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Show me your way, Show me your way, O Lord!’ O Lord!’

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‘Show me your way, O Lord!’. First week of Lent - Let us pray for the spirit of repentance. “Man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” -- Matthew 4:4. “The shortest and almost the only way to achieve sanctity is to - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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‘‘Show me your way, Show me your way, O Lord!’O Lord!’

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““Man does not live on bread alone but on every word Man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”that comes from the mouth of God.” -- -- Matthew 4:4Matthew 4:4

First week of Lent - Let us pray for the spirit of repentance.

“The shortest and almost the only way to achieve sanctity is tohave a horror for all which the world loves and embraces.”

- St Ignatius of Loyola

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Second week of Lent - Let us pray for the grace to respond to

the Word of God.

““This is my Son, This is my Son,

the Beloved, the Beloved,

he enjoys my favour. he enjoys my favour.

Listen to him.”Listen to him.”---- Matthew 17:5Matthew 17:5

“Seek the presence of God in all things, in conversation with others in walking, in looking, in tasting, in hearing, in understanding and all that we do, since it is a fact that his divine majesty is everywhere by his presence, power amd essence.” - St Ignatius of Loyola

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““Anyone who drinksAnyone who drinks

the water that I shall the water that I shall

give will never thirst give will never thirst

again, the water that again, the water that

I shall give will turn I shall give will turn

into a spring inside into a spring inside

him, welling up to him, welling up to

eternal life.”eternal life.” -- -- John 4:14John 4:14

Third week of Lent - Let us pray for confidence in the love of God and the strength to

overcome all our weakness.“He who remembers the presence of God is less open to other thoughts, especially bad thoughts...In two ways the presence of God is an antidote against sin. First because God sees us, and secondly, because we see God.” - St Ignatius of Loyola

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““It is for judgement that I have come It is for judgement that I have come into this world, so that those without into this world, so that those without sight may see and those with sight sight may see and those with sight turn blind.”turn blind.”-- -- John 9:39John 9:39

Fourth week of Lent - Let us pray that by growing in love,

we may bring the peace of Christ to our world.

“The man who has God in his heart carries paradise within him.” - St Ignatius of Loyola

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Fifth week of Lent - Let us pray for the courage to follow Christ.

““I am the resurrection and the life. If anyone believes in I am the resurrection and the life. If anyone believes in me, even though he dies he will live, and whoever lives andme, even though he dies he will live, and whoever lives and

believes in me will never die.”believes in me will never die.”-- -- John 11:25-26John 11:25-26

“If God gives you a harvest of trials, it is a sign of the great holiness to which he desires you to attain. All the pleasures of the world are nothing compared with the sweetness found in the gall and vinegar offered to Jesus Christ; that is, hard and painful things endured for Jesus Christ and with Jesus Christ.

- St Ignatius of Loyola

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Let us accompany you this Lenten Season. Tell your friendsabout us too. Each day, we have a new Gospel theme for you and offer you concrete pointers to help you find God

in your daily life.

Email us at : Email us at : [email protected]

for a daily Gospel e-message written by Fr Philip Heng, SJfor a daily Gospel e-message written by Fr Philip Heng, SJ

But do not just stop at our daily e-messageBut do not just stop at our daily e-message

read & reflect on the Word of God at : read & reflect on the Word of God at :

http://www.jesuit.org.sg

You have nothing to lose, but everything to gain. Many have found life to be much more You have nothing to lose, but everything to gain. Many have found life to be much more

meaningful and have deepened their love for Godmeaningful and have deepened their love for God