The CatholiCity Message

Volume VII, Number 18 – November 25, 2003

Dear CatholiCity Citizen,

We warmly invite you and your fellow 70,000 CatholiCity Citizens to join us in a prayer of thanksgiving.

Perhaps all we need to do is recall what we are thankful for in our own lives. Take your time.

We're ready. Let us begin..."in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit....

Our Father,

Help calm the distracting thoughts swirling around our minds so we can pray peacefully. Remind us that words alone are not gratitude. We open our hearts...

...as we remember that You know us infinitely better than we can ever know ourselves. We are struck dumb, wordless, humbled, yet comforted by the faith you placed in our souls at our baptism, the friendship of your saints, the utterly reliable embrace of Mary, the protection of Joseph...

...yet we have nothing to offer but our silence as we wait for your word. O Father, what should we pray?

Our prayer of thanksgiving is one word, one way, one truth, one life, one priest, one king, one man carrying us in His arms, bringing us into the very depths of the Holy Trinity.

Our word of thanksgiving is: Jesus.

Jesus–we whisper. Jesus–we long for You.
Jesus–the tears well in our eyes. Jesus.

You are our prayer. Thank you, Father. Amen."

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, dear friends. Let's eat. If you are separated from family for any reason (military duty, especially) know that we will be praying for you.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"There are superior ways to pray with your body–to receive the Eucharist, to partake in the marital embrace, and to be crucified."
David Peterson

With Christ,

Your Friends at CatholiCity