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The God Minute is a short, daily Christian prayer that weaves peaceful music, scripture and a reflection to bless your day with the Lord. It is around 10 minutes. Take a few God Minutes each morning and see how your day rises in abundance. A Catholic devotional by the Congregation of the Mission - the Vincentians.
All Saints Today the Church celebrates the Feast of All Saints. This great feast invites us to honor and seek the intercession of the Holy Men and Women who have gone before us and lived according to the example of Jesus and the will of the Father. SCRIPTURE Matthew 5: 1 - 12 MUSIC "For All The Saints" "Psalm 89: Forever, I Will Sing" "Litany of the Saints and Blesseds"
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Today, the Lord takes the opportunity to tell us EXACTLY what He needs us to do in order to remain faithful to God and to witness our faith, our hope and our love, to the greatest degree, in all we do and think and say. SCRIPTURE Mark 12: 28 - 34 MUSIC "Love Has a Hold On Me"
2nd Glorious Mystery - The Ascension Hail Mary, Full of Grace, The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen. GOD MOMENT "Holy Mary, Pray for Us." MUSIC "Alleluia, Sing To Jesus" "Ave Maria"
I BELIEVE That is the theme of the two songs today for Concert Friday. The first is slower, more reflective and thoughtful. The second, more upbeat and toe tapping. But both songs testify to the Lord as the One who leads us and blesses us in life. 1. I Believe by Mike Renick 2. The Wonder of You by ...you-know-who Want to submit a song for us to play on Concert Friday? Click Here...
Boasting We all boast at one time or another. As annoying as it may be when someone else is boasting, we don't seem to mind doing it ourselves. But, boasting has a good side to it. This is especially true when we boast in the Lord. SCRIPTURE Galatians 6: 14 (Psalm 128 - "Blessed Are Those Who Love You" - Marty Haugen) GOD MOMENT "Let in Boast in the cross of Christ" MUSIC "These Alone Are Enough" - Dan Schutte "Blessed Are Those...
Beloved Every once in a while, it's good to be reminded that each one of us in the "beloved" of God. As His beloved, God is always with us and caring for every aspect of our life. SCRIPTURE Colossians 3:12 (Psalm 67) GOD MOMENT "You are my beloved" MUSIC "Hosea"
We learn from Joshua in the scripture today that there might be another way to look at the forces in life that seem to want to knock us down. Do you want to "prosper and be successful in all that you do"? God tells us. SCRIPTURE Joshua 1: 7-8 MUSIC - A shield about Me - David Nevue - Do We Wake - Dear Gravity and Simon Wester
Wonderfully Made Today we explore the truth that each of us has been fearfully and wonderfully made by God. We are worthwhile and important to God's plan. SCRIPTURE Psalm 139: 4 (Ps. 18) GOD MOMENT Thank you Lord for make me, "me!" MUSIC "You Are Mine" (played by David Phillips)
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1st Glorious Mystery The Resurrection - Today we pray the first decade of the Glorious Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary. GOD MOMENT "Pray for us sinners" MUSIC Glorious In Majesty Ave Maria
Concert Friday Have you ever taken the opportunity to allow yourself to just "rest in the Lord?" Today's Concert Friday gives us a moment to listen to the invitation of the Lord to "come be with me," and allow our burdens to be given to Him. GOD MOMENT "Let me rest in you, Lord" MUSIC "Come Be With Me" Chants for Prayer Vol. 1 Keith Duke, Geoffrey Nobes, Margaret Rizza & Kevin Mayhew Ltd.
We welcome today our newest member to The God Minute team-- Fr. Jeff Harvey, C.M. The man can preach! And today he helps us remember the one thing we need to do in our lives to keep us tethered to peace and trust when life deals us a blow. (Click on our app TEAM menu for a bio and picture of Fr. Jeff and/or to send him an email of welcome!) SCRIPTURE Matthew 16: 25 MUSIC More Love, More Power by David Nevue Drowning Man by U2...
A question that has been asked and pondered for centuries: "Why do people suffer?" If God is all good and loving... why? Surely Jesus asked the same question as he was pondering his own cross in the Garden of Gethsemane. And it's there that both the question and the answer is found. Anthony shares the words of two saints who understood suffering only by seeing it through the eyes of the sacrifice Jesus made for us. SCRIPTURE Galatians 2: 20 MUSIC Horizon by Garth Stevenson...
Resilience How resilient are you? Everyone of us experience moments in our life where we are challenged, broken, hurt or just feel the darkness overwhelming us. How resilient are we to come through these moments? When we walk with Christ no amount of suffering has the power to exclude our joy. SCRIPTURE 2 Corinthians 4: 8 - 11 (Psalm 10) GOD MOMENT "Jesus I trust in you." MUSIC Pange Lingua Be Still and Know - Margaret Rizza...
The gospels are filled with stories of Jesus appearing before someone at a time in their life where they least expected it. Today it's the very disciples of Jesus who, after his death, appears before the men he knew best. And they didn't recognize Him! It's easy to judge them and wonder about the disciples' frame of mind. But Sr. Kara reminds us in the reflection today that Jesus continues revealing Himself to us-his companions- and asks the question..... do you see Him? SCRIPTURE Luke 24: 32-35...
