Prayer N Lunch

Reflections by Pope Francis For Lving The Holy Year Of Mercy Season By Season

” I  Jesam the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me’ (John 14:6) Prayer: Jesus, help me to follow your ways more closely during this Lenten season. February 27 St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (1838-1862 ) orn

“I am the good shepherd, I Know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father(John 10:14-15) Prayer: Jesus, help me listen more attentively to your voice calling me to follow you.

February 25 Blessed Sebastian of Aparicio (1502-1600) Sebastian’s roads and bridges connected many distant places. His final bridge-building was to help men and women recognize their God-given dignity and destiny. Sebastian’s parents were Spanish peasants

“God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his son, Jesus Christ our Lord (1 Corinthians 1:9) Prayer Jesus, help me take some small steps to improve my relationship with God and others.

February 24 Blessed Luke Belludi (1200-c. 1285) In 1220, St. Anthony was preaching conversion to the inhabitants of Padua when a young nobleman, Luke Belludi, came up to him and humbly asked to receive the habit of the followers of St. Francis. Anthony li

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you” (Jeremiah 1:5) Prayer: Jesus, help me be a more visible sign of your love to everyone I meet.

“To those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, grace to you and peace (1 Corinthians 1:2-3) Prayer: Jesus, Help me to open myself to your transforming grace and live in a more holy way.

“Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven; and you will recive the gift of the Holy Spirit’ (Acts 2:38). Prayer, help me respond to your call to holiness through my prayer and loving behavior.

Beginning prayer: Crucified Jesus, prostrate at Your feet, we offer You the tears of the Mother who, with love full of devotion and sympathy, accompanied You on Your painful way to Calvary. Grant, O Good Master, that we take to heart the lessons which the

February 21 St. Peter Damian (1007-1072) Maybe because he was orphaned and had been treated shabbily by one of his brothers, Peter Damian was very good to the poor. It was the ordinary thing for him to have a poor person or two with him at table and he li

“Master, it is good for us to be here” (Luke 9:33) Prayer: Jesus, help me to trust in you and follow you on the way of the cross February 21 St. Peter Damian (1007-1072)

We are here before you, O Holy Spirit: we feel the burdedn of our weaknesses, but come together in your name; come to us, assist us, come down to into our hearts: teach us what we must do, show us the path to follow, may you yourself accomplish what you a

“Listen, I am standing at the door, knocking; if you hear my voice and open the door,  I will come in to you’ (Revelation 3:20) Prayer: Jesus, help me discover the riches of your message hidden in the Scriptures. February 18 Blessed John of Fiesole . 14

Pray for the Pope

Pray for the Truth

2 Hymn by Robert Bridges 1844-1930 Based on Amor Patris et Filii 12th centutury

“Draw near and hear the words of the Lord your God” (Joshua 3:9) Prayer: Jesus, help me draw ever nearer to you through my Lenten practices.

“My word shall not return to me empty, bur it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and succeed in the thing for which I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11) Prayer: Jesus, help me fine ways to make God’s Word a grater part of my life. February 16 St. Gilbert of Sem

St. Claude de la Colombière – “…bringing souls to God along the gospel way of love and mercy which Christ revealed to us”