Monday.May7,2018

INTHENAMEOFTHEFATHER

(Illustration:JuliánGarcía)

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CantareiaoSenhor,enquantoviverLouvareiomeuDeusenquantoexistir.Neleencontróaminaalegría.

Alllifelong,fortheLordIwillsing,WhileIlive,IwillpraisemyGod.MyjoyisinGod.

INTRODUCTIONAREADINGFROMTHEHOLYGOSPELACCORDINGTOJOHN

(John14,6-7.10b.20)

Jesus answered, “I am thewayand the truth and the life.Noone comes to theFatherexceptthroughme.Ifyoureallyknowme,youwillknowmyFatheraswell.Fromnowon,youdoknowhimandhaveseenhim.”

Don’tyoubelievethatIamintheFather,andthattheFatherisinme?ThewordsIsaytoyouIdonotspeakonmyownauthority.Rather,itistheFather,livinginme,whoisdoinghiswork.

OnthatdayyouwillrealizethatIaminmyFather,andyouareinme,andIaminyou.

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COMOELPADREMEAMÓ,YOOSHEAMADO.PERMANECEDENMIAMOR,PERMANECEDENMIAMOR.

LIKETHEFATHERLOVEDME,IHAVELOVEDYOUSTAYINMYLOVESTAYINMYLOVE

PERSONALPRAYER

AttheendwewillpraytogethertheLORD’SPRAYERFINALPRAY-InthenameoftheFather(IgnacioIglesias,sj)

BecauseyouhavewantedI’mhere,myLord.Inyourname.Ihaven´tcomebymyself,youhaveabsorbedmeInthespiralofloveThatyouarewitheveryone.

Nobodycangetclosetoyou,withoutbeingembracedwithoutbeingyours.stealinghimnothing,givinghimeverything

FromthegroundtotheheadI’myourgift,spiritthatfliesandbodythatseizeshim.

Youcan’tanymoregetoutofthisworld.Youfloodedme,and,impregnatedofyou,Iseedyou,andbythetimeIseedme,likeawheatgrain,inmysiblings.Idon’twanttobealone.

YourfaceI’lllookfor,myLord.UntillIsaytoyou¡Father!ButIonlyfindyouwheneverythingthatcomesfromyouIsay:¡Brother!

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Tuesday.May8,2018

INTHENAMEOFTHESON

(Illustration:JuliánGarcía)

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JésusleChrist,lumièreintérieureNelaissepasmesténèbresmeparlerJésusleChrist,lumièreintérieureDonnemoid'accueillirtonamour.

LordJesusChrist,yourlightshinewithinus.LetnotmydoubtsnormydarknessspeakLordJesusChrist,yourlightshinewithinusLetmyheartalwayswelcomeyourlove.

INTRODUCTION

AREADINGFROMTHEHOLYGOSPELACCORDINGTOJOHN

(John13,1.4-5.12-17)

ItwasjustbeforethePassoverFestival.Jesusknewthatthehourhadcomeforhimto leave thisworldandgo to theFather.Having lovedhisownwhowere in theworld,helovedthemtotheend.

So he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towelaroundhiswaist.Afterthat,hepouredwaterintoabasinandbegantowashhisdisciples’feet,dryingthemwiththetowelthatwaswrappedaroundhim.

Whenhehadfinishedwashingtheirfeet,heputonhisclothesandreturnedtohisplace.

“Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them.“You call meTeacherandLord,andrightlyso,forthatiswhatIam.NowthatI,yourLordandTeacher,havewashedyourfeet,youalsoshouldwashoneanother’sfeet. IhavesetyouanexamplethatyoushoulddoasIhavedoneforyou.VerytrulyItellyou,noservantisgreaterthanhismaster,norisamessengergreaterthantheonewhosenthim.Nowthatyouknowthesethings,youwillbeblessedifyoudothem.

