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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.
5th Sorrowful Mystery - The Crucifixion 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 "Angels of God Watch over us." MUSIC "Stabet Mater" "Angels We Have Heard On High"
Its the beginning of the Season of Fall...Changing leaves and pumpkin pies.... CONCERT FRIDAY, FALL EDITION First Song: Les Combes-58 by Malouvia Second song: Slow Voltage by Luna Bauer
Honor Honor is the recognition of the excellence of another. When we honor God we honor His excellence for in His infinite wisdom He can take all that we have and give and use it to bless others. Charity demands that we give of ourselves in service to others and therefore honor God. SCRIPTURE Proverbs 14: 31 (Psalm 21) GOD MOMENT "I honor You Lord" MUSIC "Magnificat primi tori" "The Cry of the Poor"...
We conclude our September Spirit month with a reflection by a member of another Vincentian Family group, the Vincentian Marian Youth. It is worldwide organization of youth who consecrate their lives to the Blessed Mother in service to her Son through the Vincentian virtues and charism. Today, a teenager leader in the group (Mikayla) is sharing our reflection! Want to learn more about the Vincentian Family? famvin.org
Nothing But God's Love Trusting that God's love for us and for others is unconditional and greater than anything we can imagine. Loving and praying for others is essential for our own growth. St. Josephine Bakhita said “I am praying much for them [those who persecuted me as a slave] that the Lord who has been very good and generous to me may be the same to them so as to bring them all to conversion and salvation.” SCRIPTURE Luke 6: 27 - 28 (Psalm 17) GOD MOMENT "Let me love Lord as You love." MU...
This is what all of September Spirit has been moving toward: the celebration of the life and work of St. Vincent de Paul, the patron saint of CHARITY in the Catholic Church! Today is his feast day and special guest has our reflection.
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4th Sorrowful Mystery - Jesus Carries His Cross 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 "Help me Lord to carry my cross." MUSIC "Stabet Mater"
Concert Friday - ZEAL Zeal is a fundamental virtue in the life of the Vincentian community and actually it should be for any believing person trying to follow the will of God and accomplish the work of the gospel. GOD MOMENT "I can't get enough of you Lord." MUSIC "ZEAL" - by The Belonging Company
We continue reflecting on the Vincentian virtue of Zeal. SCRIPTURE Matthew 5: 6 MUSIC O Magnum Mysterium by Voces8
We continue our Vincentian Family theme on Random Wednesday with the Ladies of Charity today. We have a guest reflector as well.
DO NOT FEAR So often through our day we are afraid of the challenges and difficulties that come our way. We believe that we have to handle all these things on our own. We forget to turn to the One who promised He would be with us always. Today, let us allow Him to help us! "Fear not; calm will follow the storm, and perhaps, soon." - St. Vincent DePaul SCRIPTURE Isaiah 41: 10 (Psalm 56) GOD MOMENT "Fear Not" MUSIC "Just As I Am" "Perfect Peace"...
GIVE 5 A special opportunity as we close out our SEPTEMBER SPIRIT with the virtue of Zeal. Be sure and check out our blog and/or website for all the details of our GIVE 5 Charity Event. thegodminute.org
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time This Sunday we will start the week by focusing on the Spiritual gift of ZEAL and how it is necessary for a life in Christ and in order to serve the Lord. SCRIPTURE Mark 9: 30 - 37 GOD MOMENT "Lord, let me be a servant for all" MUSIC "Oh Happy Day"
3rd SORROWFUL MYSTERY - The Crowning of Thorns 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 "Mother of God, pray for us." MUSIC "Stabet Mater"
We've been reflecting on one of the Vincentian virtues all week--Humility. So for our Concert Friday song Im picking one that you all know quite well that speaks to the very heart of the virtue.... Just with a Scottish bent....
GOD'S WILL ? How do you know if what you're doing is the will of God? The quote from St. Vincent DePaul today, "If after so much effort and prayer the matter is not successful, it will be a clear sign that God does not will it," is a wonderful way of looking at whether or not what we do, desire or discern, is of God. SCRIPTURE Hebrews 10: 36 (Psalm 4) GOD MOMENT "Thy will be done." MUSIC "Only A Shadow" -Cary Landry "Watch Over Us"...
