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4th Grade Notre Dame Elementary"Come Follow Me" When I think of the phrase, "Come follow Me" said by Jesus, I think it means to have strong faith, to apologize, to forgive, to make wise decisions, and to care for those in need. The phrase, "Come follow me" said by Jesus means to follow His example, have strong faith, and go to church every Sunday and/or Saturday, including Holy Days. For me

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4th Grade Notre Dame Elementary "Come Follow Me" When I think of the phrase, "Come follow Me" said by Jesus, I think it means to have strong faith, to apologize, to forgive, to make wise decisions, and to care for those in need. The phrase, "Come follow me" said by Jesus means to follow His example, have strong faith, and go to church every Sunday and/or Saturday, including Holy Days. For me

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4th Grade Notre Dame Elementary "Come Follow Me" When I think of the phrase, "Come follow Me" said by Jesus, I think it means to have strong faith, to apologize, to forgive, to make wise decisions, and to care for those in need. The phrase, "Come follow me" said by Jesus means to follow His example, have strong faith, and go to church every Sunday and/or Saturday, including Holy Days. For me

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4th Grade Notre Dame Elementary "Come Follow Me" When I think of the phrase, "Come follow Me" said by Jesus, I think it means to have strong faith, to apologize, to forgive, to make wise decisions, and to care for those in need. The phrase, "Come follow me" said by Jesus means to follow His example, have strong faith, and go to church every Sunday and/or Saturday, including Holy Days. For me

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Homily for Third Sunday in Advent - BTheme: Get thee to the Penance Service!In a reflection written by Fr. Cantalamessa for Pope Benedict this Advent, he states, "the Christian novelty consists in this… Every religious proposal begins by telling men what they must do to save themselves or to obtain 'illumination.' Christianity does not begin by telling men what they must do, but what God has

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Homily for Third Sunday in Advent - BTheme: Get thee to the Penance Service!In a reflection written by Fr. Cantalamessa for Pope Benedict this Advent, he states, "the Christian novelty consists in this… Every religious proposal begins by telling men what they must do to save themselves or to obtain 'illumination.' Christianity does not begin by telling men what they must do, but what God has

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Day NineIn the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.from the XXXXII World Day of Prayer for Vocations “Duc in altum!” The command of Christ is particularly relevant in our time, when there is a widespread mentality which, in the face of difficulties, favors personal non-commitment. The first condition for “putting into the deep” is to cultivate a deep spirit of

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Day EightIn the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.from the XXXXI World Day of Prayer for Vocations May all Christian communities become “authentic schools of prayer”, where one prays that laborers may not be lacking in the vast field of apostolic work. It then becomes necessary that the Church accompany with constant spiritual attention those whom God has called

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Day SevenIn the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.from the XXXX World Day of Prayer for Vocations “...even as the Son of man came not to be served but to serve”(Mt 20:28). In truth, Jesus is the perfect model of the “servant” of whom Scripture speaks. He is the one who radically emptied Himself to take on “the form of a servant”(Phil 2:7) and to dedicate Himself

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Day SixIn the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.from the XXXIX World Day of Prayer for Vocations The Church is the “home of holiness” and the charity of Christ, poured out by the Holy Spirit, is her soul. In her, all Christians help one another to discover and fulfil their own vocation by listening to the Word of God, in prayer, by assiduously participating in the

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Day FiveIn the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.from the XXXVIII World Day of Prayer for Vocations In their encounter with the Eucharist, some men discover that they are called to become ministers of the Altar, other people, that they are called to contemplate the beauty and depth of this mystery, others that they are called to pour out again its impelling force of

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Day FourIn the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.from the XXXVI World Day of Prayer for Vocations The vocation to be “holy, as he is holy”(Lev.11,44) is brought about when God is given the place which is His due. In our time, which is secularized yet also fascinated by the search for the sacred, there is a particular need of saints who, by living intensely the

