John Fisher and Thomas More

We pray with the Church and remember Saints John Fisher and Thomas More, then make a Daily Offering that places the whole day on the altar with the Mass. We hear St Gregory of Nyssa on St Paul as the living image of Christ and face the challenge of letting the name Christian become visible in how we live. 
• Opening prayers and the Daily Offering through the Immaculate Heart of Mary 
• St Gregory of Nyssa on Christian perfection and Paul’s imitation of Christ 
• “It is no longer I who live” as a test of real discipleship 
• Paul’s many titles for Christ as a map of who Jesus is 
• The demand of the name Christian and witness through daily conduct 
• Closing psalm prayer, reverence for God’s holy name, and final devotions 

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Transcript

Saints And Opening Prayers

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Saints John Fisher, Bishop, and Thomas More, martyrs. In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen. O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. O my Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, for the remission of my sins, for the intentions of my family and friends, and in particular for the intentions

Reading On Christian Perfection

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of the Holy Father. Amen. From a treatise on Christian Perfection by St. Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop. No one has known Christ better than Paul, nor surpassed him in the careful example he gave of what anyone should be who bears Christ's name. So precisely did he mirror his master that he became his very image. By a painstaking imitation, he was transformed into his model, and it seemed to be no longer Paul who lived and spoke, but Christ Himself.

Paul As The Image Of Christ

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He shows his keen awareness of this grace when he refers to the Corinthians' desire for proof that Christ was speaking in him, as he says, It is no longer I who live, it is Christ who lives in

The Many Names Of Christ

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me. Paul teaches us the power of Christ's name when he calls him the power and wisdom of God, our peace, the unapproachable light where God dwells, our expiation and redemption, our great high priest, our paschal sacrifice, our propitiation. When he declares him to be the radiance of God's glory, the very pattern of his nature, the creator of all ages, our spiritual food and drink, the rock and the water, the bedrock of our faith, the cornerstone, the visible image of the invisible God. He goes on to speak of him as the mighty God, the head of his body, the church, the firstborn of the new creation, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep, the firstborn of the dead, the eldest of many brothers. He tells us that Christ is the mediator between God and man, the only begotten Son crowned with glory and honor, the Lord of glory, the beginning of all things, the king of justice and of peace, the king of the whole universe, ruling a realm that has no limits. Paul calls Christ by many other titles, too numerous to recall here. Their cumulative force will give some conception of the marvelous content of the name Christ, revealing to us his inexpressible majesty, insofar as our minds and thought can comprehend

Living Proof Of The Name Christian

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it. Since by the goodness of God we who are called Christians have been granted the honor of sharing this name, the greatest, the highest, the most sublime of all names, it follows that each of the titles that expresses its meaning should be clearly reflected in us if we are not to lie when we call ourselves Christians. We must bear witness to it by our way of living.

Psalm Prayer And Closing Devotions

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Let all who have taken refuge in you be glad and rejoice forever. Protect them, and those who love your name will exalt in you. They will walk in the light of your presence and rejoice in your name all day long, and those who love your name will exalt in you. Grant, O Lord, that we may always revere and love your holy name, for you never deprive of your guidance those you set firm on the foundation of your love, through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever. Amen. All that I have, and all that I am, I give to your hands, Jesus, through the heart of Mary, your blessed mother. Amen. Sacred heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Invitation To Cristeros Resources

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