Altar Server Prayer Before Mass: Oh Jesus, my King and Lord, by the grace of the heavenly Father and the power of the Holy Spirit, guide me as I serve you today at the Altar so I may always worthy of Your presence.
The Spirit reaches the depths of everything, even the depths of God. After all, the depth of a man can only be known by his own spirit, by not any other man, and in the same way the depths of God can only be known by the Spirit of God. Now instead of the spirit of the world, we have received the Spirit that comes from God, to teach us to understand the gifts that he has given us. Therefore we teach, not the way in which philosophy is taught, but in the way that the Spirit teaches us: we teach spiritual things spiritually. An unspiritual person is one who does not accept anything of the Spirit of God: he sees it all as nonsense; it is beyond his understanding because it can only be understood by mean of the Spirit.
The spiritual man, on the other hand, is able to judge the value of everything, and his own value is not to be judged by other men. As the scripture says: Who can know the mind of the Lord, so who can teach him? But we are those who have the mind of Christ.
Jesus went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath. And his teaching made a deep impression on them because he spoke with authority. In the synagogue there was a man who was possessed by the spirit of unclean devil, and it shouted at the top of its voice, 'Ha! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are: the Holy One of God.' But Jesus said sharply, 'Be quiet! Come out of him!' And the devil, throwing the man down in front of everyone, went out of him without hurting him at all. Astonishment seized them and they were all saying to one another, 'What teaching! He gives orders to unclean spirits with authority and power and they come out.' And report of him went all through the surrounding countryside.
Father in Heaven, open my heart. May your Spirit fill me with knowledge of you. Come Holy Spirit into my heart. Open my eyes that I may see your power and presence in our world.
If I happen to make an error, may it be a lesson so my service will be perfect tomorrow. Jesus, I love you with all my heart. Amen. Mass Readings
The Spirit reaches the depths of everything, even the depths of God. After all, the depth of a man can only be known by his own spirit, by not any other man, and in the same way the depths of God can only be known by the Spirit of God. Now instead of the spirit of the world, we have received the Spirit that comes from God, to teach us to understand the gifts that he has given us. Therefore we teach, not the way in which philosophy is taught, but in the way that the Spirit teaches us: we teach spiritual things spiritually. An unspiritual person is one who does not accept anything of the Spirit of God: he sees it all as nonsense; it is beyond his understanding because it can only be understood by mean of the Spirit.
The spiritual man, on the other hand, is able to judge the value of everything, and his own value is not to be judged by other men. As the scripture says: Who can know the mind of the Lord, so who can teach him? But we are those who have the mind of Christ.
Father in Heaven, open my heart. May your Spirit fill me with knowledge of you. Come Holy Spirit into my heart. Open my eyes that I may see your power and presence in our world.
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