As we continue our September Spirit highlighting groups in the Vincentian Family-- today we reflect a bit on the religious orders St. Vincent founded, The Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity (with St. Louise de Marillac). MUSIC Stay in the Dark by Lambert
Jesus says in Scripture, "Anyone who is my disciple must take up their cross and follow me." Perhaps the hardest thing to do in the Christian life. But as Justin reflects today, wouldn't it be easier to do it together?
HUMILITY AND THANKSGIVING Humility calls us to give thanks to the Good Giver for every good gift, recognizing our dependence on God in delivering our hearts from self-sufficiency. “We should spend as much time in thanking God for his benefits as we do in asking him for them.” -St. Vincent DePaul SCRIPTURE Daniel 2:23 (Psalm 47) GOD MOMENT "Thank you Lord for this moment" MUSIC "Now Thank We All Our God"...
As always, on Sundays our reflection is a video. Either click here or go to our BLOG menu on the app to watch it. The audio from the video is posted here as a podcast.
2nd Sorrowful Mystery - The Scourging at the Pillar 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 Queen of Peace, Pray for Us. MUSIC "Stabet Mater" "Let There Be Peace On Earth"
Concert Friday - Simplicity Today we celebrate the Feast of St. John Gabriel Perboyre, a Vincentian priest who was martyred for the faith and canonized in 1996. GOD MOMENT "How I love you Lord. Only You." MUSIC " Simplicity" - is the name of the song chosen for today. It is performed by Rend Collective, a Christian music group out of Northern Ireland. And the words of this song, are indeed simple and beautifully express the desire to give ourselves completely over to the love of God. Prayer: O m...
When God promises that He will care for us....do you believe? Truly, believe? As Peggy shares, it's easy oftentimes to confuse our own wants with the blessing of God who ACTUALLY KNOWS what it is that we need. SCRIPTURE MT 6: 30-33 MUSIC The Lion and the Lamb by David Nevue Traces by Ever So Blue
During September Spirit when we explore the Vincentian charism we are taking Random Wednesdays and highlighting a group of charity that follows the rule or spirit of St. Vincent de Paul. Today is great one! Be sure and go back to our home page on the app and tap BLOG to see a short video on the history and founding of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul!
Complexity of Life - Do you notice how we have made everything in life so complex? Simplicity of words and clarity of meaning can make a difference in understanding the truth and simplify our lives to better understand the love of God. “Simplicity must be held in great esteem by those who profess to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ.” - St. Vincent de Paul SCRIPTURE John 14: 23 (Psalm 36) GOD MOMENT Today let me simplify my life by focusing on Jesus. MUSIC "Tis A Gift To Be Simple". - Richard...
In our second week of SEPTEMBER SPIRIT, reflecting a bit on Vincentian spirituality, the virtue of Simplicity will perfume our prayer. Sr. Carol helps us appreciate it in a practical way. SCRIPTURE Philippians 4: 6-7 MUSIC Kyrie Eleison You are my Hiding Place by David Nevue
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time BE OPEN and find ways to attach yourself to the Lord by taking greater responsibility and ownership for the mission of the gospel by being a disciple who gets involved in the life-changing and life-giving work of the Lord. SCRIPTURE Mark 7: 31 - 37 GOD MOMENT "Sometimes one must go from God to go to God" MUSIC "Open My Eyes" by Jesse Manibusan
1ST SORROWFUL MYSTERY The Agony in the Garden Each Saturday we honor our Blessed Mother Mary. Today we begin with the recitation of the first decade of the Sorrowful Mysteries, the agony in the garden. GOD MOMENT "Pray for us O Holy Mother of God." MUSIC: "Stabet Mater" "At The Cross Her Station Keeping"
Click on our app BLOG to see the video to it (though it's no big deal) CALLING ON ANGELS Jane Sieberry and KD Lang Santa Maria, Santa Teresa, Santa Anna, Santa Susannah Santa Cecilia, Santa Copelia, Santa Domenica, Mary Angelica Frater Achad, Frater Pietro, Julianus, Petronilla Santa, Santos, Miroslaw, Vladimir and all the rest A man is placed upon the steps and a baby cries High above you can hear the church bells start to ring And as the heaviness, oh, the heaviness, the body settles in Somewh...
