{"id":21941,"date":"2019-01-13T17:53:59","date_gmt":"2019-01-13T16:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/?p=21941"},"modified":"2019-01-13T17:53:59","modified_gmt":"2019-01-13T16:53:59","slug":"weekly-prayers-162","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/weekly-prayers-162\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Prayers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21942\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/files\/2019\/01\/12B2D8CA-240C-41CD-B5ED-B66084DECC96.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"247\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\">Monday 14 January 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">The Feast of St Mungo is usually celebrated on 13 January but as this was a Sunday this year, the Feast has been moved to today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">He was the 6<\/span><span class=\"s4\">th<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> century apostle of the Kingdom of Strathclyde in Scotland and patron saint and founder of the city of Glasgow. Saint Mungo performed four religious miracles in Glasgow. \u00a0The following verse is used to remember St. Mungo\u2019s four miracles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">Here is the bird that never flew.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">Here is the tree that never grew.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">Here is the bell that never rang.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">Here is the fish that never swam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">Let us pray together for the people of Glasgow and its local area. We pray that the faith of St Mungo will inspire them to bring the Gospel to all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s5\">Our Father\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\">Tuesday 15 January 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s6\">Next week on Tuesday 22 January we have our Holy Hour for Vocations and we hope that pupils, staff and families will come to pray for this very important intention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s6\">Trying to discover what we should do with our lives is not an easy task. We pray for God\u2019s help at those times in life when we need to make a decision about our vocation<\/span><span class=\"s7\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s7\">Lord, I thank <\/span><span class=\"s7\">You<\/span><span class=\"s7\"> for the gifts You have given me, especially for life, love, family and friends. \u00a0Help me to know myself better and to know my talents, as I pray, study and decide on my life&#8217;s work. \u00a0Help me to see and understand the path <\/span><span class=\"s7\">You<\/span><span class=\"s7\"> open for me. Help me choose a life&#8217;s work which will be in response to my potential and your love for me.<\/span><span class=\"s7\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s7\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s7\">If I am being invited to follow <\/span><span class=\"s7\">You<\/span><span class=\"s7\"> as a priest, brother, sister, give me a generous heart to respond to your challenging call and the strength to follow You wherever You lead me.<\/span><span class=\"s7\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s7\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s8\">Our Father\u2026\u2026..<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s9\">Wednesday 16 January 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">As we begin this day, we ask God to fill us with his Spirit and to guide us in his love throughout the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">Father, you fill the Hearts of the Faithful with your Spirit. You send us the light of the Holy Spirit. Help us to use the gifts of knowledge, understanding, right judgement and courage in all that we do today. We pray that in our actions others will see your love in their lives. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s5\">Hail Mary\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s9\">Thursday 17 January 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">Memorial of St Anthony, abbot<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">St. Anthony, the father of monks, retired to the desert at about the age of eighteen in order to live in perfect solitude. \u00a0&#8220;His was a perfectly purified soul. No pain could annoy him, no pleasure bind him. In him was neither laughter nor sadness. The sight of the crowd did not trouble him and the warm greetings of so many men did not move him. In a word, he was thoroughly immune to the vanities of the world, like a man unswervingly governed by reason, established in inner peace and harmony.&#8221; \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">We pray for those in monastic life and pray for a resurgence of vocations to this life. We pray that in our very busy lives we may find true peace and contentment in a good relationship with God and our neighbour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s5\">Our Father \u2026..<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\">Friday 18 January 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">In his letter for World Peace Day on 1 January 2019, Pope Francis called for people to join in \u2018a great project of peace\u2019 to bring true peace, the Peace of Christ to our World. This us commit ourselves to join this \u2018great project of peace\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">Almighty and eternal God, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">may<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> Your grace enkindle in all of us<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">a<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> love for the many unfortunate people,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">whom<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> poverty and misery reduce to a condition of life unworthy of human beings. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">Arouse in the hearts of those who call You Father <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">a<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> hunger and thirst for social justice <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">and<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> for fraternal charity in deeds and in truth. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">Grant, O Lord, peace in our days: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">peace<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> to souls, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">peace<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> in families, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">and<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> peace among nations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">Amen<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s7\">Let us pray together,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s8\">Our Father\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday 14 January 2019. The Feast of St Mungo is usually celebrated on 13 January but as this was a Sunday this year, the Feast has been moved to today. 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