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February 4th Holy Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 3 Period I.

The Novena Rosary Mysteries
for February 4th are Sorrowful.

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February 3, 2017

Today's Readings

Hebrews 13: 1-8

Continue to love each other like brothers, and remember always to welcome strangers, for by doing this, some people have entertained angels without knowing it. Keep in mind those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them; and those who are being badly treated, since you too are in the body. Marriage must be honoured by all, and marriages must be kept undefiled, because the sexually immoral and adulterers will come under God's judgement. Put avarice out of your lives and be content with whatever you have; God himself has said: I shall not fail you or desert you, and so we can say with confidence: With the Lord on my side, I fear nothing: what can human beings do to me?

Remember your leaders, who preached the word of God to you, and as you reflect on the outcome of their lives, take their faith as your model. Jesus Christ is the same today as he was yesterday and as he will be for ever.

Psalm 27: 1, 3, 5, 8-9

Yahweh is my light and my salvation,
    whom should I fear?
Yahweh is the fortress of my life,
    whom should I dread?

Though an army pitch camp against me,
    my heart will not fear,
though war break out against me,
    my trust will never be shaken.

Of you my heart has said,
    ‘Seek his face!’
Your face, Yahweh, I seek;
    do not turn away from me.

Do not thrust aside your servant in anger,
    without you I am helpless.
Never leave me, never forsake me,
    God, my Saviour.

Mark 6: 14-29

King Herod had heard about him, since by now his name was well known. Some were saying, 'John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.' Others said, 'He is Elijah,' others again, 'He is a prophet, like the prophets we used to have.' But when Herod heard this he said, 'It is John whose head I cut off; he has risen from the dead.'

Now it was this same Herod who had sent to have John arrested, and had had him chained up in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife whom he had married. For John had told Herod, ‘It is against the law for you to have your brother’s wife.’ As for Herodias, she was furious with him and wanted to kill him, but she was not able to do so, because Herod was in awe of John, knowing him to be a good and upright man, and gave him his protection. When he had heard him speak he was greatly perplexed, and yet he liked to listen to him.

An opportunity came on Herod’s birthday when he gave a banquet for the nobles of his court, for his army officers and for the leading figures in Galilee. When the daughter of this same Herodias came in and danced, she delighted Herod and his guests; so the king said to the girl, ‘Ask me anything you like and I will give it you.’ And he swore her an oath, ‘I will give you anything you ask, even half my kingdom.’ She went out and said to her mother, ‘What shall I ask for?’ She replied, ‘The head of John the Baptist.’ The girl at once rushed back to the king and made her request, ‘I want you to give me John the Baptist’s head, immediately, on a dish.’ The king was deeply distressed but, thinking of the oaths he had sworn and of his guests, he was reluctant to break his word to her. At once the king sent one of the bodyguard with orders to bring John’s head. The man went off and beheaded him in the prison; then he brought the head on a dish and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother. When John’s disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

                R. My whole life has been a life
                of surrendering to Thee my God.
                When night fall comes the darkness
                crouches in and we know it
                is time to recoup and to give
                to God what is ourselves at
                rest so we can give ourselves
                anew at daybreak, for every
                day is a gift from God.

                    We are here to love and to serve
                God and our days move on
                in petty pace as we travel
                on this journey the Creator has put
                us on. We are His and He put
                us on this earth for His purpose.
                God wants us to grow in knowledge
                and love – He gives us baptism
                and in baptism a sharing in
                His life, but we see Jesus and
                the life of Jesus and he taught
                us about life with His life.

                    He taught us, yeah, though
                we walk in the valley of darkness
                His hand is ever upon us, every
                moment of every day. Letter
                after letter of Jesus over 25
                years I have learned of His
                ever vigilant presence with
                me, every day, every moment,
                every breath, every second,
                He sustains my life – I
                belong to Him. I trust Him,
                I know His Might, I know
                He abundantly fills me with
                life, He is a Person, Jesus,
                my Savior, I walk, not alone,
                His presence is with me –
                now, always, His comfort and
                care, I know Him – even
                in sorrow I can identify
                with the cross of Christ and
                know the power of being
                in Him.

