FORGIVENESS: “Are you exercising your spirit?”
The Gospel LUKE 6:36-38 Jesus said, “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out in you.” THOUGHT What is the most difficult part about forgiving another? PRAYER Good and gracious God, we want to hurt others who have hurt us. It is the way we think. But we hear your Son speak clearly your doctrine against revenge and in favor of forgiveness of another. Help us direct our human natures to follow what your Son has taught. Be...
Margaret of Cortona – Franciscan Saint
O St. Margaret of Cortona, I am here before this image of Jesus crucified which has guided you so many times. Ask our Lord for me, too, the grace of hearing His voice: Through His Word, Through prayer, And the events of life. O Jesus Crucified, increase my faith and grant me, as you granted to holy Margaret, the grace of a sincere repentance from my sins…. make me at one with the most needy and accompany me, I ask you, to the Father’s house. Amen The poor and humble Margaret was, like Francis, devoted to the Eucharist and to the passion of Jesus. Are you drawn by Jesus death for us on the cross? Are you willing to give your life to...
Nurturing an inner voice to service?
Esta usted llamado a servir a los demas como un hermano capuchino? Thousands of men have joined the Capuchins….experience it for yourself! Contact us for an opportunity to visit some friars or spend some time at a friary in prayer and discernment.
“Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”
What is necessary…..ministering to field workers north of Denver! What is possible….taking the time to make it happen! What is impossible….imaging the impact on the lives of men separated from their families!
Has your searching led you here?
By virtue of our Baptism, we are all called by God for some work in the world to continue Jesus’ mission to build God’s kingdom. Some of us are also called to minister within the Church itself to help the rest of the community to worship God and to support them in their work in the world. To hear God’s call to this kind of vocation is not always easy and we are here to help you discern your call as best we can. If you would like to talk to someone about a vocation to the Capuchins please contact us...
“When you have some spare time, go off by yourself and pray.” Blessed Jeremiah Kostist
Fr. David Songy, ordained 25 years ago today might well have spoken these words. Fr. David has commited his years as a friar to prayer, study and service. Fr. David is active in promoting a new catechumenate, calling Catholics to “echo back” the call of their baptism through catechesis and tranformation. Most recently Fr. David finished advanced studies in Rome and authored a book entitled: Spiritual Direction for Priestly Celibacy. Blessed Jeremiah (John) Kostist, O.F.M. Cap. knew well the idea of “catechesis”. He was born on June 29, in 1556, at Tzazo in Wallachia, Romania. His family were good Christians and his grandfather would take him to cut wood for the poor, while his mother used excess grain to make bread for them. In...
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