Tuesday in the Twelfth Week of Ordinary Time

We pray the opening invocations and offer our whole day to Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary in union with the Mass. We hear Saint Gregory of Nyssa teach that Christian perfection means aligning our thoughts, words, and deeds with Christ rather than passion, then we close with prayers of trust and mercy. 
• opening prayers that ask God for help and praise the Trinity 
• Morning Offering of prayers, works, joys, and sufferings for sin and intentions 
• Saint Gregory of Nyssa on the order of thought, word, and deed 
• self-examination to see whether our life turns toward Christ or away 
• passion as a force that stains the heart versus purity that mirrors Christ 
• living and acting in the name of the Lord Jesus 
• closing prayers to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Our Lady of Guadalupe 
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Transcript

Opening Prayer And Invocation

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Tuesday, in the twelfth week of ordinary time, in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. 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.

Morning Offering Through Mary

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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 of the Holy Father. Amen.

Gregory Of Nyssa On Perfection

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From a treatise on Christian perfection by Saint Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop. The life of the Christian has three distinguishing aspects deeds, works, and thought. Thought comes first, then words, since our words express openly the interior conclusions of the mind. Finally, after thoughts and words comes action, for our deeds carry out what the mind has conceived. So when one of these results in our acting or speaking or thinking, we must make sure that all our thoughts, words, and deeds are controlled by the divine ideal, the revelation of Christ, for then our thoughts, words, and deeds will not fall short of the nobility of their implications. What then must we do, we who have been found worthy of the name of Christ? Each of us must examine his thoughts, words, and deeds to see whether they are directed towards Christ or are turned away from him. This examination is carried out in various ways. Our deeds or our thoughts, or our words, are not in harmony with Christ if they issue from passion. They then bear the mark of the enemy who smears the pearl of the heart with the slime of passion, dimming and even destroying the lustre of the precious stone. On the other hand, if they are free from and untainted by every passionate inclination, they are directed toward Christ, the author and source of peace. He is like a pure, untainted stream. If you draw from him the thoughts in your mind and the inclinations of your heart, you will show a likeness to Christ, your source and origin, as the gleaming water in a jar resembles the flowing water from which it was obtained. For the purity of Christ and the purity that is manifest in our hearts are identical. Christ's purity, however, is the fountain head. Ours has its source in Him and flows out of Him. Our life is stamped with the beauty of His thought. The inner and outer man are harmonized in a kind of music. The mind of Christ is the controlling influence that inspires us to moderation and goodness in our behavior. As I see it, Christian perfection consists in this: sharing the titles which express the meaning of Christ's name. We bring out this meaning in our minds, our prayers, and our way of life. Whatever you do in word and deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus. None of us lives just for himself, and none of us dies for himself alone. Do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Closing Prayer And Devotions

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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. Let us praise the Lord and give him thanks. 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.

Resources And Cristeros Invitation

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If you found this time of prayer and reflection fruitful and would like more opportunities to grow in your faith, consider joining the Christaros and purchasing our publications now available on Amazon.com. The Cristeros app is available on the Apple app in Google Play Store. More information on the Cristuros can be found at theCristaros.org.