CHRISTIANS.CHRIST.CHURCH

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Vitamins of Life for Women (new)
Vitamins of Life for Men

I Can Love Others

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Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.
- Romans 12:10,11 NASB

By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.
- John 13:35 NIV

The love we have for our spouse, children, parents, families, and friends is often a love based on who they are, what they mean to us, and how they make us feel. The Cross changes that love. It becomes a deeper, unconditional love that loves even when those we are closest to hurt us or make mistakes. It loves at all times...in all things...regardless of how we feel.

BECAUSE OF THE CROSS WE CAN HAVE THAT SAME LOVE FOR OTHERS WHO TOUCH OUR LIVES, OFTEN FROM A DISTANCE.

We can love the ungrateful, the unfair, the unjust, the imprisoned, the lovely, the homeless, the liar, the adulterer, the addict, the disgruntled, the opinionated, the unlovely, the unloved.

Only through the Cross is it possible to love...and be loved...unconditionally.

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"Often meditate on the words of Holy Scripture to encourage your self to do what is right and to be guided according to the spirit of your state."

St. John Baptist De La Salle
Meditations, 192.2

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"Do you sometimes reflect on what a blessing it is for you that the Holy Spirit dwells in your bodies as a temple, and that he prays in you and for you."

St. John Baptist De La Salle
Meditations, 62.2

Prayer For Vocations

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Heavenly Father, to whom the harvest of souls belongs, we thank you for bringing us out of darkness into your own glorious light. In union with the Holy Family, Jesus, Mary and Joseph, with the La Salle Brothers of the Philippine District, we humbly implore your Divine Majesty to favor your Church with many more holy, zealous priests and religious, exemplary Christian families and lay missionaries who will live the Gospel with joy, proclaim the good news of salvation to those still groping in darkness and bring new hope to the poor and downtrodden.

Father in Heaven, for your greater glory and the good of your people, hear and grant our prayer. Amen.

Prayer For Peace And Justice

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Almighty and eternal God, may your grace enkindle in all of us a love for the many unfortunate people whom poverty and misery reduce to a condition of life unworthy of human beings. Arouse in the hearts of those who call you Father a hunger and thirst for justice and peace and for fraternal charity indeeds and in truth. Grant, O Lord, peace in our days, peace to souls, peace to families, peace to our country, and peace among nations. Amen.

Prayer For Light

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O Holy Spirit of God, take me as your disciple. Guide me, sanctify me. Bind me hands, that they may do no evil. Cover my eyes, that they may see it no more. Sanctify my heart, that evil may not dwell within me. Be my God, be my guide. Wherever you lead me, I will renounce. And whatever you command me, in your strength I will do. Lead me, then, unto the fullness of your truth. Amen.

Prayer During The Time Of Mourning

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God our Father, God of all consolation in your unending love and mercy for us, you turn the darkness of death into the dawn of a new life. Show now your compassion for us in our sorrow. Be our refuge and our strength to lift us from the darkness of our grief to the peace and light of your healing presence. Your Son, our Lord Jesus, by dying for us, conquered death and by rising again, restored life. may we go forward confidently, knowing that after this pilgrimage we will be reunited with all those whom we love, in your home where every tear will be wiped away. We ask this through Jesus in the Holy Spirit of Love. Amen.

Prayer In The Midst Of Temptation

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Lord, you were like us in all things but sin. You knew temptation in the wilderness. You knew what it was to feel abandoned. I now feel myself mightily drawn toward sin and away from your loving company. You seem to have already left me. Lord, I cry out to you. Be with me now in this hour of trial. Help me to be faithful to you and to your love even as you were faithful to me, even to the point of dying for me on the Cross.

Holy Mary, Holy Mother, pray for me now.

Holy Guardian Angels, help me now.

Prayer In Time Of Sickness

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Praise be you, O Christ, for your kindness and fidelity and the humble acceptance of sufferings for our salvation. Through the strength of your loving Spirit help me to shoulder mu infirmities and be at peace in the knowledge that in union with your death on the cross I may also participate in the glories of your resurrection for all eternity. Amen.

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DAILY PRAYERS

PRAYERS FOR SPECIAL INTENTIONS

LASALLIAN PRAYERS

Passages

VITAMINS OF LIFE

Vitamins of Life for Women (new)
Vitamins of Life for Men

BECAUSE OF THE CROSS

VATICAN "HOLY SEE"

A Message From The Pope

Passages

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St. John Baptist De La Salle Passages

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John 18-19:42

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John 18

Jesus Is Betrayed and Arrested

1 After saying these things, Jesus crossed the Kidron Valley with his disciples and entered a grove of olive trees. 2 Judas, the betrayer, knew this place, because Jesus had often gone there with his disciples. 3 The leading priests and Pharisees had given Judas a contingent of Roman soldiers and Temple guards to accompany him. Now with blazing torches, lanterns, and weapons, they arrived at the olive grove.

