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Morning Offering: 02. 22. 26

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Today’s Reflection: The Fast Life

Fast from judging others;
Feast on Christ dwelling in them.
Fast from fear of illness;
Feast on the healing power of God.
Fast from words that pollute;
Feast on speech that purifies.
Fast from discontent;
Feast on gratitude.
Fast from anger;
Feast on patience.
Fast from pessimism;
Feast on hope.
Fast from negatives;
Feast on encouragement.
Fast from bitterness;
Feast on forgiveness.
Fast from self-concern;
Feast on compassion.
Fast from suspicion;
Feast on truth.
Fast from gossip;
Feast on purposeful silence.
Fast from problems that overwhelm;
Feast on prayer that sustains.
Fast from anxiety;
Feast on faith. – Author Unknown

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Morning Offering: 02. 20. 26

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Today’s Reflection: Lent doesn’t have to be a 40-day guilt trip or endurance test. You could make it a 40-day gratitude journey and spend 40 days practicing the greatest commandment of all: love. – Regina Brett, author.

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

Morning Offering is posted by 8 a.m.

Morning Offering: 02. 17. 26

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Today’s Reflection: Fasting During the Lenten Season

As we begin the Lenten Season let’s pause and reflect on where we want to be in 40 days
In the words of Pope Francis:

Let us pray that as we begin the season of Lent we embrace the opportunity to:
Fast from hurting words and say kind words.
Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude.
Fast from anger and be filled with patience.
Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope.
Fast from worries and have trust in God.
Fast from complaints and contemplate simplicity.
Fast from pressures and be prayerful.
Fast from bitterness and fill our hearts with joy.
Fast from selfishness and be compassionate to others.
Fast from grudges and be reconciled.
Fast from words and be silent so we can listen.

We pray that
our only desire
and our one choice
is to choose
what better leads
to the deepening
of God’s life in us.

We ask the Lord to guide our decisions today and to bless the Xavier Community with His peace, His joy, His love.- Attributed to Pope Francis

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

Morning Offering is posted by 8 a.m.

Morning Offering: 03. 30. 25

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Today’s  Reflection: Prayer

Lord, in this season of Lent,
I come to you with a heart that longs for order but too often clings to control.
Create in me a well-ordered heart, one that reflects your presence, not just my plans.
May this Lent be a time of clearing away the clutter,
so that I may walk more freely with you.
Amen. —Jackie Schulte 

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. 

Morning Offering is posted by 8 a.m.          

Morning Offering: 03. 12. 25

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Today’s Reflection: The Fast Life

Fast from judging others;
Feast on Christ dwelling in them.
Fast from fear of illness;
Feast on the healing power of God.
Fast from words that pollute;
Feast on speech that purifies.
Fast from discontent;
Feast on gratitude.
Fast from anger;
Feast on patience.
Fast from pessimism;
Feast on hope.
Fast from negatives;
Feast on encouragement.
Fast from bitterness;
Feast on forgiveness.
Fast from self-concern;
Feast on compassion.
Fast from suspicion;
Feast on truth.
Fast from gossip;
Feast on purposeful silence.
Fast from problems that overwhelm;
Feast on prayer that sustains.
Fast from anxiety;
Feast on faith. – Author Unknown

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

Morning Offering is posted by 8 a.m.     

Morning Offering: 03. 04. 22

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Today’s Reflection: So appropriate for Lent:
THE FAST LIFE
Fast from judging others;
Feast on Christ dwelling in them.
Fast from fear of illness;
Feast on the healing power of God.
Fast from words that pollute;
Feast on speech that purifies.
Fast from discontent;
Feast on gratitude.
Fast from anger;
Feast on patience.
Fast from pessimism;
Feast on hope.
Fast from negatives;
Feast on encouragement.
Fast from bitterness;
Feast on forgiveness.
Fast from self-concern;
Feast on compassion.
Fast from suspicion;
Feast on truth.
Fast from gossip;
Feast on purposeful silence.
Fast from problems that overwhelm;
Feast on prayer that sustains.
Fast from anxiety;
Feast on faith. — Author Unknown
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 03. 16. 21

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Today’s Reflection: The Stations of the Cross, as a Lenten devotion, help us offer witness to Jesus’s passion and death. Are you walking with Him in this poignant exercise in imaginative prayer? If pandemic protocols still prevent this devotion at your parish, there are many on-line/ in print resources to help make you a participant.
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Today’s Reflection and photo by Joe Barkovich.
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Morning Offering: 02. 17. 21

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Today’s Reflection: Ash Wednesday, and we are in Lent. The Stations of the Cross, as a Lenten devotion, help us offer witness to Jesus’ passion and death. Will you walk with Him in this sorrowful exercise in imaginative prayer? If pandemic protocols make this difficult or impossible at your parish, there are many on-line resources to help make you a participant. So, will you…. walk the walk? (Pictured: First Station, Jesus is Condemned to Death, St. Kevin Church, Welland.)
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Today’s Reflection and photo by Joe Barkovich.
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