The Passionists of Holy Cross Province

The Love that Compels

Prayer for Healing

Fr. James Thoman, CP 1948-2010
Fr. Jim Thoman, CP 1948-2010

“What’s to fear?
I’m excited about the future.”
~Fr. Jim Thoman, CP, March 13, 2010

 

 

 

Prayer for Healing

Loving God, help me surrender my
will to you, this day and every day, in
complete and loving trust.

Free me from anxiety over the past
and fear of the future. Accept my
gratitude this day for the gift of life
You have given so generously to me.

Guide me in my struggles so that
I may bear witness to the living hope
found in you.

Bless me, O Lord, and each of us, for
In you we have nothing to fear and
everything to anticipate with joy. Amen.

 

 

Ash Wednesday

On March 2, the Church celebrates Ash Wednesday. 

Most of us learned early in our Catholic lives that Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent, and that is a time of special sacrifice in preparation for the Easter celebration of Jesus’ Resurrection.

Dear brothers and sisters, every moment of our lives is a time for believing, hoping and loving…. These words of Pope Francis, taken from his Lenten Message of last year, 2021, and echoing the virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity, can still inspire our answer to the question: “What am I giving up for Lent?” 

We can draw our Lenten sacrifices out of our daily life: 

Share our faith in God’s presence by sharing in prayer with our family or with those in our parish community.
Share our hope in God’s promises by encouraging positive and respectful dialogue in our family circle and among our friends. 
Share the charity God has bestowed on us in the Passion of Jesus, with those whose sufferings are ignored or aggravated.

Let us pray for one another as we enter the season of Lent. Our Passionist “motto” can be our daily prayer during Lent, “May the Passion of Jesus Christ be always in our hearts.”