4 Jesus fully realized all that was going to happen to him, so he stepped forward to meet them. “Who are you looking for?” he asked.

5 “Jesus the Nazarene,” they replied.

“I Am he,” Jesus said. (Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.) 6 As Jesus said “I Am he,” they all drew back and fell to the ground! 7 Once more he asked them, “Who are you looking for?”

And again they replied, “Jesus the Nazarene.”

8 “I told you that I Am he,” Jesus said. “And since I am the one you want, let these others go.” 9 He did this to fulfill his own statement: “I did not lose a single one of those you have given me.”

10 Then Simon Peter drew a sword and slashed off the right ear of Malchus, the high priest’s slave. 11 But Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword back into its sheath. Shall I not drink from the cup of suffering the Father has given me?”

Jesus at the High Priest’s House

12 So the soldiers, their commanding officer, and the Temple guards arrested Jesus and tied him up. 13 First they took him to Annas, the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest at that time. 14 Caiaphas was the one who had told the other Jewish leaders, “It’s better that one man should die for the people.”

Peter’s First Denial

15 Simon Peter followed Jesus, as did another of the disciples. That other disciple was acquainted with the high priest, so he was allowed to enter the high priest’s courtyard with Jesus. 16 Peter had to stay outside the gate. Then the disciple who knew the high priest spoke to the woman watching at the gate, and she let Peter in. 17 The woman asked Peter, “You’re not one of that man’s disciples, are you?”

“No,” he said, “I am not.”

18 Because it was cold, the household servants and the guards had made a charcoal fire. They stood around it, warming themselves, and Peter stood with them, warming himself.

The High Priest Questions Jesus

19 Inside, the high priest began asking Jesus about his followers and what he had been teaching them. 20 Jesus replied, “Everyone knows what I teach. I have preached regularly in the synagogues and the Temple, where the people gather. I have not spoken in secret. 21 Why are you asking me this question? Ask those who heard me. They know what I said.”

22 Then one of the Temple guards standing nearby slapped Jesus across the face. “Is that the way to answer the high priest?” he demanded.

23 Jesus replied, “If I said anything wrong, you must prove it. But if I’m speaking the truth, why are you beating me?”

24 Then Annas bound Jesus and sent him to Caiaphas, the high priest.

Peter’s Second and Third Denials

25 Meanwhile, as Simon Peter was standing by the fire warming himself, they asked him again, “You’re not one of his disciples, are you?”

He denied it, saying, “No, I am not.”

26 But one of the household slaves of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you out there in the olive grove with Jesus?” 27 Again Peter denied it. And immediately a rooster crowed.

Jesus’ Trial before Pilate

28 Jesus’ trial before Caiaphas ended in the early hours of the morning. Then he was taken to the headquarters of the Roman governor. His accusers didn’t go inside because it would defile them, and they wouldn’t be allowed to celebrate the Passover. 29 So Pilate, the governor, went out to them and asked, “What is your charge against this man?”

30 “We wouldn’t have handed him over to you if he weren’t a criminal!” they retorted.

31 “Then take him away and judge him by your own law,” Pilate told them.

“Only the Romans are permitted to execute someone,” the Jewish leaders replied. 32 (This fulfilled Jesus’ prediction about the way he would die.)

33 Then Pilate went back into his headquarters and called for Jesus to be brought to him. “Are you the king of the Jews?” he asked him.

34 Jesus replied, “Is this your own question, or did others tell you about me?”

35 “Am I a Jew?” Pilate retorted. “Your own people and their leading priests brought you to me for trial. Why? What have you done?”

36 Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world.”

37 Pilate said, “So you are a king?”

Jesus responded, “You say I am a king. Actually, I was born and came into the world to testify to the truth. All who love the truth recognize that what I say is true.”

38 “What is truth?” Pilate asked. Then he went out again to the people and told them, “He is not guilty of any crime. 39 But you have a custom of asking me to release one prisoner each year at Passover. Would you like me to release this ‘King of the Jews’?”

40 But they shouted back, “No! Not this man. We want Barabbas!” (Barabbas was a revolutionary.)

John 19

Jesus Sentenced to Death

1 Then Pilate had Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip. 2 The soldiers wove a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a purple robe on him. 3 “Hail! King of the Jews!” they mocked, as they slapped him across the face.

4 Pilate went outside again and said to the people, “I am going to bring him out to you now, but understand clearly that I find him not guilty.” 5 Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said, “Look, here is the man!”