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Day ThreeIn the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.from the XXXV World Day of Prayer for Vocations While they are necessary in every age, these vocations are more necessary today, in a world marked by great contradictions and the temptation to relegate God to the margins in the fundamental choices of life. The words of the Gospel come to mind: “the harvest is

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Day TwoIn the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.from the XXXIII World Day of Prayer for Vocations The Christian vocation a gift of God is the heritage of all. Whether married or ordained, priests or religious, all are chosen by God to proclaim the Gospel and to communicate salvation; not alone, however, but in the Church and with the Church. “The work of

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A Novena for Consecrated Life and Priesthood through the Intercession of Pope John Paul IIcreated for www.seekholiness.com in 2005 St. John Damascene defined prayer as “the raising of one’s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God(Catechism, 2559).” We are encouraged to be people of prayer, people who converse with God. While He knows our desires before we ask, He still

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We have finally arrived at Judgment as a setting for learning and practicing hope. This section varies from Pope Benedict’s normal structure; instead of leading off with a statement, he starts in on the topic of the final judgment. He states historically, “the prospect of the Judgement has influenced Christians in their daily living as a criterion by which to order their present life (#41).”

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Part II of Prayer for the encyclical is entitled Action and Suffering as Setting for Learning Hope. This is yet another thick section by Pope Benedict. His writing style is to start off with a short rather beautifully simple statement that gets built into an idea that has a sense of beauty but also a burden of complexity, that takes time to ponder. His statement this time is, “all serious and

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I think most people would like to be known as being a person of prayer. Though I think most people see it as something unattainable. A life of prayer is done by others, but not by some like myself. We allow ourselves to be disillusioned into thinking something is not possible before we even give ourselves an actual opportunity to start. This is why the next section Prayer as school of hope is

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One of my mother’s comments was never prayer for patience because God has already given it to you, so you will be given circumstances to help you discover what you have. I don’t know if this is true, but it sounds good. We are finally arriving at the heart of the encyclical and learning what hope is about. If you have stuck with me so far, don’t pray for patience because I will slow down

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When I was a little kid, I used to go with my grandfather to visit his mother. Time with my grandfather was always a time of wisdom and happiness. I remember one time looking at my grandfather and stating, “I am concerned that by the time I grow up everything will have been invented.” His reply at first was laughter and then he reassured that there would always be a need for new things. He

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It is taking longer to move through this than I thought. I do thank you for your patience and I hope this exercise is beneficial. I know it has been for me because it has helped me to really understand what Pope Benedict is stating about the Church and the world. I remember often as I read this document what Bishop Campbell said to a Mass full of college students, he told them to remember that

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Pope Benedict asks the tough question, one that certainly needs to be asked of anyone seriously discerning God’s call. He wants to know “is the Christian faith also for us today a life changing and life sustaining hope?” Certainly the answer needs to be yes for those who are seeking out God’s call and truly want to follow it. He returns to the performative or informative idea. Does the gospel

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Pope Benedict has a very readable style, but it is thick with thought. So it takes time and patience to move through the letter. In reading his letter you will be able to begin to appreciate his love for God and the Church.Sometimes when we think about God we unconsciously think of God in human terms and concepts. So we might be tempted to see Jesus in light of a social revolution, in that,

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If you have not read Spe Salvi, the latest encyclical, from Pope Benedict, then it would be good Lenten undertaking. Pope Benedict has a very readable style, though it might take several attempts in each section. Don’t be afraid of the struggle, it will make you work your prayer muscles. I intend to summarize the 11 sections of the encyclical with a bias towards discernment.Pope Benedict

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I suppose that I have poor blogger etiquette being that I am trying to blog Monday through Friday and have only accomplished that once. Hopefully you will forgive me for being inconsistent and continue to come back as I work on being consistent. I do need to work to bring this set to a conclusion on why I want to be a priest.The best answer for why I want to be a priest is that over time I have

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