MONDAY MORNING PRAYER SERVICE
OFFICE OF VICAR GENERAL
14 February 2022
10:00 AM ZOOM
The Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Plain from the Gospel of Luke:
(Jesus) stood on a stretch of level ground with a great crowd of his disciples and a large number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon. And raising his eyes toward his disciples he said:
“Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours. Blessed are you who are now hungry, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who are now weeping, for you will laugh. Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude and insult you, and denounce your name as evil on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice and leap for joy on that day! Behold, your reward will be great in heaven.
1. Lord, we thank you for all the gifts that you have given us. Help us to recognize that all we have is yours and to find ways to give your gifts to all those around us, for your sake. Let us pray to the Lord:
R: Lord, let us live out the spirit of Beatitudes in our lives.
2. In a secular world that often defines people by material possessions and social status, may we humble ourselves not to value or define ourselves or others by material possessions. May we center our lives and our identity on God and the values of his kingdom. Let us pray to the Lord:
R: Lord, let us live out the spirit of Beatitudes in our lives.
3. We know that you are moved by the suffering of your people. Open our hearts to the suffering around us, so that we will be moved to offer comfort and encouragement and to receive it from your hands. Let us pray to the Lord:
R: Lord, let us live out the spirit of Beatitudes in our lives.
4. We are often tempted to respond with anger when someone wrongs us. Give us the strength to respond, instead, with patience and forgiveness to the slights of others. Let us all work together to bring about reconciliation and healing in our families and in our communities. Let us pray to the Lord:
R: Lord, let us live out the spirit of Beatitudes in our lives.
5. Lord, we know that you were able to satisfy the hunger of your people as they wandered in the wilderness. Help us to recognize that you are the only source that will satisfy all the desires of our heart. Let us pray to the Lord:
R: Lord, let us live out the spirit of Beatitudes in our lives.
6. Like the ungrateful servant in the Gospel story, we are not always willing to pass on God’s great mercy to those who offend us. Help us to keep in mind all the many ways we have been forgiven so that we will never refuse to forgive those who wrong us. Let us pray to the Lord:
R: Lord, let us live out the spirit of Beatitudes in our lives.
7. Like Martha, we are often anxious about things that are not the important things in life. Help us to focus all of our attention on you as Mary did so that we can learn to know you better. Let us pray to the Lord:
R: Lord, let us live out the spirit of Beatitudes in our lives.
8. We know that the only way to bring peace to our troubled relationships is to treat our enemies and our adversaries as if they were our family. Open our hearts to see that we are all brothers and sisters, children of the one God, our Father. Let us pray to the Lord:
R: Lord, let us live out the spirit of Beatitudes in our lives.
9. We are sometimes afraid to do what is right because we fear ridicule or rejection. Even as adults and as Christians, we can still be influenced by peer pressure and social media. Help us to have the courage to follow you regardless of what those around us may do or say. Let us pray to the Lord.
R: Lord, let us live out the spirit of Beatitudes in our lives.
Example of Isidore the farmer
12 March 1622
Canonized on the same day as: St Ignatius of Loyola, St Francis Xavier, St Teresa of Avila, and St Philip Neri.
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