In the last issue of this article I presented one way to reach out to God by the use of Prayer of the Heart or Mental Prayer. While this kind of prayer is simple, the complication of our lives makes … Continue reading
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FOR YOUR REFLECTION The whole story of Christmas is wrapped up in the two names for our Incarnate God: Emmanuel, which means God IS With Us and Jesus, which means God IS Salvation, God Saves. God knows my name and … Continue reading
I have been attempting in this article to provide some ideas about what it means to be a Vibrant Christian Community. I have suggested that it means that the majority of the people in the community understand that God has … Continue reading
O Heavenly Father, help me to prepare myself, like Bethlehem, to be the place of Your truth birth. Help me not to live in such a manner that I say, by my actions, to you, there is no room for … Continue reading
O Christ our God, Your Kingdom is eternal and Your dominion is from generation to generation. You have become incarnate of the Holy Spirit, being made Man through the ever-virgin Mary. Your coming, O Christ, has shed upon us a … Continue reading
O Almighty God, help me to understand and live with a deep awareness that You are unceasingly being born into this world in me. Your incarnation as a human tells me that my life, and all human life, is a … Continue reading
O Heavenly Father, help me this day, which I celebrate with my fellow citizens as a day of Thanksgiving, to be truly thankful for all that You have given me, especially the gift of life. Help me to truly believe … Continue reading
O God, help me to truly believe that You, my Creator, clothed Yourself in flesh in order to truly express Your great love for me. Help me to believe that You, Who fashioned the whole creation with Your strong arm, … Continue reading
PYLYPIVKA (ADVENT) PASTORAL OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC HIERARCHY OF THE U. S. A. TO OUR CLERGY, HIEROMONKS AND BROTHERS, RELIGIOUS SISTERS, SEMINARIANS AND BELOVED FAITHFUL Praise be Jesus Christ! On November 14th, we began observing ‘Pylypivka’ or St. Philip’s Fast in … Continue reading
O God, inspire me so that I may see the divine mercy that is revealed in Bethlehem. Let me cleanse my mind and offer virtues to You instead of myrrh. Let me prepare to enter the feast of the Nativity … Continue reading