RELIGION AND ART

A ltar Server Prayer:   Father in heaven, Your Son Jesus Christ showed his love for you by serving his brothers and sisters in need.  I now ask you to give me your help I serve you and your people Open my mouth to praise you in word and song. Open my ears to hear your word. Open my hand to do your work well.  Take from me all evil and distracting thoughts. Help me to know what I should do and do it well. Help me to serve reverently at your Holy Altar and  give you praise and glory now and for ever. Amen Readings Lectures Reflection   My brothers, be united in following my rule of life. Take as your models everybody who is already doing this and study them as you used to study us. I have told you often, and I repeat it today with tears, there are many who are behaving as the enemies of the cross of Christ. They are destined to be lost. They make foods into their god and they are proudest of something they ought to think shameful; the things they think important are earthly things. For u

WEEK IV THURSDAY Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrow O God come to my assistance. Lord make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Alleluia Ant.        Let us adore Christ, the Saviour of the world,                who called his mother to share in his passion. Ant.         My soul cling to you, Lord Jesus Christ Psalm 63:2-9 A soul thirsting for God O God, you are my God; at dawn I seek you, for you my soul is thirsting. For you my flesh is pining, like a dry, weary land without water. I have come before you in the holy place, to behold your strength and your glory. Your loving mercy is better than life, my lips will speak your praise. I will bless you all my life, in your name I will lift up my hand. My soul shall be filled as with a banquet; with joyful my mouth shall praise you. When I remember you upon my bed, I muse on you through th