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Give Us This Day @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social · 26d

God of salvation, in your wisdom you lead us along the path of life.

Prosper the work of lay ecclesial leaders in your Church.

Bolster efforts of citizens to address climate change.

May God lead us to peace, through Jesus, our Saving Hope.

Amen.

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God of salvation, in your wisdom you lead us along the path of life.

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Give Us This Day @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social · Sep 9

"God calls us to share the love and truth of Christ with those we meet. We may not have the gift of healing, and we may not be ordained, but God nevertheless calls us to care for people who are outcast."

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The Gift of Healing - Give Us This Day

In the time of Jesus, society did not care for sick people as it does today.

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Give Us This Day @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social · Sep 5

Creating God, you make it our glory to praise you. In joy we pray: God, in your faithful love, hear our prayer: giveusthisday.org/2025/09/05/i...

Intercessions - Give Us This Day

Creating God, you make it our glory to praise you.

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Dave McNaughton @davemcnaughton.bsky.social · Aug 27

From today's @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social - may we follow Dom Helder and get close to the poor, and form Abrahamic communities to provide hope as we confront White Christian Nationalism and American Fascism.

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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · Aug 15

Dear friends: Today is the publication date for my new book, "In All Seasons, For All Reasons," Vol. 2 from @litpress.bsky.social I hope this little book (very reasonably priced) helps draw you closer to God in prayer. litpress.org/Products/018...

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Give Us This Day @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social · Aug 15

Blessed Feast of the Assumption!

Today, as we celebrate the Assumption of our Blessed Mother, may we also be reminded of God's love for us, both body and soul.

Artwork: Mother of Mercy by Ivanka Demchuk

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Give Us This Day @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social · Aug 14

Today we remember St. Maximilian Kolbe, a Franciscan Conventual whose death occurred at Auschwitz in 1941, after volunteering to replace Franciszek Gajowniczek, a father and husband who had been chosen for execution by starvation. Read more: giveusthisday.org/2025/08/14/t...

The Ways of Heroic Love - Give Us This Day

Today we remember St. Maximilian Kolbe, a Franciscan Conventual whose death occurred at Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland in 1941, after volunteering to replace Franciszek Gajowniczek, a father a...

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Give Us This Day @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social · Aug 11

From today's intercessions:

God of truth, we praise you for the light that shines through the life of St. Clare, and we pray—help us to live by your Word, O God.

Blessed feast of St. Clare!

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Give Us This Day @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social · Aug 6

Blessed Feast of the Transfiguration!

Read today's reflection from Mary DeTurris Poust @marydtp.bsky.social, "Any Given Moment:"

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Any Given Moment - Give Us This Day

For the longest time, the Transfiguration was something I simply could not wrap my spiritual arms around.

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Valerie Schultz🌻🟧🫘🏳️‍⚧️🩵 @vsschultz.bsky.social · Jul 25

Today’s reflection from Give Us This Day

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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · Jul 23

I really enjoyed my conversation with Archbishop Charles Jason Gordon of Trinidad and Tobago on the latest episode of "The Spiritual Life." His description of his encounter with desolation was so helpful. But what is desolation and how do we work through it? www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/0...

What is spiritual desolation—and how does God get us out of it?

“The definition of desolation is notoriously slippery,” Father James Martin writes. “It is not simply a period of dryness in prayer, which is common to everyone.”

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Bishop +Ken Carter, WNC United Methodist @bishopkencarter.bsky.social · Jul 15

The morning office @ Waynesville, NC. Altitude affects Attitude. @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social

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Give Us This Day @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social · Jul 11

Blessed Feast of St. Benedict!

Join us in praying for his intercession for peace:

Art: Blessed are the Peacemakers by Jen Norton

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Give Us This Day @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social · Jul 7

Read about the gift of centering prayer from one of our Give Us This Day writers:

Mary DeTurris Poust @marydtp.bsky.social · Jul 7

Bringing together contemplatives to pray in silent community offers not only encouragement to individuals but fosters the beautiful spiritual energy that arises when two or three are gathered in God's name. My latest in @ncronline.bsky.social www.ncronline.org/spirituality...

The gift of centering prayer

Soul Seeing: Bringing together contemplatives to pray in silent community offers not only encouragement to individuals but fosters the beautiful spiritual energy that arises when two or three are gath...

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Give Us This Day @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social · Jun 24

"In a world longing for peace and compassion, we are called to be the light that leads others to Christ. Through small acts of love, we ignite hope in the hearts of those we encounter. Let us. . .bring Christ’s light to all nations." — Fr. Brendan McGuire

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A Trail of Light - Give Us This Day

In ancient England, the streets were lit by gas and there was a person who went from light to light turning on the gas and lighting the lamp.

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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · Jun 6

Sister Ann Manganaro. ¡Presente! My reflection in @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social

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Liturgical Press @litpress.bsky.social · Jun 5

We're live with Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe! If you didn't get a chance to register, keep your eyes on our posts in coming days for a link to the recording.

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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · May 31

The feast of the Visitation, celebrating the sisterhood of two women joined by faith in the God of the Impossible. My reflection in @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social

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Give Us This Day @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social · May 27

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Liturgical Press @litpress.bsky.social · May 27

Join us on June 5 for a live webinar with Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, OP, spiritual advisor and retreat master for the Synod on Synodality for a conversation on how we can continue to carry out Pope Francis’s vision for a missionary synodal church.

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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · May 8

“I want to see the church so far forward that my successor will not be able to turn back.”—Pope Leo XIII, the previous Leo. Apart from introducing modern Catholic Social Teaching One of his first steps was to make Newman a cardinal. My reflection in @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social

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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · May 1

May issue of @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social My “Blessed Among Us” include Thoreau, Rosemary Haughton, Walker Percy, Julian of Norwich, Emily Dickinson, Franz Jägerstätter, Jane Addams, and many more.

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Liturgical Press @litpress.bsky.social · Apr 21

We join the church in mourning the death of Pope Francis. Pray with us in thanksgiving for the life and legacy of our beloved shepherd: hubs.li/Q03j6pvy0

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Give Us This Day @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social · Apr 17

"Listen! Hear the Word that commands me to wash my neighbors’ feet, that whispers to me, “take up your cross,” that speaks my name and sends me out to make manifest the Good News."

Read the Holy Thursday reflection by Michelle Francl-Donnay: offers.litpress.org/holy-thursda...

Holy Thursday Reflection 2025

Holy Reflection: Fully Immersed by Michelle Francl-Donnay

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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · Apr 14

From last year a link to my webinar on “Saintly Guides for Lent and Easter,” sponsored by @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social I discussed Sts Perpetua and Felicity, Bd Engelmar Unzeitig, Hans and Sophie Scholl, Oscar Romero, Sr Thea Bowman, and Fred Rogers. youtu.be/3S78GEPUdL8?

Saintly Guides through Lent with Robert Ellsberg

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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · Apr 11

Fr George Zabelka, chaplain to the air base that launched the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, became a witness for peace. My reflection in @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social

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