GOD RESCUE ME FROM MY ENEMIES

The Presidents and satraps came along in a body and found Daniel praying and pleading with God. They then came to the king and said, 'Have you not just signed an edict forbidding any man for the next thirty days to pray to anyone, god or man, other than to yourself O king, on pain of being thrown into lions' den?'  The decision stands, 'the king replied 'as it befits the law of the Medes and the Persians, which cannot be revoked.' 
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Then they said to the king. 'O king, this man Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, disregards both you and the edict which you have signed: he is at his prayers three times each day. 'when the king heard these words he was deeply distressed, and determined to save Daniel; he racked his brain until sunset to find some way out.

But the men came back in a body to the king and said, 'O king, remember that in conformity with the law of the Medes and Persians, no edict or decree can be altered when once issued by the king.' 
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My prayer Psalm 27

Heavenly Father, You have dominion over all creation.  You alone is Supreme, none will share your glory with You.  Your Sovereignty  is for all eternity. I come before You, for I know You alone can meet my every needs. Be my protector, shield and guide. Defend me from my enemies.

THE PRICE OF DISCIPLESHIP

Jesus said to his Disciples: 'Men will seize you and persecute
you; they will hand you over to the synagogues and to imprison-
ment, and bring you before kings and governors because of my
name, and that will be your opportunity to bear witness.

Keep this carefully in mind: you are not to prepare your
defence, because I myself shall give you an eloquence
and wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to
reist or contradict.

You will be hated by all men on account of my name, but
not a hair of  head will be lost.
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Heavenly Father, I thank you for giving me the gift of my life. 

Lord Jesus Christ you said you will give me an eloquence and wisdom

in all my challenges in life if I follow You.  I am happy for the assurance

you gave than not a hair of my head will be lost. Direct me and help me see

your goodness and mercy in all my challenges that I may live.  Psaume 13

THE FORETOLD OF THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE

When some were talking about the Temple, remarking how it was
adorned with fine stonework and votive offerings, Jesus said,
'All these things you are staring at now, the time will come when
not a single stone will be left on another: everything will be destroyed.'
And they put to him this question.
'Master, 'they said ' when will this happen, then and what sign will
there be that this is about to take place?'

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THE WIDOW'S MITE

As Jesus looked up, he saw rich people putting their offerings
into the treasury; then he happened to notice a poverty-strictly
widow putting in two small coins, and he said, 'I tell you truly,
this poor widow has put in more than any of them; for these have
all contributed money they had over, but she from the little she
had put in all she had to live on.'
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The Year Gone Beyond Recall

My Father in heaven, you know me through and through.
You search my heart. You know everything about me.
Help me to offer my life to You, for if my life is placed
in Your hands, You will direct my steps. As we approach
the end of the year, be with me.

LOOKING FOR THE MASTER

Naturally stupid are all men who have not known God
and who, from the good things are seen, have not been
able to discover Him-who-is, or by studying the works.
have failed to recognise the Artificer Fire however, or
wind, or the swift air, the sphere of the stars, impetuous
water, heaven's lamps, are what they have held to be the
gods who govern the world.

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Psalm 19

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Heavenly Father, you are the Alpha and Omega, You created all things to your pleasure.

You created man and gave him dominion over all things.  Give me the wisdom, and

 knowledge to appreciate all things created by You. May all creatures worship You.
Amen! Amen!! Amen!!!

THE BEAUTY OF WISDOM

In Wisdom is a spirit intelligent, holy, unique, manifold, subtle,
agile, clear, unstained, certain, not boastful, loving the good, keen,
unhampered, beneficent, kindly, firm, secure, tranquil, all-powerful,
all-seeing and pervading all spirits, though they be intelligent, pure
and very subtle.
For Wisdom is mobile beyond all motion, and she penetrates all
things by reason of her purity.

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Heavenly Father, give me Wisdom that my ways may be blameless, that I may be humble, kind, intelligent, and pure in heart.  Your Wisdom is beyond all motion, and penetrates
all things.