SILENCE

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QUIENQUIERASERGRANDE,QUIENQUIERASERELPRIMERO,SEAELESCLAVODETODOS,SEAELMÁSPEQUEÑO.NOHEVENIDOASERSERVIDO,QUEHEVENIDOASERVIRYADARLAVIDAPORTODOSPARAQUETODOSPUEDANVIVIRENPLENITUD

WHOWANTSTOBEGREAT,WHOWANTSTOBETHEFIRST,BETHESLAVEOFEVERYONEIHAVEN’TCOMETOBESERVEDIHAVECOMETOSERVEANDGIVELIFEFOREVERYONETOTHATALLMAYLIVE

INFULLNESS(2).

PERSONALPRAYER

AttheendwewillpraytogethertheLORD’SPRAYERFINALPRAY-Pourmoi,lavieestleChrist(JohnHenryNewmann)

MyJesus,helpmespreadyourfragrancewhereverIgo;floodmysoulwithyourspiritandyourlife;getintomybeingandtakepossessionofitinsuchawaythatmylifewon’tbeanymoreanythingbutanirradiationofyourlife.Stayinmyheartwithsuchaunionwheresoulsthathavecontactwithminecanfeelyourpresenceinme;andwhentheylookatmetheyforgetIexistandtheyonlythinkaboutyou.

Staywithme.SoIcanconvertmyselfinlightforothersThatlight,ohJesus,willcomeallfromYou;nooneofitsgleamswillbemine.Iwillhardlybeaninstrumentforyoutoilluminatesoulsthroughme.Letmepraiseyouinthewayyoulikemore:carryingmylampontodissipatetheshadowsinthepathofothersouls.Letmepreachyournamewithourwords…Withmyprecedent,withmypullwiththeunearthlyinfluenceofmyplays,withthehigheststrengthoflovethatmyheartfeelsforyou.

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Wednesday.May9,2018

INTHENAMEOFTHEHOLYSPIRIT(Illustration:JuliánGarcía)

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WAITFORTHELORDWHOSEDAYISNEAR WAITFORTHELORD,KEEPWATCH,TAKEHEART

INTRODUCTIONREADINGTHENEWTESTAMENT

(Acts2,1-6)

WhenthedayofPentecostcame,theywerealltogetherinoneplace.Suddenlyasound like theblowingofa violentwind came fromheavenand filled thewholehousewheretheyweresitting.Theysawwhatseemedtobetonguesoffirethatseparatedandcametorestoneachofthem.AllofthemwerefilledwiththeHolySpiritandbegantospeakinothertongues[a]astheSpiritenabledthem.

Now therewere staying in JerusalemGod-fearing Jews from every nation underheaven.When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment,becauseeachoneheardtheirownlanguagebeingspoken

SILENCESONG(FranRos)

NOOSDEJARÉSOLOSELESPÍRITUOSDOYNOOSDEJARÉTRISTESOSENVÍOELAMOR

PERSONALPRAYER

AttheendwewillpraytogethertheLORD’SPRAYER

IWON’TLEAVEYOUALONEIGIVEYOUTHESPIRITIWON’TLEAVEYOUSADISENDYOUTHELOVE

FINALPRAY-PsalmtogiveLIFE

Lord,givemethecouragetoriskmylifeforyou,theoverflowingjoyofwearingdownonyourservice

Giveme,Lord,wingstoflyandfeettowalkatthepaceofmen.

Give,Lord,giveto“givethelife”fromlife,everydaylife.

Injectus,Lord,thedesiretogiveanddeliver,toleaveourlifeinserviceoftheweakest.

Lord,makeusbuildersofyourlife,propagatorsofyourkingdom,helpustosetthestoreinthemiddleofmentobringthemthetreasureofyourlovethatsaves.

Makeus,Lord,obedienttoyourSpirittobeledtogiveourlifefromthecross,fromlifethatsproutswhenthegraindiesinthegroove.

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Thursday.May10,2018

FROMTHEHANDOFCALASANZ

(Ilustration:ElenaGámez)

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VenEspíritudeDiossobremíINTRODUCTIONAREADINGFROMTHEHOLYGOSPELACCORDINGTOMATTHEW

(Matthew18,1-5)

AtthattimethedisciplescametoJesusandasked,

-“Who,then,isthegreatestinthekingdomofheaven?”

