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TODAY’S WORD…and PRAYER

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Now the Lord is the Spirit,

and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

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And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory,

are being transformed into His image with ever-increasing glory,

which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

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– 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 (NIV)

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REFLECTION…

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Christian freedom

means accepting God’s commandments

as children who strive to do what pleases our Father God.

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As we lovingly contemplate the Lord in faith,

we reflect the splendour of Christ in our lives.

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And, as we gladly allow the influence of grace on our souls,

the more we become identified with Christ

…and the more we radiate Him.

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PRAYER…

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Jesus, my Lord, my God,

Light of my heart,

thank You for Your Spirit of freedom.

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Transform me, O Lord,

and make me more like You.

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Give me more of You,

so much more of You,

You’re all I want and need,

hear me as I plead.

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Please take more of me,

so much more of me,

till it’s no longer I,

but You who lives in me.

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Lord, give me more of You!

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[Most of today’s prayer is from the lyrics of the song “More of You” by Fr. Robert Galea. To listen, to pray, to sing to the Lord, please click here >> “MORE OF YOU”]

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REPETITIVE PRAYER FOR TODAY…

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Transform me, O Lord, and make me more like You!

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YEAR OF FAITH 2012-2013

FROM THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH…

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It remains for the holy people to struggle, with grace from on high,

to obtain the good things God promises.

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In order to possess and contemplate God,

Christ’s faithful mortify their cravings

and, with the grace of God,

prevail over the seductions of pleasure and power.

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[CCC 2549]

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