Part 1: Gospel of St. Matthew 6: 25-34

‘‘Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink ; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns ; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they ? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature ? So why do you worry about clothing ? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow : they neither til nor spin ; And yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith ? Therefore do not worry saying, ‘What shall we eat ?' or ‘What shall we drink ?' or ‘What shall we wear ?' For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore  do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble''.  

Part 2: Meditation (10 Min.)

We will use words from the ‘‘Our Father'' to meditate on this fourth day of prayer :   ‘Give us this day our daily bread'.  

Find a quiet environment and empty your mind.

Make the sign of the cross.

Plead the Virgin Mary to help you and be with you during our prayer. Start meditating this verse of the ‘Our Father' in your heart, enjoying each word.

Part 3: Request of a Special Intention for Father's Day

Saint Francois de Sales's prayer to Saint Joseph : Glorious Saint Joseph 

Glorious Saint Joseph, spouse of Mary, grant us your paternal protection, we pray you through the heart of Jesus Christ. You, whose infinite power covers all our needs, and you who make possible for us  the most impossible things, open your eyes as a father on your children's interests. In embarassment and pain that press us, we come to you with confidence ; may you take us under your charitable care and solve this so important issue (your intention), source of our worries. May its successful end serves to glorify the Lord and benefits his devoted servants.

Amen  

PART 4 (end) : Charles de Foucauld's Prayer of Abandonment

 ‘Father, I abandon myself into your hands;
do with me what you will.
Whatever you may do, I thank you:
I am ready for all, I accept all.
Let only your will be done in me, and in all your creatures -
I wish no more than this, O Lord.
Into your hands I commend my soul: I offer it to you with all the love of my heart,
for I love you, Lord, and so need to give myself,
to surrender myself into your hands without reserve,
and with boundless confidence, for you are my Father.' Amen

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