Charismatic Eucharist - Side B

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In so many ways, the Holy Spirit comes upon us to melt us, mold us, fill us, and use us.
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The one thing happens always when we are open to His power in our life.
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He makes Jesus present.
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The Word continues to take flesh in our lives when we are open to Him.
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And in so many ways, we experience that the Lord touches us in a very fresh and new way.
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It is a special honor for me this evening to be privileged to deliver this homily.
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And I especially feel close to our celebrant, Cardinal Thunen, who himself has written a
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witness in his book, New Pentecost, about how the Holy Spirit had a renewed emphasis
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in his life.
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I would like to share one experience we had together,
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because I think it's something that all of us should feel this evening.
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You know, the Cardinal likes to open the Scriptures and search an answer from the Lord.
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One time the two of us were together,
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it was during the international meeting in Rome just a little over a year ago,
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and he opened the scriptures to find a word for me.
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And the words he opened to were,
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Blessed are the eyes that see what you see,
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and hear what you hear.
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The immediate application of that text
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was that we saw the Holy Father proclaim that Jesus is Lord
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and receive the leaders of this movement
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and give it his special blessing and his special encouragement.
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Applause
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But I believe it is even more significant this evening
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that all of you have the opportunity to experience here what the Lord is doing
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to renew his church. Blessed are your eyes, blessed are your ears, because you
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can be here. The Lord is touching us this evening.
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We must give God the glory whenever and wherever we detect the freshness and the newness that
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the Lord Jesus brings to our lives.
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I still recall what happened to me when I received the special blessing of coming to
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know Jesus because he touched me.
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When I read the Word, it became clear that like Jesus, I too am anointed with the Holy Spirit.
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All of us are filled and led and empowered by the Holy Spirit.
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I experienced a whole new way of life when I learned to let the Word of God go through
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me instead of going through the Word of God.
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The bad news of this world gives way to the good news that dispels that darkness and brings
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the kingdom of God to light.
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The Word makes it clear that we must seek the kingdom of God and thus the idolatry of
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self gives way to the Lordship of Jesus. My plans lead to frustration,
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discouragement, fear of rejection. Only Jesus can make things new and I am
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learning the ministry of non-impedance. When I get out of the way, He increases
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and I decrease.
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The wonder of it all is that he can use a sinner like me to complete his work.
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This is the newness that Jesus brings to us as he sends his Holy Spirit upon us.
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When the Holy Spirit is released in our lives, we experience the reign of God in
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in our hearts, then God can use us to reach the hearts of others.
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With the unique discernment needed for his office, the Vicar of Christ, Pope Paul VI,
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trumpeted a call to evangelization as one of the crying needs of our times.
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And in that call to make Jesus the center of all life in the Church, the Holy Father
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underlies the importance of the Holy Spirit with these words, and I quote,
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It must be said that the Holy Spirit is the principal agent of evangelization.
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It is He who impels each individual to proclaim the Gospel.
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It is He who in the depths of consciousness
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causes the word of salvation to be accepted and understood.
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But it can equally be said
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that He is the goal of evangelization.
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He alone stirs up the new creation,
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the new humanity of which evangelization
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is to be the result.
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With that unity in variety which evangelization
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which is to achieve within the Christian community.
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Through the Holy Spirit, the gospel penetrates
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to the hearts of the world."
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End of quote.
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It is the Holy Spirit who penetrates hearts.
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His power to effect change is constantly referred to in the New Testament.
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And as the apostles and early Christians became aware that Jesus anointed them
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with the power of the Holy Spirit, they moved out with a new boldness,
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gave glory to God, and saw Him establish His reign in the hearts of people.
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As we put faith in the power of God,
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our preaching reaches the hearts of those listening.
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I remember well the sleepless nights
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that preceded the Sunday sermon.
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I used to think that I had to make God's word produce fruit.
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Fear of what people would think, fear of looking foolish,
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ruled me.
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God's power overcomes all such fear.
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Now I scatter God's word like seed
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and let the Lord produce the fruit.
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I need only herald his word with bulbs.
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And like Paul, we must proclaim Jesus and him crucified.
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If I abide in Jesus and let Jesus abide in me,
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in me, then my heralding bears fruit."
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When we become witnesses of Jesus instead of self, then He becomes great in us.
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Like Mary, I must listen to God's message and be formed by it. Then the power of God
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the Holy Spirit can fill me so that Jesus can complete his work. Teachers in
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the Catholic Charismatic Renewal rely on Jesus and it is only the power of the
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Holy Spirit that builds the kingdom of God. Unless the Lord build the house, we
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labor in vain.
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The fullness of grace comes from living the life of the Blessed Trinity.
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I am a creature of God, and God loves everyone he creates.
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My independence must give way to dependence on him.
