Sent Them Off
June 12, 2012
Memorial of St. Barnabas, Apostle
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." Then, completing their fasting and prayer, they laid hands on them and sent them off. Acts 12:1-3
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied." Matthew 5:3
Memorial of St. Barnabas, Apostle
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." Then, completing their fasting and prayer, they laid hands on them and sent them off. Acts 12:1-3
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied." Matthew 5:3
Piety
Cursillo
Leaders' Prayer
Lord, grant that we may understand the necessity for depth in our movement, rather than surface glory. Convince us of the truth that colourful programs do not constitute success.
My God, give us a spirit of self sacrifice so that we may offer everything for your cause: our time, our abilities, our health and even our lives if necessary.
Instill in us courage in our initiatives, good judgment in our choice of the right means, and that determination which in spite of failures assures victory.
Move away from us the tiny rivalries, sensitivities, discourtesies, pride, everything which distracts from You, everything which divides or discourages.
Help us to maintain at a high level a meaningful supernatural and mutual charity among ourselves, so that each one will seek by preference the most humble tasks and will rejoice at the good performed by others so that all our spirits united in a common purpose will have one single sprit, Yours Jesus, and that this spirit may let us see Your attractive goodness marked in all our faces, Your warm accents in all our words, and in our lives something superior to the world, something that proclaims Your Living Presence among us. Amen
St. Paul, Patron of Cursillo - Pray for us.
Our Lady of Guadelupe, Patron of the Americas - Pray for us.
Lord, grant that we may understand the necessity for depth in our movement, rather than surface glory. Convince us of the truth that colourful programs do not constitute success.
My God, give us a spirit of self sacrifice so that we may offer everything for your cause: our time, our abilities, our health and even our lives if necessary.
Instill in us courage in our initiatives, good judgment in our choice of the right means, and that determination which in spite of failures assures victory.
Move away from us the tiny rivalries, sensitivities, discourtesies, pride, everything which distracts from You, everything which divides or discourages.
Help us to maintain at a high level a meaningful supernatural and mutual charity among ourselves, so that each one will seek by preference the most humble tasks and will rejoice at the good performed by others so that all our spirits united in a common purpose will have one single sprit, Yours Jesus, and that this spirit may let us see Your attractive goodness marked in all our faces, Your warm accents in all our words, and in our lives something superior to the world, something that proclaims Your Living Presence among us. Amen
St. Paul, Patron of Cursillo - Pray for us.
Our Lady of Guadelupe, Patron of the Americas - Pray for us.
Study
Every
now and then, someone needs a helping hand.
Barnabas could have set out alone.
But instead, he went to Turkey to look for Saul to help him. Our
literature and movies today are filled with stories of sidekicks. The Lone Ranger. Captain Kirk. Sheriff Andy. Han Solo.
Frodo. Johnny Carson. Fill in the blank after each main man.
Another
thought strikes me in reading the passages from Acts. In these our extended Great Recession, much
focus is on employment and unemployment.
We all have probably polished our resumes awaiting that next great job
offer -- and to be prepared just in case something happens in our current
position.
Put
yourself in the place of Barnabas and Saul.
They already had careers. They
thought they knew what they would be doing in life. They thought, that is, until they learned
that the Holy Spirit had other plans for them and sent them off to do the work
of the Church.
Action
As
Cursillo Leaders, we are called to piety, study and action. While these are individual tasks, we also
know that we are called to community with the rest of the church.
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What work has the Holy Spirit set aside for you?
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How will you discern what that work is to be?
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Who will be your companion for the journey?
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