YEAR 1: INVITATION TO THE LIFE OF PRAYER AND LOVE
PHASE 2: BE PREPARED FOR “SPIRITUAL WARFARE"
10th Armour - Prayer and fasting from the heart
Weekly message No. 30 (20 September 1984)
Prayer and fasting from the heart
“Dear children! Today I am asking you to start fasting from your hearts. There are many people who fast but only because everyone else is fasting. It has become a custom which no one wants to stop. I ask this parish to fast out of gratitude to God for allowing me to remain in this parish for so long. Dear children, fast and pray with your hearts. Thank you for having responded to my call.”
DAILY SPIRITUAL EXERCISES WEEK 30
STARTING THURSDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 2014
1st day: Matthew 5:20-26 (Thursday)
Brotherly love and reconciliation.
2nd day: Colossians 3:23-24 (Friday)
Whatever we do, we should put our heart into it.
3rd day: Deuteronomy 6:5 (Saturday)
Loving God with all our heart. Cf. Matthew 22:37
4th day: Isaiah 58:3-8 (Sunday)
Fasting, accompanied with works of mercy, pleases God. Cf.Zechariah 7:4-10
5th day: Matthew 6:16-18 (Monday)
Fasting in secret. Cf. Zechariah 8:18-19. Fasting with joy.
6th day: Colossians 4:2-4. (Tuesday)
Keeping vigil in prayer is a form of fasting. Cf. Luke 21:36
7th day: Esther 4:15-16 (Wednesday)
The power of fasting together. Cf. Joel 2:15-18
SUGGESTION
1. Try to fast strictly this week on Wednesday and Friday.
2. Or, try to undertake prayer and fasting this week in your family or prayer group for some special intention.