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TODAY’S WORD…

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The Lord is in His holy temple;
the Lord is on His heavenly throne.
He observes everyone on earth;
His eyes examine them.

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For the Lord is righteous,
He loves justice;
the upright will see His face.

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– Psalm 11:4,7 (NIV)

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REFLECTION…

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As God observes me,

what does He see?

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PRAYER…

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Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God,

have mercy on me, a sinner!

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REPETITIVE PRAYER FOR TODAY…

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Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God,

have mercy on me, a sinner!

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YEAR OF FAITH 2012-2013

FROM THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH…

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As St. Paul affirms, "Where sin increased, grace abounded all the more." (Rom 5:20)

But to do its work, grace must uncover sin

so as to convert our hearts and bestow on us

"righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Rom 5:21)

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Like a physician who probes the wound before treating it,

God, by His Word and by His Spirit,

casts a living light on sin:

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“Conversion requires convincing of sin;

it includes the interior judgment of conscience,

and this, being a proof of the action of the Spirit of truth in man’s inmost being,

becomes at the same time the start of a new grant of grace and love:

"Receive the Holy Spirit."

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Thus in this "convincing concerning sin" we discover a double gift:

the gift of the truth of conscience

and the gift of the certainty of redemption.

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The Spirit of truth is the Consoler.” (Pope John Paul II)

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[CCC 1848]

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