GOSPEL - Mt 9:27-31
As Jesus passed by, two blind men followed him, crying out, “Son of David, have pity on us!” When he entered the house, the blind men approached him and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they said to him. Then he touched their eyes and said, “Let it be done for you according to your faith.” And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.”
But they went out and spread word of him through all that land.
But they went out and spread word of him through all that land.
PRAYER - The Jesus Prayer
Prayer #8 from the Oratory: Place of Prayer Book ($7)
Prayer #8 from the Oratory: Place of Prayer Book ($7)
Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on me a sinner.
STUDY - excerpt from Humility the foundation of Prayer
When we are full of pride, our prayers will be shallow and self-centered. When we are humble, our prayers will be grounded and transcendent. We constantly try to pray better, pray longer, and pray with more meaning and debt and sometimes even to “feel” something in prayer. This is all in vain if we don’t first humble our self. “God prefers humility in things that are done badly, rather than pride in those which are done well.”[1] We can repeat the simple prayer of the tax collector, “O God, be merciful to me a sinner.” This prayer, called the Jesus prayer, is often said in the following form, “Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner” and is one of the most ancient prayers in our Faith.
[1] Saint Augustine
FAST. FREE. FAITHFUL.
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