                    How was the cross of
                Christ during His bitter
                passion? For men surrounded
                Jesus, the Son of God, and they
                tested Him with their evilness
                and He suffered. He suffered
                persecution, hardship – He
                suffered agonies to His body,
                He knew the men, who despite
                His suffering, would choose
                evil and condemn themselves
                to death eternally – Oh
                yeah – hardship for the
                lover, the Son of God, who gave
                so much in His passion and
                death, especially, for the
                beloved soul and they
                because of pride, jealousy,
                anger, envy, slothfulness –
                let the darkness rule in
                the willful stubborn
                spirit of iniquity and
                choose the darkness of
                sin to the light of the
                love and gift of the Savior –
                the gift of grace and
                harmony, order God
                wanted in their lives and
                they chose disorder and
                rivalry, rebellion and
                seeking power even over God.

                    For we know the free
                will is just that free and
                it is to be disciplined
                and follow under God –
                Not seek power for ones
                own vain power, but
                seek submission,
                surrender, peace, love,
                joy of the Savior. Walking
                in that cloud of witnesses
                that went before them –
                the lives of the saints –
                who were shipwrecked –
                tortured, crucified,
                beaten and other
                horrendous inflictions
                of their body and spirit,
                but knew the discipline,
                the love of God, the
                horrendousness of sin
                and offense against God
                that they would not
                sin to offend their
                precious beloved God.

                    What makes a man hold
                tight to God in the face
                of the battle of satan
                to drive a man from
                the joy of the light of
                Christ and choose the
                darkness of sin and
                condemn themselves
                eternally to hell. Why
                would a man of free
                will, created by God,
                go there – choose power
                and evil to good, when
                God the Father loved us so much
                to send His Son Jesus
                our Savior.

                    Why would a man
                choose darkness to
                light, anger with ones
                brother to peace –
                secrecy and games to
                serenity and a heart
                filled with darkness
                and lies to the warmth
                of the love on fire for
                him and the presence
                of God in his heart.

                    This Movement, the
                Blue Books are about
                God's love. Letters of
                love from Jesus on fire
                for love of men. The
                reality of His truth,
                how God loves us –
                the Light of the Son of
                God, the comfort of
                a heart full of the love
                of God verses the
                evilness and darkness of
                sin, the deadly sins
                that become such darkness
                in a heart and held back
                through the sin of greater
                and greater pride.

                    The path to Jesus is the
                path of trusting Him –
                taking the hand of Jesus –
                going away from rivalry
                with those God sends
                to us to help lead us
                to the light, but the temptation
                of satan and the free will
                that rejects Jesus and
                gives into satan can
                lead a man to his
                own condemnation
                eternally if he refuses
                to recognize God's hand,
                if he chooses blindness
                to light, darkness
                and power, to surrender
                and love, hatred and
                pride, envy and jealousy
                and anger to the warmth
                of the Heart of the Love
                of Jesus Christ. And gives
                in to mortal sin.

                    Our days are numbered
                aright and the story of
                the Pharaoh and his
                stubbornness is the
                story of many a man who
                chose the darkness of
                rival, stubborn,
                willfulness to the
                surrender of God's gift
                of love and peace
                and harmony.

                    The devil is chaos
                and confusion – he
                never lets up with
                the designs to tempt
                souls to turn from
                the light to darkness,
                from love to bitter
                hatred of his brothers –
                the devil tempts and
                pushes and a man of
                deep pride many times
                needs no one and in
                envy wants no one
                to help him – he is
                in a state of trusting
                no one even God
                and his isolation,
                stubborn will,
                self enclosure
                becomes greater and
                greater darkness
                and he chooses for
                himself the deadly
                sins.

                    When God gives to us
                His law of love –
                His Sacred Heart
                His gift to obey,
                love and serve Him
                with a soft and
                loving heart and
                why would a man
                walk in darkness –
                prefer this to light –

                Jesus: And every day I
                    give to you the
                    breaking of a new
                    day with the sunlit
                    sky and even a
                    man of darkness who
                    walks in sorrow
                    for his sin can
                    choose the light to
                    darkness.

I am all merciful
and loving.

                    I am Jesus, I give
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