This Lent we are inviting you to pray in solidarity with others during the season. In every Church and Chapel, the Lord is waiting for us to come and spend time with Him, either in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament or simply before the
Tabernacle.
Our challenge is to take some time out of our schedules in the weeks leading up to Easter to watch and pray with Him. Whether it’s 15 mins or an hour, the Lord delights in our efforts. The most important thing is to set the time, and be faithful to it. In his short book “Time for God” Jacques Philippe says “What matters is not that our mental prayer is beautiful or whether it works or or whether it is enriched by deep thoughts or feelings but whether it is persevering and faithful… it is faithfulness alone that enables the life of prayer to bear wonderful fruit.“__
We will offer some short reflections each Sunday with a particular scripture passage which you can also pray and reflect on. In the words of St. Catherine of Siena, “Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring. Let us go forth an endure together.”
Sometimes it is helpful to have some spiritual reading whilst sitting with Our Lord. Here is a small list of books to help get you started. Where possible we have linked to Australian Catholic bookshops!
Time for God – Jacques Philippe
Introduction to the Devout Life – St Francis de Sales
Introduction to the Spiritual Life – Brant Pitre
Create in Me a Clean Heart – Sarah Christmyer
The Fourth Cup – Scott Hahn
Interior Castle – St Teresa of Avila
To know Christ Jesus – Frank Sheed
Power of Silence – Cardinal Sarah
Jesus of Nazareth Holy Week – Pope Benedict XVI or Jesus of Nazareth Baptism to the Transfiguration
The Screwtape Letters – CS Lewis
Christ in Our Midst – Caryll Houselander
Abandonment to Divine Providence – Jean-Pierre de Caussade
If you live in Melbourne, the Emmanuel Community have a wonderful resource for people looking for places to do a Holy Hour. Thank you to the team there for letting us access it! Click the button below if you are interested.
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