Fourth Sunday of Lent

03-19-2023Pastor's CornerVery Rev. Robert J. Deehan, VF

How are you doing in your daily prayer this Lent? Besides the formal or rote prayers you may say, I offer you two saints’ reflections on what they did when they prayed that were helpful to them. Maybe you do these things already; or, maybe there’s something new you can try. What strikes me is the very candid, familiar and personal ways each one spoke to God as well as their emphasis on listening to God. That part takes discipline to be silent and to wait. Don’t analyze. Be attentive especially to what is engendered within your heart. Look for opportunities our parish will offer to help you develop a prayer life of this kind that will allow you to grow in your personal relationship with God. This is a necessary step to become an intentional disciple of Jesus. Let me know if you are interested.

“Acquire the habit of speaking to God with familiarity and confidence—as to your dearest and most loving friend. Speak of your life, your plans, your troubles, your joys, your fears. In return, God will speak to you—not that you will hear audible words in your ears, but words that you will clearly understand in your heart.” -Saint Alphonsus Liguori

"When I go to the Chapel, I place myself before the good God and I say to Him: 'Lord, here I am, give me what You Will.' If He gives me something, I am very pleased and I thank Him. If he gives me nothing, I still thank Him because I do not deserve anything. And then again, I tell Him all that passes through my mind, I recount my pains and my joys and I listen. If you listen to Him, He will speak to you also because with the good God, it is necessary to speak and to listen. He will always speak to you, if you go to Him simply and sincerely." -Saint Catherine Labouré DC

God bless you!

Fr. Bob