29th Sunday in O.T. 2021 If you want to be great, you must be a servant. And even if the world rejects us, we must remember that our getting into heaven is not dependent upon what this world says, but what Jesus says, what He did and what He died for! SCRIPTURE Mark 10: 35-45 GOD MOMENT "Let me be your servant Lord." MUSIC "The Servant Song"
The Angelus reminds us of the moment when the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary with great news! As we read in Chapter One of Luke’s Gospel, (Luke 1:26-38) God wished Mary, truly a model of humility, to be the mother of His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ! This wonderful prayer evolved from a recitation of three Hail Mary’s following an evening bell around the 12th century to its present form (with morning and midday recitations) in the 16th century. When prayed in a group setting a leader recites the v...
WARNING ! Unless you are in a good mood or want to be in a good mood... then you might want to wait and play this Concert Friday prayer until later....
Influencer for God Blessed Carlo was an “influencer for God,” not by his worldliness, but by his ordinary otherworldly radicalness. He is best known for documenting Eucharistic miracles around the world and cataloguing them onto a website, which he created before his death from leukemia in 2006, at the age of 15. Let us seek his intercession and follow his advise. SCRIPTURE Colossians 1: 16-17 (Psalm 5) GOD MOMENT "Not I, but God." MUSIC "How Can I Keep From Singing" "Nearer My God To Thee"...
Teresa of Ávila , also called Saint Teresa of Jesus , was a Spanish noblewoman who felt called to convent life in the Catholic Church. A Carmelite nun, prominent Spanish mystic, religious reformer, author, theologian of the contemplative life and of mental prayer, she earned the rare distinction of being declared a Doctor of the Church, September 27th, 1970 by Pope Paul VI. Active during the Catholic Reformation, she reformed the Carmelite Orders of both women and men. The movement she initiated...
A common theme throughout Scipture--throughout the spiritual life-- is that of NEW LIFE! The sacrifice of Jesus on the cross has given us the promise of abundance and "aliveness" in all that we do. As we hear in today's psalm (and the reference to Ezekiel) another image is that of Dry Bones being breathed on (the Holy Spirit) and then coming to life! Javier explains.... SCRIPTURE Psalm 15: 30 MUSIC - What a Friend we Have in Jesus - Raein by Olafur Arnalds...
Born of God It seems like daily we are confronted by, and challenged by the secular world that doesn't really care, one way or the other, if we succeed. It's not easy to turn off those voices of doubt. We must, however, remember that we are born of God. This alone gives us everything we need to overcome those doubts and fear and put our faith in God alone. SCRIPTURE 1 John 5: 4 ("Psalm 16 - You Are My Inheritance O Lord" - by Bob Hurd) GOD MOMENT Be with me Lord. MUSIC "You Are Near" ("Psalm 16 ...
28th Sunday of Ordinary Time Click HERE for the video to this reflection...
The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as Hours of the Virgin, is a liturgical devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, in imitation of, and usually in addition to, the Divine Office in the Catholic Church. SCRIPTURE Psalm 92 Ezekiel 36: 24- 28 Psalm 8 GOD MOMENT "Intercede for us before Christ" MUSIC "Ave, Ave, Ave Maria" -from the Fatima prayer "Hail Holy Queen" - Daughters of St. Paul...
Concert Friday In this month of October, dedicated to our Blessed Mother under the title of Our Lady of the Rosary, we come to realize that the recitation of the rosary allows us to ask for the intercession of the Blessed Mother to lead us to the Lord and help us deepen our relationship with the Lord. GOD MOMENT "Behold I am your child" MUSIC "Oh Mother" - The Vigil Project (The video can be seen on our website)...
In our reflection today, Lauren reminds us of the power of praying the rosary. A beautiful feast we celebrate today, "Our Lady of the Holy Rosary".
We welcome today our newest member of our God Minute team, Fr. Brian Walker. Fr. Brian is a Dominican priest from Chicago. He is a parish missioner (like Fr. Ron) and is present on television and internet shows sharing the Word of God. How blessed we are to welcome him to The God Minute!
Where Is God? It is common for all of us to wonder, particularly in difficult times, "where is God? Or even, "how could He let this happen?" Today the prophet Jeremiah reminds us of God's promise. SCRIPTURE Jeremiah 29: 11 (Psalm 9) GOD MOMENT "Be with me Lord" MUSIC "Kyrie" "Full Moon - Day 4"
On this Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi , a special guest is offering our reflection today. He is a Franciscan brother in New York who has a deep love for St. Francis. Thank you for being with us! You can see the video of Brother David offering his reflection here . Song of St. Francis by Sarah McLaughlin
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Today we are invited to look at the law verses love. Sometimes we are so wedded to the law that surrounds us that we fail to look deeper at the love that drives us, especially in terms of relationships, families and communities. SCRIPTURE Mark 10: 2 - 16 GOD MOMENT Let us be nourished in the Lord MUSIC "Love Like This"
