June 2 Ss. Marcellinus & Peter. apostleshipofprayer Jun 1, 2009 Marcellinus and Peter were prominent enough in the memory of Church to be included among the saints of the Roman Canon. Mention of their …More
June 2 Ss. Marcellinus & Peter.
apostleshipofprayer Jun 1, 2009 Marcellinus and Peter were prominent enough in the memory of Church to be included among the saints of the Roman Canon. Mention of their names is optional in our present Eucharistic Prayer I. Marcellinus was a priest and Peter was an exorcist, that is, someone authorized by the Church to deal with cases of demonic possession. They were beheaded during the persecution of Diocletian. Pope Damasus wrote an epitaph apparently based on the report of their executioner, and Constantine erected a basilica over the crypt in which they were buried in Rome. Numerous legends sprang from an early account of their death.
Comment:
Why are these men included in our Eucharistic prayer, and given their own feast day, in spite of the fact that almost nothing is known about them? Probably because the Church respects its collective memory. They once sent an impulse of encouragement through the whole Church. They made the ultimate step of faith.
Quote:
"The Church has always believed that the apostles, and Christ's martyrs who had given the supreme witness of faith and charity by the shedding of their blood, are quite closely joined with us in Christ" (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, 50).
apostleshipofprayer Jun 1, 2009 Marcellinus and Peter were prominent enough in the memory of Church to be included among the saints of the Roman Canon. Mention of their names is optional in our present Eucharistic Prayer I. Marcellinus was a priest and Peter was an exorcist, that is, someone authorized by the Church to deal with cases of demonic possession. They were beheaded during the persecution of Diocletian. Pope Damasus wrote an epitaph apparently based on the report of their executioner, and Constantine erected a basilica over the crypt in which they were buried in Rome. Numerous legends sprang from an early account of their death.
Comment:
Why are these men included in our Eucharistic prayer, and given their own feast day, in spite of the fact that almost nothing is known about them? Probably because the Church respects its collective memory. They once sent an impulse of encouragement through the whole Church. They made the ultimate step of faith.
Quote:
"The Church has always believed that the apostles, and Christ's martyrs who had given the supreme witness of faith and charity by the shedding of their blood, are quite closely joined with us in Christ" (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, 50).
JUNE 2, 2011
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
LISTENING TO JESUS
June 2, 2011
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
Father Daniel Pajerski, LC
Matthew 28: 16-20
The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus
had ordered them. When they saw him, they worshiped, but they
doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, "All power in heaven
and on earth has been given to me. Go …More
JUNE 2, 2011
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
LISTENING TO JESUS
June 2, 2011
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
Father Daniel Pajerski, LC
Matthew 28: 16-20
The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus
had ordered them. When they saw him, they worshiped, but they
doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, "All power in heaven
and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples
of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have
commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of
the age."
Introductory Prayer: Lord, I believe that you have the power to do
all things, even the power to change my heart of stone into a heart
that loves you unconditionally. The day ahead of me will be filled
with countless activities, but I know that your presence will give me
the strength to do all the things you have commanded me to do.
Petition: Jesus, help me to obey your command to spread your
message.
1. Trust and Obedience: Obedience and trust in God are not highly
touted virtues in today's society, yet obedience to Jesus' command to
go to Galilee was the door that gave the apostles access to Christ.
Any one of the apostles was free to go his own way, but that way
would not necessarily lead him to the vision of the Risen Christ.
They had trusted him until this point, and they showed by going that
they were ready to entrust their lives entirely to his guidance. When
we are obedient to the Word of God, to Christ's teachings, to the
teachings of the Church, we are giving God free rein to live in us
and to act through us. Obedience of this kind is possible only when
we commit ourselves to the Lord, when we trust in him and exercise a
living faith that he wishes to guide us through his appointed
instruments.
2. Doubt Is an Invitation: "Our help is in the name of the Lord who
made heaven and earth" (Psalm 124). Following Jesus is a challenge
because he does not always allow us to perceive his presence. At
times we see him acting clearly in our lives; at other times we
doubt, just as the disciples did. Instead of causing us alarm,
moments of doubt in our hearts should be countered by a firm decision
to trust in him always. Christ drew closer to them precisely when the
disciples doubted. At the moment when their vision was clouded, he
reassured them: "All power in heaven and earth has been given to
me." Do I turn my mind and heart to Our Lord as soon as my spirit is
troubled?
3. With God Everything Is Possible: Jesus wants to share his power
with us, and he does so through the Sacraments, beginning with
Baptism. With his power he also gives us a share in his mission: "Go,
therefore, and make disciples of all nations." Friendship with Jesus
is also a commitment to teach others to share in the joy of knowing
and loving him. Our relationship with Jesus broadens our horizons
because we share in his life and in the life of the Father and of
the Holy Spirit. The mission to make disciples of all nations might
seem daunting, but God himself is on our side: "Behold, I am with you
always." So our trust in the Lord widens the narrow horizon of our
own self-seeking. We need to commit our ways to the Lord so that we
can be loyal instruments of his mercy and love. We are called to
fulfill his command to spread his message far and wide.
Conversation with Christ: Thank you, Jesus, for allowing me to share
in your life and in your mission. I trust in your loving presence in
my life. You are my strength in weakness and my light in darkness.
Help me to follow your commandments. In them I find you and I find
peace.
