OK, get set for Thursday’s show, when we’ll get your takes on how close you are to your patron saint. Do you even know who the saint is you were named after? Maybe you don’t know if you were named after a saint. If you do have a spiritual relationship with your patron saint, let us know what you do to strengthen that bond. Looking forward to being with you again soon!
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You are invited to join us as we discuss how spouses actually help each other get to Heaven. You may not feel that at times, when your spouse seems to be driving you crazy, but actually it is in the lessons we learn that shape us and allow us to grow as saints in training…This will be an entertaining show for sure, so please tune in or call in and share your “take” on this important subject. 1-800-585-9396 is the number to call and if you are able to get on the show, while you are waiting, you can listen live and you won’t miss a thing…See you tomorrow! 
Please join us on Tuesday’s show as we talk about the power of the Rosary. I (Debbie) will be referring to a Talk I attended on Saturday evening by Fr. Donald Calloway. It was one of the BEST presentations on the Rosary I have ever heard. If you would like to hear the talk…the link is provided. I encourage you to watch the presentation with your family and if you have not already done so, please pray the Rosary daily as part of your spiritual regime…
On Monday, we’ll look for your takes on joy, humor and laughter in the spiritual life. How do those emotions fit into your spiritual life? John 11:35 says, “Jesus wept.” If he cried, he surely laughed. And something tells us He laughed more than he cried. He came to bring us life in abundance. We’ll have Dan Reynolds on the show with us. Dan is a cancer “thriver,” as Debbie likes to say. He is the father of four, and on the verge of being accepted as a candidate for the permanent diaconate in his diocese. He is also an award-winning cartoonist (see below) whose work is all over greeting cards, and even in the Baseball Hall of Fame. He travels the country encouraging people to live life with joy in the Holy Spirit. Don’t miss the show on Monday!
Dan’s Bio:
Dan has been a professional cartoonist for over two decades. He is the Coordinator of New Evangelization at Divine Mercy Parish in Central Square/Brewerton, NY. His cartoons are distributed nationally by greeting card companies like American Greetings. Dan’s work has also appeared in magazines like Reader’s Digest and Harvard Business Review. He has five nationally published books.
His Reader’s Digest artwork appeared locally in 2011 at a four-month exhibit at the Everson Museum in Syracuse. His cartoons have also appeared on an opening season episode of The Sopranos, and on the Discovery’s Science Channel. Two of his greeting cards won nominations for a Louie Award. A Louie Award is the equivalent of the movie academy award nomination, only in the greeting card industry. Dan Reynolds’ comedic art show, Divine Comedy features cartoons for the entire family to enjoy.
Dan says his most distinguished accomplishment is having a wife and children who love him, as well as wonderful friends and family, which includes his congregation at Divine Mercy Parish. Dan says he fully understands that none of the “accomplishments,” neither the cartooning, nor his family, friends or parish are his to claim, but all are gifts given by God who is the Giver of all good things.
A cancer survivor and father of four, Dan crafted his “Divine Comedy” show as a way to get people excited about religion. “God is a God of surprises and that’s what humor is all about. My goals are to have people laugh and make them think about how joy can enrich their belief in God.” “When we sit around with our friends and listen to something humorous, we tend to be more open to what is being said. I want that to happen because I believe that laughter is a grace and a gift from God.”
Some of Dan’s cartoons:
Most of us have a “go to” prayer or devotion, one that we like to turn to at various times of the day. We want to know what yours is. In fact, you may share one on the air on Friday that some other listeners have never heard of before. Mine (Jerry) is the following prayer, attributed to St. Francis de Sales. I pray it every morning when I get up (I change “you” to “me” to personalize it). I’ve had it memorized for years, so it’s easy to pray as I’m getting my day started. What’s yours? Tune in and call in on Friday’s show!
The everlasting God has in His wisdom foreseen from eternity the cross that He now presents to you as a gift from His inmost heart. This cross He now sends you He has considered with His all-knowing eyes, understood with His Divine mind, tested with His wise justice, warmed with loving arms and weighed with His own hands to see that it be not one inch too large and not one ounce too heavy for you. He has blessed it with His holy Name, anointed it with His consolation, taken one last glance at you and your courage, and then sent it to you from heaven, a special greeting from God to you, an alms of the all-merciful love of God.
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Debbie’s Favorite Prayers:
The Rosary
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Prayer to St. Michael
Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me.
Amen.
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Rich’s Favorite Prayer:
(Take 2 producer)
Prayer St Francis
Lord, make me a channel of thy peace,
that where there is hatred, I may bring love;
that where there is wrong,
I may bring the spirit of forgiveness;
that where there is discord, I may bring harmony;
that where there is error, I may bring truth;
that where there is doubt, I may bring faith;
that where there is despair, I may bring hope;
that where there are shadows, I may bring light;
that where there is sadness, I may bring joy.
