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TODAY’S WORD…

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Be consecrated to Me,

because I, the Lord, am Holy,

and I will set you apart from all these peoples

so that you may be Mine.

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– Leviticus 20:26(JB)

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REFLECTION…

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God wants to set us apart

from those who follow the ways of the world

but it is, as always, up to us

to decide which way, or who, to follow.

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One way, is to seek to follow a good life,

consecrated to God

and based on following the path of fulfilling altruistic love,

genuineness and truth.

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The other way, is to blindly go with the flow

into the glittering world

of multiple and instant, though short-lived, moments of self-satisfaction

– a toxic concoction of deception and dishonesty,

leading to self-destruction.

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The decision is ultimately ours.

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PRAYER…

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Lord,

set me apart.

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I don’t want to go

where so many seem to be heading to.

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Lord, I want to go

where You want to take me

– I want to go with You.

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Lord, I am Yours.

All that I have…is Yours,

and I have nothing

if I do not have You

in my heart.

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Amen.

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REPETITIVE PRAYER FOR TODAY…

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Lord, set me apart – I am Yours!

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YEAR OF FAITH 2012-2013

FROM THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH…

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Anointing with oil has all these meanings in the sacramental life.

The pre-baptismal anointing with the oil of catechumens

signifies cleansing and strengthening;

the anointing of the sick expresses healing and comfort.

The post-baptismal anointing with sacred chrism in Confirmation and ordination

is the sign of consecration.

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By Confirmation

Christians, that is, those who are anointed,

share more completely in the mission of Jesus Christ

and the fullness of the Holy Spirit with which He is filled,

so that their lives may give off "the aroma of Christ." (2 Cor 2:15)

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[CCC1294]

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