SAINT COMPANION PRAYER
- St. Paul, teach me what you learned, that true freedom is not the absence of struggle, but the presence of Christ, through whom, I can do all things.

SCRIPTURE
- Luke 1:35

And the angel said to her in reply, “The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God."

REFLECTION
- Sr. M. Karolyn

MUSIC
- "Holy Is His Name (The Magnificat)" Instrumental
- "Psalm 40" by Chris Brunelle
- "Holy, Holy, Holy" by Jay Stocker

NOTES
- Lent: Check out the LENT page on The God Minute website to find out more about our programming for this week.

PRAYER OF LETTING GO
To You do I belong, O God,
 into Your hands I surrender my life.
 Pour out Your Spirit upon me
 that I may love You perfectly,
 and serve You faithfully
 until my soul rests in You.

SAINT COMPANION PRAYER
- St. Paul, teach me what you learned, that true freedom is not the absence of struggle, but the presence of Christ, through whom, I can do all things.

SCRIPTURE
- 2 Corinthians 9:6-7

Consider this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each must do as already determined, without sadness or compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

REFLECTION
- Fr. Jim

MUSIC
- Still by Gjeilo

NOTES
- Lent: Check out the LENT page on The God Minute website to find out more about our programming for this week.

PRAYER OF LETTING GO
To You do I belong, O God,
 into Your hands I surrender my life.
 Pour out Your Spirit upon me
 that I may love You perfectly,
 and serve You faithfully
 until my soul rests in You.

SAINT COMPANION PRAYER
- St. Paul, teach me what you learned, that true freedom is not the absence of struggle, but the presence of Christ, through whom, I can do all things.

SCRIPTURE
- Galatians 5:13-14

For you were called for freedom, brothers. But do not use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh; rather, serve* one another through love. For the whole law is fulfilled in one statement, namely, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

REFLECTION
- Lauren

MUSIC
- "More Love, More Power" by David Nevue

- "What Wondrous Love is This" Instrumental

NOTES
- Lent: Check out the LENT page on The God Minute website to find out more about our programming for this week.

PRAYER OF LETTING GO
To You do I belong, O God,
 into Your hands I surrender my life.
 Pour out Your Spirit upon me
 that I may love You perfectly,
 and serve You faithfully
 until my soul rests in You.

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Lent, Week 5
Theme: FREEDOM
Saint: St. Paul

GOSPEL: JOHN 11:1-45 [Shortened Version] 

The sisters of Lazarus sent word to Jesus, saying, “Master, the one you love is ill.” When Jesus heard this he said, “This illness is not to end in death, but is for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when he heard that he was ill, he remained for two days in the place where he was. Then after this he said to his disciples, "Let us go back to Judea.”

When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him; but Mary sat at home. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise.” Martha said, “I know he will rise, in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, “Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who is coming into the world.”

He became perturbed and deeply troubled, and said,“Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Sir, come and see.” And Jesus wept. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him.” But some of them said, “Could not the one who opened the eyes of the blind man have done something so that this man would not have died?”

So Jesus, perturbed again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay across it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the dead man’s sister, said to him, “Lord, by now there will be a stench; he has been dead for four days.” Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believe you will see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone. And Jesus raised his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you for hearing me. I know that you always hear me; but because of the crowd here I have said this, that they may believe that you sent me.” And when he had said this, He cried out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, tied hand and foot with burial bands, and his face was wrapped in a cloth. So Jesus said to them, “Untie him and let him go.”

Now many of the Jews who had come to Mary and seen what he had done began to believe in him.

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This morning prayer invites you to pause before the rush, lay down your worries, and ask the Lord to walk with you through every moment of the day ahead. Whether your morning is quiet or chaotic, this is a prayer for anyone who wants to begin with gratitude, presence, and surrender.

SAINT COMPANION PRAYER

- St. John Gabriel, your life was a beacon of light, helping others discover Jesus. Illumine my path this Lent that I may proclaim, with St. Paul, “I live now, not I, but Christ lives in me.”

SCRIPTURE
- Matthew 4:4

He said in reply, "It is written: ‘One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.’"

REFLECTION
- Kyle

MUSIC
- Where Cahrity and Love Prevail

- What Wondrous Love by Sunday 7pm Choir

NOTES
- Lent: Check out the LENT page on The God Minute website to find out more about our programming for this week.