Lord, grant that I may seek rather to
comfort than to be comforted;
to understand, than to be understood;
to love, than to be loved.
For it is by self-forgetting that one finds.
It is by forgiving that one is forgiven.
It is by dying that one awakens to Eternal Life.
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Matt’s Favorite Prayer
(Take 2 Call Screener)
Litany of Humility
O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being loved…
From the desire of being extolled …
From the desire of being honored …
From the desire of being praised …
From the desire of being preferred to others…
From the desire of being consulted …
From the desire of being approved …
From the fear of being humiliated …
From the fear of being despised…
From the fear of suffering rebukes …
From the fear of being calumniated …
From the fear of being forgotten …
From the fear of being ridiculed …
From the fear of being wronged …
From the fear of being suspected …
That others may be loved more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed more than I …
That, in the opinion of the world,
others may increase and I may decrease …
That others may be chosen and I set aside …
That others may be praised and I unnoticed …
That others may be preferred to me in everything…
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should…
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Jeff’s Favorite Prayer:
(Take 2 Social Media)
Prayer of St. Padre Pio – Stay With Me Lord
Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have
You present so that I do not forget You.
You know how easily I abandon You.
Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak
and I need Your strength,
that I may not fall so often.
Stay with me, Lord, for You are my life,
and without You, I am without fervor.
Stay with me, Lord, for You are my light,
and without You, I am in darkness.
Stay with me, Lord, to show me Your will.
Stay with me, Lord, so that I hear Your voice
and follow You.
Stay with me, Lord, for I desire to love You
very much, and always be in Your company.
Stay with me, Lord, if You wish me to be faithful to You.
Stay with me, Lord, for as poor as my soul is,
I want it to be a place of consolation for You, a nest of love.
Stay with me, Jesus, for it is getting late and the day is coming to a close, and life passes;
death, judgment, eternity approaches. It is necessary to renew my strength,
so that I will not stop along the way and for that, I need You.
It is getting late and death approaches,
I fear the darkness, the temptations, the dryness, the cross, the sorrows.
O how I need You, my Jesus, in this night of exile!
Stay with me tonight, Jesus, in life with all its dangers. I need You.
Let me recognize You as Your disciples did at the breaking of the bread,
so that the Eucharistic Communion be the Light which disperses the darkness,
the force which sustains me, the unique joy of my heart.
Stay with me, Lord, because at the hour of my death, I want to remain united to You,
if not by communion, at least by grace and love.
Stay with me, Jesus, I do not ask for divine consolation, because I do not merit it,
but the gift of Your Presence, oh yes, I ask this of You!
Stay with me, Lord, for it is You alone I look for, Your Love, Your Grace, Your Will, Your Heart,
Your Spirit, because I love You and ask no other reward but to love You more and more.
OK, every now and then we have to lob you a total softball. As the months and years pass, we may never ask you to share your take on an easier question. So, who’s in on Wednesday? We’re not going to be looking for a one-word answer: Yes! We want to know WHY you’re proud to be Catholic. What is it about Jesus, our faith, the Church, Our Blessed Mother, the saints, the pope, the Eucharist, the…well, you get the idea…that makes you want to tell the world that everyone should be Catholic? Can’t wait to talk with you about this on the air!
SCRIPTURE:
Matthew 10:32
Luke 9:26
Mark 8:36
On Tuesday, we’ll ask you to share your favorite Psalm. With 150 of them to choose from, there has to be at least one, perhaps many, that have been meaningful in your life. There are Psalms for every occasion, whether you’re up, down, happy, sad, repentant, joyful, exultant – you name it!
I (Jerry) have so many personal favorites. One is Psalm 37, where God promises to give to the one who trusts in Him the desires of his heart (verse 4). Or Psalm 51, the great cry of David for mercy, which I have prayed on so many occasions. I could also mention Psalm 139, a great meditation for anyone seeking to better understand the intimate relationship we share with God.
So, what’s your take on the Psalms? How has this or that Psalm lifted your spirits during your life or been a companion to you during times of trial? I suggest you call early on Tuesday, as the lines are going to be filled with great listeners like you sharing their favorite Psalms!
Here are some of the scripture passages I meditate on and lean on the most….when dealing with feelings of regret…
Philippians 3:13
1John 1:9
Psalm 34:4-5
2Timothy 4:7
Proverbs 15:13
Make it a great day!
Debbie
On Monday we’ll ask you an important question: What Do You Regret? It’s difficult to go through life without any regrets. Should we strive to have none, or do they offer us important lessons for the remainder of our lives? Be sure you tune in – and call early to make sure you get on the air to share your take – when Jerry and Debbie address this intriguing question.
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Take 2 with Jerry & Debbie 