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Spirit of the Living
God fall fresh upon us.
Spirit of the Living God fall fresh upon us.
Melt us,
Mold us,
Fill us,
Use us.
Spirit of the Living God fall fresh upon us.
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Sign of the Cross |
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In the name of the Father
(touch forehead with fingers of the right hand),
and of the Son (touch heart with fingers of the
right hand),
and of the Holy Spirit (touch left and right
shoulders with fingers of the right hand).
Amen. (bring hands together).
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Lord's
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Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
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Hail Mary |
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Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen
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Apostles' Creed |
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I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come
again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.
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Nicene
Creed |
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We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in
one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered, died, and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in fulfillment of the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living
and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in
the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and
glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of
sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
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The Mysteries of the Rosary |
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The Joyful Mysteries:
(prayed on Mondays,
Thursdays, and the Sundays of Advent)
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The Annunciation
- The messenger of God announces to Mary that she is to be the Mother
of God.
(Humility)
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The Visitation
- Mary visits and helps her cousin Elizabeth.
(Charity)
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The Nativity
- Mary gives birth to Jesus in a stable in Bethlehem.
(Poverty)
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The Presentation
- Jesus is presented in the Temple, according to Jewish law.
(Obedience)
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The Finding of
Jesus in the Temple - Jesus is found in the Temple speaking with
authority to the rabbis.
(Piety)
The Sorrowful
Mysteries: (prayed on Tuesdays, Fridays,
and the Sundays of Lent)
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The Agony in the
Garden - Jesus undergoes his agony in the Garden of Gethsemane.
(Contrition)
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The Scourging at
the Pillar - Jesus is scourged at the Roman courtyard.
(Purity)
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The Crowning with
Thorns - Jesus is mocked as the king of the Jews and crowned with
thorns.
(Courage)
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The Carrying of
the Cross - Jesus carries the cross to Calvary.
(Patience)
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The Crucifixion -
Jesus dies on the cross for our sins.
(Self-denial)
The Glorious
Mysteries: (prayed on Wednesdays,
Saturdays, and remaining Sundays of the year)
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The Resurrection
- Jesus rises form the dead on the third day as he promised.
(Faith)
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The Ascension
- Jesus ascends into heaven to sit at the right hand of the Father.
(Hope)
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The Coming of the
Holy Spirit - The Holy Spirit comes to the apostles, Mary, and all
the followers gathered in the Upper Room on Pentecost.
(Love)
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The Assumption of
Mary - Mary, the mother of Jesus, is taken into heaven.
(Eternal Happiness)
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The Coronation of
Mary - Mary is crowned queen of heaven and earth.
(Devotion to Mary)
How to Pray the
Rosary:
The complete rosary is
composed of fifteen decades, but it is divided into three distinct
parts, each containing five decades. The first part consists of
five joyful events in the life of Jesus and Mary, the second part
recalls five sorrowful events, and the third part considers five
glorious events.
We begin by making the
sign of the cross. Then recalling each event, we say the Lord's
Prayer, ten Hail Mary's, and the Glory be to the Father.
This completes one decade, and we say all the other decades in the same
manner, meditating on a different event during each decade. At the
end of the rosary, the "Hail, Holy Queen" may be recited.
The events (mysteries)
of the rosary are scenes form the life of Jesus and Mary. By
meditating on these sublime truths we come to a better understanding of
our religion: the Incarnation of the Lord, the Redemption, and the
Christian life, present and future.
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Memorare |
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Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known
that anyone who fled to your protection
was left unaided.
Inspired by this
confidence,
I fly unto you,
O Virgin of virgins, my mother.
To you I come;
before you I stand,
sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word
Incarnate,
despise not my petitions,
but in your mercy hear and answer me.
Amen.
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Morning Offering |
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O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer You all my
prayers, works, and sufferings of this day. For all the intentions
of your Sacred Heart. In union with the Holy Sacrifice of
the Mass throughout the world. In reparation for all my sins.
For the intentions of all our associates, and, in particular, for the
intention of our Holy Father for this month.
Amen.
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Act of
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O my God, I firmly believe that you are one God in three divine Persons,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; I believe that your divine Son became man
and died for our sins, and that he will come to judge the living and he
dead. I believe these and all the truths which the Holy Catholic
Church teaches, because you revealed them, who can neither deceive nor
be deceived.
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Act of
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O my God, relying on your infinite
goodness and promises, I hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the help of
your grace, and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my
Lord and Redeemer.
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Act of
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O my God, I love you above all things,
with my whole heart and soul, because you are all good and worthy of all
my love. I love my neighbor as myself for the love of you.
I forgive all who have injured me and I ask pardon of all whom I have
injured.
