PM: Offertory Thursdays--29th. Sunday Of Ordinary Time

I shall meditate upon your commandments which I greatly love; I will extend my hands towards your commandments which I greatly love.

Ps. 118: 47, 48

Here the Psalmist focuses on the Law of the Lord. He is actually praying to Jesus, the fulfillment of that Law; we should do likewise.

PM: Alleluia Wednesdays--29th. Sunday Of Ordinary Time

Praise the Lord, O my soul; I will praise the Lord throughout my life; I will sing in honor of my God as long as I have being.

Ps. 145:2

Let everything that has breathe praise the Lord. Let man, who was made in the image and likeness of God, lead the chorus.

PM: Gradual Tuesdays--29th. Sunday Of Ordinary Time

Save your people, O Lord, and bless your inheritance.

V. Unto you have I cried, O Lord; O my God, be not silent with me, lest I become like those who go down into the grave.

Ps. 27:9, V. 1

God will not forget us, the apple of His eye. He Who holds us in the palm of His hand will hear ans answer our sincere prayers to Him.

PM: Introit Mondays--29th. Sunday Of Ordinary Time

I have called out because you answered me, O God; incline your ear and hear my words; keep me, O Lord, like the apple of your eye; protect me under the shadow of your wings.

V. Hear my just cause, O Lord; attend to my supplication.

Ps. 16:6, 8; V. 1

There is only one God Who hears our prayers. That same God cherishes our being; with a fatherly love He cares for us.

PM: Communion Fridays--28th. Sunday Of Ordinary Time

Remove from me all scorn and contempt, for I have kept your commandments; for your law is the object of my meditations.

Ps. 118:22, 24

A final, small examination of conscience before reception of Communion. Are we being totally honest with God and ourselves, or are we being deceiving by saying we have not sinned?

PM: Offertory Thursdays--28th. Sunday Of Ordinary Time

Remember me, O Lord, you who dominate all authority; put the right words on my lips, so that my speech may be convincing in the presence of the King.

Esther 14:12, 13

What an appropriate prayer as the Litany of the Eucharist begins. Reminds one of the dialogue between priest and congregation--"Pray, brothers and sisters,..../May the Lord...."

PM: Alleluia Wednesdays--28th. Sunday Of Ordinary Time

Let those who fear the Lord put their trust in him; he is their help and their protection.

Ps. 113:11

"Our help in in the name of the Lord, who created heaven and earth." This is the only being in which we can place all of our cares, worries, and anxieties.

PM: Gradual Tuesdays--28th. Sunday Of Ordinary Time

There are two options; the second is for Cycles B and C.

Though I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me, O Lord.

V. Your rod and your staff have comforted me.

Ps. 22:4

We return to a Gradual from the 16th. Sunday of Ordinary Time. Even when death confronts us, God will be there to see us through it.

Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell in unity.

V. Like the precious ointment on the head, that ran down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron.

Ps. 132:1; V. 2

One of the marks of the Catholic Church is unity, or oneness. How well do we express that as the Body of Christ, the new People of God?

PM: Introit Mondays--28th. Sunday Of Ordinary Time

O Lord, if you were to take into account our iniquities, who would withstand the test? But forgiveness abides with you, O God of Israel.

V. Out of the depths have I cried to you, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.

Ps. 129: 3, 4;  V. 1, 2

God is both loving and merciful. Like the Prodigal Father, he will restore us to our rightful place if we are repentant.

October 2016 Morning Offering Prayer Intentions

Here are the intentions for this month when reciting the Morning Offering:

Universal Intention - Journalists.  That journalists, in carrying out their work, may always be motivated by respect for truth and a strong sense of ethics.

Evangelization Intention - World Mission Day. That World Mission Day may renew within all Christian communities the joy of the Gospel and the responsibility to announce it.

Reflections for these intentions are found here.