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My lack of self-esteem must give way to the spirit of a son
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that finds his real worth in the love of his father.
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My sense of unworthiness must give way to Jesus' desire to befriend me.
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My willful ways must give way to the obedience of my older brother Jesus, who shows me how
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to submit to the Father in all things.
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My face must turn away from the desperate gloom of a world that ignores God to the joyful
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I have the hope of a bride who chooses to enter a lifelong covenant with Jesus,
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for better or worse, to eternity.
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My heart must turn away from negative criticism
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and be a temple that gives constant glory and thanks to God.
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This is the new life of grace,
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sends me his spirit to bring me that newness.
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The pursuit of holiness is not popular in today's world.
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It often attracts derision, rejection, and sometimes false judgment.
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Often those pursuing holiness are accused of a certain elitism.
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I remember well a simple woman in our own prayer group
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who was accused by friends of acting like she was better than they.
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And her response was so true.
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Oh no, I'm not trying to say that I'm better than you.
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I'm trying to say that I'm better than I was.
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Paul expressed beautifully the place of God's power in his life when he proclaimed,
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I willingly boast of my weakness, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
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Holiness is our way of life.
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I cannot make myself holy, but I can empty myself of pride and believe in Jesus.
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I can repent of sin and receive the forgiveness of Jesus.
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I can bring my weaknesses to Him and be healed.
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I can open myself so that His light can dispel the darkness.
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I can let His power overcome my fears.
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I can allow His peace, love, and joy to reign in my heart.
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I can be open to the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
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Whenever I am willing to repent and empty myself,
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I can be filled with newness by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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He creates the thirst for holiness.
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He transforms me.
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And as I learn to cooperate with the Holy Spirit,
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He is truly the sanctifier.
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The charismatic renewal is reminding us
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of the age-old heresy of Pelagianism.
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No one can save himself.
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Jesus alone comes to the rescue and saves us,
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and he sends his Holy Spirit to transform us
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with the power of sons.
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With the wisdom of long experience,
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the age-old psalmist proclaims,
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my mouth shall declare your justice, day by day your salvation, though I know not their extent.
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I will treat of the mighty works of the Lord, O God, I will tell of your singular justice.
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Today I freely and gladly admit that I need the weekly prayer meeting.
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Through it, my personal prayer is enriched.
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I also learn to participate more fully
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in the formal structured liturgy of the Church
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as we express it this evening.
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Now each of the sacraments is a greater source of sanctification
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as I turn to them in expectant faith.
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The Holy Eucharist is a very special time
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when my soul can be healed,
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and when my Lord can share His powerful love with me.
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The Mass is that special moment
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for sharing in the life, death, resurrection,
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and glorification of Jesus my Lord.
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And the great challenge of every day
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is to live the Mass as fully as possible.
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I believe that something very special is happening here tonight. You know we find
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when we go to prayer meetings we like to group the chairs in a circle. Here we
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We have that circle, but what is happening is the altar,
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the Eucharistic Lord is at the center of that circle.
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And this is what we long for in the renewal.
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That...
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I believe that the greatest contribution
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that the charismatic renewal is making to life in the Church
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is the development of Christian communities
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and the vital role of praise in the life of Christians.
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As one becomes one with the Lord,
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he must become one with his brothers and sisters in the Lord.
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As we learn to listen to the Lord,
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we discover the beauty of the divine plan.
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Each of us is incomplete, but we find our wholeness in the body of Christ.
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New ministries continue to develop.
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Some are evangelists, some are prophets, some have the gift of healing,
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some the gift of administration, others the gift of teaching,
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others the gift of discernment, others the capacity to serve.
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all are instruments of love.
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And as we learn to commit ourselves
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to lifting each other up in the Lord, we learn
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to lay down our lives for our brothers.
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This is love, and as people discover how Christians can love one
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another in the Lord, then the body of Jesus is built up. The more diverse we
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are, the greater is the beauty of the unity that the Holy Spirit affects. The
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real source of security for the Christian is not the treasures he can
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lay up, but the treasures he can share. The Christian community that results is
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is our security, our source of strength.
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We cannot survive alone, and we must learn to be part
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of the Christian community.
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In the Christian community, we experience the kingdom of God
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and become living stones of the church.
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The great new thing that the Lord is doing in our day
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is to show us the great value of covenant communities
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and prayer communities.
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Now we are beginning to see how these communities can serve the world and become instruments
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for social justice and liberation from oppression.
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As we learn to serve in communities and as communities, there is truly hope for a profound
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renewal in the Church and in the world.
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Finally, the Holy Spirit makes us a living sacrifice of praise.
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Throughout religious history, God has consistently brought progress to men when they were a praising
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people, loyal to Him.
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Praise puts our ego in its proper place and enthrones the Lord in the center of our heart.
