10-MINUTE DIARY 2019
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HOW TO USE THIS DIARY
D
o you struggle to spend time with God every day? Maybe you want to read the Bible more often, but find yourself putting it off because you can’t find the time. Or perhaps you forget about spending time in prayer, at least until you’re ready for bed. You desire an intimate relationship with God, but aren’t sure how to maintain it. If any of this sounds familiar, then this resource is for you. The 10-Minute Diary 2019 has two essential functions. It is designed (1) to support your daily management of tasks, appointments and events, as well as (2) to help you to take ten minutes out of your busy day to meditate on God’s Word. Following the four principal stages of Lectio Divina (read, meditate, pray and act), you will be guided by scripture scholar Fr Javier Ruiz Ortiz through a Bible reading each week, helping you to encounter God through the text. See the key guide across for more information on how to proceed through each of the stages. You can choose to do the exercise each day or simply once a week. You may be surprised that you find new meanings and messages each time you read and meditate on a passage. In addition, this diary also includes a collection of prayers at the back to help you through many difficult situations. These prayers were kindly provided by the Poor Clare Sisters of Galway in Ireland. Finally, we have included a map of the world featuring some of the world’s pilgrimage sites. It can be used by those who either figuratively or quite literally wish to go on a spiritual journey. We’ve also included other diary-related material too. So now there’s nothing left to do but to take ten minutes, turn the page and simply relax with God.
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Key Guide
a. Read: What does the text say? While a bible commentary is not compulsory, you may find that it helps you to understand the context better.
b. Meditate: What is God saying to me through the text? At this point, you can ask yourself whether there is something that God might want to reveal to you through the passage.
c. Pray: After meditating on the Gospel, say the simple prayer and ask for the strength of the Holy Spirit to put the light received from reading and meditating on the passage into practice. You can also add to the prayer by telling God about your own feelings. Remember, God can handle any emotions you may have.
d. Act: What do I want to do, based on my prayer? Prayer should move us to action, even if it simply makes us more aware of the presence of others. Why not adopt the action suggested at the end of each section? They are designed to help you to put into practice the Word (‘lesson’) received that day.
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NOTABLE DATES January 1 New Year’s Day 2 Bank Holiday (Scotland) March 1 St David’s Day 6 Ash Wednesday 17 St Patrick’s Day 18 Bank Holiday (N. Ireland) 31 Mothering Sunday 31 British Summer Time begins – clocks go forward April 19 Good Friday (Bank Holiday) 21 Easter Sunday 22 Bank Holiday (excluding Scotland) 30 St George’s Day May 6 Bank Holiday 27 Bank Holiday 30 Ascension June 9 Whitsunday (Pentecost) 16 Father’s Day
October 27 British Summer Time ends – clocks go back 31 Halloween November 10 Remembrance Sunday 30 St Andrew’s Day (Scotland) December 2 Bank Holiday (Scotland) 25 Christmas Day 26 Boxing Day
Roman Catholic Holy Days of Obligation 6 January
Epiphany of the Lord
17 March
St Patrick (Ireland)
30 May
Ascension
30 June
SS Peter and Paul
15 August
Assumption
1 November
All Saints
8 December
Immaculate Conception (Ireland)
25 December Christmas Day
July 12 Bank Holiday (N. Ireland) August 5 Bank Holiday (Scotland) 26 Bank Holiday (excluding Scotland)
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SPECIAL DATES January
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CALENDAR 2020 JANUARY M
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DECEMBER 2018 – JANUARY 2019 It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses… There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. C. S. Lewis
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The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
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Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God; New Year’s Day Sunday 1 Samuel 1:20-22, 24-28 1 John 3:1-2, 21-24 Luke 2:41-52
Monday 1 John 2:18-21 John 1:1-18
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Tuesday Numbers 6:22-27 Galatians 4:4-7 Luke 2:16-21
Wednesday 1 John 2:22-28 John 1:19-25
Thursday 1 John 2:29-3:6 John 1:29-34
Friday 1 John 3:7-10 John 1:35-42
