Easter Greetings:
HE IS RISEN! ALLELUIA!
"Rise up in splendor! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you. See, darkness covers the earth, and thick clouds cover the peoples; but upon you the Lord shines, and over you appears his glory."
(Isaiah 60.1.2)
(Scriptures taken from the NAB, Catholic Publishers, Inc. 1971)
APRIL SCHEDULE:
April 3: Healing of Memory Service - St. Mark University Parish,
6550 Picasso Rd, Goleta, Ca., The service begins at 7.30pm
April 4-5: "Restoration Through Healing & Prayer" - St. Elizabeth Seton
Catholic Church, 4595 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, Calif.
Friday, April 4, Stations of the Cross, with Mass and healing
service to follow. Saturday, April 5, Day of Renewal from
9.00am to 1.30pm finishing with Mass and healing service.
For further information please call John and Diane Lisciandro
at 707-328-1193
April 7: Mass and Healing Service at St. Patrick's Church,
3821 Adams St, Carlsbad. Time: 7.00pm
April 11: Mass & Healing Service, St. Elizabeth Church,
1879 N. Lake Ave, Altadena, Ca. Time: 7.00pm
April 12: Women's Magnificat Breakfast, Santa Maria, Ca.
April 13: Carmelite Lay Community (private) Palm Springs, Ca.
April 13-18: Holy Week
April 25-27 Charismatic Retreat To Catholic Women's Group from
St. Francis Parish, Vista, Calif. The Retreat is private.
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March 25: Feast of the Annunciation
A Prayer to Mary
Mary, woman of listening, open our ears; grant us to know how to listen to the word of your Son Jesus among the thousands of words of this world; grant that we may listen to the reality in which we live, to every person we encounter, especially those who are poor, in need, in hardship. Mary, woman of decision, illuminate our mind and our heart so that we may obey, unhesitating, the word of your Son Jesus; give us the courage to decide, not to let ourselves be dragged along, letting others direct our life. Mary, woman of action, [may] our hands and feet move "with haste" toward others, to bring them the charity and love of your Son Jesus, to bring the light of the gospel to the world, as you did. Amen.
(Pope Francis)
Listening To The Lord:
"The Lord God has given me a well-trained tongue, that I might know how to speak to the weary a word that will rouse them. Morning after morning he opens my ear that I may hear." (Isaiah 50.4)
It is so important that I spend time alone with the Lord. There in the quiet of the morning hours the Lord imparts His wisdom to the listening heart.
The Power of Prayer:
"Ask, and you will receive. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you. For the one who asks, receives. The one who seeks, finds. The one who knocks, enters." (Matthew 7. 7-8)
"Religion begins with a consciousness that something is asked of us. It is in that tense, eternal asking in which the soul is caught and in which man's answer is elicited."
(Abraham Joshua Heschel)
A Time Of Blessing &
Fruitfulness:
"As for you, mountains of Israel, you shall grow branches and bear fruit for my people Israel, for they shall soon return. See, I come to you, it is to you that I turn; you will be tilled and sown, and I will settle crowds of men upon you, the whole house of Israel; cities shall be re-peopled, and ruins rebuilt. I will settle crowds of men and beasts upon you, to multiply and be fruitful. I will re-people you as in the past, and be more generous to you than in the beginning; thus you shall know that I am the Lord." (Ezekiel 36. 8-11) Scriptures taken from the NAB Catholic Publications Inc. 1971
Here Ezekiel is addressing a people in exile, completely without home or country. This word from the Lord is most encouraging. They will return and the Lord will bring much blessing. Today, Lord, as I ponder your word let this season of Lent be a time of restoration and blessing.
REMINDER:
LENTEN CHARISMATIC AND HEALING RETREAT
March 28-30, 2014
HOLY SPIRIT RETREAT HOUSE
4316 Lanai Rd
Encino, California., 91436
818-784-4515
This Retreat is open for all who wish to attend. Please contact the Retreat
Center at the above number.