6 When they saw him, the leading priests and Temple guards began shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”

“Take him yourselves and crucify him,” Pilate said. “I find him not guilty.”

7 The Jewish leaders replied, “By our law he ought to die because he called himself the Son of God.”

8 When Pilate heard this, he was more frightened than ever. 9 He took Jesus back into the headquarters again and asked him, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave no answer. 10 “Why don’t you talk to me?” Pilate demanded. “Don’t you realize that I have the power to release you or crucify you?”

11 Then Jesus said, “You would have no power over me at all unless it were given to you from above. So the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin.”

12 Then Pilate tried to release him, but the Jewish leaders shouted, “If you release this man, you are no ‘friend of Caesar.’ Anyone who declares himself a king is a rebel against Caesar.”

13 When they said this, Pilate brought Jesus out to them again. Then Pilate sat down on the judgment seat on the platform that is called the Stone Pavement (in Hebrew, Gabbatha). 14 It was now about noon on the day of preparation for the Passover. And Pilate said to the people, “Look, here is your king!”

15 “Away with him,” they yelled. “Away with him! Crucify him!”

“What? Crucify your king?” Pilate asked.

“We have no king but Caesar,” the leading priests shouted back.

16 Then Pilate turned Jesus over to them to be crucified.

The Crucifixion

So they took Jesus away. 17 Carrying the cross by himself, he went to the place called Place of the Skull (in Hebrew, Golgotha). 18 There they nailed him to the cross. Two others were crucified with him, one on either side, with Jesus between them. 19 And Pilate posted a sign over him that read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” 20 The place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek, so that many people could read it.

21 Then the leading priests objected and said to Pilate, “Change it from ‘The King of the Jews’ to ‘He said, I am King of the Jews.’”

22 Pilate replied, “No, what I have written, I have written.”

23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided his clothes among the four of them. They also took his robe, but it was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. 24 So they said, “Rather than tearing it apart, let’s throw dice for it.” This fulfilled the Scripture that says, “They divided my garments among themselves and threw dice for my clothing.” So that is what they did.

25 Standing near the cross were Jesus’ mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, “Dear woman, here is your son.” 27 And he said to this disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from then on this disciple took her into his home.

The Death of Jesus

28 Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips. 30 When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and released his spirit.

31 It was the day of preparation, and the Jewish leaders didn’t want the bodies hanging there the next day, which was the Sabbath (and a very special Sabbath, because it was the Passover). So they asked Pilate to hasten their deaths by ordering that their legs be broken. Then their bodies could be taken down. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men crucified with Jesus. 33 But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead, so they didn’t break his legs. 34 One of the soldiers, however, pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out. 35 (This report is from an eyewitness giving an accurate account. He speaks the truth so that you also can believe.) 36 These things happened in fulfillment of the Scriptures that say, “Not one of his bones will be broken,” 37 and “They will look on the one they pierced.”

The Burial of Jesus

38 Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus’ body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body away. 39 With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought seventy-five pounds of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes. 40 Following Jewish burial custom, they wrapped Jesus’ body with the spices in long sheets of linen cloth. 41 The place of crucifixion was near a garden, where there was a new tomb, never used before. 42 And so, because it was the day of preparation for the Jewish Passover and since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.

Hebrews 5:7-9

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7 While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God. 8 Even though Jesus was God’s Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. 9 In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him.

Hebrews 4:14-16

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Christ Is Our High Priest

14 So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. 15 This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. 16 So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.

Isaiah 52:13-53:12

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The Lord’s Suffering Servant

13 See, my servant will prosper;
he will be highly exalted.
14 But many were amazed when they saw him.
His face was so disfigured he seemed hardly human,
and from his appearance, one would scarcely know he was a man.
15 And he will startle many nations.
Kings will stand speechless in his presence.
For they will see what they had not been told;
they will understand what they had not heard about.

Isaiah 53

1 Who has believed our message?
To whom has the Lord revealed his powerful arm?
2 My servant grew up in the Lord’s presence like a tender green shoot,
like a root in dry ground.
There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance,
nothing to attract us to him.
3 He was despised and rejected—
a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief.
We turned our backs on him and looked the other way.
He was despised, and we did not care.

4 Yet it was our weaknesses he carried;
it was our sorrows that weighed him down.
And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God,
a punishment for his own sins!
5 But he was pierced for our rebellion,
crushed for our sins.
He was beaten so we could be whole.
He was whipped so we could be healed.
6 All of us, like sheep, have strayed away.
We have left God’s paths to follow our own.
Yet the Lord laid on him
the sins of us all.

