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Join Us in Prayer | Meet Me in the Desert | Catholic Relief Services

The desert landscape in southern Balochistan, flooded by Cyclone Yemyin in 2007, forced many families to relocate. CRS provided families with clean water, sanitation facilities and shelter from the summer sun. (Staff/CRS)

Meet Me in the Desert
(A Lenten Prayer)

Lord of Lent, Lord of Easter,

As you went into the desert
So do I follow
Putting aside that which distracts me
Grabs at me
Falsely claims me.

To search inside
To confront myself
My best, my worst
My good works and my sins.

And each time, I find you there
To call to me again
With words of challenge and words of mercy.

And as I fall to my knees, in prayer, in fasting
In sacrifice and penitence
Somehow, you have it in yourself to reach out
   and gently lift me
To renew me
To claim me as nothing of this world can claim
   me.

 

Meet me in the desert, Lord.
Claim me anew.

Amen.

Source:  Join Us in Prayer | Meet Me in the Desert | Catholic Relief Services

 

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The Pope in Assisi: "spirituality, key to peace"

For peace, believers show God anew to humanity

Meeting for Peace in Assisi

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the 'Spirit of Assisi' gathering for prayer and dialogue to bring about peace and justice in the world.  In addition to representatives of the religions of the  world, nonbelievers also were invited. The day of Assisi took the form of a symbolic "courtyard of the Gentiles".

To avoid the criticism of reletavism or syncretism no common prayer was said.   Instead, the participants each took to a private room for some 90 minutes of meditation and reflection according to their respective traditions. In a ZENIT interview an editor from the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore, explained, "interpretations of syncretism in '86 missed the pope's point".

The title of today's gathering was  "Pilgims of Truth, Pilgrims of Peace".  Here's a link to today's address given by Pope Benedict XVI.  The event was recorded and is available for viewing.

Coverage and Commentary:
L'Osservatore Romano:  God in History
CNS: Pope prays Assisi pilgimage will foster dialogue, peace
CNS: Among Assisi participants, a sense of deeper crisis in modern society
Whispers in the Loggia: At Assisi, the peace train rides again

Come, Pray the Rosary

ComePrayTheRosary.org allows anyone worldwide to join together in praying the Rosary online.  Pray individually or join a group and 'synchonize' with a perpetual Rosary.  On your first visit be sure to click the 'About Us' button to see how it all works.  I find it helpful to hear the Rosary recited as group prayer.  The images and sound help keep me focused.  Also nice is knowing other people are present with you.  Finally, there's a feature which allows you to enter your personal intentions (if you desire) and view the intentions of others.

(The image above is not a link)

Source: ComePrayTheRosary.org

US Bishops Invite Novena for Haiti

One Year Post-Earthquake Beginning January 12

The USCCB is inviting Catholics to start a nine-day novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe on the anniversary date, next Wednesday.(Zenit.org)

"We invite you and your group to pray and walk for nine days with other Catholics across the country using the Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of the Americas. Start praying it on the evening of the anniversary, January 12..."

Novena prayers and further resources available here:(USCCB - Haiti Earthquake)

Novena of Rosaries for a Spiritual Assistant

The following have volunteered to offer prayer for a specified day. If you would like to join in, please leave your name and date via comments.

11/15	Monday	Rosemary W.
11/16	Tuesday	Ann M.
11/17	Wednesday	Nancy D.
11/18	Thursday	Maryann M.
11/19	Friday	John R.
11/20	Saturday	Joe D.
11/21	Sunday	Jim M.
11/22	Monday	Susanne W.
11/23	Tuesday	Agnes T.

Peace and all good