Ninth Day – Thank you, Jesus!
Today’s Scripture
Then Jesus asked, ‘Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they? Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?’
Luke 17: 17-18
Fourth Day – How do we look at each other?
Today’s Scripture
Mark 10: 21-22 Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, ‘You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.’ When he heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving, for he had many possessions.
First Day – What do you desire?
Today’s Scripture
The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed, ‘Look, here is the Lamb of God!’ The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.
John 1: 35-37
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Novena intentions
A Novena is typically time to make an intention for your prayer. Naming your desire to God helps you to clarify and focus. Making a note can also be helpful. The traditional printed prayers often included a space with “Make your intentions here” or a similar suggestion. If you find such a place on the Novena prayers in Sacred Space, you can have write you own intentions there instead of that phrase. To do so, go to the link on the right hand side that says “To make or change your list, please click here.” You will then be able to make a note of your prayer intentions. You can save your a name for your list and enter up to three intentions.
This information is stored on the computer you are using now. It is not communicated to Sacred Space and is visible only to those who log on to the computer as you do. To name, delete or change your list, use the link on the right side of the page
The Sacred Heart
For most people the Feast of the Sacred Heart and the Novena to the Sacred Heart belong in the month of June – however not so this year. In 2008, the Novena started on Thursday 22 May and the Feast day was celebrated on Friday 30 May. Eileen Good spoke to Irish Jesuit Barney McGuckian about why it was so early.
[podcast]http://sacredspace.ie/audio/rnn20080514_03.mp3[/podcast]
Novena to the Sacred Heart
The origin of the idea of praying for a special intention for nine days is very attractive and worth thinking about – it comes from the alleged length of time that Mary and the eleven remaining disciples spent praying together in the upper room, waiting for the Spirit to come upon them at Pentecost. Read more of Novena to the Sacred Heart »