PRAYER OF LETTING GO
To You do I belong, O God,
 into Your hands I surrender my life.
 Pour out Your Spirit upon me
 that I may love You perfectly,
 and serve You faithfully
 until my soul rests in You.

SAINT COMPANION PRAYER

- St. John Gabriel, your life was a beacon of light, helping others discover Jesus. Illumine my path this Lent that I may proclaim, with St. Paul, “I live now, not I, but Christ lives in me.”

SCRIPTURE
- Matthew 1:20

"Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, 'Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her.'"

REFLECTION
- Sr. Charlene

MUSIC
- Turn your eyes upon Jesus by Piano Praises

- Inner Universe by Aurora Season

NOTES

- Blog: The Josary: Pray the Mysteries of the Life of St. Joseph by Sr. Kathleen Rooney, SSJ

- Lent: Check out the LENT page on The God Minute website to find out more about our programming for this week.

PRAYER OF LETTING GO
To You do I belong, O God,
 into Your hands I surrender my life.
 Pour out Your Spirit upon me
 that I may love You perfectly,
 and serve You faithfully
 until my soul rests in You.

SAINT COMPANION PRAYER

- St. John Gabriel, your life was a beacon of light, helping others discover Jesus. Illumine my path this Lent that I may proclaim, with St. Paul, “I live now, not I, but Christ lives in me.”

SCRIPTURE
- Isaiah 58:10

"If you lavish your food on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted; Then your light shall rise in the darkness, and your gloom shall be like midday."

REFLECTION
- Mary Ellyn

MUSIC
- Washed by Piano Instrumentals

- 5 Minute Meditation: Easy Living by Nelson Robert

NOTES
- Lent: Check out the LENT page on The God Minute website to find out more about our programming for this week.

PRAYER OF LETTING GO
To You do I belong, O God,
 into Your hands I surrender my life.
 Pour out Your Spirit upon me
 that I may love You perfectly,
 and serve You faithfully
 until my soul rests in You.

SAINT COMPANION PRAYER

- St. John Gabriel, your life was a beacon of light, helping others discover Jesus. Illumine my path this Lent that I may proclaim, with St. Paul, “I live now, not I, but Christ lives in me.”

SCRIPTURE
- Job 33:27-28

"He shall sing before all and say, ‘I sinned and did wrong, yet I was not punished accordingly. He delivered me from passing to the pit, and my life sees light.’"

REFLECTION
- Javier

MUSIC
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NOTES

- Lent: Check out the LENT page on The God Minute website to find out more about our programming for this week.

PRAYER OF LETTING GO
To You do I belong, O God,
 into Your hands I surrender my life.
 Pour out Your Spirit upon me
 that I may love You perfectly,
 and serve You faithfully
 until my soul rests in You.

SAINT COMPANION PRAYER

- St. John Gabriel, your life was a beacon of light, helping others discover Jesus. Illumine my path this Lent that I may proclaim, with St. Paul, “I live now, not I, but Christ lives in me.”

SCRIPTURE
- Micah 7:7-8

"But as for me, I will look to the LORD, I will wait for God my savior; my God will hear me! Do not rejoice over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD is my light.”

REFLECTION
- Sr. Kathleen

MUSIC
- "Were You There" from Classical Praise Volume 4 String Quartet

- "In His Presence" by Soaking Worship

NOTES
- Lent: Check out the LENT page on The God Minute website to find out more about our programming for this week.

PRAYER OF LETTING GO
To You do I belong, O God,
 into Your hands I surrender my life.
 Pour out Your Spirit upon me
 that I may love You perfectly,
 and serve You faithfully
 until my soul rests in You.

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Lent, Week 4
Theme: LIGHT
Saint: St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M.

GOSPEL: JOHN 9: 1-38
As he passed by Jesus saw a man blind from birth. he spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and smeared the clay on his eyes, 7 and said to him, “Go wash[c] in the Pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went and washed, and came back able to see.

So then the Pharisees also asked him how he was able to see. He said to them, “He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.” 16 So some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, because he does not keep the sabbath.” [But] others said, “How can a sinful man do such signs?” And there was a division among them. 17 So they said to the blind man again, “What do you have to say about him, since he opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”

They answered and said to him, “You were born totally in sin, and are you trying to teach us?” Then they threw him out.

35 When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, he found him and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” 36 He answered and said, “Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” 37 Jesus said to him, “You have seen him and the one speaking with you is he.” 38 He said, “I do believe, Lord,” and he worshiped him.