PRAYER PAGE
St. Paul in his first letter to the Thessalonians admonishes believers to "Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus"
(I Thes. 5:16-18).
This page of the St. Rapahel Youth Ministry Website is dedicated to prayer in all its variety and forms in the
Catholic Tradition.
Check out the links and articles on prayer. May you be inspired to enter more deeply into the mystery of God's love through prayer.
"Pray for the many spiritual and
material needs of your families, your communities, the whole Church, and all
of humanity. Indeed, prayer is the first and greatest work of charity that we
must do for our brothers and sisters."
John Paul II From: Minute Meditations from the Popes
Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York
Megan on mission in Chicago in the summer of 2008
St. Raphael youth group member leaving for Denmark as an exchange student for the next year!
Megan Bender is an 11th grade student from Coon Rapids High
School and an active member of
St. Raphael's Youth Ministry Core Team. After much prayer Megan felt called to become a foreign exchange student. She will be in Denmark for the 2009-2010 school year.
Our youth group is committed to holding Megan up in prayer while she is away in Denmark. To learn more about her journey and keep up to date on her experience in Denmark please go to Megan's Denmark Blog:
or check out her monthly
youth group update below.
Megan's Update from Denmark
Sacred Scripture
"Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ"
St. Jerome
Third Sunday in Lent
(Mar. 7, 2010)
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Forth Sunday in Lent
(Mar. 14, 2010)
LECTIO DIVINA:
"Sacred Reading"
Lectio: Reading - Listening
Meditatio: Meditation
Oratio: Prayer
Contemplatio: Contemplation
To Learn More Go To:
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Things are going pretty well here! I will be going to Ireland to visit a family friend. I actually have a lot of traveling coming up. This Friday I will go to Germany, then to Ireland 3 weeks later, Barcelona in 4 weeks for a class trip, and my host family planned a week long vacation to Athens. So its all very exciting to have these travel plans coming up.
Otherwise, things here have been going well. Its easy to get used to the struggles once you've been through it so often. I'm actually finding myself in an advantage with Lent coming up, because it will give me time to reflect upon what has been going on, and how I can do better in my faith life. I'm so very looking forward to it, it will be a blessing in my very very busy and chaotic life.
I've been living here in Denmark for 6 months and 15 days now, and just typing that sentence now bewilders me. Its been hard, but its helped me grow in so many ways already. I have about 4-5 months left, so we will see what adventures are in store for me in the upcoming months. Miss you all so much, but I see Kaitlin Bezdicek made a "minature Megan", so now I can be in two places at once ;)
God bless you all and have a blessed lenten season,
Megan(2/15/10)
