“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.
Tuesday, Sixth Week of Easter: May 8
It is better for you that I go. For if I do not go, the Advocate will not come to you. (John 16: 7) Can you believe Paul and Silas stayed in prison? Really, if an earthquake broke my chains and swung the cell door open, I would interpret it as a sign from God and make...
Monday, Sixth Week of Easter: May 7
“. . . I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me.” (John 15: 26) The word that John uses for the Spirit is Paraclete, meaning the one who is called alongside. The Spirit of God stands alongside us to give...
Sixth Sunday of Easter: May 6
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. (John 15: 13) Last August, when I was visiting my mom in Houston, I was touched by the sacrificial love of a Texas mother during the flooding following Hurricane Harvey. On August 29, Colette...
Saturday, Fifth Week of Easter: May 5
“You are not of the world . . .” (John 15: 19) One of the things that confuses many Christians is the attitude of non-Christians toward them. Most of us think that since we go to the world with the greatest and most important message in all of history that the world...
C.PP.S. Veteran Honored
Our Fr. Louis Schmit, C.PP.S., retired army chaplain, is among the veterans honored by banners in Minster, Ohio. Thanks to Steve Baker, an Amicus and a WHIO Northern Bureau Chief, for this story! If the video does not display below, you can view it here.