4 Jun 2025
3 CommentsJesus’ Most Dominican Prayer
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For 4 June 2025, Memorial of Saint Peter of Verona, Priest, Martyr, based on John 17:11b-19
Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed, “And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one. While I was with them, I protected them in your name that you have given me. I guarded them, and not one of them was lost except the one destined to be lost, so that the scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you, and I speak these things in the world so that they may have my joy made complete in themselves. I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one. They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, so that they also may be sanctified in truth.”
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.
04 June 2025 @ 5:06 am
Great homily, Ann! Provocative words on truth in the context of the reading! Many Thanks… My wife and I met you some 20 odd years ago when applying for the preaching doctorate at Aquinas when Sr. Honora was active in the program there at Aquinas. Wondering how she is doing in her retirement? So good to hear from you…Many blessings on your doctoral, achievement and of course, your great preaching!
Dc. Werner Rose D. Min.
Diocese of Memphis in Tennessee
05 June 2025 @ 12:05 am
Thanks, Ann, you’ve given us a clear path to test the verbage for a spark of TRUTH. Keep up the good work!
05 June 2025 @ 2:03 pm
Oh… I am so grateful for your message. Thank you!