A book of prayers to the Holy Face of Jesus

Great Things. Small Beginnings.All large lasting Change comes from small beginnings!All large lasting change comes from persistent effort…from relentless pursuit of a cause!All large lasting change takes on a life of its own…inspired by something bigger than ourselves!All large lasting change speaks to the heart, fills the soul, and ignites the spirit!All large and lasting change with a few key words reinvigorates and revitalizes our determination!“I had a dream.”“Love One Another.”Every large and lasting change and worthy cause gives us insights on how to re-charge, re-energize and re-in force our spirit and our hearts to stay rooted and to stay focused!“Do this is memory of me.”No cause is more noble or worthy than the salvation of our souls!You can’t do it alone!It’s time to stay rooted, align with others who share the same noble and worthy cause to keep you focused and on track no matter how rough the road gets!Unite with a communion of angels and saints and build a foundation and ground swell of large lasting change, an “eternal” lasting change!There is no better place than in the Christian fellowship and communal bond of the mass ritual to make that happen!Remember, it’s the soul you’re fighting for!

If God Minds, It Matters. If Man Minds, It Doesn’t. Mind What Matters. Mind Over Matter. —  A Prayer Father give me the vision and discernment to always know and understand Your will over my own! Father give me mind over matter and the courage to act on Your will for me no matter how difficult, no matter how uncomfortable! Father give me mind over matter to never second guess Your will for me. Father give me mind over matter so that my “self-talk” is always humility, obedience, love, courage and peace! Father let Mindful Prayer be my Mind over Matter!

 Let’s Use Our Talents And Blessings To Love Each Other And Glorify God!We all have a special gift or gifts given to us by God! Gifts if used properly put us in perfect harmony with the Universe and with each other! Those gifts give us joy and peace and create a symphony when done in unison with God! Meditative Prayer helps us slow down so that we can first find peace and a process to gain unison with God! When we prayerfully and simultaneously take that inner journey and outward reach to the heavens through peaceful prayer great and supernatural things start to transpire! When God is at the forefront of our lives and our prayer life, all  things around us are appreciated more and we become aware of the earthly created gifts given us to assist us in understanding and tapping the God-given gifts we possess! We become a beacon of God’s light to those around us, as we use our God given gifts to serve him and to serve others! Start a daily prayer process to tap into your God given gifts where Joy and Peace can be found! It’s never too late to “unwrap” and tap into your God given Gifts so you can play your part  in the symphony of God’s universe! Don’t die with the music in you!  

Look Up! The Path Reaches Out And Up Before You! We all have had a time when we dream of our tomorrows and the life we would like for ourselves and for our families. But we tend to be short-sighted in the destination. We cannot look past the comforts of today or of tomorrow! Pope Leo the XIII in 1893 in the Encyclical on the Holy Rosary entitled “Laetitiae Sanctae” (“Of Holy Joy”). enunciates three areas of concern and then offers the mysteries of the Rosary as a necessary remedy.  Pope Leo wrote: “There are three influences which appear to Us to have the chief place in effecting a downgrade movement of society.  These are– 1. The distaste for a simple and laborious life; 2. Repugnance to suffering of any kind; and 3. The forgetfulness of the future life.” Let’s address these at a deeper level along with some remedies: First, the distaste for a simple and laborious life.  Hard work actually brings greater satisfaction to times of rest.  The fact is, high expectations of this world like we have today, breed discontent and resentments. Unbridled desire of living a life of pleasure become demoralizing and we miserably cower and sink under the hardships of the battle of life. Next, repugnance to suffering of any kind.  Suffering, sorrows, accidents, burdens and difficulties are part of life in this valley of tears. Acceptance of this truth leads to a kind of paradoxical serenity. Rejection of it and indulgence in unrealistic notions that all suffering is unreasonable leads to resentments and further unhappiness.  Recall John 11:16.  “Then Thomas (also known as Didymus) said to the rest of the disciples, ‘Let us also go, that we may die with him.’” Last, the forgetfulness of the future life.  How little most modern people thinks of heaven. Our main preoccupation seems to be making this world a more comfortable and pleasant place. Even in our so-called spiritual life, our prayers bespeak a worldly preoccupation: Lord, fix my finances, fix my heath, get me a better job. This life was not a home but a dwelling-place, not our destination, but a stage in the journey. But we pursue the false goods of this world and their true enduring happiness is not only set aside, but banished and entirely erased from their memory.  We should heed the words of St. Paul, “We have not here a lasting city, but we seek one which is to come.”  Hebrews 13:14. In the end, our home is in heaven and we ought to be solicitous of it and eagerly seek its shores. It should be a frequent meditation, and to be with God forever, the deepest longing of our soul.”

No Fence Straddling! Do Good And Help Others!I have heard countless time that the idea of Christianity as to “just be a good person”! Not being “bad” however is not the same as being “good” Many people view “good” as “do no harm!” Well, folks, hate to burst your bubble but the “do no harm” philosophy is just not being a bad person! The differentiator if you’re still confused is one definition is to make inaction not to “hurt” another.  The other is to take action to “help” another!  Big Difference!   One does no damage while the other builds and reinforces and heals! Our Lord’s attitude towards this I think is best described in Revelations 3:16: “So, because you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit you out of my mouth.” I guess there is no room for conscientious observers in God’s eyes! Time to take active action in being a “good person!” “What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.  But someone will say, ‘You have faith, and I have works.’  Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?”  James 2:14-26. It doesn’t take much! It could be as simple as praying for someone else! It could be so much more depending on how “good” you want to become! Here’s to Greatness!​