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Day: October 6, 2006

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My iPod Shuffle —“ Part 3

Father Jim Tucker has the next callout for the Ipod Shuffle: Random Playlist for the Weekend.

Here’s mine:

  1. He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands – Loretta Lynn, The Gospel Spirit
  2. Bar na Stawach – Wolna Grupa Bukowina, Słonecznik
  3. Wysławiajcie Panie —“ Taizé, Venite Exultemus
  4. Góral Polka – Dynatones, Vintage Dynatones
  5. Rock`n`roll na dobry początek – Budka Suflera, Za Ostatni Grosz
  6. Doxology —“ Passion Worship Band, Hymns Ancient & Modern
  7. Beautiful Loser —“ Bob Seger, Beautiful Loser
  8. Nuta z Ponidzia – Wolna Grupa Bukowina, Niechaj zabrzmi
  9. Dressed for Success —“ Roxette, Look Sharp!
  10. I Was In The House When The House Burned Down – Warren Zevon, Genius: The Best Of Warren Zevon
Current Events

Word on the street

It appears that the R.C. Church is being confronted by the latest ‘word on the street’ rumors.

Among these are a BBC story on the abolishment of the Limbo concept, and from a pointer at Hallowed Ground, a discussion on an imminent decree allowing the free and unrestricted universal usage of the traditional (Tridentine) liturgy (allegedly coming to a R.C. Church near you this November).

Either the R.C.’s are getting more PNCC or WRO or people are putting faith in rumors.

Perhaps someone can now comment on how the Pope will give the liberals a goodie by abolishing Limbo while throwing conservatives a bone by giving them the Rite they desire. It’s all part of a [pick one: deeper mystery, Masonic plot, chain-yanking exercise], someone will claim.

PNCC

Sixth Day of the Octave – For the Gift of Counsel

+ Come Holy Spirit, come!
And from Your celestial home,
shed a ray of light divine!

The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Light,
of Strength, and of Love. With His
sevenfold gifts He enlightens the mind,
strengthens the will, and inflames the
heart with the love of God. We should
invoke the Holy Spirit daily, for the Spirit
aids us in our infirmity. We do not know
what we should pray for, nor how we
should pray, but Scripture tells us that
the Spirit Himself asks for us.

Prayer

Almighty and eternal God, You have
regenerated us by water and the Holy
Spirit, and have given us forgiveness for
all our sins. From Heaven send forth
upon our Holy Synod Your sevenfold
Spirit, the Spirit of Wisdom and
Understanding, the Spirit of Counsel and
Fortitude, the Spirit of Knowledge and
Piety, and fill us with the Spirit of the
Fear of the Lord. Amen.

On the faithful, who adore
And confess You evermore,
In your sevenfold gifts descend.

The Gift of Counsel

The gift of Counsel endows the soul with supernatural prudence, enabling it to judge promptly and rightly what must be done, especially in difficult circumstances. Counsel applies the principles furnished by Knowledge and Understanding to the innumerable concrete cases that confront us in the course of our daily duties as parents, teachers, public servants and Christian citizens. Counsel is supernatural common sense, a priceless treasure in the quest of salvation. “Most important of all, pray to God to set your feet in the path of truth.” (Sirach 37:15)

Prayer

O Spirit of Counsel, help and guide those attending Holy Synod in all their ways, that they may always do Your holy will. Incline their hearts to that which is good; turn them away from all that is evil, and direct them by the straight path of Your commandments to that goal of eternal life for which we long. Amen.

Our Father … Hail Mary … Glory be to the Father …

Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit

On my knees, before the great
multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer
myself, soul and body, to You, Eternal
Spirit of God. I adore the brightness of
Your purity, the unerring keenness of
Your justice, and the might of Your love.
You are the Strength and Light of my
soul. In You I live and move and am. I
desire never to grieve You by
unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with
all my heart to be kept from the smallest
sin against You. Mercifully guard my
every thought and grant that I may
always watch for Your light, listen to Your
voice, and follow Your gracious
inspirations. I cling to You and give
myself to You and ask You, by Your
compassion, to watch over me in my
weakness. Holding the pierced Feet of
Jesus and looking at His five Wounds,
and trusting in His Precious Blood and
adoring His opened Side and Stricken
Heart, I implore You, Adorable Spirit,
Helper of my infirmity, to keep me in
Your grace that I may never sin against
You. Give me grace, O Holy Spirit, to
say to You always and everywhere,
“Speak for Your servant is listening.” (1
Sam. 3:10b)

Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

O Lord Jesus Christ, Who, before
ascending into heaven, did promise to
send the Holy Spirit to finish Your work
in the souls of the Apostles and Disciples,
grant the same Holy Spirit to our Polish
National Catholic Church that it may be
made perfect in the work of Your grace
and Your love. Grant us the Spirit of
Wisdom that we may despise the
perishable things of this world and aspire
only after the things that are eternal; the
Spirit of Understanding to enlighten our
minds with the light of Your divine truth;
the Spirit of Counsel that we may ever
choose the surest way of pleasing God
and gaining heaven; the Spirit of Fortitude
that we may bear our crosses with You
and that we may overcome with courage
all the obstacles that oppose our
salvation; the Spirit of Knowledge that
we may know God and know ourselves
and grow perfect in the knowledge of
the Saints; the Spirit of Piety that we
may find the service of God sweet and
amiable, and the Spirit of the Fear of the
Lord, that we may be filled with a loving
reverence towards God and may dread
in anyway to displease Him. Dear Lord,
mark our Polish National Catholic
Church with the sign of discipleship and
enliven our Holy Synod in all its dealings
with Your Spirit. Amen. +

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