Archive for the devotion Category

Waiting for Me

Posted in Catholic, Christ, Christian, devotion, Faith, Poetry, Prose & Prayer, Spirituality with tags , , , , , , , on January 13, 2012 by Joanna

God is.
God is waiting for me.
He woos me.
He thirsts.
God thirsts
For my thirsting for Him

Here in the Now,
I Am.
I Am in mystery.
I Am in darkness.
Being of Light,
Overshadowed, as by a cloud,
As driving in the dark,
Seeing darkly,
Perceiving indistinctly,
All senses at high pitch.

Unify the threads of day.
Compose my hours
To sing one song.
Bathe me anew.
Let me swim in You.
Alive to Presence.
Awake in repose.
Listening.

I know You in fullness,
Fully and abundantly.
I know You
In the fullness of my emptiness,
Robed in the fullness of my sorrow,
In the fullness of my grief,
In the fullness of my joy and plenty,
In rapture,
Sweetly knowing
And by Love known.

© 2012 Joann Nelander

 

Jesus , Savior in Repose

Posted in Catholic, Christ, Christian, devotion, Faith with tags , , , , , , , on September 28, 2011 by Joanna
O, my Jesus, in gentle and humble repose upon the altar,
Wrap Your arms about me.
My body yearns for Your embrace.
Only Your Humanity can unlock the treasure trove of grace,
You hold in store for me, a repentant sinner,
Grace, You purchased for me by Your Coming to Man as Man,
In Your weakness and poverty and might.
You called Yourself, Son of Man,
And by Your obedience, suffering and Death upon the Cross,
Showed us True Love.

All Holy, All Human, All Love,
Servant of God, Benefit and Benefactor of Man,
Apply the fruit of Your Saving Death
To my humanity,
To the glory of God and the continuous deification of my poor, desirous body and soul.
Conceive in me thoughts, words and deeds, which bring to fulfillment,
Our Father's plan for my life and eternity,
So, that purged of all Sin and concupiscience,
I might shine with radiant joy,
Hidden and secure in Your Heart,
As does Your Virgin Mother, Mary.

"Be it done to me according to Your Word."
Amen.

Copyright 2011 Joann Nelander
All rights reserved

Total Consecration To Jesus

Posted in Catholic, Christ, Christian, devotion, Faith, Mary, Prayer with tags , , , , , , , on April 15, 2010 by Joanna

Here for audio podcast of 33 Day Total Consecration to Jesus

Scriptural Rosary Podcast – Glorious Mysteries

Posted in audio, Catholic, Christian, devotion, Prayer, Religion with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on April 12, 2010 by Joanna

Glorious Scriptural Mysteries - Podcast

Glorious

Wonderful St. Michael Prayer

Posted in Catholic, Christian, devotion, Lent, Prayer with tags , , , , , , , , on March 31, 2010 by Joanna

Act of Consecration to St. Michael

Oh, most Noble Prince of the Angelic Hierarchies, valorous warrior of Almighty God, and zealous lover of His glory, terror of the rebellious Angels, and love and delight of all the just, my beloved Archangel Saint Michael, desiring to be numbered among thy devoted servants, today I offer and consecrate myself to thee, and place myself, my family and all I possess under thy most powerful protection.

I entreat thee not to look at how little I, as thy servant have to offer, being only a wretched sinner, but to gaze rather with favorable eye at the heartfelt affection with which this offering is made, and remember that if from this day onward I am under thy patronage, thou must during all my life assist me and procure for me the pardon of my many grievous offenses and sins, the grace to love with all my heart my God, my dear Saviour Jesus, and my Sweet Mother Mary, and obtain for me all the help necessary to arrive to my crown of glory.

Defend me always from my spiritual enemies, particularly in the last moments of my life.

Come then oh glorious Prince and succour me in my last struggle, and with thy powerful weapon cast far from me into the infernal abysses that prevaricator and proud Angel that one day thou didst prostrate in the celestial battle.

Accompany me then to the throne of God to sing with thee, Archangel Saint Michael and all the Angels, praise, honour and glory to the One Who reigns for all eternity. Amen.

TotusTuus – St. Louis De Montfort

Posted in Catholic, Christian, devotion, Lent, Mary, Mother of God, Video with tags , , , , , , , , , , on March 12, 2010 by Joanna

Explanation of Total Consecration to Jesus Through Mary:

Morning Offering

Posted in Catholic, Christian, Culture, devotion, Faith, In a nutshell, Spiritual, Video with tags , , , , , , , , , , on March 12, 2010 by Joanna

Pray with me:

Prayer of St. Augustine

Posted in Catholic, Christian, devotion with tags , , , , , on March 1, 2010 by Joanna

I beg of You, my God,

let me know You and love You so that I may be happy in You.

And though I cannot do this fully in this life, yet let me improve from day to day till I may do so to the full.

Let me know You more and more in this life, that I may know You perfectly in heaven.

Let me know You more and more here, so that I may love you perfectly there,

so that my joy may be great in itself here, and complete in heaven with You.

O Truthful God, let me receive the happiness of heaven which You promise so that my joy may be full.

In the meantime,

let my mind think of it,

let my tongue talk of it,

let my heart long for it,

let my mouth speak of it,

let my soul hunger after it,

let my flesh thirst after it,

let my whole being desire it,

until such time as I may enter through death into the joy of my Lord,
there to continue forever, world without end.

Amen.

Divine Office – Liturgy of the Hours – Breviary – Free Audio – Bible – Prayer

Posted in Catholic, Christian, Church, Culture, devotion, Divine Office, Faith, Lent with tags , , , , , , , , , , on February 27, 2010 by Joanna

Hot tip: I want you to check out this website. It’s beautifully and professionally done audio of the daily Divine Office. Today they include another audio site (podcast) with help from Fr. Roderick on praying the Divine Office, the prayer of the Church. Well worth a visit. Just go!

http://divineoffice.org/

Sanctify (Come Holy Spirit)

Posted in Art, Catholic, Christian, devotion, Lent with tags , , , , , , , , , on February 24, 2010 by Joanna

Happy Lent! Come Holy Spirit!

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