One Minute Reflection – 14 March – Thursday of the First week of Lent, Year C, Today’s Gospel Matthew 7:7-12 and the Memorial of Blessed Giacomo Cusmano (1834-1888)
“Ask and it will be given you, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you.”...Matthew 7:7
REFLECTION – “Please be bold, because when we pray we usually have a need. The friend is God – He is a rich friend who has bread, He has what we need. As Jesus said – “In prayer be intrusive. Do not get tired.” But do not get tired of what? Of asking. “Ask and it will be given to you”.”…Pope Francis – Santa Marta, 11 October 2018
PRAYER – Heavenly Father, with confidence we pray, for in Your bounty Lord, You give us all we need. You hear our plea and grant us our needs. You give us the Spirit, who alone can teach us to think and do what is right, so that we, who without You cannot exist, may live in loving obedience to Your Will. Hear the prayers of Blessed Giacomo Cusmano on our behalf and add them to our own imperfect petitions. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour, with the Holy Spirit, God forever, amen.
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