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Act of Contrition |
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My God,
I am sorry for my sins with all my heart.
In choosing to do wrong
and failing to do good,
I have sinned against you
whom I should love above all things.
I firmly intend, with your help,
to do penance,
to sin no more,
and to avoid whatever leads me to sin.
Our Savior Jesus Christ
suffered and died for us.
In his name, my God, have mercy.
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Examination of Conscience |
How have I shown my love for God and others today?
Do I make an effort to address God regularly in prayer?
How M I aware of others - my family, friends, coworkers?
Do I hold them in proper esteem?
Am I kind and fair in my relationships with others at home,
at work, at Church, everywhere?
Am I generous and giving or are my possessions of
greater importance than in my relationships?
Do I respect the things I own and the things of others?
Am I consistently honest with others?
Am I careful with their property and their reputations?
Do I worship God by going to Mass and taking an active
part in the celebration?
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Prayer Before A Crucifix |
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Good and gentle Jesus,
I kneel before you.
I see and I ponder your five wounds.
My eyes behold what David prophesied about you:
"They have pierced my hands and feet;
they have counted all my bones."
Engrave on me this
image of yourself.
Fulfill the yearnings of my heart:
give me faith, hope, and love,
repentance for my sins,
and true conversion of life.
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The Divine Praises |
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Blessed be God.
Blessed be his holy name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man.
Blessed be the name of Jesus.
Blessed be his most sacred heart.
Blessed be Jesus in the most holy sacrament of the altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.
Blessed be the great mother of God, Mary most holy.
Blessed be her holy and immaculate conception.
Blessed be her glorious assumption.
Blessed be the name of Mary, virgin and mother.
Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in the angels and in his saints.
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Jesus, Lord Jesus, have mercy on me, a
sinner.
(Byzantine Daily Worship)
Lord Jesus Christ, Son
of God, have mercy upon me.
(Traditional Orthodox)
Lord Jesus, Son of God,
have mercy on me, a sinner.
(Rite of Penance)
Lord, have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
(Order of Mass)
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Confiteor |
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I confess to almighty God,
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have sinned through my own fault
in my thoughts and in my words.
in what I have done,
and in what I have failed to do;
and I ask the blessed Mary, ever virgin,
all the angels and saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.
May almighty God have
mercy on us,
forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
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Prayer to the Holy Spirit |
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Send forth your
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Lord, by the light of
the Holy Spirit you have taught the hearts of your faithful.
In the same Spirit
help us to relish what is right
and always rejoice in your consolation.
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Anima
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Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, heal me.
Blood of Christ, drench me.
Water from the side of Christ, wash me.
Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
Good Jesus, hear me.
In your wounds
shelter me.
From turning away keep me.
From the evil one protect me.
At the hour of my death call me.
Into your presence lead me,
to praise you with all your saints
for ever and ever.
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Salve
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Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy.
Hail, our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To you de we cry, poor banished children of Eve.
To you do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this vale of tears.
Turn, then, most gracious Advocate,
your eyes of mercy toward us;
and after this, our exile,
show unto us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
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My Queen, My Mother |
My Queen, my Mother, I give myself entirely to you; and to show my
devotion to you, I consecrate to you this day my eyes, my ears, my
mouth, my heart, my whole being without reserve. Wherefore, dear
Mother, as I am your own, keep me and guard me as your property and
possession.
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The
Angelus |
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The Angel of the Lord
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And she conceived of
the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary. . . . |
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Behold the handmaid
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May it be done unto
me according to your word.
Hail Mary . . . |
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And the Word was made
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And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary . . . . |
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Pray for us, O Holy
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That we may be made
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O Lord,
it was through the message of an angel
that we learned of the incarnation of Christ, your Son.
Pour your grace into our hearts,
and by his Passion and Cross
bring us to the glory of his Resurrection.
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Prayer of St. Francis of
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Lord, make me an instrument of your
peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
Our divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
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The
Road Ahead - Prayer of Thomas Merton
Taken from
Thoughts in Solitude
Copyright 1956, 1958
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My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the
road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end.
Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am
following Your will does not mean that I am actually doing so.
But I believe that the desire to please You does in fact please You.
And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope
that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I
know that if I do this, you will lead me by the right road though I
may know nothing about it. Therefore, will I trust You always
though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I
will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me
to face my perils alone.
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Prayer of Charles De Foucauld |
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Father, I abandon myself into your
hands;
Do with me what you will,
Whatever you may do, I thank you;
I am ready for all, I accept all,
Let only your will be done in me,
And in all your creatures -
I wish no more than this, O Lord.
Therefore, will I trust you always
though I may seem to be lost
and in the shadow of death.
