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Welcome to May Jesus Christ Be Praised. Com
Welcome to my little website. When I was a newly ordained priest, my first pastor gave me a full page in the parish bulletin to fill each week. He told me he did not care what I wrote about as long as I filled the page. He explained that only 1/3 of the parish would hear me preach on any given Sunday because I celebrated two out of six parish Masses but every parishioner would read the bulletin so this was a way that I could reachout to them and they could get to know me better. After four years in the parish, I was transferred to another parish and as I was leaving many people asked me to send them my weekly bulletin column by e-mail and thus my internet ministry was born.
When I was trying to decide what to write about in my weekly bulletin article, I came across a quote from Archbishop Fulton Sheen that went something like "There are not a hundred people in the world who hate the Catholic Church for what we teach but there are thousands who hate the Catholic Church for what they think we teach." With that quote in mind, I began to choose oen topic a month to explain more indepth the Church's teaching on those issues. From those mustardseeds has blossomed this website filled with infomation about the Catholic faith that I find interesting and informative. I invite you to take your time and explore the different teachings and reflections. I hope above all that these things will ultimately lead you closer to God.
Thank you and God bless,
Fr. Thomas M. Pastorius
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Sir 15:15-20Responsorial Psalm Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34Reading 2 1 Cor 2:6-10Gospel Mt 5:17-37 or 5:20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37
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Pro-Life Prayer of the Month
January 2020
Prayer for Those Who have Lost a Child to Abortion by Fr. Frank Pavone
Lord of all Life, You have entrusted us to the care of one another, And called us to be one Body in Christ. You call us to rejoice with those who rejoice, And to weep with those who weep. Hear our prayer today
For our brothers and sisters who have lost children to abortion. Help us to understand the pain that is in their hearts, And to be a living sign to them Of your welcome, your mercy, and your healing.
Help them to undergo with courage The process of grief and the journey of healing. Never allow them to feel alone; Always refresh them with the presence of Your Spirit And of their brothers and sisters in Christ.
Console them with the sure hope that you love and care for their children. Give them new strength, That even while they grieve what they have lost, They may look forward to all the good That you still have in store for them.
Lord of healing and hope, Give us all the forgiveness of our sins, And the joy of your salvation. We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord. Amen.
December 2019
Heavenly Father, please lift up the whole church, summoned again to wake from sleep, to throw off the works of darkness and to put on the armor of light that we may respond joyously to the call to be messengers of light and as we prepare to celebrate the birth of your Son, may we also proclaim the dignity of all life. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen -
St. Monica Society Prayer For Fallen Away Catholics
January 2020
By John Paul II
Eternal and merciful Father, I give you thanks for the gift of Your Divine Son who suffered, died and rose from the dead for all people. I thank You also for my Catholic Faith and ask Your help that I may grow in fidelity by prayer, by works of charity, and by Penance and the Holy Eucharist.
Inspired by confidence in Your power to move hearts and by the success of prayer, I pray for (N) who no longer share(s) in the intimate life of your
Catholic family. Grant through my prayer and witness that (she/he/they) may be open to the promptings of the HOLY SPIRIT to return to the loving union with Your people. Grant also that my prayer be ever hopeful and that I may never judge another, for You alone can read hearts. I ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
December 2019
Heavenly Father, help us to stay awake and be ready to see the opportunities and chances to bring Your Son’s love to those around us especially those who have wandered away from the your Church and no longer believe. May we be like John the Baptist and call people back to you in an effective way. We ask this through Christ our Lord . Amen.
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