“You who once were far off have become near by the Blood of Christ” Eph 2: 13
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Companions are lay associates of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. To learn more, visit www.preciousbloodus.org/companions. Welcome to the newest members of the Precious Blood family!
Marywood Companions: Carol Lassen, Susan Martin, John Baker, Mary Cmar, Roger Didion, Clayton Miller, and Mary Bumb
Cleveland Companions: Jean Kotsybar and Paulette Prokop
O God, You created me for a purpose, a specific task for the Church and humanity. You have always known the work I was cut out for, a work which only I can do and no other. If I do not accept this work, it will never be done. Therefore, I have a job to do. Make clear to me your will, and I will follow you in whatever task this may be. I know I can do all things in you, my strength. Amen.
St. Paul VI once spoke of artists as “those who grasp treasures from the heavenly realm of the spirit and cloth them with words, colors, forms, and textures—making them accessible.” Visio Divina involves using sacred images, art, or nature to nurture the soul and ponder the mysteries of heaven and earth. Visit www.preciousbloodus.org/spiritual to learn more about the spiritual lifestyle of Missionaries of the Precious Blood.
The Ascension of the Lord: May 13
So then the Lord Jesus, after he spoke to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God. (Mark 16: 19) As we celebrate the Ascension of the Lord into heaven, I think of the role of intercessor. An intercessor is someone who speaks or...
Saturday, Sixth Week of Easter: May 12
Apollos began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained the Way of God to him more accurately. (Acts 18: 26) From this one verse, we can see something significant happening. Apollos was excited! So...
Feast of St. Philip Neri: May 11
"Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy.” (John 16: 20) We just cannot take short cuts. To get to the cake and ice cream we have to eat some spinach first. In the Gospel, Jesus...
Ascension (Traditional): May 10
You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. (Acts 1: 8) An end—and a beginning. Jesus leaves in a definitive way; the disciples understand that they...
Wednesday, Sixth Week of Easter: May 9
I see that you are very religious . . . I even discovered an altar . . . “to an unknown god.” (Acts 17: 22-23) A few days before Christmas, I received a book entitled Knowing the Unknowable God, written by a student in my first class of six-year-olds, which I taught...