Resolution: I will build up charity today by saying only good things
about others.
meditation.regnumchristi.org
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
LISTENING TO JESUS
June 2, 2011
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
Father Daniel Pajerski, LC
Matthew 28: 16-20
The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus
had ordered them. When they saw him, they worshiped, but they
doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, "All power in heaven
and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples
of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have
commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of
the age."
Introductory Prayer: Lord, I believe that you have the power to do
all things, even the power to change my heart of stone into a heart
that loves you unconditionally. The day ahead of me will be filled
with countless activities, but I know that your presence will give me
the strength to do all the things you have commanded me to do.
Petition: Jesus, help me to obey your command to spread your
message.
1. Trust and Obedience: Obedience and trust in God are not highly
touted virtues in today's society, yet obedience to Jesus' command to
go to Galilee was the door that gave the apostles access to Christ.
Any one of the apostles was free to go his own way, but that way
would not necessarily lead him to the vision of the Risen Christ.
They had trusted him until this point, and they showed by going that
they were ready to entrust their lives entirely to his guidance. When
we are obedient to the Word of God, to Christ's teachings, to the
teachings of the Church, we are giving God free rein to live in us
and to act through us. Obedience of this kind is possible only when
we commit ourselves to the Lord, when we trust in him and exercise a
living faith that he wishes to guide us through his appointed
instruments.
2. Doubt Is an Invitation: "Our help is in the name of the Lord who
made heaven and earth" (Psalm 124). Following Jesus is a challenge
because he does not always allow us to perceive his presence. At
times we see him acting clearly in our lives; at other times we
doubt, just as the disciples did. Instead of causing us alarm,
moments of doubt in our hearts should be countered by a firm decision
to trust in him always. Christ drew closer to them precisely when the
disciples doubted. At the moment when their vision was clouded, he
reassured them: "All power in heaven and earth has been given to
me." Do I turn my mind and heart to Our Lord as soon as my spirit is
troubled?
3. With God Everything Is Possible: Jesus wants to share his power
with us, and he does so through the Sacraments, beginning with
Baptism. With his power he also gives us a share in his mission: "Go,
therefore, and make disciples of all nations." Friendship with Jesus
is also a commitment to teach others to share in the joy of knowing
and loving him. Our relationship with Jesus broadens our horizons
because we share in his life and in the life of the Father and of
the Holy Spirit. The mission to make disciples of all nations might
seem daunting, but God himself is on our side: "Behold, I am with you
always." So our trust in the Lord widens the narrow horizon of our
own self-seeking. We need to commit our ways to the Lord so that we
can be loyal instruments of his mercy and love. We are called to
fulfill his command to spread his message far and wide.
Conversation with Christ: Thank you, Jesus, for allowing me to share
in your life and in your mission. I trust in your loving presence in
my life. You are my strength in weakness and my light in darkness.
Help me to follow your commandments. In them I find you and I find
peace.
Resolution: I will build up charity today by saying only good things
about others.
meditation.regnumchristi.org
June 2 - Ss. Marcellinus & Peter
(d. 304) Marcellinus and Peter were prominent enough in the memory of Church to be included among the saints of the Roman Canon. Mention of their names is optional in our present Eucharistic Prayer I.
Comment:
Why are these men included in our Eucharistic prayer, and given their own feast day, in spite of the fact that almost nothing is known about them? Probably …More
June 2 - Ss. Marcellinus & Peter
(d. 304) Marcellinus and Peter were prominent enough in the memory of Church to be included among the saints of the Roman Canon. Mention of their names is optional in our present Eucharistic Prayer I.
Comment:
Why are these men included in our Eucharistic prayer, and given their own feast day, in spite of the fact that almost nothing is known about them? Probably because the Church respects its collective memory. They once sent an impulse of encouragement through the whole Church. They made the ultimate step of faith.
Quote:
"The Church has always believed that the apostles, and Christ's martyrs who had given the supreme witness of faith and charity by the shedding of their blood, are quite closely joined with us in Christ" (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, 50).
Marcellinus was a priest and Peter was an exorcist, that is, someone authorized by the Church to deal with cases of demonic possession. They were beheaded during the persecution of Diocletian. Pope Damasus wrote an epitaph apparently based on the report of their executioner, and Constantine erected a basilica over the crypt in which they were buried in Rome. Numerous legends sprang from an early account of their death.
www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/saint.aspx
(d. 304) Marcellinus and Peter were prominent enough in the memory of Church to be included among the saints of the Roman Canon. Mention of their names is optional in our present Eucharistic Prayer I.
Comment:
Why are these men included in our Eucharistic prayer, and given their own feast day, in spite of the fact that almost nothing is known about them? Probably because the Church respects its collective memory. They once sent an impulse of encouragement through the whole Church. They made the ultimate step of faith.
Quote:
"The Church has always believed that the apostles, and Christ's martyrs who had given the supreme witness of faith and charity by the shedding of their blood, are quite closely joined with us in Christ" (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, 50).
Marcellinus was a priest and Peter was an exorcist, that is, someone authorized by the Church to deal with cases of demonic possession. They were beheaded during the persecution of Diocletian. Pope Damasus wrote an epitaph apparently based on the report of their executioner, and Constantine erected a basilica over the crypt in which they were buried in Rome. Numerous legends sprang from an early account of their death.
www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/saint.aspx