Ss. Cyril & Methodius--Feb. 14 Reflection Reflection for 2/14/09 Home - Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network Saints Cyril and Methodius (Greek: Κύριλλος καὶ Μεθόδιος, Old Church Slavonic: Кѷриллъ …More
Ss. Cyril & Methodius--Feb. 14 Reflection
Reflection for 2/14/09 Home - Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network
Saints Cyril and Methodius (Greek: Κύριλλος καὶ Μεθόδιος, Old Church Slavonic: Кѷриллъ и Меѳодїи[more]) were two Byzantine Greek brothers born in Thessaloniki in the 9th century.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] They became missionaries of Christianity among the Slavic peoples of Great Moravia and Pannonia. Through their work they influenced the cultural development of all Slavs, for which they received the title "Apostles to the Slavs". They are credited with devising the Glagolitic alphabet, the first alphabet used to transcribe the Old Church Slavonic language.[11] After their deaths, their pupils continued their missionary work among other Slavs. Both brothers are venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church as saints with the title of "Equals to the Apostles". In 1880, Pope Leo XIII introduced their feast into the calendar of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1980, Pope John Paul II declared …More
Reflection for 2/14/09 Home - Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network
Saints Cyril and Methodius (Greek: Κύριλλος καὶ Μεθόδιος, Old Church Slavonic: Кѷриллъ и Меѳодїи[more]) were two Byzantine Greek brothers born in Thessaloniki in the 9th century.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] They became missionaries of Christianity among the Slavic peoples of Great Moravia and Pannonia. Through their work they influenced the cultural development of all Slavs, for which they received the title "Apostles to the Slavs". They are credited with devising the Glagolitic alphabet, the first alphabet used to transcribe the Old Church Slavonic language.[11] After their deaths, their pupils continued their missionary work among other Slavs. Both brothers are venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church as saints with the title of "Equals to the Apostles". In 1880, Pope Leo XIII introduced their feast into the calendar of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1980, Pope John Paul II declared …More
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
LOVING CHRIST FOR WHO HE IS
February 14, 2011
Memorial of Saint Cyril, monk, and Saint Methodius, bishop
Mark 8:11-13
The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, asking him for a sign
from heaven, to test him. And he sighed deeply in his spirit and
said, "Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no
sign will be given to this …More
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
LOVING CHRIST FOR WHO HE IS
February 14, 2011
Memorial of Saint Cyril, monk, and Saint Methodius, bishop
Mark 8:11-13
The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, asking him for a sign
from heaven, to test him. And he sighed deeply in his spirit and
said, "Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no
sign will be given to this generation." And he left them, and getting
into the boat again, he went across to the other side.
Introductory Prayer: Lord, I can be so cold to your salvific
presence as I hurry about living the moment and becoming so
sufficient unto myself. There is little wonder that I find it hard
to bring myself to prayer—to use faith to know you, divine love
to live in you, and theological hope to trust in you. I approach you
now, wanting only to be a more faithful disciple of your Kingdom.
Petition: Lord, grant a faith that will console your heart.
1. Sending Christ Away G. K. Chesterton once asserted, "The
Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been
found difficult and left untried." Jesus truly loves us and would
never refuse a humble soul the true goods he needs for fulfillment
and salvation. If our wants, like those of the Pharisees, end up
leaving God silent and our spiritual life cold, it may be a call for
us to purify our hearts of the remaining dregs of our
self-centeredness. We should carefully avoid the attitudes and words
that repel Christ. Christ will not let himself be loved for who he
is not, and he will not indulge the desires we have for who we are
not. We can want our happiness to be many things, but Christ wants us
to accept that his will is the heart of our fulfillment.
2. Prayer Is My Daily Breath of Air for the Soul Jesus converses
with our souls in a language that flows from supernatural attitudes
of faith, hope and love. He will remain silent, however, if we drag
him down to the small, narrow framework of our reason and
calculations—wanting to "figure it out for ourselves" before we
will act. Jesus does not want to be Superman, who comes into our
lives only when things are really bad and all is lost. Rather, Christ
intervenes because he wants a life of communion and grace day after
day, sharing his life with each and every soul. He wants our living
in fidelity and childlike trust to be like breathing the air.