7 He was oppressed and treated harshly,
yet he never said a word.
He was led like a lamb to the slaughter.
And as a sheep is silent before the shearers,
he did not open his mouth.
8 Unjustly condemned,
he was led away.
No one cared that he died without descendants,
that his life was cut short in midstream.
But he was struck down
for the rebellion of my people.
9 He had done no wrong
and had never deceived anyone.
But he was buried like a criminal;
he was put in a rich man’s grave.

10 But it was the Lord’s good plan to crush him
and cause him grief.
Yet when his life is made an offering for sin,
he will have many descendants.
He will enjoy a long life,
and the Lord’s good plan will prosper in his hands.
11 When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish,
he will be satisfied.
And because of his experience,
my righteous servant will make it possible
for many to be counted righteous,
for he will bear all their sins.
12 I will give him the honors of a victorious soldier,
because he exposed himself to death.
He was counted among the rebels.
He bore the sins of many and interceded for rebels.

John 13:1-15

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Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet

1 Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end. 2 It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. 3 Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. 4 So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him.

6 When Jesus came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”

7 Jesus replied, “You don’t understand now what I am doing, but someday you will.”

8 “No,” Peter protested, “you will never ever wash my feet!”

Jesus replied, “Unless I wash you, you won’t belong to me.”

9 Simon Peter exclaimed, “Then wash my hands and head as well, Lord, not just my feet!”

10 Jesus replied, “A person who has bathed all over does not need to wash, except for the feet, to be entirely clean. And you disciples are clean, but not all of you.” 11 For Jesus knew who would betray him. That is what he meant when he said, “Not all of you are clean.”

12 After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked, “Do you understand what I was doing? 13 You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you are right, because that’s what I am. 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. 15 I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you.

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

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23 For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread 24 and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me.” 25 In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this to remember me as often as you drink it.” 26 For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord’s death until he comes again.

Exodus 12:11-14

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11 “These are your instructions for eating this meal: Be fully dressed, wear your sandals, and carry your walking stick in your hand. Eat the meal with urgency, for this is the Lord’s Passover. 12 On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn son and firstborn male animal in the land of Egypt. I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt, for I am the Lord! 13 But the blood on your doorposts will serve as a sign, marking the houses where you are staying. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt.

14 “This is a day to remember. Each year, from generation to generation, you must celebrate it as a special festival to the Lord. This is a law for all time.

Exodus 12:1-8

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The First Passover

1 While the Israelites were still in the land of Egypt, the Lord gave the following instructions to Moses and Aaron: 2 “From now on, this month will be the first month of the year for you. 3 Announce to the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each family must choose a lamb or a young goat for a sacrifice, one animal for each household. 4 If a family is too small to eat a whole animal, let them share with another family in the neighborhood. Divide the animal according to the size of each family and how much they can eat. 5 The animal you select must be a one-year-old male, either a sheep or a goat, with no defects.

6 “Take special care of this chosen animal until the evening of the fourteenth day of this first month. Then the whole assembly of the community of Israel must slaughter their lamb or young goat at twilight. 7 They are to take some of the blood and smear it on the sides and top of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the animal. 8 That same night they must roast the meat over a fire and eat it along with bitter salad greens and bread made without yeast.

Good Friday

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Holy Thursday

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Lenten Season Passages

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Prayer to Lasallian Saints

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Blessed Brother Solomon Leclercq

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Almighty and everliving God, You crowned with triumph You martyr Blessed Solomon; You crowned with glory in constancy in teaching and his firmness in confessing the faith. Grant, we beg, that in the confession of the same faith we too, through his example and prayers, may be found fervent and resolute even unto death. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

St. Brother Miguel Febres Cordero

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Lord God, you called Saint Miguel to serve you in the Church by teaching his fellow men the way of salvation. Inspire us by his example; help us to follow Christ our teacher, and lead us to our brothers and sisters in heaven. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

St. Brother Mutien-Marie Wiaux

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God, you made Saint Mutien-Marie Wiaux an exemplary Christian educator of the young, endowing him with a spirit of compassionate gentleness. Grant, through his intercession and example, that we may always seek by love to bring our brothers and sisters to Christ. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

St. Brother Benilde Romancon

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O God, who inspired Saint Benilde to be a noble teacher of Christian youth who did to perfectionhis work for everyday graciously grant that through his intercession and example we too may win an external reward. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

St. John Baptist De La Salle

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O God, Who for the Christian education of the poor and for the preservation of youth in the way of truth, did raise up St. John Baptist, confessor, and did form by him a new religious family in the Church, mercifully grant that through his intercession and example, we may be animated with zeal for the salvation of souls, and become partakers of his crown in heaven. Through Christ Our Lord.