I will not fear, for you are ever with me,
and will never leave me to face my perils alone.
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Prayer of Saint Ignatius
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Take, Lord, and receive
all my liberty, my memory,
my understanding, and my entire will,
all that I have and possess.
You have given all to me.
To you, Lord, I return it.
All is yours.
Dispose of it wholly according to your will.
Give me your love and your grace,
for this is enough for me.
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Prayer of Saint Augustine
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Confessions |
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Late have I loved you,
O beauty ever ancient, ever new!
Late have I loved you.
And
behold, you were within,
and I without,
and without I sought you.
And deformed,
I ran after those forms of beauty you have made.
You were with me,
and I was not with you,
those things held me back from you,
things whose only being
was to be in you.
You called; you cried;
and you broke through my deafness.
You flashed; you shone;
and you chased away my blindness,
you became fragrant:
and I inhaled and sighed for you,
I tasted,
and now hunger and thirst for you,
You touched me;
and I burned for your embrace.
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From the Breastplate of
Saint Patrick |
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Arise today
through God's strength to pilot me,
God's might to uphold me,
God's wisdom to guide me,
God's eye to look before me,
God's ear to hear me,
God's hand to guard me,
God's way to lie before me,
God's shield to protect me,
God's hosts to save me
from the snares of the devil.
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Prayer of Pope John XXIII |
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O Lord,
Do not let us turn into "broken cisterns,"
that can hold no water.
Do not let us be so blinded by the enjoyment
of the good things of earth
that our hearts become insensible to the
cry of the poor, of the sick,
of orphaned children
and of those innumerable brothers (and sisters)
of ours who lack the necessary minimum
to eat, to clothe their nakedness,
and to gather their family together under one roof.
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Prayer of Saint Anselm |
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O Lord, my God,
teach my heart where and how to seek you,
where and how to find you.
O
Lord,
you are my God
and you are my Lord,
and I have never seen you.
You have made me and remade me,
and you have bestowed on me
all the good things I possess,
and still I do not know you.
I have not yet done that for which I was made.
Teach me to seek you,
for I cannot seek you
unless you teach me
or find you
unless you show yourself to me.
Let me seek you in my desire,
let me desire you in my seeking.
Let me find you by loving you.
Let me love you when I find you.
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Prayer of Saint Christopher |
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Father, grant that I may be a bearer
of Christ Jesus, your Son.
Allow me to warm the often cold, impersonal scene of modern life
with your burning love.
Strengthen me by Your Holy Spirit to carry out my mission of
changing the world or some definite part of it for the better.
Despite my lamentable failures, bring home to me that my advantages
are your blessings to be shared with others.
Make me more
energetic in setting right what I find wrong with the world instead
of complaining about it.
Nourish in me a
practical desire to build up rather than tear down, to reconcile
instead of polarize, to go out on a limb rather than crave security.
Never let me
forget that it is far better to light one candle than to curse the
darkness, and to join my light, one day, with yours.
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Prayer of Saint Francis De
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Have no fear for what tomorrow may bring.
The same loving God
who cares for you today will take care of you tomorrow and every day.
God will either shield
you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
Be at peace, then, and
put aside all anxious thoughts and imaginations.
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Prayer of Mary
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Keep us, O Lord, from all pettiness.
Let us be large in
thought, in word, and in deed.
Let us be done with
fault-finding, and leave off all self-seeking.
May we put away all
pretense and meet each other, face to face, without self-pity, and
without prejudice.
May we never be hasty
in judgment, and always generous.
Let us take time for
all things.
Make us grow calm,
serene, and gently.
Teach us to put into
action our better impulses, straight forward and unafraid.
Grant that we may
realize that it is the little things of life that create differences,
that in the big things of life we are as one.
And, O Lord God, let
us not forget to be kind.
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Prayer of John Cardinal Newman |
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God has created me to do Him some
definite service.
He has committed some work to me
Which he has not committed to another.
I have my mission,
I may never know it in this life,
But I shall be told it in the next.
I am a link in a
chain,
A bond of connection between persons.
He has not created me for naught.
I shall do good - I
shall do His word.
I shall be an angel of peace,
A preacher of truth in my own place while not intending it,
If I do but keep his commandments.
Therefore, I will
trust Him.
Whenever I am, I can never be thrown away.
If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him,
In perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him,
If I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him.
He does nothing in
vain.
He knows what He is
about;
He may take away my
friends.
He may throw me among strangers,
He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink,
Hide my future from me - still he knows what He is about!
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Beatitudes |
"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for
righteousness, for they will be filled.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they will receive mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness'
sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute
you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on
my
account.
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in
heaven,
for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who
were before you."
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