The God Minute

Breaking Open the WordSCRIPTUREMatthew 21: 28 - 32

Marian SaturdayHERE is a link to all of our Rosary videos as referenced in today's episode. We challenge you to pray one every day for October, the month of the rosary!MusicMiracle of the Rosary - Elvis Presley Canticle of Zechariah - Sr. Mary Gemma

Concert FridayThe Feast of the Archangels,Michael, Gabriel and RaphaelMUSICAngels Among UsSongwriters: Steve Goodman / Becky Hobbs I was walking home from school on a cold winter dayTook a shortcut through the woods, and I lost my wayIt was getting late, and I was scared and aloneBut then a kind old man took my hand and led me home My mama couldn't see him, oh, but he was standing thereAnd I knew in my heart, he was the answer to my prayers Oh, I believe there are angels among usSent down to us from somewhere up aboveThey come to you and me in our darkest hoursTo show us how to live, to teach us how to giveTo guide us with the light of love When life held troubled times and had me down on my kneesThere's always been someone to come along and comfort meA kind word from a stranger to lend a helping handA phone call from a friend just to say I understand But ain't it kind of funny at the dark end of the roadThat someone lights the way with just a single ray of hope Oh, I believe there are angels among usSent down to us from somewhere up aboveThey come to you and me in our darkest hoursTo show us how to live, to teach us how to giveTo guide us with the light of loveThey wear so many faces, show up in the strangest placesTo grace us with their mercy in our time of need Oh, I believe there are angels among usSent down to us from somewhere up aboveThey come to you and me in our darkest hoursTo show us how to live, to teach us how to giveTo guide us with the light of loveTo guide us with a light of love Songs of the AngelsMusic and Lyrics byRobert Dufford, S.J. Songs of the AngelsMusic and Lyrics byRobert Dufford, S.J.May songs of the angels welcome you and guide you along your wayMay the smiles of the martyrs greet your own as darkness turns into dayEvery fear will be undone and death will be no moreAs songs of the angels bring you home, before the face of God Behold, I tell you a mystery we shall all be changed.  For the trumpet shall sound, the dead be raised in the victory, the glory of our God.May songs of the angels welcome you and guide you along your wayMay the smiles of the martyrs greet your own as darkness turns into dayEvery fear will be undone and death will be no moreAs songs of the angels bring you home, before the face of God 

No FavoritesSCRIPTURELuke 8: 19 - 21MUSICGlory To The Lord - InstrumentalMelody Of My Dreams BL. MIRIAM TERESA DEMJANOVICH, SC (1901-1927)During her time at the College of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ, many individuals remarked on Teresa's humility and genuine piety. She could be found kneeling in the college chapel at all hours and was very devoted to praying the rosary. 

A Vocation StoryBL. ENRICHETTA ALFIERISister Enrichetta Alfieri (1891-1951), from the Sisters of Charity of Saint Jeanne Antide, was involved in pastoral work in the city prisons before. The prison of Saint Victor in Milan became her home, the place of her love. She used to say: « Charity is a fire which likes to expand while it burns; I will suffer, work and pray in order to attract souls to Jesus. » She was arrested during the Second World War because she helped the prisoners who were victims of the Nazi-Fascist violence.

CLICK HERE for the video to this reflectionMatthew 20:1-16The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius[a] for the day and sent them into his vineyard.3 “About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. 4 He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ 5 So they went.“He went out again about noon and about three in the afternoon and did the same thing. 6 About five in the afternoon he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’7 “‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered.“He said to them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard.’8 “When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.’9 “The workers who were hired about five in the afternoon came and each received a denarius. 10 So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius. 11 When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner. 12 ‘These who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.’13 “But he answered one of them, ‘I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? 14 Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. 15 Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’16 “So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”

Marian SaturdayHERE are the words to this devotion.HERE is the Pray-Along video to pray with anytime you'd like.MusicHeavenly Harp Ave Maria

Every Friday on The God Minute we pause our usual prayer style and let music lead us in prayer...

God's CallSCRIPTUREMatthew 9: 9MUSICGjeilo_ StillChristina Perri - A Thousand YearsBL. CONTARDO FERRINI Contardo Ferrini said "If on any particular day we do nothing more than give a little joy to a neighbor, that day will not be wasted. For we have succeeded in giving comfort to an immortal soul."

A Vocation StoryMUSICServant SongNow Thank We All Our God

24th Sunday in Ordinary TimeSCRIPTUREMatthew 18: 21 - 35MUSIC"Loving and Forgiving" (Instrumental)

Marian SaturdayThe reflection for today comes from the book The Life of Mary as Seen by the Mystics, compiled by Raphael Brown.Music10 Minutes of Worship (Instrumental)

Concert Friday(Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows)MUSIC"In Christ Along"In Christ Alone (My Hope Is Found)Written & Composed by: Stuart Townend & Keith Getty  In Christ alone my hope is found,He is my light, my strength, my song;This Cornerstone, this solid Ground,Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.What heights of love, what depths of peace,When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!My Comforter, my All in All,Here in the love of Christ I stand. In Christ alone! – who took on flesh,Fullness of God in helpless babe.This gift of love and righteousness,Scorned by the ones He came to save:Till on that cross as Jesus died,The wrath of God was satisfied –For every sin on Him was laid;Here in the death of Christ I live. There in the ground His body lay,Light of the world by darkness slain:Then bursting forth in glorious dayUp from the grave He rose again!And as He stands in victorySin’s curse has lost its grip on me,For I am His and He is mine –Bought with the precious blood of Christ. No guilt in life, no fear in death,This is the power of Christ in me;From life’s first cry to final breath,Jesus commands my destiny.No power of hell, no scheme of man,Can ever pluck me from His hand:Till He returns or calls me home,Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand.Copyright © 2001  

Today we continue our September Series Vocation stories...

Don't Be SeducedSCRIPTUREColossians 2: 6-8MUSICIn Christ Alone (instrumental)BL. ROSALIE RENDU (1786-1856)“Her example encouraged her Sisters. She often told them: ‘Be a milestone where all those who are tired have the right to lay down their load.’” Sr. Rosalie was sought out by schools and organizations performing good works (such as the first conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society) for advice.