Tag: prayer
A Prayer of AIM for Monastic Life
O loving God, we ask your blessing on all monastic men and women, especially those who live and work in the most destitute parts of the world. Help them to become people of prayer and peace. May they be visible signs that strangers can live together in God’s love. Give them hearts wide enough to… Read More ›
Five Ways to Pray Always: Part 2, Contemplation
[click here to view part one of this seven part series] Today’s Challenge: Contemplation Those of us who live our Christian lives out “in the world” have to fashion a spirituality that fits our way of life without looking for a fast-food cop-out. Maybe we will choose to pray the rosary on the way to… Read More ›
Five Ways to Pray Always: Part 1, Introduction
It is the custom of the Monastery to select a book to be read during Lent and discuss it as a community. Since this would be difficult for the Oblates to accomplish, perhaps we can read an article together during Lent? For each of the five weeks of Lent we will publish one part of… Read More ›
iBreviary
In case you missed this, last December the Vatican approved the iBreviary which can be downloaded on to an iPhone. This is very similar to Universalis which is downloaded to Palm Pilots and other personal information managers. It is an age of change where more and more books are being made available electronically. The advantage… Read More ›
What Your Family Can Learn from the RB
By Delores R Lecky, taken from ‘The Record’ 9 November 2006 – from CNS Several choices Pope Benedict XVI made during the first year of his pontificate helped me to evaluate my everyday life as a Catholic Christian. The first choice, his name. It honored the founder of Western monasticism and reminded me how important… Read More ›
Abba Antony: You are in Need of Prayer
The brothers came to Abba Antony and asked, “What must I do in order to please God?” He responded to them, saying, “Pay attention to what I advise you: wherever you go, always have God before your eyes; whatever you do, do it according to the testimony of the Scriptures. You have heard the Scriptures?… Read More ›
Prayer for the President and All Government Officials
Let us pray for those who serve in public office, that God may guide their minds and hearts, so that all people may live in true peace and freedom. Almighty and eternal God, you know the longings of men’s hearts and you protect their rights. In your goodness watch over those in authority, so that… Read More ›
Pray without Ceasing
Some of the monks who are called Euchites went to Enaton to see Abba Lucius. the Old man asked them, ‘What is your manual work?’ They said , ‘We do not touch manual work but as the Apostle says, we pray without ceasing.’ The old man asked them if they did not eat and they… Read More ›
Angel Visits Charlotte Hospital
For those of you who might have missed it, the Charlotte Observer ran the following story December 23, 2008. The event occurred here at Presbyterian Hospital on November 5. the following is an excerpt from the Charlotte Observer as reported by Jane Duckwall “On the afternoon of Nov. 5, as family and friends prayed about… Read More ›
Liturgy of the Hours: Stability, Obedience, and Community
(This is the second article on the Liturgy of the Hours. Click here to go to the previous article) At the November meeting we were talking about stability and obedience. The reason for praying the Psalms is because it is essential to the stability of your prayer life. The Church has often referred to the… Read More ›