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"Be convinced, then, that God is ready to refuse you nothing that you ask of him with faith and confidence in his goodness."

St. John Baptist De La Salle
Meditations, 38.2

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"Be assured that the more you devote yourself to prayer, the more you will also do well in your work."

St. John Baptist De La Salle
Meditations, 95.1

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"We then learn hoe to converse with God, who willingly speaks to persons when he fonds them detached from everything else. For he loves to speak with them heart to heart, and the more he finds their hearts empty of the things of the world, the more he makes himself known to them and fills them with his Spirit."

St. John Baptist De La Salle
Meditations, 171.1

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"We learn to speak to God only by listening to him; for to know how to speak to God and to cnverse with him can only come from God, who has his own language, which is special to him and which he shares only with his friends and confidants, to whom he gives the happiness of frequently conversing with him."

St. John Baptist De La Salle
Meditations, 64.2

The Te Deum

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To you, O God, be praise!
We acknowledge you as Lord.
In you the whole earth worships its everlasting Father.
All the angels cry to you, and heaven and all its mighty Powers;
The Cherubim and Seraphim continually cry aloud;
Holy, holy, holy are you, Lord God of hosts;
Your sovereign glory fills all heaven and earth.
The triumphant band of Apostles, the prophets, that noble company, the white-robed throng of Martyrs, all sing your praise.
Throughout the world, the holy Church proclaims you the father of majesty unbounded; and your worshipful, true and only Son, the Holy Spirit who befriend us.
You, Christ, are King of Glory you, the Father's everlasting Son, To set us free you took our flesh, not shrinking from the Virgin's womb.
You conquered the pains of death and opened heaven to all believers.
You sit at the right hand of God, amid your Father's glory.
We believe that you will come to judge the world.
Help us, then we entreat you; help your servant whom you have random with your precious blood.
Cause them to be numbered with your heritage. Save your people, Lord, and bless your heritage. And govern them and evermore uphold them.
Day by day we bless you and praise your name forever and ever.
Lord, be pleased to keep us this day from all sin
Have mercy on us Lord, have mercy.
Lord, let your mercy rest upon us, who put all our trust in you.
In you, Lord, is my hope; let me never be put to confusion.

Blessed Are You

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Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have created everything for your glory.

Blessed are you, Lord, our God, King of the universe, who have fashioned us.

Blessed are you, Lord, our God, King of the universe, who have fashioned us in your image, in the image of your likeness, and prepared for us building for eternity. Blessed are you, Lord, who fashioned us.

Bring joy and exaltation to the barren one through the ingathering of her children in gladness. Blessed are you, Lord, who gladdens the Church through her children.

Gladden us as you creature in the Garden of Eden to the east. Blessed are you, Lord who gladdens us.

Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have created joy and gladness, mirth, glad song, pleasure, delight, love, peace, and companionship. Lord our God, let there soon be heard in the cities of the earth and the street of your cities of the earth and the street of your cities the sound of joy and the sound of gladness, the voice of youths from thier song-filled feasts. Blessed are you, who gladdens us.

Student's Prayer

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Creator of all things, true source of light and wisdom, origin of all being, graciously let a ray of your light penetrate into the darkness of my understanding. Take from me the double darkness in which I have been born, an obscurity of sin and ignorance. Give me a keen understanding, a retentive memory, and the ability to grasp things correctly and fundamentally. Grant me the talent of being exact in my explanations and the ability to express myself with thoroughness and charm. Point out the beginning, direct the progress, and help in the completion. I ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Teacher's Prayer

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You, O Lord, are my patience, my strength, my light, my counsel; it is You that make submissive the hearts of the children entrusted to me; abandon me not to myself for a moment. For my own guidance and for that of my pupils give me the spirit of wisdom and of understanding, of counsel and of fortitude, of knowledge and of piety, the spirit of a holy fear of Thee, and an ardent zeal for your glory. I unite my labors to those of Jesus Christ, and I beseech the Most Blessed Virgin, St. Joseph, the holy Guardian Angels and St. John Baptist De La Salle, to protect me in the performance of my duties. Amen.

Come Holy Spirit

2008-03-05T23:15:00.000-08:00

Come, Holy Spirit,

Fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And you shall renew the face of earth.

Let us pray:
O God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant us in the same Spirit, to relish what is right and ever to rejoice in his consolidation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer After Meals

2008-03-05T23:13:00.000-08:00

We gave you thanks, Almighty God for all the benefits which we have received from your bounty. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer Before Meals

2008-03-05T23:11:00.000-08:00

Bless us, O Lord, and these your gifts which we are about to receive from your goodness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

I Have Treasure In Heaven

2008-03-05T06:07:00.000-08:00

Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven.
- Luke 6:23 NIV

In a rural community a couple purchased a little home.The previous owner, now deceased, had owned a local movie theatre for decades. While remodeling, the old wallpaper was torn away to reveal treasure hidden within the walls. Vintage movie posters had been used for insulation throughout the entire house. One was worth a small fortune!