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Praise points us outward where we can come into contact with divinity and find ways to
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serve others in their needs.
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This is the secret of the charismatic renewal.
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learn to praise the Lord in all things,
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and the power of God is released in their lives.
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Jesus continues to praise the Father in his body.
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The fruit that first attracted me
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to the Charismatic Renewal is praise.
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It is its great source of power.
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No one of us will ever be free of trials in this life,
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but God strengthens us to carry our cross through praise.
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The Holy Spirit brings gladness to the heart
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so that in all things the Christian can praise the Lord.
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My mouth shall be filled with your praise,
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with your glory, day by day.
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Every Christian is charismatic because each is Christed, anointed with the Holy Spirit.
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And the Holy Spirit is not just an auxiliary to our lives.
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As I was driving through the streets of Philadelphia today,
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I kind of reflected on this. I can remember the days
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when I treated the Holy Spirit someone like
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the horn on my car. I used it
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in those special moments when I had to get someone's attention.
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But what I think we are learning
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is that the Holy Spirit is the accelerator
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of the car. He's the source of power.
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He's the one that the Lord uses
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to get us where he wants us.
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His light overcomes darkness
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and His power frees us to experience salvation.
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The Holy Spirit makes Jesus present to the Lord in all things.
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He fills us with the newness of divine life,
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making us holy and empowering us to be instruments of the divine plan for restoration.
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He builds up the body of Christ and fills us with jubilant praise.
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Man's hunger for truth is answered by the gift of the Holy Spirit
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Holy Spirit and the charismatic renewal flows from this outpouring of the Holy Spirit throughout
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the Church today. In jubilation, let us all praise the Lord with one voice and sing together
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the doxology that completes the great prayer of praise and thanks, the Eucharistic Canon.
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I ask you to please stand and join me in the priestly song of the people of God.
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forever and ever.
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Let your spirit come upon these gifts to make them holy,
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so that they may become for us the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Before, he was given up to death.
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A debt he freely accepted.
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He took bread, he gave you thanks, he brought the bread,
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gave it to his disciples and said,
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take this, all of you, and eat it.
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This is my body which will be given up for you.
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you.
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When supper was ended, he took the cup.
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Again he gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples and said,
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Take this, all of you, and drink from it.
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This is the cup of my blood,
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the blood of the new and everlasting covenant.
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It will be shed for you and for all men,
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so that sins may be forgiven.
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Do this in memory of me.
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Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah.
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Lord, Lord, we alleluia.
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Oh, I thank God.
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Lord, I thank God.
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Oh Lord, only the Holy Spirit knows
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who to give you a name, Father.
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Let us pray all together,
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Oh Father, in his name.
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Oh Father, who art in heaven,
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in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
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Thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
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on earth as it is in heaven.
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Give us this day our daily bread,
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and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who
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trespass against us.
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And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
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Deliver us, Lord, from every evil,
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and grant us peace in our day.
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In your mercy keep us free from sin
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and protect us from all anxiety
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as we wait in joyful hope
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for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
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For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours,
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now and forever.
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Lord Jesus.
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He is Lord and He is here among us right now.
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He's Lord and He's risen.
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We're in communion with Him, the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Let Him touch you.
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Let Him heal you.
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Let's expect miracles in this assembly tonight.
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Let's expect healings and change lives.
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Come, Lord Jesus, touch each person here tonight.
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Blessed be Your holy name.
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You are here among us, Lord.
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You are the Lord.
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And if there's anyone here tonight
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who has never surrendered his life to the Lord Jesus Christ,
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Tonight, He calls you to do that.
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He calls you to surrender to Him completely,
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to hand your life over to Him,
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to accept Him as your Lord and your Savior,
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someone who knows you by name.
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If you've never really surrendered and yielded
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and given your life to the Lord Jesus Christ,
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do it tonight.
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Turn away from sin and selfishness
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and turn completely to Him
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and accept His love,
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accept His mercy,
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accept His forgiveness,
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accept His Spirit,
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accept His Father's love,
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accept His power to change your life.
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He is Lord.
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He is risen from the dead
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and every knee shall bow
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and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.
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Every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.
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He is Lord.
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He is Lord.
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He is risen from the dead by His Word.
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Every knee shall bow, every tongue confess
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That Jesus Christ is Lord
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He is Lord, He is Lord
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He is risen from the dead and He is Lord.
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And we shall all and every time confess
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that Jesus Christ is Lord.
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Just turn to Him.
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Turn to Him and embrace Him as He stands before you,
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this Lord who wants to touch each one of us here
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and heal us of all those things that keep us
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from being reconciled with the Father.
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Surrender your life to Him completely,
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whatever worry, whatever burden, whatever fear,
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whatever difficulty, doubt, uncertainty
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you've come with here tonight, just surrender to Him.
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He loves you.
