This video is dedicated to the memory of the 3497 individuals who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 and to all those who remember.
It has been 10 years since the day that left America in complete devastation, despair and confusion. The effects of the tragedy are still so real, the wounds are still so fresh, but it is important to take time to remember and honor those that lost their lives and take solace in the promises of God in times of tragedy. He will never leave nor forsake us. He is faithful even in our darkest hours. He is good.
Why do you remember? See the above video.
To remember is to honor. To honor is to value.
Remembrance gives purpose.
Remembrance brings gratitude.
Remembrance strengthens community.
Remembrance provides perspective.
Remembrance reignites hope.
God is faithful. God is always there. He always will.
Discover The Power of Prayer:
Strength, Hope, Answers, Courage, Trust, Community, Healing, Forgiveness
Parts of a Prayer:
Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication
The Power of Prayer
Prayer is the raising of one’s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God. God tirelessly calls each person to this mysterious encounter with Himself. Prayer unfolds throughout the whole history of salvation as a reciprocal call between God and man.
Prayer presupposes an effort, a fight against ourselves and the wiles of the Tempter. The battle of prayer is inseparable from the necessary “spiritual battle” to act habitually according to the Spirit of Christ: we pray as we live, because we live as we pray.
In the battle of prayer we must confront erroneous conceptions of prayer, various currents of thought, and our own experience of failure. We must respond with humility, trust, and perseverance to these temptations which cast doubt on the usefulness or even the possibility of prayer.
The principal difficulties in the practice of prayer are distraction and dryness. The remedy lies in faith, conversion and vigilance of heart. The Scriptures attribute efficacy to prayers performed by the faithful. James 5:16 states “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective”.
Catholic tradition has for centuries continued to attribute power to prayers performed by believers. The belief in the power of Christian prayer to change the world beyond physical efforts has been emphasized in the Catholic tradition over the centuries.
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 states: “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” This emphasizes the belief that prayer has more power than physical force.
Prayer is the best armor we have; It is the key which opens the heart of God. – Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
Without the aid of mental prayer, the soul cannot triumph over the forces of the demon. – Saint John of the Cross
By humble and faithful prayer, the soul acquires, with time and perseverance, every virtue. – Saint Catherine of Siena
For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which I utter from the depths of sorrow as well as from the heights of joy. - St Thérèse of Lisieux
I am certain of it that Our Lord will eventually bring to the harbor of salvation, the one who gives himself to prayer. – Saint Teresa of Avila
When the difficulties of life overcome us, let us always remember to preserve in prayer!
Play the animated Ten Commandments video song given above.
Join Naomi Less for a rocking trip through the Ten Commandments. We have brought the Decalogue to life with the amusing exploits of some villagers and their mischievous ways. This video clip was created in honor of Shavuot, the holiday when the Jewish people commemorate receiving the Torah (Law) at Mount Sinai.
Most interpreters of the Bible explain that all those things are covered by the Ten Commandments, which are umbrella statements each containing hundreds of details. The rest of the Five Books of Moses are dedicated to explanation of all those commandments. Of course the Bible has plenty to say about many behaviors that are not in the Decalogue.
This animated video song just explains the ten commandments in a very simple way.
[Thanksgiving and Prayer] We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing. — 2 Thessalonians 1:3