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fter Jesus had been born at Bethlehem in Judaea during the reign of King Herod, some wise men came to Jerusalem from the east. ‘Where is the infant king of the Jews?’ they asked. ‘We saw his star as it rose and have come to do him homage.’ When King Herod heard this he was perturbed, and so was the whole of Jerusalem. He called together all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, and enquired of them where the Christ was to be born. ‘At Bethlehem in Judaea,’ they told him ‘for this is what the prophet wrote: And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah you are by no means least among the leaders of Judah, for out of you will come a leader who will shepherd my people Israel.’ Then Herod summoned the wise men to see him privately. He asked them the exact date on which the star had appeared, and sent them on to Bethlehem. ‘Go and find out all about the child,’ he said ‘and when you have found him, let me know, so that I too may go and do him homage.’ Having listened to what the king had to say, they set out. And there in front of them was the star they had seen rising; it went forward and halted over the place where the child was. The sight of the star filled them with delight, and going into the house they saw the child with his mother Mary, and falling to their knees they did him homage. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. But they were warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, and returned to their own country by a different way. Matthew 2:1-12
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meditate A star is the sign that directs the Magi to the new born king of the Jews. It is not a flashing light, but a subtle one which guides the Magi along their journey. The star halts over the Child and their journey is complete: they are filled with joy because they see the Lord.
pray
God of all love, you have guided many people to your Son in many different ways. Grant that I may not be distracted by vain lights, but may follow the stars you put in my way to guide me.
act People have been stars for us, guiding us to an encounter with Jesus. You might think of how to be a star to lead someone else to have a unique encounter with Jesus.
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JANUARY You [the Magi] are patrons of all who are confused with knowledge and speculation, who stand in danger by reason of their talents. For his sake who did not reject your curious gifts, pray always for the learned, the oblique, the delicate. Let them not be quite forgotten at the Throne of God when the simple come into their kingdom. Evelyn Waugh
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Epiphany of the Lord
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Sunday Isaiah 60:1-6 Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6 Matthew 2:1-12
Monday 1 John 3:22-4:6 Matthew 4:12-17, 23-25
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Tuesday 1 John 4:7-10 Mark 6:34-44
Wednesday 1 John 4:11-18 Mark 6:45-52
Thursday 1 John 4:19-5:4 Luke 4:14-22
Friday 1 John 5:5-13 Luke 5:12-16
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read THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD
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feeling of expectancy had grown among the people, who were beginning to think that John might be the Christ, so John declared before them all, ‘I baptise you with water, but someone is coming, someone who is more powerful than I am and I am not fit to undo the strap of his sandals; he will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire.’ Now when all the people had been baptised and while Jesus after his own baptism was at prayer, heaven opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily shape, like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; my favour rests on you.’ Luke 3:15-16, 21‑22
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meditate Humility is the ability to accept one’s position. Both Jesus and John display this virtue. John, who could have exalted himself, humbly points towards Jesus. Jesus humbly joins those who are being baptised and prays in the same way as anyone else. In their humility both men are exalted by God.
pray
God of power, I come to you in poverty. Make me accept my place in life and grant me the gift of humility so that I may listen to your voice and follow the example of the meek of the earth.
act Humility makes us aware of our gifts, but not in a boastful manner. Try to put those God-given talents at the service of others so that these talents may increase and you may go unnoticed.
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JANUARY Baptism signifies a contract of God with the baptized person whereby God grants him irrevocably a right to the blessings of grace. The baptized may withdraw himself from taking advantage of this right, but he cannot cause the right itself to be revoked. Jean Daniélou
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Baptism of the Lord
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Sunday Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 Titus 2:11-14, 3:4-7 Luke 3:15-16, 21-22
Monday Hebrews 1:1-16 Mark 1:14-20
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Tuesday Hebrews 2:5-12 Mark 1:21-28
Wednesday Hebrews 2:14-18 Mark 1:29-39
Thursday Hebrews 3:7-14 Mark 1:40-45
Friday Hebrews 4:1-5, 11 Mark 2:1-12
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