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CATHOLICREFRESHER
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All Saints' Day
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First Joyful Mystery The Annunciation
The Third Sorrowful MysteryThe Crowning withThorns
And stripping him, they put a scarlet cloak about him.
And platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon his
head, and a reed in his right hand. And bowing the knee
before him, they mocked him, saying: Hail, king of the
Jews. And spitting upon him, they took the reed, and
struck his head. Matthew 27:28-30
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Another Drink out of a Fire Hose
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Prayer, Devotion, Devotionals
WhereDid
TheyGo?
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PrayerFor me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward
heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial andjoy.
Kneeling before the tabernacle, I can think of only one thing to say toour Lord: My God, you know that I love You. And I feel that myprayer does not weary Jesus; knowing my weakness, He is satisfied with
my good will. St Therese of Liseux
"Prayer is the raising of one's mind and heart to God or the requesting ofgood things from God." St. John Damascene
The wonder of prayer is revealed beside the well where we come seeking
water: there, Christ comes to meet every human being. It is He who firstseeks us and asks us for a drink. Jesus thirsts; His asking arises from thedepths of God's desire for us. Whether we realize it or not, prayer is theencounter of God's thirst with ours. God thirsts that we may thirst forhim. St. Augustine
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How to Pray
Begin with and learn from memorized prayer
Pray the Psalms
Pray with the ScripturesLectio Divina
Learn to pray as Jesus taught
Urgent prayerKnock and it will be opened
Pray without ceasingWill the Son of Man find faith when Hereturns
Pray with humility of heartGod be merciful to me a sinner
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A Plan of Prayer for the DayMorning Offering
Come Holy Spirit
Prayer to St Michael
Decade of Rosary during commute
Pray before and after meals
Angelus at noon
Decade of Rosary during commute
Family Rosary&ChapletExamination of Conscience
Act of Contrition
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Pray Like a Monk
Liturgy of the Hours Lectio Divina
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SacramentalsThese are sacred signs which bear a resemblance tothe sacraments. They signify effects, particularly ofa spiritual nature, which are obtained through theintercession of the Church. By them men aredisposed to receive the chief effect of thesacraments, and various occasions in life are
rendered holy." CCC 1667
They always include a prayer, often accompanied bya specific sign, such as the laying on of hands, thesign of the cross, or the sprinkling of holy water(which recalls Baptism). CCC 1668
Certain blessings have a lasting importance becausethey consecrate persons to God, or reserve objectsand places for liturgical use.
CCC 1672
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Popular Devotions
The religious sense of the Christian people has always foundexpression in various forms of piety surrounding the Church'ssacramental life, such as the veneration of relics, visits to sanctuaries,pilgrimages, processions, the stations of the cross, the rosary, medals
These expressions of piety extend the liturgical life of the Church, but do not replace it. CCC 1674-1675
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Popular Devotions
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The New Evangelization
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October 11, 1962
The greatest concern of theCouncil is two-fold: that the sacreddeposit of Christian doctrine shouldbe both guarded and taught more
efficaciously. The substance ofthe ancient doctrine of the deposit ofthe faith is one thing, and the way inwhich it is presented is another.
- Bl. Pope John XXIII,Opening Address
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So What Happened?
What went right?
What went wrong?
What happened to the promised New Pentecost?
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Dual Interpretations
Hermeneutic of Discontinuity or Rupture Sees the Church in terms of pre-conciliar and post-conciliar, as if
the Council gave rise to a new Church Relies not so much on the conciliar documents, but on a so-called
spirit of the Council
Saw any change in Catholic practice as a license to changeeverything
Hermeneutic of Continuity or Reform Wants to reform the Church within tradition in an organic way
Looks to the actual text of the conciliar documents to understandthe Councils intent
Advocated updating only those things called for by the Counciland retaining those things which the Council said to retain
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Example: Active Participation
Mother Church earnestly desires that all the faithful should beled to that full, conscious and active participation in liturgicalcelebrationsto which the Christian peoplehave a right andobligation by reason of their baptism.
Sacrosanctum Concilium, #14
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True Participatio Actuosa
Unfortunately, the word was very quicklymisunderstood to mean something external,entailing a need for general activity, as if asmany people as possible, as often as possible,should be visibly engaged in action. However,the word participation refers to a principal actionin which everyone has a part. And so if wewant to discover the kind of doing that activeparticipation involves, we need, first of all, todetermine what this central actio is in which allthe members of the community are supposed toparticipate. (emphasis added)
Joseph Cardinal RatzingerThe Spirit of the Liturgy, p. 171 (2000)
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Offering Our Lives
The Second Vatican Council rightlyemphasized the active, full and fruitfulparticipation of the entire People ofGod in the Eucharistic celebrationyet we must not overlook the fact thatsome misunderstanding hasoccasionally arisen concerning theprecise meaning of this participation.It should be make clear that the wordparticipation does not refer to mere
external activity during the celebration. The Churchs great liturgicaltradition teaches us that fruitful participation in the liturgy requires that onebe personally conformed to the mystery being celebrated, offering ones lifeto God in unity with the sacrifice of Christ for the salvation of the wholeworld.
- Sacramentum Caritatis, #52 & #64
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Reclaiming Our Faith
Archbishop Malcom RanjithArchdiocese of Columbo, Sri Lanka
Bishop John M. DArcyDiocese of Ft. Wayne-South Bend, Ind.
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Reclaiming Our Faith
In the last forty years, we have sometimes lostsight of who we are and what we believe, andtherefore we have little to offer the world that sodesperately needs the Gospel Sometimes we setout to convert the world, but were instead convertedby it We must have a distinctive identity andculture as Catholics, if we would effectivelycommunicate the Gospel to the people of this day.
Bishop Walker Nickless, Sioux CityEcclesia Semper Reformanda (2009)
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Devotion to the Eucharist & Mary
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Renewed Catechesis
We must strengthen catechesis on everylevel, beginning with and focusing onadults. If we, who are supposed to bemature in faith, do not know the CatholicFaith well, how can we live it and impartit to our children?
The more the Churchgives catechesispriority over other works andundertakings, the results of which wouldbe more spectacular, the more she finds
in catechesis a strengthening of herinternal life as a community of believersand of her external activity as amissionary Church.
- John Paul II,
Catechesi Tradendae, #15
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Foster Faithful Families
The first two prioritieswill fosterfaithful families that are the foundationof the Church and the society. We arecalled to protect, build up and foster holyfamilies in our midst, without whom theChurch and the world perish.
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Encourage Vocations
If we renew the Eucharistic,catechetical, and family life, we willsimultaneously foster a culture whereyoung people can more readily respondto the radical calls of ministerialpriesthood and the consecrated life.
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Become Apostles
We must acknowledge andembrace the missionary characterof the Catholic Faith and thevocation of all Catholics to be, notonly disciples, but also apostles.