RELIGION AND ART

IT IS NOT THE HEALTHY WHO NEED THE DOCTOR BUT THE SICK SATUR DAY WEEK 1 IN ORDINARY TIME: MEMORIAL OF B.V.M. O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world. Reading I offer them for all the intentions of your Sacred Heart: the salvation of souls, reparation for sin, the union of all Christians. I offer them for the intentions of our Bishops and all Apostles of prayer, and in particular for those recommended by our holy Father Pope Francis this month.   Pieta   Lectures First Reading 1 Samuel  9:1-4,17-19,10:1   The Lord chooses Saul as king; Samuel anoints him Among the men of Benjamin there was a man named Kish son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah; a Benjaminite and a man of rank. He had a son named Saul, a handsome man in the prime of life. Of all the Israelites there was no one more handsome than he; he stood head and shoulders taller

FRI DAY WEEK 1 IN ORDINARY TIME MY DAILY OFFERING  O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world.   Readings I offer them for all the intentions of your Sacred Heart: the salvation of souls, reparation for sin, the union of all Christians. I offer them for the intentions of our Bishops and all Apostles of prayer, and in particular for those recommended by our holy Father Pope Francis this month.   Pieta   Lectures First Reading 1 Samuel 8:4-7,10-22  The people of Israel demand a king All the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. ‘Look,’ they said to him ‘you are old, and your sons do not follow your ways. So give us a king to rule over us, like the other nations.’ It displeased Samuel that they should say, ‘Let us have a king to rule us’, so he prayed to the Lord. But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Obey the voice of the people in all tha

THURSDAY WEEK 1 IN ORDINARY TIME:    GO AND SHOW YOURSELF TO THE PRIEST PRAYER TO OBTAIN THE GRACE OF ALL WORLD’S MASSES:    Eternal Father we humbly offer thee our poor presence and that of the whole humanity from the beginning to the end of the world at all the masses that ever have or ever will be prayed. We offer thee all the pains, suffering, prayers, sacrifices, joy and relaxations of our lives in union with those of our dear Lord Jesus here on earth. May the Most Precious Blood of Christ, all his blood and wounds and agony save us through the sorrowful and immaculate Heart of Mary. Amen   St. Philomena pray for us.   Readings   Lectures   Reflection   First Reading 1 Samuel 4:1-11 Israel is defeated and the ark of God is captured I t happened at that time that the Philistines mustered to fight Israel and Israel went out to meet them in battle, encamping near Ebenezer while the Philistines were encamped at Aphek. The Philistines drew up their battle line against Israel, the battl

W EDNESDAY WEEK 1 IN ORDINARY TIME MY DAILY OFFERING  O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world .   Readings I offer them for all the intentions of your Sacred Heart: the salvation of souls, reparation for sin, the union of all Christians. I offer them for the intentions of our Bishops and all Apostles of prayer, and in particular for those recommended by our holy Father Pope Francis this month.   Pieta   Lectures First Reading 1 Samuel 3:1-10, 19-20  'Speak, Lord, your servant is listening' The boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli; it was rare for the Lord to speak in those days; visions were uncommon. One day, it happened that Eli was lying down in his room. His eyes were beginning to grow dim; he could no longer see.  The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying in the sanctuary of the Lord where the ark