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TODAY’S WORD…

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One day Jesus was praying in a certain place.

When He finished, one of His disciples said to Him,

“Lord, teach us to pray…”

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– Luke 11:1 (NIV)

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THE LORD’S PRAYER…

…please say it slowly, respectfully, and meaningfully…one phrase at a time. Remember who you are addressing.

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Our Father,

who art in heaven,

hallowed be Thy Name;

Thy kingdom come;

Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread;

and forgive us our trespasses

as we forgive those who trespass against us;

and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

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QUOTES…

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“What prayer could be more true before God the Father

than that which his Son, Who is Truth, uttered with His Own lips?”

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– St. John Chrysostom

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“Sometimes

when I am in such a state of spiritual dryness that not a single good thought occurs to me,

I say very slowly the ‘Our Father,’ or the ‘Hail Mary,’

and these prayers suffice to take me out of myself,

and wonderfully refresh me.”

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– St. Therese of Lisieux

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REPETITIVE PRAYER FOR TODAY…

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Holy Spirit, give me the wisdom to see my faults and the meekness to admit them,

so that my prayer may reach and be acceptable to the Father.

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