From Wicca to Eucharistic Worship

Our own Vanessa Landry will share with us her journey from being an active and prominant member of the Wiccan Community to falling in love with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and the Church as the Bride of Christ.

6pm - Food in Rectory - Special Pizza from Blue Star Cafe
7pm - Talk
8pm - Adoration
9pm - Finish and Head to Blue Star

Pete Mockaitis, author, speaker and Spirit and Truther will be speaking this Thursday on Teaming Up to become accontable to your Dreams

Do you have dreams? Of course you do. Do you have a desire to grow in your faith? Yes. But do you sometimes feel that you are stuck and aren't moving it forward. Well Pete Mockaitis will share the story of "Team Up" with us at Spirit and Truth and challenge us to team up to make those dreams come true.

http://www.petemockaitis.com/

6pm - Food in Rectory
7pm - Talk
8pm - Adoration
9pm - Finish and Head to Blue Star

Mother Nadine from the Intercessors of the Lamb

The talk we listened to last time we gathered was from Mother Nadine who is the founder of the Intercessors of the Lamb. 

Their formation materials and conference CD's are really wonderful. 

If you are looking to have your prayer life really grow, check them out. 

Mother Nadine's introductory talk from this year's International Conference is available on their home page (just scroll down). 

If anyone is looking to go deeper into this formation, please send me an email at

Spiritandtruth [at] sanctuaryofthedivinemercy [dot] org

Adoration & the Spirituality of Communion by Fr. Ramil Fajardo at the Sanctaury Spirit & Truth

Many thanks to Fr. Fajardo associate pastor at St. Clement's Church in Lincoln Park, for coming at such short notice to the Sanctuary Spirit and Truth on Oct 23rd. His talk can be heard on this link. The feedback was extremely positive. Fr. Fajardo speaks about the spirituality of adoration and the spirituality of communion in the church.

Words of Faith by Fr. Brendan Gibson, SJC to Spirit and Truth at the Sanctuary

Seen here in the center back. 

The first Spirit and Truth Gathering had the priviliage of hearing Fr. Brendan Gibson, sjc speak about adoration. Some of the highlights of his talk:Always seek to remember the details of when you last recieved the Blessed Sacrament in Holy Communion as when you constantly recall this image and say, "Jesus, Help Me," it will stich your mind and imagination more deeply to our Lord in the Eucharist. 

• He spoke about the Angel of Fatima and his simple prayer: MY GOD, I believe, I adore, I trust, and I love Thee! I ask pardon for for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not trust and do not love Thee.

• He told the story of Blessed Alexandrina of Portugal, a victim soul. There is a website about this incredible woman here. And a video of her is here. THIS IS A MUST SEE. There is footage of her in her mystically undergoing the way of the cross - I KID YOU NOT! She is undergoing the interior immolation that Our Blessed Mother experienced during her Son's sufferings. From the website:

Bedridden for life from the age of twenty, after sustaining a serious injury some years earlier while trying to escape from an attack on her virtue, she suffered unspeakable pain throughout her life and mystically underwent the Passion of Christ on Fridays to atone for the sins of humanity.  She also had frequent ecstasies during which she saw and spoke with Our Lord and Our Lady, and offered her sufferings to bring about the consecration of the world by Pope Pius XII to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, an act which in turn shortened the duration of World War II.

• He recomended getting a candle disc (you know the kind that you get on a candle during midnight mass or Easter vigil), and keeping it as a book mark in your prayer book. This can be a helpful trigger to focus your mind and will on Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. This is a great little help to grow in Eucharistic mystical life. 

Thank you Fr. Gibson for coming and speaking to us with such love of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist.