Download or read book Reflections for Lent 2021 written by Guli Francis-Dehqani and published by Church House Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflections for Lent is designed to enhance your spiritual journey through the forty days from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday (17 February - 3 April 2021). Covering Monday to Saturday each week, it offers reflections on readings from the Common Worship Lectionary, written by some of today's leading spiritual and theological writers. Each day includes: • Full lectionary details for Morning Prayer • A reflection on one of the Bible readings • A Collect for the day This volume offers daily material for 17 February to 3 April 2021, taken from the Reflections for Daily Prayer 2020/21 annual edition. It is ideal for individuals and groups seeking Lectionary-based reflections for use during Lent and Holy Week, or for anyone wishing to try Reflections for Daily Prayer before committing to a year's worth of material. It also features a simple form of morning and night prayer and a guide to Lent.
Download or read book Reflections for Lent 2021 written by Guli Francis-Dehqani and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflections for Lent is designed to enhance your spiritual journey through the forty days from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday (17 February - 3 April 2021). Covering Monday to Saturday each week, it offers reflections on readings from the Common Worship Lectionary, written by some of today's leading spiritual and theological writers. Each day includes: • Full lectionary details for Morning Prayer • A reflection on one of the Bible readings • A Collect for the day This volume offers daily material for 17 February to 3 April 2021, taken from the Reflections for Daily Prayer 2020/21 annual edition. It is ideal for individuals and groups seeking Lectionary-based reflections for use during Lent and Holy Week, or for anyone wishing to try Reflections for Daily Prayer before committing to a year's worth of material. It also features a simple form of morning and night prayer and a guide to Lent.
Download or read book Catholic Daily Reflections September 1 November 27 2021 written by John Paul Thomas and published by My Catholic Life!. This book was released on 2021-08-09 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Catholic Daily Reflections Series was written to help you enter more deeply into the Holy Scriptures and the Catholic Liturgy on a daily basis. Through these reflections and prayers, you are invited to embrace the Word of God in a personal, engaging, challenging and transforming way. Catholic Daily Reflections: Ordinary Time September 1–November 27, 2021 is available in a variety of forms. See our website for electronic or audio/video versions or to sign up for our free daily email at: www.mycatholic.life. The paperback and eBook versions here offer an easy way for you to daily ponder the holy Gospel during Ordinary Time. Below is a sample reflection to give you a preview of our approach. May God bless you on your journey of personal conversion! Sunday, September 5, 2021 Be Opened! Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B “Ephphatha!”— that is, “Be opened!” Mark 7:34b These are powerful words. Why are they powerful? They are powerful because they are more than words. They are words that actually accomplish what they say. These words are spoken by Jesus after the deaf man is brought to Him with the request for healing. By saying the command “Be opened!”, the deaf man’s ears are opened and his speech impediment is removed. When Jesus speaks, His word changes things. This is true in this story, but it is also true in our lives. We all are deaf and struggle with a speech impediment in the sense that we do not always hear the voice of God and we do not always speak His word and words of charity. For that reason, these words of Jesus must be spoken to us. We must let Him take us off to a quiet place alone and speak to us. We must let Him say those words to us: “Ephphatha!–Be opened!” What is it that you are not hearing properly? What is it God has been saying to you for a long time that you refuse to hear? What is it you have allowed yourself to become deaf to? Let our Lord open the “ears” of your heart so that you can hear all that He wishes to say to you. Once that happens, Jesus will also help you speak His words of truth and love. Reflect, today, upon how open you are to hearing the voice of God. We all struggle at times with listening, and we especially may struggle listening to God. Spend some time alone with our Lord and let Him heal you, so that you can hear and understand all that He is saying to you. Lord, I do not always listen to You. Please speak Your words of healing to me so that I can hear You more clearly. In hearing You, may I listen to all that You have to say. Jesus, I trust in You.
Download or read book Catholic Daily Reflections written by John Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-23 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Catholic Daily Reflections Series was written to help you enter more deeply into the Holy Scriptures and the Catholic Liturgy on a daily basis. Through these reflections and prayers, you are invited to embrace the Word of God in a personal, engaging, challenging and transforming way. Catholic Daily Reflections: Lent 2021 is available in a variety of forms. See our website for electronic or audio/video versions or to sign up for our free daily email at: www.mycatholic.life. The paperback and eBook versions here offer an easy way for you to daily ponder the holy Gospel during the Lenten season. Below is a sample reflection for Ash Wednesday to give you a preview of our approach. May God bless you on your journey of personal conversion! Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Lent--A Time for True Prayer Ash Wednesday (Year B) "But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you." Matthew 6:6 One of the most important parts of true prayer is that it takes place deep in the inner room of your soul. It is there in the inner depths of your being that you will meet God. Saint Teresa of Ávila, one of the greatest spiritual writers in the history of our Church, describes the soul as a castle in which God dwells. Meeting Him, praying to Him and communing with Him requires that we enter into the deepest and innermost chamber within this castle of our soul. It is there, in the innermost dwelling, that the full glory and beauty of God is discovered. God is not just a God who is "out there" far away in Heaven. He is a God Who is closer and more intimate than we could ever imagine. Lent is a time, more than any other time of the year, when we must strive to make that journey inward so as to discover the Indwelling of the Most Holy Trinity. What does God want of you this Lent? It's easy to begin Lent with more superficial commitments, such as giving up a favorite food or doing an extra good deed. Some choose to use Lent as a time to get in better physical shape, and others decide to dedicate more time to spiritual reading or other holy exercises. All of this is good and useful. But you can be certain that the deepest desire of our Lord for you this Lent is that you pray. Prayer, of course, is much more than saying prayers. It's not only saying the rosary, or meditating upon Scripture, or reciting beautifully composed prayers. Prayer is ultimately a relationship with God. It's an encounter with the Triune God Who dwells within you. True prayer is an act of love between you and your Beloved. It's an exchange of persons: your life for God's. Prayer is an act of union and communion by which we become one with God and God becomes one with us. The great mystics have taught us that there are many levels to prayer. We often begin with the recitation of prayers, such as the beautiful prayer of the rosary. From there we meditate, ponder and reflect deeply upon the mysteries of our Lord and His life. We come to know Him more fully and, little by little, discover that we are no longer just thinking about God, but we are gazing at Him face to face. As we begin the holy season of Lent, reflect upon your practice of prayer. If the images of prayer presented here intrigue you, then make a commitment to discover more. Commit yourself to the discovery of God in prayer. There is no limit and no end to the depth to which God wants to draw you through prayer. True prayer is never boring. When you discover true prayer, you discover the infinite mystery of God. And this discovery is more glorious than anything you could ever imagine in life. My divine Lord, I give myself to You this Lent. Draw me in so that I may come to know You more. Reveal to me Your divine presence, dwelling deep within me, calling me to Yourself. May this Lent, dear Lord...
Download or read book Lent 2021 Reflection and Prayer Journal written by Michelle LaCroix and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-03-06 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Christians, Lent is a time to prepare for Easter through repentance and fasting. Prayer, self reflection and simple living are also part of this spiritual season. This self directed reflection and prayer coloring journal was created to keep these practices front and center in your life as you journey through the Lenten season. With a daily journal page for writing down thoughts, personal prayers, and reflections offered alongside intricate faith based coloring pages, you will be able to keep yourself on track with your Lenten goals while relaxing as you color the beautiful images within. May you enjoy this Lenten season with prayer in your heart and peace in your soul.
Download or read book Meditations for Lent written by Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet and published by Sophia Institute Press. This book was released on 2014-01-04 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even three hundred years ago, believers found it difficult to sustain for forty days the proper Lenten spirit. That's why even then, countless Christians turned to the writings of Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627-1704), whose great piety and simple eloquence won him renown as one of the greatest preachers of his time. From Bishop Bossuet's sermons and spiritual writings, believers drew ever greater Lenten wisdom and strength. Now translator Christopher Blum has selected from Bishop Bossuet's voluminous works fifty brief but remarkably powerful meditations that complement the daily readings at Mass during the Lenten season, thus offering to us the perfect companion for a thoughtful and fruitful Lent. If you read and meditate briefly on just one of them each day in Lent, I guarantee that this good French bishop's eloquence will soon have you not merely remembering the events of Christ's journey to His Crucifixion; it will have you spiritually walking with Him on that journey . . . which is precisely what we are called to do in Lent! With Bossuet, this Lent you will find yourself saying, "O Jesus! I present myself to you to make my journey in your company. O my Savior, receive your traveler! Here I am ready, holding on to nothing. Let me go with You to the Father." That's the fire that should burn in the heart of all Christians. This Lent, let Bishop Bossuet enkindle it in yours. Among the Meditations: God Alone Suffices Pray to God in Secret The Truth and the Life Tempted in the Desert The Sign of Jonah Love Your Enemies This Is My Beloved Son And You Will Be Forgiven The Wicked Tenants In Spirit and in Truth The Silence of Christ Priest, Prophet, and King Our Life, a Journey to God The Great Commandment I Was Hungry and You Fed Me The Love of God for Repentant Sinners Up to Jerusalem God, the Life of the Soul The Witness of the Baptist The Raising of Lazarus Jesus Is Persecuted The True Messiah The Anointing The Betrayal The Eucharist The Passion The Brevity of Life Washed of Our Sins A Sign of Contradiction No Man Ever Spoke Like This Man The Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem To Unite Ourselves with Christ
Download or read book A Story to Tell Devotions for Lent 2021 Large Print Edition written by and published by Augsburg Fortress Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautiful, full-color Lenten devotional highlights readings from the gospel of Mark with 46 entries, one for each day from Ash Wednesday to Easter. Each reading is accompanied by a photo, a quote to ponder, a reflection, and a prayer. This accessible and colorful format makes it easy to incorporate a simple Christian observance into your Lenten journey.
Download or read book Lent and Easter Reflections written by John Paul Thomas and published by My Catholic Life!. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Catholic Daily Reflections Series was written to help you enter more deeply into the Holy Scriptures and the Catholic Liturgy on a daily basis. Through these reflections and prayers, you are invited to embrace the Word of God in a personal, engaging, challenging and transforming way. These reflections are also a great resource for priests and deacons for their daily homily preparations. This Volume offers daily reflections and prayers for Lent and Easter. Catholic Daily Reflections Series: Volume One: Advent and Christmas Volume Two: Lent and Easter Volume Three: Ordinary Time: Weeks 1-17 Volume Four: Ordinary Time: Weeks 18-34
Download or read book The Little Black Book for Lent 2021 written by Ken Untener and published by Little Books. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Little Black Book is your companion for Lent. It’s an old-fashioned “vade mecum” (pronounced vahday maykum). That’s Latin for “travel with me” and was used to describe a book that was a constant companion – perhaps a condensed book of prayers for traveling priests, or a handbook for quick reference – something you could take with you anywhere.
Download or read book Not by Bread Alone written by Mary Deturris Poust and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-15 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prayerfully journey through Lent with Mary DeTurris Poust's fresh and meaningful reflections on the daily Mass readings. In just minutes per day, the insightful meditations of Not by Bread Alone can deepen your experience of this solemn season of prayer and penance.
Download or read book Thy Will Be Done written by Stephen Cherry and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time of change, uncertainty and widespread anxiety, we need to discover again the freshness of our most familiar spiritual resources. Stephen Cherry's Lent Book does exactly this by inviting the reader to immerse themselves in the most central, important and iconic of Christian prayers – the Lord's Prayer, the Our Father. Mining the tradition for wisdom and insight, and finding inspiration in the theologians of the past such as St Paul, Gregory of Nyssa, John Calvin, but also more contemporary voices such as Evelyn Underhill, Simone Weil, and Michelle Obama, Thy Will Be Done presents the comforts and challenges of the prayer in 36 short chapters. This most accessible Lent Book, rich in anecdote as well as analysis, is daily bread for the spiritually hungry.
Download or read book Sacred Journey written by Catherine Mulroney and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Faithful Families written by Traci Smith and published by Chalice Press. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new and expanded version of Seamless Faith, now with more than a dozen new spiritual practices and additional resources for parents, kids, grandparents, and communities that care about families! Add family faith moments to your daily routine with little or no prep, and share meaningful spiritual experiences with your children! Traci Smith, a pastor and mother of three, offers ways to discover and develop new spiritual practices as a family, whether you're a new seeker or a lifelong follower. Faithful Families is brimming with easy, do-it-yourself ideas for transforming your family's everyday moments into sacred moments! Faithful Families helps you: connect faith to your family's everyday life; add family faith moments into your daily routine; learn new spiritual practices alongside your children; teach your children to appreciate religious diversity with time-tested non-Christian and Christian spiritual practices; respond to life's everyday challenges and opportunities with meaningful practices Faithful Families is the perfect gift for Parents, Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles; Baptisms; Baby Showers; New Families; Christian educators and those they serve; Preschool Classes; and Godparents Faithful Families is part of The Young Clergy Women Project
Download or read book Lent 2021 with Scripture and the Saints written by Stone Creek Products and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-12-30 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you ready for the season of Lent 2021? The Lenten season begins on Ash Wednesday, February 17th, 2021. This Catholic Daily Devotional Prayer Journal and Liturgical Living Planner is perfect for any man or woman of faith interested in making this a spiritually fruitful season while preparing to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. Product Details: Two-page daily devotional spread Daily bible verse or saint quote for reflection Passages from Old and New Testament Quotes from St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Ignatius, and more Journaling prompt for prayer reflection Space to write out daily adoration & thanksgiving Section for intentions & petitions Suggested daily scripture spiritual reading to read the whole Gospel of Luke during Lent Planner pages for special prayers, fasting, penance, and almsgiving Calendar view to see the whole season at a glance Noted Holy Days and special saint feast days Days of Abstinence marked as a reminder List of Lenten sacrifice ideas to add to your liturgical living Part devotional and part planner - this book was created to help you live out the 40 days of Lent with intention and prayer. The book includes an overview of the purpose of Lent, ideas to help you prepare for this liturgical season of spiritual growth, as well as a quick reference list of possible prayers or sacrifices to help make this the most meaningful Lent yet. It's perfect for individuals or as a devotional for the whole family. The beautiful cover image of the Last Supper is sure to provide daily inspiration as well. This journal begins with the Lenten intentions space to write down your prayer intentions and contemplate what you would like to accomplish in your spiritual life this season. A quick calendar view of the Lenten season is included for reference and notes days of abstinence. The daily devotional pages include a short scripture passage or quote from a saint to inspire you each day. The two-page daily spread also includes prompts to journal your prayer refection on the reading, adoration & thanksgiving to God for His goodness and the blessings you have received, as well as your intentions & petitions for the day. Each day ends with a suggestion for further reflection bible reading to spend more time in the Word of God. This Lenten daily devotional prayer journal can be completed in just 5-minutes or used as a longer form prayer with the added bible verse reading suggestions. If you choose to complete the additional reading, you will have read the entire Gospel of Luke by Easter! It's a great way to begin a habit of daily bible reading and share the Gospel with your family, ending with the resurrection story on Easter Sunday. Make this your best Lent yet and grab a copy today! It's a great gift for family or friends who also want to grow in their faith. Click on 'Stone Creek Products' above to find other prayer journals, planners, activity books for kids, and more!
Download or read book A Story to Tell written by and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautiful, full-color Lenten devotional highlights readings from the gospel of Mark with 46 entries, one for each day from Ash Wednesday to Easter. Each reading is accompanied by a photo, a quote to ponder, a reflection, and a prayer. This accessible and colorful format makes it easy to incorporate a simple Christian observance into your Lenten journey.
Download or read book Our Lenten Pathway written by Paul Damick and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-02 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our Lenten Pathway: Readings, Prayers & Reflections for Lent 2021 is a spiritual guide to help us make the journey to Christ's Resurrection our own. This formative book is packed with scriptural readings, reflections, Lenten actions and daily prayers to help us live holy this season. The season of Lent was created as a means for people in need of conversion or reconciliation with God to take time out from their everyday lives and focus on their relationship with Him through prayer, fasting and charity. This Christian devotional is full of powerful spiritual insights that will enrich your experience and provide the opportunity for a deeper faith journey.
Download or read book Lent 2021 Journey and My Way of the Cross written by Clark T Spencer and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-01-20 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A BOOK TO PREPARE YOU FOR THE LENT 2021 JOURNEY Lenten season is a season of spiritual transformation and reconciliation with God for Catholics. It is a season we grow closer to God and renew our baptismal commitment. LENT 2021 JOURNEY AND MY WAY OF THE CROSS authored by Clark T. Spencer is guaranteed to edify and enrich your walk with God during this Lenten season. It contains the daily Mass readings for the Lenten season 2021 (Wednesday, February 17 - Sunday, April 4) with their Responsorial Psalms. The book also contains the Stations of the Cross and the basic Catholic prayers to enable you fulfill your obligations as a true Catholic. Do you thirst for our Lord Jesus Christ? Do you need to grow closer to God during this Lenten season? All you need to do is to click Buy Now to get this book to help you reflect on your life, pray the Stations of the Cross and pray without ceasing.