A Treasure To Be Shared

Caritas Sunday Veritas Monday Bonitas Tuesday Pulchritudo Wednesday Sanctitas Thursday Unitas Friday Haereditas Saturday + + + Charity Sunday Resurrection Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. A heart of love offers the mercy of healing to others. Be ready to accept humiliations. They can hurt terribly but they can help to keep you humble. (Whether trivial or big, accept them). All these can be so many chances to be a little nearer to our Lord. There is nothing to fear if you are near to the Lord and in His Hands. Michael Ramsey, excerpt from  Five Helps for the New Year . Almighty Father, help us to be ever mindful of Thy gift of salvation in Christ Jesus, Thy Son, who died so that we might have life and love Thee for all eternity. May we abide in humility, that we be numbered amongst those within Thine everlasting Kingdom. Grant that we be ever merciful, welcoming others into Thine embrac...

Heavenly Father, God of truth and mercy, thou knowest the thoughts of all and knowest our necessities; in Thy boundless love, grant unto those souls wrestling with the late tidings within the Anglican Communion that their hearts and minds be drawn towards accord in Thy sacred truth; bestow upon them the graces requisite to pursue Thy divine intent, and upon us, who labour for concord 'mongst all professing disciples of Thy Son, grant us the means to find and bid welcome to all who seek assurance and fellowship in the truth, and divine consolation in the unchanging doctrine handed on by the Apostles; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Praesentia Tua ad Me Protegendum | AW An adaption of an existing prayer. HEAVENLY FATHER, I praise and thank Thee for all Thou hast bestowed upon me. I beseech Thee, shield me with the saving and Precious Blood of Thy Son, Jesus Christ, and increase within me Thy Holy Spirit, granting His gifts of wisdom, knowledge, understanding, a fervent desire for prayer, guidance, and discernment, that I may know Thy will and surrender wholly unto it. Father, please heal my troubled heart and any wounds to my spirit. Dispatch the blade of Thy Holy Spirit, to cleave and shatter all incantations, curses, hexes, sorceries and all matters genetic, inter-generational and addictive, be they past, present or yet to come, known or unknown, levied against me, my relationships and family, my worldly goods, my labors, and my service to Thee. Father, I forgive all trespasses against me, and seek forgiveness for mine own sins and failings, imploring that my whole being, body and mind, heart and will, soul and ...

Heavenly Father, gracious and compassionate Lord, we humbly implore Thee to bestow upon those distraught the grace to endure, the strength to face each day with renewed awareness of Thy boundless love and the support of friends, the courage to overcome trials, and hearts filled with forgiveness. Grant serenity to those who feel abandoned, that they may be united with Thee in prayer and find the freedom of Thy abiding Presence to sustain them in hope and in Thy peace; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

James Tissot | Jesus Stilling The Tempest O ETERNAL and everliving God, Who doth cherish them that tread the path of humility and steadfast charity, we beseech Thee, grant unto us, who seek to serve Thee in the concord of Thy company, a measure of Thy saving wisdom, that we may be sustained in the true Faith; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee, Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

In recalling the liturgical commemoration of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is celebrated today, Friday, 22 August, the Pope has invited us to celebrate Mary's queenship by praying and fasting for peace (VATICAN NEWS). Most holy and immaculate Virgin, Mother of Jesus and our cherished Mother, thou art exalted as Queen of Peace. With ardent affection in our hearts, we do salute and honour thee under this esteemed title. We beseech thy intercession to safeguard us and all mankind from malice and strife, and to guide our hearts unto the paths of peace and righteousness which thy Son did teach and exemplify.

Known to thee, O Lord, are our many brethren who endure grievous wounds, devastation of homes, and the unyielding dread that besets them. We beseech Thee, Most Sacred Trinity, to bestow Thy mighty influence upon the hearts and minds of those who wage war yet are deaf to our pleas, that they may embrace peace, thus allowing all innocent bystanders to once more live and work in tranquility; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee, Father, and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.