anoint my head with oil;

my cup overflows.

Indeed, goodness and mercy will pursue me

all the days of my life;

I will dwell in the house of the LORD

for endless days.

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi wrote, "Psalm 23, which presents God as the shepherd leading His flock, and at the same time, our travelling companion. These elements, he said refer to the value of grace: truth on the one hand and love on the other. There is only one destination concluded Cardinal Ravasi, 'the Temple, the table laid, the sacrifice of communion' therefore the celebration of the liturgy: 'Faith is above all a gift, but it is also at the same time a conquest' ”.

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