Treasure had surrounded the previous owner and sadly he missed it. Sadly, many souls will also miss the treasure of heaven.

BECAUSE OF THE CROSS WE CAN HAVE TRUE RICHES GREATER THAN ANYTHING ON EARTH.

Heaven's treasure is found the moment we make our decision for Christ, our old self is torn away, and the new is revealed! Don't miss it!

BECAUSE OF THE CROSS

2008-03-05T06:04:00.000-08:00

by Beverly Courrege

VITAMINS OF LIFE

2008-03-05T05:57:00.000-08:00

Vitamins of Life for Women (new)
Vitamins of Life for Men

Vitamins of Life for Women

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"No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him."
- 1 Corinthians 2:9

"Pleasant words are honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones."
- Proverbs 16:24

"Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, O Lord."
- Psalm 89:15

"How priceless is your unfailing love, O Lord! Both high and low among men find refuge in the shadow of your wings."
- Psalm 36:7

"Jesus said, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."
- 2 Corinthians 12:9

"I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God," says the Lord."
- Jeremiah 24:7

"God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work."
- 2 Corinthians 9:8

"Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children."
- Proverbs 17:6 (new)

"Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture."
- Psalm 37:3 (new)

"The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing."
- Psalm 34:10 (new)

"May the Lord make you increase, both you and your children."
- 2 Corinthians 9:8 (new)

"You are my hiding place, Lord; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance."
- Psalm 32:7 (new)

"It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights."
- Psalm 18:32-33 (new)

"You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and..your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God."
- 2 Corinthians 9:11 (new)

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Daily Prayers

Sign Of The Cross
The Lord's Prayer
Hail Mary
Doxology
Apostles' Creed
The Nicene Creed
Morning Offering
Angelus
O Angel of God
Act of Faith
Act of Hope
Act of Love
Act of Contrition
Prayer Before Meals
Prayer After Meals
Come, Holy Spirit
Teaher's Prayer
Student's Prayer
Blessed Are You
Te Deum

PRAYERS FOR SPECIAL INTENTIONS

LASALLIAN PRAYERS

The Lasallian Prayer
Prayer to Lasallian Saints
Prayer for Vocations

VITAMINS OF LIFE

Vitamins of Life for Women
Vitamins of Life for Men

VATICAN "HOLY SEE"

A Message From The Pope

Prayer At The End Of A Journey

2008-03-01T23:30:00.000-08:00

Blessed are you, O Lord our God, for you have been with us in all our ways and have brought us safely to our destination. We thank you for a safe journey. Keep us in your care through all life's pilgrimage until we find our eternal home with you in heaven. Amen.

Prayer At The Beginning Of A Journey

2008-03-01T23:27:00.000-08:00

O God our Father, you led your servant Abraham from his home and guarded him in all his wanderings. Guide and guard us now as we go forth in your name. Protect us from storms, from weariness, from trouble and danger. With this protection, may we reach our destination and return safely home again. Amen.

Prayer On A Wedding Anniversary

2008-03-01T23:21:00.000-08:00

Lord, you worked your first sign, a joyful one of abundant and good wine, at a wedding feast, to show how you delight in married life. We thank you for the gift of this vocation, this sacrament, this life together. May the years be multiplied, and their joys even more so. May this marital love be a true witness to your love for us, your Church. May the graces of this marriage help us to attain the eternal nuptial feast in your Kingdom. We praise and thank you, with your Father and Holy Spirit, this day and always. Amen.

VATICAN "HOLY SEE"

2008-03-01T23:14:00.001-08:00

A Message From The Pope

LASALLIAN PRAYERS

2008-03-01T22:55:00.000-08:00

Prayer For Help in Choosing A Vocation

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O God, give me the help of Your grace in choosing my vocation in life, the light to know you holy will, and the courage to do it. Guide my steps to follow that walk in life which is best for me, and which will most safely lead me to Heaven. Grant that whatever I do, I may always follow in the footsteps of Your beloved Son as loyal and faithful soldier of His kingdom, through the same Christ, Our Lord. Amen.

Prayer For Religious Vocations

2008-02-25T15:30:00.000-08:00

O God, Who wills not the death of sinner, but rather he be converted and live, grant to Your holy Church an abundant harvest of priestly and religious vocations, of fellow-laborers with your Divine Son, who will renew the face of the earth by the goodness and prayer and sacrifices of their lives, spent in bringing souls to know and love and serve You in this world, and to be happy with You forever in the next. Through the same Jesus Christ, Our Lord, Amen.

