|
|
 |
|
|
|
Home > Spiritual Aid > Daily Prayer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
DEUTERONOMY 30:15-20
LUKE 9:22-25
http://www.usccb.org/nab/021810.shtml
|
|
|
 |
|
|
“What profit is there for one to gain the whole world yet lose or forfeit himself?” This was the question St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, presented to a very young St. Francis Xavier. They were both studying in Paris at that time, and St. Francis had the worldly dreams that most youth aspire for: wealth, fame, power.
These aspirations by themselves are not at all wrong. It’s only when we make them the end all and be all of our existence that may cause harm, not just to our own selves but to others as well. In his Spiritual Exercises, St. Ignatius describes these as disordered attachments. If we do not fully realize that what we are presently doing takes us away from God’s mission for us, than feelings of emptiness and other desolations become the warning signs.
Maybe acquiring 10 Ferraris doesn’t seem excessive; perhaps that 100th designer handbag will possibly be the one; it’s probably ok if we indulge in an endless buffet of gourmet meals day in and day out. We don’t need to notice those who have to walk kilometer upon kilometer in order to earn a living so that their families have something to eat. Let them be happy with a simple plastic bag while we enjoy the latest technologically advanced backpacks.
Yes, we can aim to be the master of the universe, but what good is that when the people in our communities remain slaves to poverty and marginalized circumstances. Where is the fulfillment? May we continue to ask for the grace to be more like St. Francis and to bravely seek God’s will for us.
|
|
|
 |
|
|
View: Prayer Requests
Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most.
Have a good day!
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Best Viewed with Internet Explorer on 800 x 600 Resolution
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
Your requests will be posted in the daily prayer.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Subscribe To:
| Receive the Daily Prayer delivered straight to your e-mailbox. A free service produced by the laity and priests of Mary the Queen Parish.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