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He died on the cross for you.
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He shed his precious blood for you.
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He walked out of that tomb for you personally.
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He wants the church to be a temple of living stones.
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Turn to him.
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Accept him as your Lord, your Savior, your Healer.
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Blessed be your holy name.
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Thank you, Jesus.
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My beloved children, I want to provide for your every need.
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You can trust me.
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You can depend on me.
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You can trust and depend me.
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You can desire for my body and blood to be upon you and to touch you and to heal you.
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You can trust me, my children, and I will provide for you.
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My word will feed you.
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My Eucharist will nourish you.
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And I will pour out my Holy Spirit upon you in great power, and I will send you out, and
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you will move in power and stand in integrity.
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For my will for you, my children, is to experience the love my Father has for you, and to be
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a witness to our love.
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Thank you, Jesus.
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Thank you, Lord.
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Blessings.
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So, we're going to start with the
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down-to-the-deck part.
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We're going to start with the
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lower part of the
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in-between.
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So, we're going to start with
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the first beam there.
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So, we're going to start with
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the second beam.
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So, we're going to start with
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the one on the lower side of the
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beam.
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So, we're going to start with
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the one on the lower side of the
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I mean, I was the age that everybody in the world
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would have the church, the pack of the people
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around them, and there was no problem at all.
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I mean, I was the same, man.
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I was the same. There was no association at all.
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It's so long ago, as in,
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this, and the world, and Russia, and the
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Let that word of the Lord sink in in a moment of silence as we
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We prepare to also hear Cardinal Sunins speak to us.
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O Lord, when you celebrated the first Eucharist in the Cenacle of Jerusalem, you said,
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He has desired, with an immense desire, to take this supper with you.
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He has desired to share with you this meal of the Passover.
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Well my dear brethren and sisters, I think that the Lord is saying that tonight to each
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Each of us, the Lord is pleased because he was expecting you today to give him the possibility
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to transform us in himself.
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This is the first promise that we have to take to believe in the transforming power
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of the Eucharist.
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This is the message.
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Believe in what you are in Jesus Christ.
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If I look at myself, I am nothing.
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But if we look at Jesus Christ, we are powerful with all the
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power of his spirit.
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And what the world is expecting of us are powerful Christians.
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Nobody is reproaching us that we are Christians.
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I never heard such a reproach.
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But I heard often one reproach, that you are not Christians enough.
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They wish to see Jesus in the light of our face,
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in our hands to offer, in our feet to go, in our lips to speak.
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We are wishing to see Jesus Christ today in us.
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Lord, may this Eucharist give us the grace of that unity,
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you in me and I in you, forever and ever.
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And, O Lord, give us the grace that one day we will be united
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and this Eucharistic celebrations with all those
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who bear the name of Christian and who love you,
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may one day we say together,
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glory be to the Father, glory be to the Son,
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glory be to the Holy Spirit,
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and share in the same communion of your blood
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and of your life.
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Lord, we ask you, hasten the day of visible unity to come for your church.
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Let us participate in your impatience because, O God, you are love, and love is always impatient
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to communicate itself.
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Let us enter, O Lord, in the desire of that visible unity.
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We don't know, Lord, but give us your light and your courage.
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Lead kindly light.
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Lead though us on.
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The night is dark, and we are far from home.
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Lead though us on.
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We do not wish to see the distant scene.
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one step, enough for me.
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But oh Lord, give us the grace to do that step
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as soon as possible so that your desire,
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that all your disciples should be one,
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that that desire should be accomplished.
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Lord, give us the grace to be one as Christians together,
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Christians together and then to go and bring you and bring the gospel and the good news
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to the world who is hungry
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waiting for
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Jesus Christ as the answer for every hunger of
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humanity
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Let us go and bring them food
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Where food is needed?
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Let us go and bring us the word of God, which is always and everywhere needed.
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Lord, humbly we ask you that we should go home with this vision,
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with the vision of this unity around this altar,
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and that we should go and testify,
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because we show this in our lives,
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that you are the Lord, the Savior,
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the risen Lord, hallelujah, amen
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Lord you give us the strength of new life
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by the gift of the Eucharist.
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Protect us with your love and prepare us for eternal redemption.
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We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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The Lord be with you.
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And also with you.
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Let us bow our heads and ask for God's blessing.
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This day, the Father of Light has enlightened the minds of the disciples by the outpouring
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of the Holy Spirit.
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May he bless you and give you the gifts of the Spirit forever.
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May that fire which hovered over the disciples as tongues of flame burn out all evil from
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your hearts and make them glow with pure light.
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God inspired speech in different tongues to proclaim one faith.
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May he strengthen your faith and fulfill your hope of seeing him face to face.
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May Almighty God bless you in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
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Amen.
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Hallelujah.
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Let us go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
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Hallelujah.