🌿🌷☘️ St. Stephen (died 36 CE, Jerusalem; Feast day 26 December) was a Christian Deacon in Jerusalem who is believed to have been the first Christian martyr. His apology before the Sanhedrin (Acts of the Apostles 7) points to a distinct strand of belief in early Christianity. His defence of his faith before the rabbinic court enraged his Jewish audience, and he was taken out of the city and stoned to death. His final words, a prayer of forgiveness for his attackers (Acts of

🌿🌷☘️ Meditation is a prayerful reflection that begins above all in the Word of God in the Bible. Meditation engages thought, imagination, emotion and desire in order to deepen our faith, convert our heart and fortify our will to follow Christ. It is a first step toward the union of love with our Lord. Further reading: CCC 2705-2708, 2723 Contemplative prayer is a simple gaze upon God in silence and love ~ Eucharistic Adoration - gaze upon the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar,

🌿🌷☘️ "Let us not be so engrossed in the work of the Lord that we forget the Lord of the work." This statement serves as a reminder in Christian Theology to maintain one's personal relationship with God especially in * Eucharistic Mass and * Eucharistic Adoration amidst loving services and ministry activities. #Jubilee2025 #SFAPrayerMinistry Sacrament of Reconciliation today Tuesday 16 Dec @ 3.45pm to 4.45pm at outside the Chapel. Shalom 🙏🌷❤️

The Holy Spirit, the interior Master of Church's prayer, forms the Church in the life of prayer and allows her to enter ever more deeply into contemplation of and union with the unfathomable mystery of Christ. The forms of prayer expressed in the apostolic and canonical writings remain normative for Christian prayer. CCC 2623, 2625 The essential forms of Christian prayer ~they are blessing and adoration, the prayer of petition and intercession, thanksgiving and praise. The Eu

🌿🌷☘️ PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION O Most Holy Virgin, Immaculate in body and spirit, look kindly on me as I implore thy powerful intercession. O most Holy Mother, receive my prayers as I present them to God. O Mary, Mother of Jesus and our Mother, thou intercede for us with thy Son. O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, pray for us, Amen. 🙏🌷❤️ Eucharistic Adoration & Holy Hour - Litan

☘️🌷🌿 Taizé Prayer Adoration a quiet, contemplative Christian worship focused on encountering God's presence through ~ chants, Scriptures, silence, aiming to move prayer from the mind to the heart for healing, reconciliation, and deep connection-relationship, in the Presence of the Eucharistic Lord. the combination elements of traditional monastic prayer with meditative stillness, accompanying participants to surrender worries and find inner peace in Christ's love. #Jubilee2

🌿🌷☘️ The present moment is where grace is found. ~ St Thérèse of Lisieux "The present moment is a gift. That's why we call it the present." Shalom #Jubilee2025 #SFAPrayerMinistry 🙏🌷❤️

🌿🌷☘️ The goal of divine discipline is not to drive us away from God but to draw us to Him, so that we see Him for who He is. 'Come, let us adore Him, who is our King and Lord' #Jubilee2025 #SFAPrayerMinistry

☘️🌷🌿 What is Eucharistic Adoration? When you reflect on this reality, it truly is incredible: Spending time before the Blessed Sacrament, in prayer, in devotion and in contemplation, is exactly the same as spending time before the Living God. Since the Last Supper, Catholics have believed that the bread and wine, once consecrated during Mass, are no longer merely baked wheat and fermented grape juice, but the actual Living Presence of Jesus. Adoration occurs whenever someon

🌿🌷☘ NOVEMBER IS DEDICATED TO THE SOULS IN PURGATORY Praying for the dead is one of the Spiritual Works of Mercy. Saint Pope John Paul II stressed the need to pray for the souls in Purgatory at several points throughout his papacy. My Jesus, by the sorrows Thou didst suffer in Thine agony in the Garden, in Thy scourging and crowning with thorns, in the way to Calvary, in Thy crucifixion and death, have mercy on the souls in Purgatory, and especially on those that are most fo

Our 𝗝𝘂𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗰𝗼 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 invites everyone to come together in faith and action for creation. Discover eco-friendly ideas, enjoy community fellowship, and renew our call to care for the earth — our common home. 🌏 🗓 𝟮𝟱 𝗢𝗰𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (𝗦𝗮𝘁) 🕗 𝟴 𝗔𝗠 - 𝟱 𝗣𝗠 📍 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝗶 Don’t forget to bring your own shopping bags and food containers — we’re going plastic-free! 🌎 #Jubilee2025 #LaudatoSi #CareForCreation

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