Sunday<\/p>\n
**This week ‘My Daily Bread’ devotional excerpts<\/p>\n
CHRIST (point of view)
\nMY CHILD, your actions and thoughts should always be as orderly as though you
\nexpected to die this day. If you are unprepared today, how will you be prepared tomorrow?
\nTomorrow is uncertain. How do you know that you will be alive tomorrow? If you have
\never seen person pass away, just reflect that you too must pass away as he did.
\n2. You can do many good works while you enjoy good health, but when you are sick, who
\nknows what you will be able to do? Few people are improved by sickness. So too, those
\nwho have too many worldly interests seldom increase in holiness, because they are full of
\ndistractions. Recollection and prayer are the seeds of a good life; and a good life is the path
\nto a holy death.
\n3. It is better to provide for yourself while you are still here in this life. Do not rely on the
\nprayers and help of others after your death. The present time is precious. Now is your
\nopportunity. This is your day of salvation. Spend today profitably. Send your prayers,
\nsacrifices and good works to Me before you come to Me.<\/p>\n
Prayer:\u00a0 O my God I firmly believe that Thou art one God in three Divine Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; I believe that Thy Divine Son became man, and died for our sins, and that he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe these and all the truths which the Holy Catholic Church teaches, because Thou hast revealed them, who canst neither deceive nor be deceived. (Act of Faith)<\/p>\n
Monday
\nThink often of death, and remember that time lost will never return. You have not a
\nlasting dwelling on this earth. In this life you are like a traveler. You will never have rest
\nuntil you are united with Me, your Saviour.
\nTHINK:
\nFew things are certain in this earthly life. The most certain fact of all is that I am to die.
\nWhen? Where? How? I know not. That I shall die, however, is certain. Many people are
\ndying at this very moment. I am too busy with my own life to give much thought to them.
\nSo will it be when I am dying. That moment will be very important to me, but the world
\nwill go right on about its business. If I do not prepare for death by a good life, I am a fool.<\/p>\n
Prayer:\u00a0\u00a0 O Lord come to my assistance, O Lord make haste to help me.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Tuesday
\nMY CHILD, you must one day give a full account of your earthly life. How will you stand
\nbefore Me, the just judge, from Whom nothing is hidden? I take no bribes and accept no
\nexcuses. At present you can take advantage of My Divine Mercy. When this earthly life is
\nover, you will receive strict justice.
\n2. Can you be so great a fool as to go on putting off your good resolutions, when pardon
\ncan be so easily obtained now? If you go on postponing your resolutions, how will you face
\nMy Divine justice-you who are sometimes frightened by an angry fellow-human?
\n3. Why not begin today to prepare for the day of judgment? You will find it far less terrible
\nif you begin now to live as I command. On the day of judgment no man can be excused or
\ndefended by another. Each one will find it difficult enough to answer for his own sins.<\/p>\n
Prayer:\u00a0 May Christ be with us! May Christ be before us! May Christ be in us, Christ be over all! <\/p>\n Wednesday Prayer:\u00a0\u00a0 Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight O Lord my strength and my redeemer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday While I am on earth, my efforts are useful, my tears are acceptable, my sorrow has power Prayer:\u00a0 Our Father, Who art in \u00a0Heaven, hallowed by Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.<\/p>\n Friday Prayer:\u00a0 O Lord, our God, in Thy goodness and love for men forgive me all the sins I have committed today in word, deed or thought. Grant me peaceful and undisturbed sleep. Send Thy Guardian Angel to guard and protect me from all evil. For Thou art the guardian of our souls and bodies, and to Thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. <\/p>\n Saturday Prayer:\u00a0 Preserve O Lord while waking and guard us while sleeping that awake we may watch with Christ and asleep we may rest in peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday **This week ‘My Daily Bread’ devotional excerpts CHRIST (point of view) MY CHILD, your actions and thoughts should always be as orderly as though you expected to die this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-orthodox-daily-devotional","has_no_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16095"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16096,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16095\/revisions\/16096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nMay Thy Grace, Lord, Always be ours, This day, O Lord, and forevermore. Amen.
\nPrayer for the Faithful of St. Patrick\u00a0 Part 2<\/em><\/p>\n
\nCHRIST:
\nMY CHILD, those who are loyal to My commandments in this life, will not be in terror on
\nthe Day of judgment. The sign of the cross will appear in the sky when I come to judge the
\nworld. Then all my loyal followers, the followers of the cross, will come with great
\nconfidence to Me, their crucified King and judge.
\n2. On that day, the just shall stand against those who annoyed and persecuted them. Those
\nwho humbly bore the judgments of their fellowmen, will rise to judge the rest on that day.
\nThe poor and the humble will have great confidence and joy, but the proud and the selfish
\nlovers of this world will have many reasons to be afraid.
\n3. In that hour everyone will see that the wisest people were those who preferred to follow
\nMy commandments and live My way. They will no longer be considered fools by the
\nworldly-minded. All wrong-doing will be silenced and condemned, while every suffering
\nendured with patience, will bring joy and gladness. The unreligious will be sad, but My
\ndevoted followers will be filled with happiness. Many will thank Me for the hardships and
\ntrials which they bore on earth. That day will show forth My power, wisdom, and majesty.<\/p>\n
\nTHINK:
\nLike a river that flows ever onward toward the sea, the current of daily life moves ever
\nonward toward the Day of judgment. That day will correct the wrong standards and foolish
\nideals of worldly men. It will be the Day of Truth, the triumph of holiness. Will I drift
\nalong on my daily course or will I regularly check my direction by an intelligent selfexamination?
\nI prepare for a joyful judgment or a fearful one by the kind of life I live
\ntoday.<\/p>\n
\nto purify my soul. God desires to forgive me here and now. It is better to wash away my
\nsins and correct my bad habits now, rather than leave them for purification after death. I am
\ndeceiving myself when I follow my feelings and put off my repentance and resolutions.<\/p>\n
\nCHRIST:
\nMY CHILD, on the Day of judgment the rags of the poor will shine more brilliantly than
\nthe fine clothes of those who loved this earthly life too much. The homes of the poor will
\nbe honored more than the comfortable mansions of the rich. In that hour the patience of My
\nloyal followers will have greater merit than the human might of this world. Simple
\nobedience to My laws will be more highly praised than all earthly cleverness.
\n2. In the Day of Truth a pure and good conscience will bring more joy than mere learning.
\nThe man who refused to sin for earthly gain, will be the envy of those who lived only for
\nthis world. You will have more consolation\u00a0for having prayed devoutly than for having
\nenjoyed earth’s pleasures and comforts.<\/p>\n
\n*(Evening Prayer and Confession of Sins)<\/p>\n
\nThen you will be glad of the prayerful silence you observed, rather than for having
\ntalked a great deal. Good works will be of greater value than good words. Self-control and
\nhealthy penance will be more pleasing to you than all the delights of earth.
\nTHINK:
\nHow different are God’s standards from those of worldly men I Is it any wonder that those
\nwho live God’s way seem to live a foolish life? Yet the real fools are those who disagree
\nwith God’s standards. Christ is sure to triumph at the judgment, and those who follow His
\nstandards are certain to triumph with Him.<\/p>\n