Prayer For Healing

2008-02-25T15:22:00.000-08:00

Lord, you have told us to ask and we will receive, to seek and we will find, to knock and you will open the door to us.

I trust in your love for me and in the healing power of your compassion.

I praise you and thank you for the mercy you have shown to me.

Lord, I am sorry for all my sins.
I ask for your help in renouncing the sinful patterns of my life.
I accept with all my heart your forgiving love.

And I ask for the grace to be aware of the disorders that exist within myself.

Let me not offend you by my weak human nature or by impatience, resentment or neglect of people who are part of my life.
Rather, teach me the gift of understanding and the ability to forgive, just as you continue to forgive me.

I seek your strength and your presence so that I may become your instrument in sharing those gifts with others.

Guide me in my prayer that I might know what needs to be healed and how to ask you for that healing.

It is you, Lord whom I seek.
Please enter the door of my heart and fill me with the presence of your Spirit now and forever.

I thank you Lord, for doing this. Amen.

Prayer For A Friend

2008-02-25T15:13:00.000-08:00

May Yahweh answer you in time of trouble.
May the Name of the God of Jacob protect you!
May he send you help from the sanctuary,
give you support from Zion,
remember all your offerings
and find your sacrifices acceptable;
may he grant you your heart's desire and crown
all your plans with success;
may we shout with joy for your victory,
and plant our banners under the name of our
God!
May Yahweh grant all your petitions!
-Psalm 20 (19)

Lord God, we can hope for others nothing better than the happiness we desire for ourselves. Therefore, I pray to you, do not separate me after death from those I have tenderly loved on earth. Grant that where I am they may be with me, and that I may enjoy their presence in heaven after being so often deprived of it on earth. Lord God, I ask you to receive your beloved children into your life-giving heart. After this brief life of earth, give them eternal happiness. Amen.

Act of Contrition

2008-02-23T00:14:00.000-08:00

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You, and i detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell. But most of all, because they offend You, my God Who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve with the help of Your grace to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend y life. Amen.

Act of Love

2008-02-23T00:11:00.000-08:00

O my God, I love You above all things, with whole heart and soul, because You are all good and worthy of all my love. I love my neighbor as myself for the love of You. I forgive all who have injured me and I ask pardon of all whom I have injured. Amen.

Act of Hope

2008-02-23T00:09:00.000-08:00

O my God, relying on your infinite goodness and promises, I hope to obtain pardon for my sins, the help of Your grace, and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer. Amen.

Act of Faith

2008-02-23T00:06:00.000-08:00

O my God, I firmly believe that you are one God in three Divine Persons: Father, Son and Holy spirit. I believe that your Divine Son became man and died for our sins, and that He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe these and all the truths, which the Holy Catholic Church teaches, because you have revealed them, Who can neither deceive nor be deceived. Amen.

O Angel of God

2008-02-23T00:04:00.000-08:00

O Angel of God, to whose holy care I am committed by the Divine mercy, enlighten, protect and defend me this day from all sin and danger. Amen.

Morning Offering

2008-02-23T00:01:00.000-08:00

O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day in union with the holy sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world. I offer them for all the intentions of your sacred heart: the salvation of souls, reparation for sins, the union of all Christians, I offer them for the intentions of our bishops, and in particular for those recommended by our Holy Father this month.

Prayer For The Family

2008-02-21T14:55:00.000-08:00

O God of goodness and mercy, to your fatherly protection we commend our family, our household, and all that belong to us. We commit all to your Love and keeping. Fill this house with your blessing even as you filled the holy house of Nazareth with your Presence.

Keep far from us, above all else the taint of sin, and reign in our midst, by your law, by your love, and by the exercise of virtue. Let each one of use obey you, love your, and set ourselves to imitate in our own lives your example, that of Mary, your Mother and our Mother most loving, and that of your guardian, Saint Joseph.

Preserve us and our house from all evils and misfortunes, but grant that we may be ever resigned to your divine will even in the sorrow which it shall please you to send us. Finally give to all of us the grace to live in perfect harmony and in the fullness of love toward each other and our neighbors. Grant that every one of us may deserve by a holy life that comfort of your sacraments at the hour of death. O Jesus, bless us and protect us.

O Mary, Mother of grace and of mercy, defend us against the wicked spirit reconcile us with your Son, commit us to his keeping so that we may be made worthy of his promises.

Saint Joseph, foster father of our Saviour, guardian of his holy Mother, head of the Holy Family, intercede for us, bless us, and defend our home at all times.

