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16 hours ago
2 min

Advent 1 Wednesday

Lord, I’m tired. Exhausted. Sometimes I wonder how I find the strength. So much to do, and so little time and energy. And always one thin...

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Phil

2 days ago
6 min

LOCKDOWN-2:DAY 27 LAST DAY.

CHARLES DE FOUCAULD, THE PROPHET OF NAZARETH: 1858-1916. HE LIVED A REMARKABLE LIFE OF ADVENTURE, DEPRIVATION AND DEVOTION. ….born in 18...

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Phil

3 days ago
3 min

LOCKDOWN-2: DAY 26

FIRST MONDAY IN ADVENT, SAINT ANDREW'S DAY. GOD’S TIMING O God of all seasons and senses, grant us the sense of your timing to submit gra...

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Phil

4 days ago
11 min

SPIRITUAL COMMUNION ADVENT SUNDAY 2020

First Sunday of Advent – Spiritual Communion ✠ In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Christ is a lamp to our f...

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Phil

6 days ago
2 min

LOCKDOWN 2:DAY 24

THE PANDEMIC, WORK AND REDUNDANCY Creator God, you have called us to do your will in the world. You have called us to be shop assistants ...

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Phil

6 days ago
4 min

LOCKDOWN 2:DAYS 22/23

CONTINUING THE THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FOR THOSE GRIEVING IN THE PANDEMIC. The loss of his wife to cancer in 1960 caused C.S.Lewis to write ...

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Phil

Nov 25
4 min

LOCKDOWN 2:DAY 21

LOSS IN THE PANDEMIC. SOME THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO HELP IN DEALING WITH IT. SOME THOUGHTS FROM THE MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION, AND SOME PRA...

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Phil

Nov 24
2 min

LOCKDOWN-2: DAY 20

SOME PRAYERS FROM SAINTS WHO EXPERIENCED DEPRESSION Dear God, I am on my knees, because I don’t have the strength to stand up. My strengt...

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Phil

Nov 23
2 min

LOCKDOWN 2: DAY 19

SOME PRAYERS FOR THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING. FOR THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES O Holy Spirit who dost delve into all things, even the dee...

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Phil

Nov 22
11 min

SPIRITUAL MASS FOR CHRIST THE KING

✠In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. INTRODUCTION Sheep look out for each other, listen to the Sheph...

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Phil

Nov 21
2 min

LOCKDOWN-2: DAY 17

PRESENTING MARY... The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (as it is known in the West), or The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into...

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Phil

Nov 20
3 min

LOCKDOWN-2: DAY 16

THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS IN ANXIOUS TIMES Jesus says, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matt. 11:2...

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Phil

Nov 19
3 min

LOCKDOWN-2: DAY 15

DOES GOD CARE? CAN I BELIEVE IN A GOD THAT ALLOWS PANDEMICS, THAT ALLOWS BAD THINGS TO HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE, AND INJUSTICE TO THRIVE? “...

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Phil

Nov 18
2 min

LOCKDOWN-2: DAY 14

TODAY - PRAYERS TO INVITE CHRIST THE NAVIGATOR ABOARD OUR FRAIL VESSELS TO LEAD US TO SAFETY. Prayer of a Breton fisherman Oh Lord! My bo...

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Phil

Nov 17
1 min

LOCKDOWN-2: DAY 13

SHAPELY SPIRITUALITY - PATTERNS OF PRAYER IN THE PANDEMIC Christ, be our fundamental food, bread for our souls. Broken you were, because ...

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Phil

Nov 16
3 min

LOCKDOWN-2: DAY 12

SERENITY AND PEACE IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC - PART TWO. The Original Version of the Serenity Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) G...

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Phil

Nov 15
11 min

SPIRITUAL COMMUNION 15TH NOV.LOCKDOWN-2

Spiritual Communion for The 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time Making a Spiritual Communion is particularly fitting for those who cannot receiv...

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Phil

Nov 14
2 min

LOCKDOWN-2:DAY 10

FINDING SERENITY AND PEACE IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC Psalm 23 for Busy People “The Lord is My Pace-Setter” The Lord is my pace-setter:...

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Phil

Nov 13
3 min

LOCKDOWN-2 DAY 9

IN GOD'S PRESENCE - MASK OFF - JUST ME....... Jesus says, “Come to me, all you who are weary and over-burdened, and I will give you rest....

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Phil

Nov 12
4 min

LOCKDOWN-2: DAY 8

“Who on earth is Saint Josaphat?” I asked. I pride myself on knowing the stories of many saints, but of this one I had not heard. In the ...

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