Daily Mass, The Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Thursday, September 14, 2023

Daily Mass, The Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Thursday, September 14, 2023 Welcome to St. Gilbert Church! Good morning! O God, who willed that your Only Begotten Son should undergo the Cross to save the human race grant, we pray that we who have known his mystery on earth, may merit the grace of his redemption in heaven. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. Amen. Trust in the Journey Reflect Sometimes on the path we’re walking upon it is easy to become haunted by regret, comparisons, or dreams yet to be attained. The contemplative must rise above lingering either-or judgments of oneself and trust in the non-dualistic path that has uniquely chosen them to walk upon it. Pray I dare to experience my life as it is—not as I hoped it would be, plagued by fear of regret; not as theirs has unfolded, taunted by crafted facades; not as the dreams I drink, spun out into drunken oblivion. Today I will trust the path ahead—the one that calls me forth, whether winter or spring, whether day or night, a consistency I must honor, pulling me mysteriously forward even when I feel I’m starting over. In a world that is not my own, I will make our path my home. Act Whenever you begin to judge yourself through the lens of regret, comparisons, or unattained dreams, allow a phrase from this prayer to gently ruminate in you until the judgment passes. ----- From Pause+Pray, Franciscan Media, Spetember 14, 2023 This stream is created with #PRISMLiveStudio