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Put On Christ — January 12, 2025

Put On Christ

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Put On Christ

Today’s Consuming Fire Meditation- – A Daily Dose of the Flame of Love Diary Served Up with Today’s Scriptures

The Baptism of The Lord

Put On Christ


“In Baptism, My heavenly Father gave all of you the most beautiful robe of sanctifying grace. In spite of this, you do not take care of it. Is there any father who has suffered more than I, so that this robe of sanctifying grace can regain its whiteness? I instituted the Sacrament of Penance, yet you make no use of it. For this, I have sweated blood. For this, I was crowned with thorns. I let Myself be nailed to the wood of the Cross. I endured unspeakable suffering.” (Jesus) (May 1962)


Today’s Readings: After all the people had been baptized 
and Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, 
heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended upon him
in bodily form like a dove. 
And a voice came from heaven, 
“You are my beloved Son;
with you I am well pleased.” (Luke 3)

Prayer Meditation- O Lord You have given us the most beautiful baptismal gown- Your sanctifying grace! O Lord how we have let this white garment become stained yet in Your Mercy You let us come again and again to the Throne of Grace through the Sacrament of Confession. Let us never take Your Mercy for granted- we can never know the number of our days. Let us put on Christ each day through prayer, reading of Your Word, and the Sacraments!

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Daily Lectio- Putting On Christ — October 12, 2024

Daily Lectio- Putting On Christ

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For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ (Galatians 3:27)

Meditation- Lord there is a Christian song from a group called Big Daddy Weave that proclaims I wonder what life would be like if we let Jesus live through you and me? Because if we were baptized into You then we have indeed put You on. We have Your Mind (1 Corinthians 2:16). And we are invited by You to obey Your Commandments and You and The Father will come to us (John 14:23). That You are always at the door knocking (Revelation 3:20). And yet why do we let You seem so far off when indeed You are living in each one of us! The Kingdom of God is within us (Luke 17:21). Lord we put You on when we do and live in Your Will! Lord may we seek You and find You always in Your Word and in Your Sacraments that we would indeed put You on daily and let You live through us!

Prayer- O Lord as we live in union with You let us pray always for the unbaptized for the grace of conversion especially for all the families who are not having their children baptized.