APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER

MAY 2009

LEAGUE LEAFLET

Daily Offering

God, our Father, I offer you my day.

I offer you my prayers, thoughts, words, actions, joys and sufferings in union with your Son Jesus Christ, who continues to offer himself in the Eucharist for the salvation of the world.

 the Holy Spirit, who guided Jesus, be my guide and my strength today so that I  witness to your love. With Mary, the mother of our Lord and of the Church, I pray especially for this month’s intentions as proposed by the Holy Father…

That the laity and Christian communities may embrace their responsibility for promoting vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

In response to the Lord for the gift of faith, may the more recently established Catholic communities generously participate in the universal mission of the Church to proclaim the Gospel to the ends of the earth.

A CHILD'S ANGEL

Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he asked God: They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?

Among the many angels, I chose one for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care of you.

But tell me, here in Heaven, I don't do anything else but sing and smile, that's enough for me to be happy.

Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you every day. And you will feel your angel's love and be happy.

And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me, if I don't know the language that men talk?

Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.

And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?

Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray.

I've heard that on earth there are bad men. Who will protect me?

Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life.

But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore.

Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the way for you to come back to me, even though I will always be next to you.

At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from earth could already be heard, and the child in a hurry asked softly:

Oh God, if I am about to leave now, please tell me my angel's name.

Your angel's name is of no importance, you will call your angel: Mommy

-- Author Unknown

MAY 2009

1 -F-S.Joseph the Worker                                         Acts 9: 1-20             Mt 13: 54-58)

2 -S-S.Athanasius,                                                      Acts 9: 31-42          Jn 6: 60-69

3 -S-FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER                         Acts 4: 8-12             1 Jn 3: 1-2

                                                                                                                     Jn 10: 11-18

4 -M- Bl Joseph Rubio                                               Acts 11: 1-18          Jn 10: 1-10

5 -T-(S. Angelo)                                                         Acts 11: 19-26        Jn 10: 22-30

6 -W-(S. Dominic Savio)                                           Acts 12: 24 -- 13: 5a/Jn 12: 44-50

7 -T--(S. Domitilla)                                                    Acts 13: 13-25        Jn 13: 16-20

8 -F-(S. Magdalene of Canossa)                               Acts 13: 26-33        Jn 14: 1-6

9 -S-(S. Peter Nolasco)                                              Acts 13: 44-52        Jn 14: 7-14

10 -S-FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER                           Acts 9: 26-31          1 Jn 3: 18-24

                                                                                                                     Jn 15: 1-8

11 -M-(S. Ignatius of Laconi)                                   Acts 14: 5-18          Jn 14: 21-26

12 -T- Ss.Nereus and Achilleus,                               Acts 14: 19-28        Jn 14: 27-31a

13 -W- Our Lady of Fatima                                      Acts 15: 1-6             Jn 15: 1-8

14 -T-S.Matthias, ap F                                               Acts 1: 15-17. 20-26/Jn 15: 9-17

15 -F- S.Isidore the Farmer, mm                             Acts 15: 22-31        Jn 15: 12-17

16 -S- S. Andrew Bobola                                          Acts 16: 1-10          Jn 15: 18-21

17 -S-SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER                           Acts 10: 25-26. 34-35. 44-48

                                                                                    1 Jn 4: 7-10/ Jn 15: 9-17

18 -M- S.John I, pp, mt                                              Acts 16: 11-15/Jn 15: 26 -- 16: 4a

19 -T-(S. Peter Celestine)                                         Acts 16: 22-34        Jn 16: 5-11

20 -W- S. Bernardine of Siena, p, r, ms                   Acts 17: 15. 22 -- 18: 1/Jn 16: 12-15

21 -T- S Eugene de Mazanod                                   Acts 18: 1-8             Jn 16: 16-20

22 -F-S. Rita of Cascia, r                                            Acts 18: 9-18          Jn 16: 20-23

23 -S-(S. John Baptist de Rossi)                               Acts 18: 23-28        Jn 16: 23b-28

24 -S-ASCENSION OF THE LORD                             Acts 1: 1-11             Eph 4: 1-13

                                                                                                                     Mk 16: 15-20

25 -M- Venerable Bede,                                            Acts 19: 1-8             Jn 16: 29-33

26 -T-S. Philip Neri, p M                                           Acts 20: 17-27        Jn 17: 1-11a

27 -W- S.Augustine of Canterbury, bp, r, ms          Acts 20: 28-38        Jn 17: 11b-19

28 -T-(S. Heledius)                                                    Acts 22: 30; 23: 6-11/ Jn 17: 20-26

29 -F-(S. Cyril)                                                           Acts 25: 13b-21      Jn 21: 15-19

30 -S-(S. John of Arc)                                                Acts 28: 16-20. 30-31/ Jn 21: 20-25

31 -S-PENTECOST                                                     Acts 2: 1-11             Gal 5: 16-25

                                                                                    Jn 20:19-23 or Jn15: 26-27;16:12-15