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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.
Prepare The Way As we enter the month of December in this first week of Advent, it may be a good time to put our "to-do" lists aside. This may be the perfect opportunity to open our eyes and our hearts to what's going on around us. Make room for the patience, the silence and the waiting. SCRIPTURE Luke 3:4 MUSIC "Break Forth Oh Beauteous Heavenly Light" "Om Mozart"
Call to Holiness Today the Church venerates St. Andrew and the call he received to be one of the 12 Apostles. His response allowed him the ability to pursue God and the gift of holiness. All of us are called to holiness and by God's grace, through the sacramental life of the Church, we can become holy as we seek to pursue God. SCRIPTURE Matthew 4: 18-19 MUSIC "Pescador de Hombres" (Fishers of Men)
Its our 1st Week of Advent and we kick off ANGEL WEEK here at The God Minute. I hope you might become an angel of our prayer ministry and help us continue to glorify God! Become An Angel.org
Here is the LINK to the video of this reflection on YouTube. Check out the BEST ADVENT 2021 plan on our blog. Each week of Advent we take on a simple spiritual practice that will get us ready to truly celebrate Christmas!
Miraculous Medal Today, on this Marian Saturday, we celebrate the Feast of the Miraculous Medal. Listen. as Lauren shares with us a beautiful history of the Miraculous Medal and it's beautiful treasure that it is to billions of people. This Marian devotion is second only to the rosary. MUSIC "Magnificat" - Taize
Concert Friday is where we let music draw our thoughts and prayer to God. And on this Thanksgiving Weekend we got a good one reminding us what makes any day a good day.
Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a national holiday. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Thanksgiving has historical roots in religious and cultural traditions encouraging us to give thanks for all the good God has done for us over the past year. In more recent times it is seen as the official start of the Holiday Season. SCRIPTURE 1Corinthians 1: 3-9 (Psalm 116 "Our Blessing Cup") MUSIC "Thankful" - Josh Groban "Now Thank We All Our God" "It's The Most Wonderfu...
Common Saints In this month in which we remember and pray for and to our faithful departed, we are made aware of the truth that they are always with us. When you love someone they are never further than our heart. Sometimes God even allows us reminders to know they are with us. SCRIPTURE Hebrew 12:22-24 (Psalm 48) MUSIC "Lord I Lift Your Name on High" "Blessed Assurance"
Our Scripture and Reflection today remind us that in our need--is when disciples come together. It is the very definition of "church". Philippians 4: 19 MUSIC Da Pacem Domine by CHANT Hand in Hand by The Pianissimo Brothers
Struggling is never easy. But like most things in life, it's more bearable when someone is with us in support and friendship. Our scripture and reflection today is reminding us that person is always with us--not just walking along, but lifting us up as we go. ROMANS 12: 12 MUSIC Amazing Love by David Nevue
Christ The King Today we celebrate the final Sunday of our Liturgical year known as The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, or more commonly called Christ The King Sunday. This King of ours reigns not from a royal golden throne, but from a cross. His crown is not bedecked with jewels but one made of thorns stained with his blood. He is the King of our salvation. SCRIPTURE John 18: 33 - 37 MUSIC "To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King"...
5th Glorious Mystery The Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Heaven. 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. MUSIC "Hail Holy Queen"
Concert Friday "The Blessing" its a song composed by Chris Brown and originally produced and sung by Elevation Worship. This version was used by the various churches in the UK to sing a blessing over their nation during the 2020 pandemic. We use it today to bless all the people and nations of the world. MUSIC "The Blessing"
Have you ever tripped in a public space and fallen, embarrassingly, to the ground? In the moment you hopefully realize nothing is broken, your first instinct is to what? GET BACK UP! Resume as if nothing happened. But Sr. Kara takes our scripture today and suggests another approach. One that might bring a blessing. Stay down. 2 COR 4: 8-10 MUSIC - Missa Euge bone: Agnus Dei - The London Oratory Schola Boys Choir
St Elizabeth of Hungary On this Random Wednesday, Sr Grace shares with us the importance of the saint Elizabeth of Hungary and her love for the poor. Although from wealth Elizabeth was quite generous to the poor. She said she identified with the poor as one does with a dear friend. In her experience, St Elizabeth of Hungary saw Christ in the poor. Sr Grace also shared about a ministerial group called Christ In The City and the work they do with the homeless and street poor. MUSIC "Jesus Christ I...
A Hole In The Plan We struggle with the ongoing battle to commit ourselves to those things which increase and develop our relationship with the Lord. Sometimes we need to make the right decision and call on the right people/persons to help us in the journey. Prayer to St. Michael "Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; May God rebuke him, we humbly pray ; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, ...
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time This Sunday we Break Open The Word and explore Jesus' message of the end time and His return in glory. Is it possible to stay in the moment until He comes? SCRIPTURE MARK 13: 24 - 32
4th Glorious Mystery The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven 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. MUSIC "Ave Maria"
Our song today is BEHOLD by David Kauffman
Two Daughters "Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are anger and courage. Anger at the way things are and courage to see that they do not remain as they are." - Saint Augustine SCRIPTURE Romans 8: 18 (Psalm 77) MUSIC "Adoramus Te Christe" "Richter: Dream 13"
Leo the Great Today, the Church celebrates the feast of Pope Saint Leo the Great. His generous spirit and tireless efforts to speak the truth that Jesus is both human and divine gave way to the theological teaching still held today. In this teaching we find our way to live as holy individuals seeking to one day share His divinity. SCRIPTURE (Psalm 139) MUSIC "Richter: Dream 13"
Today is the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome. How do you give a reflection on a building ? Take a listen to Anthony's beautiful reflection... SCRIPTURE Mt. 21: 13 MUSIC An Ending (Ascent) - Brian Eno
Grace for Good On the day of our Baptism we were washed clean of original sin. We were anointed and given God's grace to be strong members of God's family and fight the good fight against evil. And we were commissioned to be God's presence in the world. Today we recall this moment of grace. SCRIPTURE 1Timothy 6: 12 (Psalm 131) MUSIC "Come To The Water" - Tom Kendzia "Psalm 131" - John Michael Talbot
Alternative.y you can WATCH this reflection as a Breaking Open the Word video on our YouTube channel. It is also accessible to watch on our app blog. 32nd SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
3rd Glorious Mystery The Descent of the Holy Spirit Upon the Apostles 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. MUSIC "Come Holy Ghost" "Ave Maria"
The month of November is all about a time to remember, give thanks and be Blessed. It is indeed a month of blessings, reminding us that amidst all the chaos, we belong to the Lord and are blessed by Him. MUSIC "Forever Young" - Canadian Tenors ("Forever Young" - Rod Stewart)
Blessed are they who Mourn. Javier reflects on the value of expressing our sorrow and loss. Society tells us otherwise- to hold in your emotions, accept them, overcome them. But, without expressing that mourn...why? SCRIPTURE Matthew 5: 4 MUSIC - Light My Way by - Along the Way by
Today is the feast of of a Dominican brother, St. Martin de Porres who Fr. Brian will share about at the reflection. A great man of great humility and model for all of us.
Yestserday was All Saints.... today we remember in prayer those saints we have known in our lives.....those blessed souls who have touched us in love and kindness and are now back with the Lord in glory. Starting at NOON today a special ALL SOULS MASS will be available on our APP BLOG and our YouTube Channel. Fr. Ron is the celebrant and at the altar are all the names and pictures of the loved ones you have sent to us. The Mass will continue to be available for you to watch all week long.......
