RELIGION AND ART

THIRD WEEK OF LENT  My Daily Offering Most loving Father, I thank you for the gift of this new day.  Please help me to use it for your honor and glory.  By your grace may all my thoughts, words, and actions be pleasing today in your sight. In your great kindness, Lord Almighty, preserve this day without sin, and protect all your people from every evil.  May the ever blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of our Savior, keep us under her protection and by her prayers, and aid of all your Saints, keep us ever intent on doing good today for your sake.  We ask these blessings through your son, Jesus Christ, our Redeemer. AMEN   

The sceptre shall never depart from Judah, or the mace from between his legs, while tribute is brought to him, and he receives the people's homage.  Genesis 49:10 Your light will come, Jerusalem, the Lord will dawn on you in radiant beauty.   Behold the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up a righteous shoot of David; as king he shall reign and govern wisely, he shall do what is just and right in the Land.  Jeremiah 23:5 We wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.  He will keep us firm to the end, irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.  God is faithful, and by him we were called to fellowship with his Son. 1 Cor. 1:7-9 Prayer Our Redeemer and Lord, by your birth as a man you freed us from the heavy yoke of the law, complete in us the works of your loving kindness. Fourth Sunday of Advent before Christmas.  We pray for peace in our world, love, consideration, respect, unity, and God's Holy will be done