CHOOSE TO REJOICE!- Reflection of the Word

    A HUMBLE PRAYER OF A SAINT

 
The Church celebrates the All Saints Day on the first day of November which is followed by the All Souls Day celebrated on November 2. Saints are men and women from all walks of life, people just like us, who remained faithful to God and trusted in His promises. Some of them led lives of extraordinary sanctity.
Most of them lived and died with no recognition from anyone but God whom they worshipped from the purity of their hearts. As Jesus, our Lord and Saviour, promises, "Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God." and "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth" (Matt. 5:5, 8)
Let us pray to the saints, the humble and faithful servants of Christ, with the Litany of humility as prayed by the humble Mother Teresa, called due to her humility the saint of the gutters:
Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of heaven have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, " "
God the Holy Spirit, " "
Holy Trinity, one God, " "
Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
make our hearts like yours.
From the desire of being esteemed, deliver me, O Jesus
From the desire of being loved, deliver me, O Jesus
From the desire of being honoured, " "
From the desire of being praised, " "
From the desire of being preferred, " "
From the desire of being consulted, " "
From the desire of being approved, " "
From the desire of being popular, " "
From the fear of being humiliated, deliver me, O Jesus
From the fear of being despised, " "
From the fear of suffering rebukes, " "
From the fear of being calumniated, " "
From the fear of being forgotten, " "
From the fear of being wronged, " "
From the fear of being ridiculed, " "
From the fear of being suspected, " "
That others may be loved more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it; " "
That others may be esteemed more than I, " "
That in the opinion of the world, other may increase and I may decrease, " "
That others may be chosen and I set aside, " " "
That others may be praised and I unnoticed, " " "
That others may be preferred to me in everything, " " "
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should, " " "
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us, O Lord.

Let us pray:
O Lord, Jesus Christ, who said: "Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you,"
Grant we beseech You to us Your supplicants the gift of your most divine love that we may love You with our whole hearts and in all our words and works and never cease from praising You. O Lord, give us a perpetual fear as well as love of Your Holy name, for You never cease to govern those you founded upon the solidity of Your love. We pray to Jesus, Who lives and reigns world without end.. Amen.

O LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY! INTERCEDE FOR US SINNERS!

The Holy Rosary of our Blessed Mother is a very profound and meaningful form of prayer. In it we have our salvation history in a nutshell. Therein we contemplate the central mysteries of Christian life: the redemption of mankind through the incarnation, words and deeds, passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, God's son born of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Pope Paul VI says, "During the month of October, making a garland by praying the Rosary and presenting it to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of Christ, is a praiseworthy custom among believers. Like our predecessors, I do heartily endorse this devotional practice. Moreover, I call upon the people of God to carry the Rosary of our Blessed Mother."
During this month, a special rosary was prayed in common every evening at Jeevan Dham. The rosary, as shown by God in visions, was interceded for a particular group of people or an objective, with the Word of God that appeared as the Bible was opened under inspiration (which deals with the goal of intercession and God's response to it). Everyday many people experienced physical healings (viz. headache, stomach ache, blessed with the gift of a child, or a job, or a house, of sight or hearing; healing of diseases like T.B., Leprosy, and other incurable diseases like Cancer, Tumour et al). By this we understand the power of praying the rosary with faith, the power of having recourse to the intercession of Mother Mary for all our needs, our problems and difficulties. Below is the list of the intercession made each day during the month of October 2006, and the corresponding Word obtained from the Bible.

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NEW BIBLE READING PLANS FOR 2006

The Holy Bible, the Divine
Word of God, the Book of Faith and Revelation, should be read regularly everyday to nourish our Spirit, to strengthen our faith, hope and love, and to guide us at every moment of our life. Last year we had presented you with the 365-Day Bible Reading Plan- covering the whole Bible, with plans corresponding to each month of the year. We believe that, although it was little stretched out, it had benefitted the readers who stuck to the schedule and read the whole Bible within the year. This year we would like to introduce two new plans, viz., the 26-Week (6-month) NT reading Plan and the 52-Week (1 Year) OT reading Plan, which would help you to read the OT and the NT daily (OT in the morning and NT in the evening or vice versa). Hence, starting from this month, we will be providing you with both the reading plans every month. Set apart some time to read the passage everyday (early morning/evening/late night) and try your best to stick to the schedule. You’ll definitely get incredible results.
God Bless You!

A) HE CARRIED AWAY ALL MY DISEASES! TO HIM BE ALL GLORY AND PRAISE !

  
I, Vijay (aged 24 years), was suffering from acute headache (migraine) and stomachache for the past 4 years. My problem started with a swelling in the stomach and the pain gradually went on increasing. Slowly, I felt the pain spreading to my whole body and my mind becoming upset with all the tension of my disease. The doctor diagnosed and found an ulcerous growth in my stomach. Another disorder which crept up was my inability to lift up the left hand due to stiffness and pain. all this made my life miserable. My father took me to several hospitals in Bihar- in Munger and Bhagalpur, and in Faridabad and nowhere I got relief from the treatments. Even after spending over forty thousand rupees on various treatments, I could not recover from my illness.
Then one day, around two-and-a-half years ago, a gentleman living close by told me about the healing prayer service being held at Jeevan Dham. I came here and got little relief within the first day. Gradually, my pain started disappearing and with my trust in God, I started praying regularly to Jesus and left taking medicine. Through the grace and mercy of God I got rid of the pain in my stomach and in my head and body. I can even raise my left hand completely without any pain. My Lord took away all my illnesses and gave me a new life to praise and worship him.
ii) I was suffering from evil possession for the past 15 years due to which I used to have bad dreams, sleepless nights and sometimes epileptic fits too. I was afraid to sleep alone during the night. But after I started attending the Sunday prayer service at Jeevan Dham regularly, I got freedom from this evil possession and freedom from all fears. I praise and thank the Lord for all favours He has bestowed on me.
Vijay, Faridabad
"That evening they brought to him many who were possessed with demons; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and cured all who were sick. This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah, "He took our infirmities and bore our diseases."( Matt.8:16-17)

B) UNABLE TO HEAR FOR OVER 5 YEARS, THEY GOT THE GIFT OF HEARING THROUGH THE POWER OF THE WORD OF GOD! Alleluia!

GUIDE MAP TO REACH JEEVAN DHAM

  And when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left, your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”(Isaiah 30:21)