OPENING PRAYER
God our Father,
We thank you for the gift of your
love which you give to every
person in the world. We thank
you that because of your love
we are never
• alone and should never feel
afraid.
We thank you for the gift of faith
which allows us to know you,
one God three persons. We
thank you that because of that
faith the whole of our lives are
directed to living for other
people.
Through your son, Jesus Christ,
our friend and brother, you show
us how to love. Give us the
strength we need to live lives of
love and faith, so that the world
might come to know your son
more and more
through our actions and words
as we seek to live lives which
help to build your Kingdom
here on earth. We ask this
through Christ, our Lord.
AMEN
We love
because we
are loved
The love we receive is
a gift, but even more
so than that, the love
others show us teach
us how to love others.
From our earliest days
our family and friends
teach us how to be
loving people and how
to show others.
Our relationship with Him
teaches us a great deal
about how to love in the
world.
Jesus shows us that love,
and sharing that love with
others, gives our lives
meaning and purpose.
Scripture
says:
This is my commandment:
love one another, as I have
loved you. No one can have
greater love than to lay
down his life for his friends.
You are my friends, if you
do what I command you.
I shall no longer call you
servants, because a servant does
not know the master’s business;
I call you friends, because I have
made known to you everything
that I learnt from my Father. You
did not choose me, no,
What does the
church says?
“To love is much more
than feeling tenderness
or a certain emotion
once in a while. It’s a
total challenge to
creativity!”
•What does the
Saints says:
- "Love can accomplish all
things. Things that are most
impossible become easy
where love is at work."7.
"Love can accomplish all-
- "Without love, deeds, even
the most brilliant, count as
nothing."
If this is how you treat your
friends, no wonder you
have so many enemies.
For prayer is nothing else
than being on terms of
friendship with God.
God performs with us,
for he loves us that
we might love by
means of the very love
he bears toward us.
,and when "we share material
goods so that no-one may be in
need. This sharing and dedication
to those in need is a style of life
that God suggests also to many
non-Christians, as a way of
authentic humanity
- while Praying for another soul
he heard the voice of the Lord
within him he exclaimed “ I feel
something mysterious, I suffer
not for myself but for another
soul, the devil does not want me
to pray.
- The spirit of Carmel: to
Love and to Suffer.
- Be the restorer in the house
where the Providence
predestined us for His glory
and for our holiness.
•.
Love conquers
everything
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Embracing self-love is a powerful
journey. It quotes reminds us to
honor and appreciate our unique
beauty and worth.
Question to ponder:
Ask yourself:
1. How do I know that God
loves me?
2. How does Christ’s life
teach me to love one
another?
3. Does everyone
deserve to be shown
love?
4. Do you think love is something
that we can be forced or
commanded to
do?
5. Can you be taught
how to love?
6. How can we show
God’s love to one
another?
7. When is it difficult to
love?
8. If you love someone,
do they have to love
you back?
Final Prayer
- Lord, you command me to love you,
show me how to love through your words
and actions. I am called to love.
Response.
- Lord, you challenge me to be an
instrument of your love. I can bring your
love to others in the way I live my life.
Response.
Fill us with your Spirit, so
that through the love you
have shown us, we can
bear the great fruits of love
in our daily lives. Through
Christ our Lord Amen.
Thank you
and God
Bless
Pope Francis
Pope Francis
Pope Francis
“ I will spend
my HEAVEN in
doing good on
earth and after
my death I let
shower of
Roses”
GOD Bless us all !
Sr. Ma. Rita Beduya Lomongo,
Carmelite Missionary Sisters
Of St. Therese of the Child Jesus
