Lord, Hear Our Prayer

O Most Holy Trinity! As many times as I breathe, as many times as my heart beats, as many times as my blood pulsates through my body, so many thousand times do I want to glorify Your mercy.

I want to be completely transformed into Your mercy and to be Your living reflection, O Lord. May the greatest of all divine attributes, that of Your unfathomable mercy, pass through my heart and soul to my neighbor.

Help me, O Lord, that my eyes may be merciful, so that I may never suspect or judge from appearances, but look for what is beautiful in my neighbors’ souls and come to their rescue.

Help me, that my ears may be merciful, so that I may give heed to my neighbors’ needs and not be indifferent to their pains and moanings. Help me, O Lord, that my tongue may be merciful, so that I should never speak negatively of my neighbor, but have a word of comfort and forgiveness for all.

Help me, O Lord, that my hands may be merciful and filled with good deeds, so that I may do only good to my neighbors and take upon myself the more difficult and toilsome tasks.

Help me, that my feet may be merciful, so that I may hurry to assist my neighbor, overcoming my own fatigue and weariness. My true rest is in the service of my neighbor.

Help me, O Lord, that my heart may be merciful so that I myself may feel all the sufferings of my neighbor. I will refuse my heart to no one. I will be sincere even with those who, I know, will abuse my kindness. And I will lock myself up in the most merciful Heart of Jesus. I will bear my own suffering in silence. May Your mercy, O Lord, rest upon me.

You Yourself command me to exercise the three degrees of mercy. The first: the act of mercy, of whatever kind. The second: the word of mercy — if I cannot carry out a work of mercy, I will assist by my words. The third: prayer — if I cannot show mercy by deeds or words, I can always do so by prayer. My prayer reaches out even there where I cannot reach out physically.

O Lord Jesus, transform me into Yourself, for You can do all things. 

~from the truly wonderful Divine Mercy app.

How can we pray for each other this week?

Fast. Pray. Give {Day 4}

Fast

Think of time when you knew you were a good wife or a good mom. Re-create that moment today.

Pray

When some small person tugs at your sleeve, remember that God's voice is sometimes very small.

Give

Be your authentic self. What does it matter if every person in the world admires you but none of it is real?

Fast. Pray. Give. (Day 3)

I apologize for the tardiness of this post. Between a stomach bug and a computer bug, we've been rockin' Lent pretty well around here, so far.

Please come back tomorrow for an amazing giveaway!

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Fast:

 Skip reading magazines, blogs, Pinterest, Instagram or anything else in the world that inspires self-pity instead of self-confidence.

Pray: 

Listen. God is speaking to you right now. Stop interrupting.

Give: 

People are more important than things. Remember that your time and your attention are more valuable commodities to your family than your accomplishments.

Lent ~ Day 2

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Fast

 Let it go to voicemail! Let your caller leave a message and only return essential phone calls today.

Pray

 “Blessed are the ears which hear God’s whisper and listen not unto the whispers of the world”—Thomas a Kempis 

Give

 “Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go.” —Mother Teresa

Ash Wednesday

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Fast

‎"Outward sacrifice, to be genuine, must be the expression of spiritual sacrifice: "The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit..." The prophets of the Old Covenant often denounced sacrifices that were not from the heart or not coupled with love of neighbor. Jesus recalls the words of the prophet Hosea: "I desire mercy, and not sacrifice." The only perfect sacrifice is the one
that Christ offered on the cross as a total offering to the Father's love and for our salvation. By uniting ourselves with his sacrifice we can make our lives a sacrifice to God." (CCC #2100)

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Pray

Listen. God is speaking to you right now. Stop interrupting. 

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Give

The new evangelization is accomplished with a smile, not a frown ... it is all about a 'yes' to everything decent, good, true, beautiful and noble in the human person. The Church is about a 'yes!', not a 'no!'

—His Eminence Timothy Michael Dolan, Cardinal-Archbishop of New York

Read or watch the entire reflection here. Truly a gift for this time.