Merciful Jesus, I consecrate myself today and always to Your most Sacred Heart.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I implore, that I may ever love You more and more.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I Trust in You!
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us!
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I believe in Your love for me.
Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like Your Heart. Amen
It has been one of those weeks full of some very stressful spiritual and emotional moments added to that the normal work with interruptions and a busy schedule and the time for reflecting and writing has just slipped away and has been difficult to find…so what am I to do?
Very simple, I will take some spiritual advice I often give…don’t be hard on yourself. If you don’t have the time for everything do what you can. Finally, a little bit of prayer is better than no prayer.
Here is a short reflection with just a little bit of writing. Let’s begin with a quote from Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, “Although a great deal of nonsense has been written about the interior life of men in our day, it is still true that the twentieth century is still closer to God than the nineteenth century was. We are living on the eve of one of the greatest spiritual revivals of human history. Souls are sometimes closest to God when they feel themselves farthest away from Him, at the point of despair. For an empty soul, the Divine can fill; a worried soul, the Infinite can pacify. A self concerned, proud soul, however, is it accessible to grace.” (p17 “Way to Happiness”) These words always bring solace to my soul knowing even in the darkness God’s will is being done. Even in a week of craziness, pain and trouble, God’s will is being done. Even realizing these words of solace were written in the 1950’s God speaks to us through Sacred Scripture and says, “A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.” (Ps 90:4) Stay faithful. Stay true. Stay in the presence of Jesus.
So…that is it for the week with these final words from St. Teresa of Avila
Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing away;
god never changes
Patience obtains all things
whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices. Amen
God Bless
Fr. Mark
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We are not there yet….but we can be with the help of everyone together…So once more, thank you to all who have supported our “Clean Shave for a Clean Start” campaign…if all goes well we will be shaving on the steps of St. Lucy Church on July 14th at around 2:30 p.m. in the afternoon. The money we are raising is to close the gap in the ADA and Capital Campaign so we can confidently plan for the renovations knowing we have the resources on hand to complete the full project. Attached is the link to donate…all gifts, large and small, are important in building the camaraderie of a community of joy.