Opening Prayer
Awesome Holy God, You blind me! The vision of Your transcendence makes my spirit soar and burns deep within me. You touch my heart as You purify my lips. Help me to speak Your Word. As far beyond us as You are, You are deep within. You know me from the inside out. You are the light who reveals the darkness and shows us the way. In darkness, you reveal light. Calm us in the dark, frightening times, that we can hear You. Reveal to us again how intimate You are, even though You are transcendently beyond. The mystery of You within and beyond is awesome. Thank you for choosing me to speak Your Word and share Your message. “Here I am. Send me!”
St. Therese, we are aware that in 1858, your parents, Zelie Guerin and Louis Martin, were married this day. They had both pursued other vocations as a Nun and Priest, but God called them together into the holy vocation of marriage – and they produced a holy and wonderful family. Help us to reverence marriage as a reflection and sacrament of God’s covenant and faithfulness to us. As parents, help us instill a great spirituality of the holiness of all life into our children.
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