A Prayer for the Coming Year

From the late Thomas Merton:

"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."

Fr. Thomas Merton, O.C.S.O. - 1915 - 1968

If you wish, you may listen to this prayer

read by Fr. James Martin, SJ
HERE.

Online Bible Meditation

Jesus' Presentation at the Temple
Ambrosio Lorenzetti - 1300s

Suggested daily Lectio divina - Week of December 28, 2014

December 28: Galatians 4: 4-7

December 29: Luke 2: 22-40

December 30: Psalm 96: 1-9

December 31: 1 John 2: 7-11

January 1, 2015: 1 John 2: 12-17

January 2: Colossians 3: 1-4, 12-17

January 3: Psalm 8

Those new to lectio divina can find guidelines for this practice of reflective reading HERE.

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Suggested daily Lectio divina - Week of December 21, 2014

December 21: 1 Timothy 2: 1-8

December 22: Luke 1: 26-38

December 23: Luke 1: 46-55

December 24: Luke 2: 1-7

December 25: Luke 2: 8-20

December 26: Luke 2: 22-38

December 27: Isaiah 43: 1-7

Christmas Eve Family Service

Wednesday, December 24

7:00 p.m.

Candlelight

Carols
Birthday Cake 

Joy to the World!

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Suggested daily Lectio divina - Week of December 14, 2014

December 14: Psalm 119: 41-48

December 15: Isaiah 61: 1-4

December 16: Psalm 126

December 17: 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-24

December 18: 1 Timothy 1: 12-17

December 19: Psalm 63: 1-8

December 20: Luke 10: 1-11

Lectio and Taize!

There are two ways to worship meditatively and reflectively this week.

First: there is the weekly lectio divina:

Sunday December 7: Isaiah 40: 1-11

Monday December 8: Mark 1: 1-8

Tuesday December 9: Psalm 40: 1-5

Wednesday December 10: 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-11

Thursday December 11: Mark 4: 21-25

Friday December 12: Psalm 119: 33-40

Saturday December 13: Mark 4: 26-32

Next, there is the Taize Worship Service!

Friday, December 12, 2014

7:00 p.m. 

An hour of prayer, reflection on scripture

and

worship in song.

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