One Minute Reflection – 1 June – “The Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus” – Pentecost Thursday – Acts 8:5-8, Luke 9:1-6 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/
“And He sent them to preach the Kingdom of God …” – Luke 9:2
REFLECTION – “Since I came here, I have had no rest. I have been from village to village and every child not yet Baptised I have Baptised… But the children would not let me say my Office or eat or rest until I had taught them some prayers. It was then that I really began to feel that of such is the Kingdom of Heaven (Mk 10:14). I could not reject so religious a request without myself being irreligious. I made a start with the Sign of the Cross and taught them the Apostles’ Creed, the Our Father and the Hail Mary. I saw, immediately, that they were very intelligent. If only there were someone to train them in the principles of Christianity, I am sure that they would be extremely good Christians.
Very many out here fail to become Christians simply because there is no-one available to make them Christian. I have very often had the notion, to go round the universities of Europe and especially, Paris and to shout aloud everywhere, like a madman and to bludgeon those people who have more learning than love, with these words: “Alas! what an immense number of souls are excluded from Heaven through your fault and thrust down to hell!”
If only those people devoted themselves to this care in the way they do to literature. Then they would be able to render God an account of their doctrine and of the talents entrusted to them! Many of them, moved by this thought and helped by meditation on the things of God, would take pains to hear what the Lord is speaking in them and, putting aside their own selfish desires and worldly matters, would put themselves fully at God’s service and call. They would indeed cry from their soul: “Lord, here I am. What would you have me do? Send me wherever you wish, even as far as India.” – St Francis Xavier (1506-1552) Jesuit Missionary (Letters 4 and 5 to Saint Ignatius Loyola).
PRAYER – O God, Thou Who on this day have taught the hearts of the faithful by the Light of the Holy Spirit, grant us by that Holy Spirit Himself, to know what is right and ever to rejoice in His consolation. Through Jesus Christ, Thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the same Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen (Collect).
Sweet Heart of my JESUS, Make me love Thee ever more and more! – 300 Days Indulgence Once a day, Plenary Once a month – Blessed Pope Pius IX – 26 November 1876
AnaStpaul 
Amen!!! to that! I have a nephew like whom our Saint describes. I sat beside him at his mother’s funeral as he snorted and muttered. Distracted from the service, I prayed for him but to no avail. You know, if he wants to burn in Hell so be it. But he has the sweetest, lovely daughter and I pray for her soul to be saved from his venom.
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That is so sad Hughie – terrible!
But do you not find – very, very often – that so many HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE CHANGE AND MORE THAN ONCE – and still they have no time for GOD.
As our Cardinal said recently – GOD HAS BEEN EXILED!
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Yes so many times he has been blessed. My sister finally gave up praying for him and I told her that I would continue to pray for him but I fear that he is a lost soul. I saw one of those die while I was a Hospice nurse. Of all horrific observed things that I have witnessed that was the worst both in sight and smell.
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Oh my goodness – this is so sad – but I SEE IT right outside my door, across the street, in the Churches!!! in our family and everywhere.
I am horrified by your discription of such a death! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
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