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Category: Lent, Seven Penitential Psalms Tag: confession, forgiveness, lent, penance, Pharisaism, psalms, sin

 

Week 5 | Psalm 102 [101]

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A prayer of one afflicted, when he is faint and pours out his complaint before the Lord.

102 Hear my prayer, O Lord;let my cry come to thee!2 Do not hide thy face from me    in the day of my distress!Incline thy ear to me;    answer me speedily in the day when I call!

3 For my days pass away like smoke,    and my bones burn like a furnace.4 My heart is smitten like grass, and withered;    I forget to eat my bread.5 Because of my loud groaning    my bones cleave to my flesh.6 I am like a vulture of the wilderness,    like an owl of the waste places;7 I lie awake,    I am like a lonely bird on the housetop.8 All the day my enemies taunt me,    those who deride me use my name for a curse.9 For I eat ashes like bread,    and mingle tears with my drink,10 because of thy indignation and anger;    for thou hast taken me up and thrown me away.11 My days are like an evening shadow;    I wither away like grass.

12 But thou, O Lord, art enthroned for ever;    thy name endures to all generations.13 Thou wilt arise and have pity on Zion;    it is the time to favor her;    the appointed time has come.14 For thy servants hold her stones dear,    and have pity on her dust.15 The nations will fear the name of the Lord,    and all the kings of the earth thy glory.16 For the Lord will build up Zion,    he will appear in his glory;17 he will regard the prayer of the destitute,    and will not despise their supplication.

18 Let this be recorded for a generation to come,    so that a people yet unborn may praise the Lord:19 that he looked down from his holy height,    from heaven the Lord looked at the earth,20 to hear the groans of the prisoners,    to set free those who were doomed to die;21 that men may declare in Zion the name of the Lord,    and in Jerusalem his praise,22 when peoples gather together,    and kingdoms, to worship the Lord.

23 He has broken my strength in midcourse;    he has shortened my days.24 “O my God,” I say, “take me not hence    in the midst of my days,thou whose years endure    throughout all generations!”

25 Of old thou didst lay the foundation of the earth,    and the heavens are the work of thy hands.26 They will perish, but thou dost endure;    they will all wear out like a garment.Thou changest them like raiment, and they pass away;27     but thou art the same, and thy years have no end.28 The children of thy servants shall dwell secure;    their posterity shall be established before thee.

Sometimes we need to have hope that God will make it right.

Over the past few weeks more folks have been coming to confession.  The episode is me pondering over this current increase.

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One of the hardest things we can endure is when a loved one leaves the Catholic faith. Our minds are often filled with questions, blame, and doubt in ourselves. Father Jeffrey Kirby has written a wonderful devotional to help bring those loved ones back home. Way of the Cross for Loved Ones Who Have Left the Faith is a fantastic way to pray your loved ones back to the Church and....surprise....it's not just for Lent! Get your copy here.

Questions Covered:

 

04:13 - I was taught that taking the Lord’s name in vain meant using the Lord’s name for a vain purpose. Is that correct? 

07:39 - What would happen if a pope did teach heresy? 

15:23 - My cousin claims that the Church is founded on pagan belief and traditions. How can I respond to him? 

19:33 - I grew up Protestant and we would end our prayers by saying, “In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.” Why don’t Catholics end their prayers like that? 

22:13 - When in Church history did private confessions begin? 

29:51 - Is it against Church teaching to play with subliminals to change your perception or body? 

35:33 - What is the Church saying about the morality of taking the covid vaccines? 

44:13 - How can I prove that faith and science are very compatible? 

48:32 - I have heard in my history class that Jesus’ life happened at the same time as Jewish riots in his area. Would Jesus have rioted? 

52:26 - If your parents ask you to do something wrong or immoral, must you still honor them as the commandment says?

Questions Covered:

 

05:03 - Does the Catholic Church grant indulgences to men who fought in the Crusades? I heard that on the history channel. 

10:33 - If Jesus opened the gates of heaven, did Satan open the gates of hell? 

14:27 - What is your best on what would happen with the return of Jesus if people live throughout the solar system someday? 

18:44 - When we’re in heaven, will people have to take turns with Jesus? 

23:08 - To what extent is it okay to listen to song lyrics that take the Lord’s name in vain? 

31:10 - What does it mean in Galatians 5:20 when it refers to “party spirit”? I am reading the RSV translation. 

34:13 - Is God everywhere at once? 

36:35 - Is it possible to ask God to forgive Satan? 

40:54 - Why do we say “our life, our sweetness, and our hope” to the Virgin Mary in the Hail, Holy Queen? 

47:23 - How do I determine if something is coincidence or providential? 

53:27 - Where do the wives for Adam and Eve’s sons come from?

On this episode of Young Catholics Respond, Brian Caley and Bill Snyder talk about mental health and the Agony in the Garden. 

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God calls each one by name. Everyone’s name is sacred. The name is the icon of the person. It demands respect as a sign of the dignity of the one who bears it. What does that mean for God’s name?

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-There is power in a name.  Moses received the name of God which gave him the authority to perform miracles.

-“Our Father, who art in Heaven, Your name is Holy”

2nd commandment – Thou shalt not take the Lord’s name in vain  (CCC 2142-2167)

2142 The second commandment prescribes respect for the Lord’s name. Like the first commandment, it belongs to the virtue of religion and more particularly it governs our use of speech in sacred matters.

2143 Among all the words of Revelation, there is one which is unique: the revealed name of God. God confides his name to those who believe in him; he reveals himself to them in his personal mystery. The gift of a name belongs to the order of trust and intimacy. “The Lord’s name is holy.” For this reason man must not abuse it. He must keep it in mind in silent, loving adoration. He will not introduce it into his own speech except to bless, praise, and glorify it.74

2146 The second commandment forbids the abuse of God’s name, i.e., every improper use of the names of God, Jesus Christ, but also of the Virgin Mary and all the saints.

2147 Promises made to others in God’s name engage the divine honor, fidelity, truthfulness, and authority. They must be respected in justice. To be unfaithful to them is to misuse God’s name and in some way to make God out to be a liar.77

2148 Blasphemy is directly opposed to the second commandment. It consists in uttering against God – inwardly or outwardly – words of hatred, reproach, or defiance; in speaking ill of God; in failing in respect toward him in one’s speech; in misusing God’s name. St. James condemns those “who blaspheme that honorable name [of Jesus] by which you are called.”78 The prohibition of blasphemy extends to language against Christ’s Church, the saints, and sacred things. It is also blasphemous to make use of God’s name to cover up criminal practices, to reduce peoples to servitude, to torture persons or put them to death. The misuse of God’s name to commit a crime can provoke others to repudiate religion.

2150 The second commandment forbids false oaths. Taking an oath or swearing is to take God as witness to what one affirms. It is to invoke the divine truthfulness as a pledge of one’s own truthfulness. An oath engages the Lord’s name. “You shall fear the LORD your God; you shall serve him, and swear by his name.”

2808 In the decisive moments of his economy God reveals his name, but he does so by accomplishing his work. This work, then, is realized for us and in us only if his name is hallowed by us and in us.

-Movie Rule: Train yourself against humor which violates the 2nd commandment