http://www.mercysong.com Healing through music teaching writing counseling and prayer Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:27:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In this inspiring and easy-to-use guide to her father's best-selling book , 7 Secrets of the Eucharist, author Mary Flynn leads you on a personal journey to a deeper relationship with Christ in the Eucharist. A perfect companion to 7 Secrets of the Eucharist, this chapter-by-chapter study guide is a great ... http://www.mercysong.com/a-study-guide-for-7-secrets-of-the-eucharist During Adoration this morning, the words of a song kept popping into my mind — “divinely and eternally loved” — the final words of one of the songs on my daughter Erin’s CD “Through the Darkness.” I can never listen to this song without tears, partly because of the beauty ... http://www.mercysong.com/divinely-and-eternally-loved Several years ago I happened upon a method of praying that has become a daily practice. It began with the Divine Mercy image, the now well-known picture of Christ with red and pale rays streaming from His Heart. I had become accustomed to praying before the large image of the ... http://www.mercysong.com/photo-prayer “I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator …” (Apostles Creed) Ever notice that in this prayer God is referred to first of all as “Father” and only then as “creator”? There’s a whole teaching here. Pope John Paul II, in Rich in Mercy, explains that God is not just the ... http://www.mercysong.com/he-%e2%80%9cfathers-forth%e2%80%9d Whenever I feel anxious about something, or start something new, or catch myself writing scripts for God, I hold my hands out in front of me (at least mentally) and let this phrase run thru my mind over and over: "hands empty and cupped to receive" (Iain Matthew, The Impact ... http://www.mercysong.com/hands-empty Remember the Gospel story of the Transfiguration — that great event when Christ’s glory was revealed to three of His disciples as He was transformed in front of their eyes on Mt. Tabor? I’ve often wondered who was really transformed that day. The Fathers of the Church teach that Jesus was ... http://www.mercysong.com/become-what-you-behold Two of the things for which Catholics are most known are devotion to Christ in the Eucharist and devotion to Mary. And in the last few years of his Pontificate, Pope John Paul II made it clear that the two devotions are inseparable. In the midst of the Year of the ... http://www.mercysong.com/from-fiat-to-amen Purgatory should be viewed not as a form of punishment, but as the ultimate act of God’s mercy, purifying us so that we can enter his presence forever. Here’s what Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) wrote about it. in “God is Near Us”: “Ultimately, the place of purification is Christ himself. ... http://www.mercysong.com/the-ultimate-place-of-mercy We will soon be publishing a Eucharistic Prayerbook, and we’d love to consider including your favorites. We are looking for prayers appropriate for times of Adoration, Preparation for Communion, and Thanksgiving after Communion. Please include source and copyright info if possible. Send to vinny@mercysong.com or post on the 7 Secrets ... http://www.mercysong.com/have-any-favorite-eucharistic-prayers Many people have asked about the powerful meditations that are used on our CD “The Rosary & The Chaplet of Divine Mercy,” so I am posting them here. Opening Prayer O my Jesus, ... I unite my desires to the desires that You had on the cross (1581). I call upon You and ... ... http://www.mercysong.com/st-faustinas-meditations-on-the-passion