My Family Prayer Book

 2026-05-24 Pentecost Sunday Opening prayer from the Roman Missal Collect for Pentecost     Let us pray.     O God, who by the mystery of today's great feast     sanctify your whole Church in every people and nation,     pour out, we pray, the gifts of the Holy Spirit     across the face of the earth     and, with the divine grace that was at work     when the Gospel was first proclaimed,     fill now once more the hearts of believers.       Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,     who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,     God, for ever and ever.       Amen. Discuss practice of faith from last week - Spend time in quiet prayer asking Jesus to open your eyes of your heart to his perspective - Spend time thanking God for all things you know exist but cannot see Acts 2:1-11 The Church celebrates Pentecost, the great fe...

   2022-Jan-23: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time   Nehemiah 8:2-10  On this 1st day of the 7th month, (which was the Feast of Trumpets/Tabernacles), they assembled together to hear the public reading of the Law, that was required by the law to be made every seventh year; but during the long period of the captivity this practice, with many others, had fallen into neglect, until it is again revived on this occasion. While sacrifices were restricted to the Temple, the reading of Scripture and its explanation could be done anywhere.  Ezra, the priest was responsible for rebuilding the Temple, and Nehemiah, as Governor continued Ezra's work.   The people heard Ezra reading selected passages from morning to noon, people stood up in attention and respect like when we read the Gospel today. They wept because they understood their behaviour violated many of the laws of God, but Jewish practice forbade them from crying on a day of rejoicing. Psalm 19  C.S...