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Fishers Of Men — November 29, 2024

Fishers Of Men

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Fishers Of Men

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

Feast of Saint Andrew The Apostle

Fishers of Men

“My daughter, your repentance has brought you closer to Me. Seek this profound repentance for a great number of souls. I call many souls to follow Me, but few come.” (Jesus) (April 17, 1962)

Today’s Readings: “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
At once they left their nets and followed him. (Matthew 4)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, today is the Feast of Saint Andrew, the Apostle that told his brother Saint Peter that he had found the Messiah. We do not hear a lot about Andrew as compared to his brother Peter but it was likely that it was his quiet witness that prepared his brother to pick up and follow You when You called. Today Lord, You are asking us to pray and sacrifice and to witness discipleship with our lives. You call everyone but it seems few come. But then how can they come if they have not heard? (Romans 10). Let us pray for our priests and for vocations so that many more will come because of our prayers and lives of penance. Saint Andrew, pray for us!

Take Nothing For The Journey — September 25, 2024

Take Nothing For The Journey

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Take Nothing For The Journey

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

Wednesday of the Twenty Fifth Week of Ordinary Time

Take Nothing For The Journey

Jesus: “My daughter, renounce yourself. I keep insisting on this because you can only share in My work of Redemption if you live united with Me at every moment. There must be no interruption… (Jesus) (March 4-7 1962)

Today’s Readings: Jesus summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authority
over all demons and to cure diseases,
and he sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of God
and to heal the sick.
He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey,
neither walking stick, nor sack, nor food, nor money,
and let no one take a second tunic.

Prayer Meditation: Lord, today we read how the Apostles were sent out and that they were to take nothing for the journey. Lord we want to follow You and serve You and yet how many of us are holding onto baggage that we keep dragging behind us. The baggage of sins, our past, our appetites, wants, and desires. The baggage of our own ego and wanting to be in charge. And yet to follow You and share in Your Work of Redemption is to die to ourselves so that it is not us who live but Christ who lives in us (Galatians 2:20). Impossible to do without Your Grace- Jesus we trust in You!