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Oh God, our Heavenly Father, Thank you for all your many blessings. In today’s Gospel your Son and his disciples got into a boat, and a violent storm came up on the sea so that the boat was being swamped by the waves, while he was asleep. The disciples woke him crying, “Lord, save us! […]

Oh God, our Heavenly Father, Thank you for all your many blessings. Today your Church honors your apostles Peter and Paul, who gave their whole lives over to you. In today’s Gospel your Son asks, “But who do you say that I am?” and Peter answers, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living

Oh God, our Heavenly Father, Thank you for all your many blessings. In today’s Gospel your Son teaches, “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.” He promises that whoever loses his life

Oh God, our Heavenly Father, Thank you for all your many blessings. In today’s Gospel a centurion came to your Son and said, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully.” He believed so deeply that he said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the

Oh God, our Heavenly Father, Thank you for all your many blessings. In today’s Gospel a leper came and knelt before your Son and said, “Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.” Your Son stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, “I will do it. Be made clean,” and at once the

Oh God, our Heavenly Father, Thank you for all your many blessings. In today’s Gospel your Son teaches that everyone who listens to his words and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted that house, but

Dear most Gracious Heavenly Father, Thank you for all your many blessings. Today your Church remembers the birth of John the Baptist, the one called from birth to prepare the way before your Son. You formed him in his mother’s womb and gave him a name and a purpose before he ever drew breath, and

Oh God, our Heavenly Father, Thank you for all your many blessings. In today’s Gospel your Son teaches me to do to others whatever I would have them do to me, for this is the Law and the Prophets. Write this golden law upon my heart, and let me treat my family, my friends, and

Oh God, our Heavenly Father, Thank you for all your many blessings. In today’s Gospel your Son tells me to stop judging, that I may not be judged, for with the measure I use it will be measured back to me. He asks why I notice the splinter in my brother’s eye while the wooden

Oh God, our Heavenly Father, Thank you for all your many blessings. In today’s Gospel your Son tells me to fear no one, for nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, and nothing hidden that will not be known. He reminds me that not even a sparrow falls to the ground without your knowledge,