LENT with ST.

LOUISE de MARILLAC
Call to Prayer: Leader: in this season of Lent, as we prepare to celebrate the event of the Cross and Resurrection in which the love of God redeemed the world and shone its light upon history may [each of us spend this precious time re!indling our faith in "esus Christ, so as to enter with #im into the dynamic of love for the $ather and for every brother and sister that we encounter in our lives%&
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ALL: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the ymn:

oly S!irit. Amen.

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G 5hough in the form of God, "esus did not claim eHuality with God but emptied himself, ta!ing the form of a slave, human li!e one of us% G $lesh and blood, he humbled himself, obeying to the death, death on a cross% G $or this very reason God lifted him high and gave him the name above all names% G 4o at the name of "esus every !nee will bend in heaven, on earth and in the world below, and every tongue e6claim to the glory of God the $ather, ALL: )*e"+" Chri"t i" Lord., 1translation by +nternational Commission on Inglish, +CIL3

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Readin-: + gave myself to God to accept the designs of #is 'rovidence if #e willed me to continue, for the remainder of Lent, in a state of interior abandonment so as to honor the sufferings of "esus Christ which the Church places before our eyes%&
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Re"!on"e:

Leader: $or our sa!e, Christ was obedient, ALL: A$$e!tin- e.en death/ death on a $ro"".

Per"onal Refle$tion and Sharin#ow is God inviting me into a state of interior abandonment& this LentJ #ow do + enter into the dynamic of love& in my encounters as a Lady of CharityJ Inter$e""ion": Leader: 9ith our eyes fi6ed on "esus whose blood was shed for our redemption, we pray7 ALL: ear +"/ O 0od1 G Christ was the humble suffering servant, ALL: hel! +" to follow *e"+" 2y -i.in- o+r"el.e" in "er.i$e. G Christ offered his life in love, ALL: hel! +" 2e animated 2y that "ame lo.e in o+r mini"try with !er"on" li.in- in !o.erty. G Christ called Louise de ,arillac to dedicate her life to others, ALL: hel! +" imitate St. Lo+i"e/ a model of faithf+l di"$i!le"hi!.
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Prayer: ALL: Lo.in- 0od/ the "o+r$e and reward of lo.e/ thro+-h 3o+r Son who 2e$ame h+man/ 3o+ -a.e a new $ommandment to lo.e. May we follow the e4am!le of Saint Lo+i"e de Marilla$ 2y !ra$ti$in- 3o+r lo.e on earth. May we then o2tain 3o+r !romi"e to yo+r "er.ant" who are faithf+l. 5e a"6 thi" thro+-h *e"+" Chri"t/ who li.e" and rei-n" with yo+ and the oly S!irit/ one 0od fore.er and e.er. Amen. Liturgy of the #ours 'roper of the Congregation of the ,ission
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