Beautiful Saviour

SEEK THE LORD IN SIMPLICITY OF HEART

Love virtue, you who are judges on earth,
let honesty prompt your thinking about the Lord,
seek him in simplicity of heart;
since he is to be found by those who do not put him
to the test, he shows himself to those who do not
distrust him.
But selfish intentions divorce from God;
and Omnipotence, put to the test, confounds the foolish.
No, Wisdom will never make its way into a crafty soul
nor stay in a bod that is in debt to sin;
the holy spirit of instructions shuns deceit,
it stands aloof from reckless purposes,
is taken aback when iniquity appears.  Readings
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The year is gone beyond recall

Loving Father, judge of the earth,  reveal yourself to me. Give me simplicity of heart.
Father I trust in your unconditional love for me.  You are OMNIPOTENCE, guide
me grand me Wisdom that I may seek You in earnest.  You alone are LORD, the
OMNIPOTENCE, OMNIPRESENCE, OMNISCIENCE.

LORM MAKE ME A GOOD STEWARD

"Now that my master is taking the stewardship from me, what am
I to do? Dig? I am not strong enough.  To begging? I should be too
ashamed.

Ah, I know that I will do to make sure that when I am dismissed
from office there will be some to welcome me in their homes."

Here I am Lord
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Loving Father, help me to be a good steward. Guide me, guide my steps.
Help me recognise the need to respect all your creatures, and all things
created by you.  Teach me to be wise and prudent in Jesus name I pray.

WE BELONG TO GOD

The life and death of each of us has its influence on others; if we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord,
so that alive or dead we belong to the Lord.
This explains why Christ both died and came to life: it
was so that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the
living.  This explains why Christ both died and came to life:
It was so that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
This is why you should never pass judgement on a brother or
treat him with contempt, as some of you have done....... Readings
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BLESS THOSE WHO PERSECUTE YOU

O LORD, my heart is not proud
nor haughty my eyes.
I have not gone after things too
great nor marvels beyond me.

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Bless those who persecute you: never curse them, bless them.

ALL EXISTENCE COMES FROM GOD

Saint Charles B.

How lovely is your dwelling place O LORD

How rich are the depths of God;
how deep his wisdom and knowledge;
and how impossible to penetrate his motives
or understand his methods!
Who could ever know the mind of the Lord?
Who could ever be his counsellor?
Who could ever give him anything or lend him anything?
All that exists comes from him; all is by him and for him.
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Loving Father all things comes from you, you are the Alpha and Omega.
May all glory be yours now and for ever. Amen.

GOD OF THE UNIVERSE

Before the Lord  the whole universe is as a grain from a balance or a drop
of morning dew come down upon the earth.
But you have mercy on all, because you can do all things; and you overlook
people's sin that they may repent.
For you love all things that are and loath nothing that you have made;
for what you hated, you would not have fashioned.
And now could a thing remain, unless you willed it;
or be preserved had it not been called forth by you?
But you spare all things, because they are yours,
O LORD and lover of souls, for your imperishable spirit is in all things!
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Loving Father, thank you for your mercy and love over all your creatures. Father you
overlook all your creatures sins so that they may repent, and you willed all things to be
because we are yours. Father lover of souls may your Spirit remain in us to preserve us
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
In praise of God's creation

LET US PRAY FOR DEPARTED SOULS

We pray for the souls of the departed. 
Our fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters,
relatives, friends, wandering souls,
souls of aborted children, souls of
murdered children, souls of those
that died in accidents, disasters,
wars, conflicts, etc.
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The souls of the just are in the hand of God,
and no torment shall touch them.
They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead;
and their passing away was thought an affliction
and their going forth from us, utter destruction.
But they are in peace.
For if before men, indeed, they be punished,
yet is their hop full of immortality;
chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed,
because God tried them and found them worthy of himself.
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psaume 23
psaume 27

ALL SAINTS

I, John, saw another angel come up from the East,
holding the seal of the living God.
He cried out in a loud voice to the four
angels who were given power to damage the
land and the sea,
"Do not damage the land or the sea or the
trees until we put the seal on the foreheads of
the servants of our God."
I heard the number of those who had been marked
with the seal, one hundred and forty-four thousand
marked from every tribe of the children of Israel...
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How lovely id your dwelling place O Lord
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Holy men and women (Saints) in heaven pray for us