Hecalledalittlechildtohim,andplacedthechildamongthem.Andhesaid:

-“TrulyItellyou,unlessyouchangeandbecomelikelittlechildren,youwillneverenterthekingdomofheaven.Therefore,whoevertakesthelowlypositionofthischildisthegreatestinthekingdomofheaven.Andwhoeverwelcomesonesuchchildinmynamewelcomesme.

SILENCESONG(GuillermoGómez)

QUIEROHACERLOMISMO:VERENUNNIÑOUNTESOROQUEHAYQUECUIDAR.QUIEROANDARLOSPASOSDELSANTOVIEJOYAMARLOSCOMOLOSAMÓCALASANZ.

IWANTTODOTHESAME:SEEINGINACHILDATREASURETOBECAREFUL.IWANTTOWALKBYTHESTEPSOFTHEOLDSAINTANDLOVETHEMLIKECALASANZLOVED

PERSONALPRAYER

AttheendwewillpraytogethertheLORD’SPRAYER

FINALPRAY

GodourLord,youhaveenrichedS.JosédeCalasazwithcharityandpatienceinordertogivehimselfwithoutresttohumanandchristianeducationofchildren,Giveus,wepray,imitateinhisservicetothetruththeoneweveneratetodayasourmasterofwisdom.ForJesusChrisourLord.Amen

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Friday.May11,2018

GOALONGWITHMARY

(Illustration:ElenaGámez)

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VenEspíritudeDiossobremíINTRODUCTIONAREADINGFROMTHEHOLYGOSPELACCORDINGTOLUKE

(Luke1,26-38)

In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel toNazareth,a town inGalilee, toa virginpledged tobemarried toamannamedJoseph,adescendantofDavid.Thevirgin’snamewasMary.Theangelwenttoherandsaid,“Greetings,youwhoarehighlyfavored!TheLordiswithyou.”

Marywasgreatlytroubledathiswordsandwonderedwhatkindofgreetingthismightbe.Buttheangelsaidtoher,“Donotbeafraid,Mary;youhavefoundfavorwithGod.Youwillconceiveandgivebirthtoason,andyouaretocallhimJesus.HewillbegreatandwillbecalledtheSonoftheMostHigh.TheLordGodwillgivehim the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendantsforever;hiskingdomwillneverend.”

“Howwillthisbe,”Maryaskedtheangel,“sinceIamavirgin?”

Theangelanswered,“TheHolySpiritwillcomeonyou,andthepoweroftheMostHighwillovershadowyou.Sotheholyonetobebornwillbecalled[b]theSonofGod.EvenElizabethyourrelative isgoingtohaveachild inheroldage,andshewhowassaidtobeunabletoconceiveisinhersixthmonth.FornowordfromGodwilleverfail.”

“I am the Lord’s servant,”Mary answered. “May yourword tome be fulfilled.”Thentheangellefther.

SILENCE

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MADRENUESTRA,MADREDEDIOSPORTUHÁGASESEHIZOCARNESUPALABRA,TUSÍSENCILLOYTOTALALAMORNOSENGENDRAALAVIDADEDIOS

OURMOTHER,MOTHEROFGODBECAUSEYOURDOTHEFLASHBECAMEHISWORD,YOURSIMPLEANDTOTAL‘YES’TOLOVEITGENERATESTOGOD’SLIFE.

PERSONALPRAYER

AttheendwewillpraytogethertheLORD’SPRAYERFINALPRAY

Sayyourname,María,istosaythatPovertyfixtheeyesofGod.Sayyourname,María,istosaythatPromisegestatesinawoman’sbelly.Sayyourname,María,istosaythattheKingdomcomesstrongandwithyourprecedent.Sayyourname,María,islifenexttotheCrossandbetweentheflamesofSpirit.

Sayyourname,María,istosaythateverynamecanbefullofGrace.Sayyourname,María,istorecogniseyouMotherandfeeluslikebrothers.Sayyourname,María,inviteustotheannounceofhisLoveandhisKingdom

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