Category: Day Prayer
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Birth Of Jesus Is Announced To Joseph (1)
Extract An Angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph saying, “The child conceived [in Mary] is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus because he will save his people from their sins”. (Matthew 1:20-21) Thought It was an extremely traumatic time for Joseph and Mary but God Our Father…
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John’s Gospel Prologue (2)
Extract St John the Apostle described John the Baptist as, “A witness to testify about the light so that everyone might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify about the light”. (John 1:7-8) Thought If we wish, we can also be like John the Baptist, witnesses to, “Jesus, the…
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The Coming Of Elijah
Extract As Jesus, Peter, James and John were coming down the mountain after the Transfiguration, the disciples asked, “Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first (Before the Son of God)?” Jesus answered, “I tell you that Elijah has already come. Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to…
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Jesus Compares John The Baptist
Extract John the Baptist regularly fasted and abstained from many common foods of his time. His general diet consisted of the limited food available to him in the wilderness, locusts and wild honey. Jesus contrasted John’s honesty and sincerity with the Scribes and Pharisees who pretended to abstain from food and drink saying, “For John…
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Jesus And John The Baptist (1)
Extract Jesus said, “I tell you the truth… no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist. The one who has ears had better listen!” (Matthew 11:11, 15) Thought John had a single mission in life, to prepare for Jesus’ ministry by preaching a message of repentance and baptising those who accepted. Jesus was truly…
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Jesus’ Invitation To Us
Extract Jesus said, “Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry”. (Matthew 11:29-30) Thought Share your burden with Jesus today; give Him your trust…
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Birth Announcement Of Jesus By Gabriel (1)
Extract The Angel Gabriel said to Mary, “Greetings, favoured one, the Lord is with you. Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. You will bear a son, and you will name him Jesus”. (Luke 1:28, 30-31) Thought St Peter Canisius once said that, while there were many roads leading to Jesus…
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Jesus Forgives And Heals A Paralytic
Extract When a paralysed man was brought to Jesus, his first action was to forgive him his sins. To those who heard and refused to believe that He could forgive sins, He said to them, “Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or, ‘Stand up and walk’?” To prove that he could forgive…
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The Ministry Of John The Baptist
Extract John the Baptist preached a message of repentance and forgiveness and “People from the whole Judean countryside and all of Jerusalem were going out to him, and he was baptising them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins”. (Mark 1:4-5) Thought God is merciful, he invites us to seek forgiveness; how about…
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Sheep Without A Shepherd (1)
Extract Jesus travelled between towns and villages healing the sick and preaching His Gospel. People often followed Him and he would take pity on them saying, “They were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd”. (Matthew 9:36) Thought Today, throughout God’s world, we see people with good shepherds, others with no shepherds and sadly, many…