Day 34 – Saturday, April 8 & Weekend Message
– 6th Sunday of Lent, April 9
At Mass this Sunday we hear about the triumphant entry into Jerusalem
of Jesus and the His sorrowful passion.
How great is the Father’s love for us!
He loves us so much – He thinks so much of us little ones – that He sent
is very own Son to die for us! His very
own son to take our cross, our sins, our failings upon His innocent shoulders
so that He might redeem us. He did this
so that we might be with Him one day in heaven.
How wonderful to be able to call God our Father!
In
the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Jesus,
thank you for giving yourself over to death for love for us. Thank you for loving us that much! Thank you for reaching down when our sin
prevents us from reaching up on our own.
We need your grace, dear Jesus!
Thank you sweet Father for giving us our loving Savior!
St. Thérèse teaches
us:
“Her
prayer was continual though she was habitually plunged in aridity. One day a
novice entered her cell paused, struck by the celestial expression of her
countenance. She was sewing with alacrity yet seemed lost in profound
contemplation.
"Of
what are you thinking?" asked the young Sister. "I am meditating on
the Pater," she replied. "It is so sweet to call the good God our
Father." And tears shone in her eyes.” – Story of A Soul, Chapter XII
Dear
Father in heaven, how great is your love for us! Your love makes us worthy! Your love gives us great dignity! Please help us to be open to your love and living
in grace. Please help us to love others
more and allow you to be more known and more loved in the world.
Our
Father …
Hail
Mary …
Glory
Be …
Merciful
Father, in the name of Your sweet Jesus, of the Blessed Virgin and of the
Saints, I pray that I be fired with Your spirit of love, and that You will
grant me the grace to make You greatly loved.
(The daily prayer that St. Thérèse
taught us to say, adapted for our little lives.)
St.
Thérèse, pray for us!
In
the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Today’s Little Flower activity: Help
a neighbor. (Color in a flower for Jesus
when your mom or dad has seen that it is completed!)
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