The Presentation of the Lord, Feast

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Anna and Simeon in the Temple with the Christ Child Sketch: Ronald Raab, CSC 2016

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Simeon took him into his arms and blessed God, saying, “Now Master, you may let your servant go in peace, for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared in the sight of all the peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and glory for your people Israel.” Luke 2

God of our longing,

I wait along with Anna and Simeon.

 

I long to see Jesus.

I ache to hold the Child of Light.

I want the same desire for Jesus that grew in the mind and heart of Anna and Simeon.

I want us to see for my self that Jesus is our hope and salvation.

 

Anna and Simeon, exhausted by dedication, stood in awe in the promised Light.

Anna and Simeon spoke truth to Mary that she would also bear sorrow as well.

Anna and Simeon speak beyond the walls of the Temple through the generations.

Their lives waited for love, for salvation, for the child, for hope that lasts.

 

Help us wait for miracles.

Give us courage to speak the truth.

Focus our lives only on the person of Jesus.

 

We wait patiently.

We wait to take in the beauty of our salvation.

We long to bask in the Light of Jesus.

 

Amen

 

Mark 5:1-20 “Unclean spirit, come out of that man.”

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“Unclean spirit, come out of that man” Sketch: Ronald Raab, CSC

Response: Invite me into your healing mercy, O God

When I am shackled with guilt and shame…

When I am weary from my grief…

When I am overwhelmed about my past decisions…

When I do not have the energy to face my life…

When the demons of depression settle in my heart…

When my sad eyes reveal my hidden secrets…

When my face reveals my hardships…

When doubt plagues my prayer this morning…

When I want to give up on my relationships…

When I feel I do not matter…

When I cannot find the light of faith…

When I isolate my life and quite my voice…

When fear overrides my day and my night…

When hardship pulls me down into darkness…

When I do not know where to turn…

When I think I am always right…

When regret forms my opinions about others…

 

Gracious and merciful God, you invite me into your healing love. I know that no evil shall ever be my true identity. You invite me into your love, you change my disgruntled heart and you provide light in my dark thoughts and perverse actions. Guard me from all evil this day and allow me to live among those you heal for your service in the world. Help me live with hope in all I do and all I hope to become. I ask this in your healing mercy in the name of Christ the Lord. Amen

 

On The Margins – John 2:1-11

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On The Margins – Luke 3: 15-16, 21-22

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Feast Day of Saint Andre Bessette 2016

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"With the smallest brush" Painting: Ronald Raab, CSC

“With the smallest brush”
Painting: Ronald Raab, CSC

“It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the best painting” Brother Andre

I painted this piece with a small brush and my fingers. Saint Andre told us that the smallest gesture done in love really matters. He had no power or authority in the Church, yet he worked so many miracles and healed so many people. He was the smallest of brushes and God used him to paint a wonderfully beautiful life. Saint Andre was the first religious in the Congregation of Holy Cross to be canonized in 2010. READ “MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE” FROM 2011)

 Loving Father,

 Help us become your instruments of mercy.

Help us model our lives after the care and humility of Saint Andre Bessette.

 

He was illiterate and yet showed people how to live the Holy Word of God.

He was orphaned and yet welcomed people as brothers and sisters.

He was at first turned down for religious life and yet became our first saint.

He was frail in body and yet strong in his faith and courageous in his belief.

His local community marginalized him and yet he met nearly six hundred people a day.

 

He believed in Saint Joseph and his faith healed hundreds of people.

He rubbed the sick with oil and prayed for them during his sleepless nights.

He lived so simply and yet hundreds gathered to be with him in prayer.

He encouraged people to pray and confess their sins and realize God’s love.

 

He lived a full life until ninety-one even though his doctors thought he would die young.

He was patient for the building of Saint Joseph Oratory and he gave everything to God.

 Saint Andre still baffles many in our religious community who are known for education because in simplicity he found God. 

He educates us still by living a simple, prayerful life in service for others.

 Saint Andre was not understood in his earthly life and may never be fully understood in his miracles and sainthood.

 Gracious Father,

 In this Year of Mercy, help us all claim our place on this earth to receive the love you have for us. Help us live for others and to die for our others who most need us.

 We ask this in the name of Jesus, the Source of Mercy, who live forever and ever.

 Amen

 

Saint Andre Bessette, pray for us.