Bønnegudstjeneste til minde om Elizabeth Setons 240-års fødselsdag

Prayer Service til at fejre 240-årsdagen for Elizabeth Seton | Sisters of Charity Federation —> Sisters of Charity Federation Joined Together in the Mission of Charity Home News SC Federation Sitemap Who We Are History Board of Directors Executive Director Federation Members Strategic Plan 2012–2017 Congregations French Origin of the Vincentian Tradition American Origin of the Vincentian Tradition Development of Federation Federation Formation Beginnings of Congregations Bibliography Charity Connections News AIDS Ministry NGO News Systemic Change News Archive 2009 2009 Bicentennial NGO NGO Representative NGO Projects NGO News NGO Newsletter 2012 NGO Newsletter Archive Quadrennial Report Final UN And You Action Alert Archive Climate Change Education Indigenous Issues MDGs and Poverty Education Microfinancing Migrants-Immigrants-Refugees Millennium Development Goals and Poverty Eradication Peace Trafficking Retreats On-line Vocation Discernment Retreat Bethany Center Marillac Center Maris Stella Retreat and Conference Center Nazareth Retreat Center SC Spirituality Center: Cincinnati Seton Spirituality Centre Members Members Only Ministry Opportunities Charity Connections Contact Us Contact Executive Director Contact NGO Rep Contact Webmaster Federation Email List Subscribe to RSS feed Federation News Prayer Service til at fejre 240-årsdagen for Elizabeth Seton Posted by SC Federation on August 27, 2014 in Elizabeth Ann Seton , News Article Comments (0) INTRODUCTION: 200 years ago Elizabeth Ann Seton turned 40.

The world knew war, violence, turmoil and uncertainty, much like today. Napoleon’s defeat in the spring of 1814 meant the end of warfare on the seas for a time. Pope Pius VII was released from prison in France and returned to Rome.

But as the War of 1812 continued, a British force invaded Washington, DC, and burned the White House, the Capitol, and other public buildings. Amid this insecurity, Elizabeth and her young community chose to expand their mission, sending three Sisters to care for orphans in Philadelphia. In midlife, she worried about her children’s future and described herself as “a bag of bones.” Yet she continued to “hazard yet forward,” meeting the grace of each moment with unshakable confidence in a God who would never abandon her.

CALL TO PRAYER: Lad os fejre Guds gaver til Elizabeth Ann Seton, en tapper kvinde, fyldt med tro og tillid midt i livets luner og vendinger. Lad os forene vores hjerter og stemmer i taksigelse. SONG: We Walk by Faith (traditional); You Are Mine (D.

Haas); Trust in the Lord (Roc O’Connor), or another of your choosing PSALM Lovet være dig, du nådige! Velsignede er de, der ærer den Hellige, som i høj grad fryder sig over Ordet!

For de bor hos Kærligheden, og deres børn vil lære om fred og retfærdighed. Overflod og helhed vil være deres arv, og sandheden vil være deres banner. Lyset trænger gennem mørket for dem, der ser deres frygt i øjnene; Kærligheden står ved deres side med barmhjertighed og tilgivelse. Det går godt for dem, der er kærlige og venlige, som lever deres dage med retfærdighed og integritet.

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De bliver medskabere med Gud; de velsigner verden med deres tilstedeværelse. I tider med problemer kender de ikke frygt; deres hjerter er faste og stoler på din kærlige tilstedeværelse.

Ja, deres hjerter er stabile, de er ikke bange; selv deres fjender velsignes af deres kærlighed. De er generøse og giver frit; de nødlidende tilbydes husly og mad; retfærdighed og barmhjertighed har deres hjem der; og deres retfærdighed varer evigt. De ukærlige er vidner til dette; hvem ved, hvornår frøet finder et frugtbart hjerte? Frugterne af dem, der kender Kærligheden, er en velsignelse for alle! Ære være …

(Salme 113, tilpasset fra Psalms for Praying, Nan C. Merrill) READING – Matthew 8:23 – 27 Jesus got into a boat and his disciples followed him. Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by waves; but he was asleep.

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They came and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” He said to them, “Why are you terrified, O you of little faith?” Then he got up, rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was great calm. The disciples were amazed and said, “What sort of man is this, whom even the winds and the sea obey?” PAUSE FOR REFLECTION AND SHARING In the readings and prayers, is there any phrase that speaks to your heart?

Any phrase that challenges you? LITANY (alternate): (Quotes in italics are Elizabeth Seton’s words.) Elizabeth, lær os at stole på – at “enhver god gerning, vi gør, er et sædekorn til evigt liv.” Elizabeth, fyld os med mod – til at “komme videre … eftersom Guds forsyn så ofte viser sig ganske anderledes end vores beregninger.” Elizabeth, giv os styrke – til at “finde vores vej frem gennem overgange, … at gøre farer, muligheder og nådens øjeblikke til vores egne.” (Diane Collesano, SC-NJ) Elizabeth, styrk vores tillid til Gud – som “smiler til det ængstelige, beregnende hjerte og gør alt let for den enfoldige og tillidsfulde.” Elizabeth, hold os støt på Kærlighedens vej – forpligtet til at “gøre, hvad vi kan, og Gud vil gøre resten.” CLOSING PRAYER Kærlighedens Gud, vi fejrer Elizabeth Ann Seton, vores søster, grundlægger og helgen.

Vi standser på vejen, på rejsen, ved tærsklen, samlet med andre, der længes efter at være dybt forankret i din kærlighed. Driv os mod dig og mod vores søstre og brødre i nød, med lidenskab og medfølelse. Flyt os fra nutidens virkelighed ind i morgendagens mysterium. Ligesom Elizabeth må vi møde vores nåde midt i livet og være klar til at byde dig velkommen, når du kommer os i møde fra fremtiden.

Amen. Del et tegn på fred og fællesskab med dem omkring dig. Click to download “Prayer for Elizabeth Seton’s Birthday, August 28 —Prayer prepared by Regina Bechtle, SC (NY); image: Hazard Yet Forward, Margaret Beaudette, SC (NY)

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