Monday, February 12, 2018

Fourth in a series on "The Avenues of Service" (The Vocation of the Priesthood)


Avenues of Service, The Vocation of the Priesthood. Mass for SH and IC for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time. (Click on the link below or on the picture to view this Mass)
https://youtu.be/w7yiDuE3SSI

Saturday, January 27, 2018

"Avenues of Service To God." The Vocation of Single Life


The third in a series of homilies on vocations. "Avenues of Service to God" The Vocation of Single Life
To watch this weekend Mass, click on the link below:
https://youtu.be/Bjtqh0XPhS0
You can view the full series each week by going to:http://deaconjimp.blogspot.com/

Avenues of Service, The Vocation of Single Life: The third in a series of homilies / reflections on vocations. Sacred…
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Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Join me in prayer each day!

Join me in prayer:

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Dear holy servant of God, St. Peregrine, we pray today for healing.

Intercede for us! God healed you of cancer and others were healed by your prayers.

Please pray for the physical healing of…(Mention your intentions)

These intentions bring us to our knees seeking your intercession for healing. We are humbled by our physical limitations and ailments. We are so weak and so powerless.

We are completely dependent upon God. And so, we ask that you pray for us…Pray for us, that we will not let sickness bring us to despair.

Pray for us, that we may persevere in hope.

Pray for us, that we will have the courage to offer up our suffering in unity with the Cross.

Pray for us, that the loneliness of our suffering will be consoled.

Pray for us, that the fear of death will be replaced with the hope of everlasting life.

Pray for us, that our suffering will not rob us of joy.

Pray for us, that in our pain we will not become selfish but ever more selfless.

Pray for us, that this sickness will teach us to depend more and more on God.

Pray for us, that our lives will glorify God alone.

We know, St. Peregrine, that you are a powerful intercessor because your life was completely given to God. We know that in as much as you pray for our healing, you are praying even more for our salvation.

A life of holiness like yours is more important than a life free of suffering and disease. Pray for our healing, but pray even more that we might come as close to Our Lord as you are.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Saturday, January 20, 2018

"Avenues of Service to God" The Vocation of Marriage

The second in a series of homilies on vocations. "Avenues of Service to God" 
The Vocation of Marriage
To watch this weekend Mass, click on the link below:

You can view the full series each week by going to:http://deaconjimp.blogspot.com/

Weekend Mass for Sacred Heart & Immaculate Conception. The second in a series of homilies on Vocations /…
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Saturday, January 13, 2018

"Avenues of Service" The Vocation that God has called us to!

This is the first in a series of Mass Homilies at Sacred Heart, Oelwein and Immaculate Conception, Fairbank on VOCATIONS.  

Check Back each week to watch the latest in the series on this very interesting topic.

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

My final prayer for Immaculate Conception and Sacred Heart as their Parish Life Coordinator



A final prayer of thanksgiving as Parish Life Coordinator for Sacred Heart

Heavenly Father, thank you for blessing me for the past nearly five years as you have allowed me to serve the good people of this wonderful parish community.  You have given me a beautiful example of love and caring in action through your sons and daughters of Sacred Heart.  It is often said that when a person serves others, they receive more than those they are serving.  That has certainly been the case for me. You have poured so many blessings on me as I have humbly tried to serve my good friends at SH. 

Gracious God, I pray that you continue to pour your blessings of love and caring on these, your loyal families, in the years to come.  I pray to your Most Blessed Sacred Heart, that You will guide them in their daily lives and lead them to imitate your love and caring by reaching out to those in need and helping them all to grow in devout faith, prayerful holiness, patient forgiveness, loving compassion and caring for each other and the families that will join this special faith family in the future.

Finally, Dear Father, I pray that you will guide me as I humbly try to serve these wonderful people in whatever way you desire for years to come, as their deacon and friend.  I ask all of this in the name of your Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.   AMEN

-        Deacon Jim

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A final prayer of thanksgiving as Parish Life Coordinator for Immaculate Conception.

Heavenly Father, thank you for blessing me for the past nearly five years as you have allowed me to serve the good people of this wonderful parish community.  You have given me a beautiful example of love and caring in action through your sons and daughters of Immaculate Conception.  It is often said that when a person serves others, they receive more than those they are serving.  That has certainly been the case for me. You have poured so many blessings on me as I have humbly tried to serve my good friends at IC. 

Gracious God, I pray that you continue to pour your blessings of love and caring on these, your loyal families, in the years to come.  I pray to your Blessed Mother Mary, our Immaculate Conception, that she will guide them in their daily lives and lead them to imitate her love and caring by reaching out to those in need and helping them all to grow in devout faith, prayerful holiness, patient forgiveness, loving compassion and caring for each other and the families that will join this special faith family in the future.

Finally, Dear Father, I pray that you will guide me as I humbly try to serve these wonderful people in whatever way you desire for years to come, as their deacon and friend.  I ask all of this in the name of your Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.   AMEN
-        Deacon Jim

Sunday, July 2, 2017