Saint Michael, defend us against the wicked cunning of the powers of hell.

Saint Gabriel, make us understand the holy will of God.

Saint Raphael, keep us free from all sickness and from every danger to our lives.

Our holy Guardian Angels, keep our feet safely on the path of salvation both day and night.

Our holy Patrons, pray for us before the throne of God.

Bless this house, O God our Father, who has created us; O God the Son, who has suffered for us upon the cross; and Holy Spirit, who has sacrified us in holy baptism. May the one God in three divine Persons preserve our bodies, purify our minds, direct our hearts and bring us to everlasting life.

Glory be to the Father, glory be to the Son, glory be to the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Prayer On A Birthday

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Father, Source of all life and health and happiness, hear our prayer. May your servant who is celebrating a birthday be abundantly blessed. As we thank you for this of another year of life, we ask for many happy years, all of them pleasing to you. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Angelus

2008-01-31T22:19:00.000-08:00

The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary
And she conceived by the Holy Spirit
Hail Mary...

Behold the handmaid of the Lord
Be it done to me according to your word.
Hail Mary...

And the Word was made flesh,
And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary...

Pray for us, O holy Mother of God
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ

Let us pray:
Pour forth, we beseech You, O Lord, Your grace into our hearts that we to whom the incarnation of Christ, your Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by his passion and cross be brought to the glory of His resurrection, through the same Christ our Lord.

Amen.

The Nicene Creed

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We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father.

Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven. By the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered, died and was buried. On the third day he rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in the glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one, holy Catholic and apostolic church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the body and the life of the world to come.

Amen.

The Apostles' Creed

2008-01-31T22:06:00.000-08:00

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; who was concieved by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, sits at the right hand of the Father Almighty; from there He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I belive in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.

Amen.

Doxology

2008-01-31T22:05:00.000-08:00

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning, is now
and ever shall be world without end.

Amen.

Hail Mary

2008-01-31T22:03:00.000-08:00

Hail Mary, full of grace!
The Lord is with you,
blessed are you among women
And Blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus
Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners,
Now and at the hour of death.

Amen.

The Lord's Prayer

2008-01-31T21:59:00.000-08:00

Our Father in heaven
Holy be thy name.
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven
Give us today our daily bread
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sinned against us
Do not bring us to the test
but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

Prayer Before Sleep

2008-01-31T00:21:00.001-08:00

Now I lay me down to sleep I pray thee Lord my soul to keep guard me through the starry night and waken me at morning's light.

Amen.

Prayer For Travel

2008-01-31T00:00:00.001-08:00

Oh my God, protect me from all danger while I am traveling to do the work you have given me. Let your holy angels guard me, shelter me in your Sacred Heart and bring me home safely to my family through Christ our Lord

Amen.

Prayer For Success In Study

2008-01-30T23:39:00.000-08:00

Give me, Lord, a mind that learns when it is taught. Help me use my intellect for something bigger and better than myself alone. Make me want knowledge that I may know you better, so that I can defend Your Church, so that I can become a complete, fully developed, human being.

Let me carry my knowledge humbly. Make me realize it is a gift from God and must be returned to God.

Send your Holy Spirit to help me see clearly, to judge wisely, to love what is true, to direct my mind to all that is good and noble and beautiful in heaven and earth.

Use me as your special instrument, an intelligent instrument, in reading Your kingdom throughout the whole world until all the world knows You as I Know You, and knowing You, loves You. Amen.

A MESSAGE FROM THE POPE

2008-01-24T18:47:00.000-08:00

Here is a link regarding Pope Benedict XVI message for peace this year of 2008. Click here.

LASALLIAN PRAYER

2008-01-24T07:46:00.000-08:00

Let us remember that we are in the holy presence of God.

I will continue, O my God, to do all my actions for the love of You.

St. John Baptist de La Salle, pray for us.

Live Jesus in our hearts. Forever.

SIGN OF THE CROSS

2008-01-24T07:42:00.001-08:00

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Daily Prayers

2008-01-24T07:39:00.000-08:00

Let us remember that we are in the holy presence of God

Prayer Before Study

2008-01-24T07:31:00.000-08:00

Creator of all things, true source of light and wisdom, origin of all being graciously let a ray of your light penetrate into the darkness of my understanding. Take from the double darkness in which I have been born, an obscurity of sin and ignorance. Give me a keen understanding, a retentive memory, and the ability to grasp things correctly and fundamentally. Grant me the talent of being exact in my explanations and the ability to express myself with thoroughness and charm. Point out the beginning, direct the progress, and help in the completion. I ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

PRAYERS FOR SPECIAL INTENTIONS

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