17 Sep 2007

Intercession: fabric of our praying souls

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For 17 September 2007, Monday of 24th week, based on 1 Timothy 2:1-8
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, for kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and dignity. This is right and is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind, Christ Jesus, himself human, who gave himself a ransom for all—this was attested at the right time. For this I was appointed a herald and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. I desire, then, that in every place the men should pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument;

Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

About Mrs. Judith Maloney, O.P.

Judy is a lay Dominican living in Hillsborough, North Carolina, USA. She belongs to the Mary Magdalene Chapter sponsored by the St. Martin DePorres Priory in Raleigh. She has been an nurse for 15 years, most recently working in oncology, and has also worked as a lay minister and director of religious education at her local parish. Judy and her husband Mike have three grown children.

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