The God Minute

Concert Friday - Simplicity
Today we celebrate the Feast of St. John Gabriel Perboyre, a Vincentian priest who was martyred for the faith and canonized in 1996.

GOD MOMENT
"How I love you Lord.  Only You."

MUSIC
"Simplicity" - is the name of the song chosen for today.  It is performed by Rend Collective, a Christian music group out of Northern Ireland.  And the words of this song, are indeed simple and beautifully express the desire to give ourselves completely over to the love of God. 

Prayer:
O my divine Savior, transform me into yourself. 

May my hands be the hands of Jesus. May my tongue be the tongue of Jesus.

Grant that every faculty of my body may serve only to glorify you. 

Above all, transform my soul and all its powers 

so that my memory, will and affections may be the memory, will and affections of Jesus. 

I pray to you to destroy in me all that is not of you. 

Grant that I may live but in you, by you and for you, so that I may truly say with St. Paul,

“I live now, not I, but Christ lives in me.” 

— St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M.

 Watch Video Here

When God promises that He will care for us....do you believe? Truly, believe? As Peggy shares, it's easy oftentimes to confuse our own wants with the blessing of God who ACTUALLY KNOWS what it is that we need.

SCRIPTURE
MT 6: 30-33

MUSIC
The Lion and the Lamb by David Nevue
Traces by Ever So Blue

During September Spirit when we explore the Vincentian charism we are taking Random Wednesdays and highlighting a group of charity that follows the rule or spirit of St. Vincent de Paul. Today is great one!

Be sure and go back to our home page on the app and tap BLOG to see a short video on the history and founding of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul!

Complexity of Life - Do you notice how we have made everything in life so complex?  Simplicity of words and clarity of meaning can make a difference in understanding the truth and simplify our lives to better understand the love of God.

“Simplicity must be held in great esteem by those who profess to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ.”           - St. Vincent de Paul 

SCRIPTURE
John 14: 23
(Psalm 36)

GOD MOMENT
Today let me simplify my life by focusing on Jesus.

MUSIC
"Tis A Gift To Be Simple".  - Richard Irwin

In our second week of SEPTEMBER SPIRIT, reflecting a bit on Vincentian spirituality, the virtue of Simplicity will perfume our prayer. Sr. Carol helps us appreciate it in a practical way.

SCRIPTURE
Philippians 4: 6-7

MUSIC
Kyrie Eleison
You are my Hiding Place  by David Nevue

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
BE OPEN and find ways to attach yourself to the Lord by taking greater responsibility and ownership for the mission of the gospel by being a disciple who gets involved in the life-changing and life-giving work of the Lord.

SCRIPTURE
Mark 7: 31 - 37

GOD MOMENT
"Sometimes one must go from God to go to God"

MUSIC
"Open My Eyes" by Jesse Manibusan

1ST SORROWFUL MYSTERY
The Agony in the Garden

Each Saturday we honor our Blessed Mother Mary.  Today we begin with the recitation of the first decade of the Sorrowful Mysteries, the agony in the garden.

GOD MOMENT
"Pray for us O Holy Mother of God."


MUSIC:
"Stabet Mater"
"At The Cross Her Station Keeping"

Click on our app BLOG to see the video to it (though it's no big deal)

CALLING ON ANGELS
Jane Sieberry and KD Lang

Santa Maria, Santa Teresa, Santa Anna, Santa Susannah
Santa Cecilia, Santa Copelia, Santa Domenica, Mary Angelica
Frater Achad, Frater Pietro, Julianus, Petronilla
Santa, Santos, Miroslaw, Vladimir and all the rest

A man is placed upon the steps and a baby cries
High above you can hear the church bells start to ring
And as the heaviness, oh, the heaviness, the body settles in
Somewhere you can hear a mother sing

Then it's one foot, then the other as you step out on the road
Step out on the road, how much weight, how much?
Then it's how long and how far and how many times
Oh, before it's too late?

Calling all angels, calling all angels
Walk me through this one, don't leave me alone
Calling all angels, calling all angels
We're tryin', we're hopin' but we're not sure how

Oh, and every day you gaze upon the sunset with such love and intensity
Why?
It's ah, it's almost as if you could only crack the code then you'd finally understand
What this all means

Oh, but if you could, do you think you would trade in all
All the pain and suffering?
Oh, but then you'd miss the beauty of the light upon this earth
And the, and the sweetness of the leaving

Calling all angels, calling all angels
Walk me through this one, don't leave me alone
Calling all angels, calling all angels
We're tryin', we're hopin' but we're not sure how

Calling all angels (calling all angels), calling all angels (calling all angels)
Walk me through this one, don't leave me alone (walk me through this one, don't leave me alone)
Calling all angels, calling all angels
We're tryin', we're hopin', we're hurtin', we're lovin'
We're cryin', we're callin' 'cause we're not sure how this goes

CHARITY - is recognizing God in all His children.  St. Vincent tells us that we must love others because of their inherent dignity as children of the same Father.

“If there are any among us who think they are in the mission to evangelize the poor people but not to alleviate their sufferings, to take of their spiritual needs but not their temporal ones, I reply that we have to help them and have them assisted in every way, by us and by others.”

 — St. Vincent de Paul 

 SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 19: 17
(Psalm 46)

GOD MOMENT
"Let me love as I should."

MUSIC
"Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)"
"Set The Course"

Today we kickoff our September Spirit month reflecting and sharing a bit on  Vincentian Charism and Spirituality. St. Vincent de Paul is the founder and inspiration of so many groups and organizations around the world who serve the poor. His feast day is the 27th of this month.

So today, Fr. Ron kicks it off with a little bit about St. Vincent himself along with two essential truths that you have to remember every day about God.

Want to read a little more about St. Vincent? Go to the BLOG on our app and click the September Spirit entry.