3. The Signs That Bring Christ to Us Christ did give us sure signs
of his daily presence in our lives. The first is the sign of the
cross. Only faith will unlock its mystery and bring us to the
encounter between our sin and God's mercy. Sin is at the heart of
the worst that can go wrong with our life; the sign of the Crucified
One is its cure. Faith will permit us, as it did the good thief, to
see Christ's love at the center of the universe and the world being
drawn towards it as if into a vortex. Another sign he left us is the
Eucharist. It is the most powerful sign because it contains the
author of the sign himself. Christ humbles himself to stay with us
at all costs. Under the appearance of bread and wine, he reveals what
he wants to be for our souls; Under the veil of the sacrament, we
learn to encounter Christ personally as pure love. "On the night he
was betrayed he showed the depth of his love..." Let these signs be
the "love language" by which we talk to Christ in the way he wants to
be known, loved and adored.
Conversation with Christ: Christ, let my prideful demands melt away
before a mature encounter with your divine love. Keep my immaturity
from impeding the expansion of your Kingdom; rather, let me humbly
accept my need to change the way I relate to your true plan for my
life.
Resolution: I will spend some time today acknowledging and thanking
Jesus for the signs he has given me to know, love and serve him
better in my life.
meditation.regnumchristi.org
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
LOVING CHRIST FOR WHO HE IS
February 14, 2011
Memorial of Saint Cyril, monk, and Saint Methodius, bishop
Mark 8:11-13
The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, asking him for a sign
from heaven, to test him. And he sighed deeply in his spirit and
said, "Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no
sign will be given to this generation." And he left them, and getting
into the boat again, he went across to the other side.
Introductory Prayer: Lord, I can be so cold to your salvific
presence as I hurry about living the moment and becoming so
sufficient unto myself. There is little wonder that I find it hard
to bring myself to prayer—to use faith to know you, divine love
to live in you, and theological hope to trust in you. I approach you
now, wanting only to be a more faithful disciple of your Kingdom.
Petition: Lord, grant a faith that will console your heart.
1. Sending Christ Away G. K. Chesterton once asserted, "The
Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been
found difficult and left untried." Jesus truly loves us and would
never refuse a humble soul the true goods he needs for fulfillment
and salvation. If our wants, like those of the Pharisees, end up
leaving God silent and our spiritual life cold, it may be a call for
us to purify our hearts of the remaining dregs of our
self-centeredness. We should carefully avoid the attitudes and words
that repel Christ. Christ will not let himself be loved for who he
is not, and he will not indulge the desires we have for who we are
not. We can want our happiness to be many things, but Christ wants us
to accept that his will is the heart of our fulfillment.
2. Prayer Is My Daily Breath of Air for the Soul Jesus converses
with our souls in a language that flows from supernatural attitudes
of faith, hope and love. He will remain silent, however, if we drag
him down to the small, narrow framework of our reason and
calculations—wanting to "figure it out for ourselves" before we
will act. Jesus does not want to be Superman, who comes into our
lives only when things are really bad and all is lost. Rather, Christ
intervenes because he wants a life of communion and grace day after
day, sharing his life with each and every soul. He wants our living
in fidelity and childlike trust to be like breathing the air.
3. The Signs That Bring Christ to Us Christ did give us sure signs
of his daily presence in our lives. The first is the sign of the
cross. Only faith will unlock its mystery and bring us to the
encounter between our sin and God's mercy. Sin is at the heart of
the worst that can go wrong with our life; the sign of the Crucified
One is its cure. Faith will permit us, as it did the good thief, to
see Christ's love at the center of the universe and the world being
drawn towards it as if into a vortex. Another sign he left us is the
Eucharist. It is the most powerful sign because it contains the
author of the sign himself. Christ humbles himself to stay with us
at all costs. Under the appearance of bread and wine, he reveals what
he wants to be for our souls; Under the veil of the sacrament, we
learn to encounter Christ personally as pure love. "On the night he
was betrayed he showed the depth of his love..." Let these signs be
the "love language" by which we talk to Christ in the way he wants to
be known, loved and adored.
Conversation with Christ: Christ, let my prideful demands melt away
before a mature encounter with your divine love. Keep my immaturity
from impeding the expansion of your Kingdom; rather, let me humbly
accept my need to change the way I relate to your true plan for my
life.
Resolution: I will spend some time today acknowledging and thanking
Jesus for the signs he has given me to know, love and serve him
better in my life.
meditation.regnumchristi.org