Opening Prayer: Psalm 101
1 I will sing of your love and justice;
to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
2 I will be careful to lead a blameless life—
when will you come to me?
I will conduct the affairs of my house
with a blameless heart.
3 I will not look with approval
on anything that is vile.
I hate what faithless people do;
I will have no part in it.
4 The perverse of heart shall be far from me;
I will have nothing to do with what is evil.
5 Whoever slanders their neighbor in secret,
I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart,
I will not tolerate.
6 My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
that they may dwell with me;
the one whose walk is blameless
will minister to me.
7 No one who practices deceit
will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
will stand in my presence.
8 Every morning I will put to silence
all the wicked in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer
from the city of the Lord.
La voz de Dios:
- Old Testament (covenant): Gen. 50:15-26
- Psalm (song): 119:121-144
- Epistle (letter): 1 Cor. 12:1-11
- Gospel (good news): Mark 8:11-26
En busca de la santidad
- Oración: ¿Qué me dice Dios hoy? ¿Cómo responderé?
- Ayuno: ¿Qué puedo negarme hoy (comida, bebida, conductas) como acto de adoración?
- Caridad: ¿Cómo puedo ayudar hoy a alguien necesitado con mi tiempo, dinero o bienes?
Closing Prayer: Psalm 109
1 My God, whom I praise,
do not remain silent,
2 for people who are wicked and deceitful
have opened their mouths against me;
they have spoken against me with lying tongues.
3 With words of hatred they surround me;
they attack me without cause.
4 In return for my friendship they accuse me,
but I am a man of prayer.
5 They repay me evil for good,
and hatred for my friendship.
6 Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy;
let an accuser stand at his right hand.
7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty,
and may his prayers condemn him.
8 May his days be few;
may another take his place of leadership.
9 May his children be fatherless
and his wife a widow.
10 May his children be wandering beggars;
may they be driven[a] from their ruined homes.
11 May a creditor seize all he has;
may strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.
12 May no one extend kindness to him
or take pity on his fatherless children.
13 May his descendants be cut off,
their names blotted out from the next generation.
14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord;
may the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
15 May their sins always remain before the Lord,
that he may blot out their name from the earth.
16 For he never thought of doing a kindness,
but hounded to death the poor
and the needy and the brokenhearted.
17 He loved to pronounce a curse—
may it come back on him.
He found no pleasure in blessing—
may it be far from him.
18 He wore cursing as his garment;
it entered into his body like water,
into his bones like oil.
19 May it be like a cloak wrapped about him,
like a belt tied forever around him.
20 May this be the Lord’s payment to my accusers,
to those who speak evil of me.
21 But you, Sovereign Lord,
help me for your name’s sake;
out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.
22 For I am poor and needy,
and my heart is wounded within me.
23 I fade away like an evening shadow;
I am shaken off like a locust.
24 My knees give way from fasting;
my body is thin and gaunt.
25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers;
when they see me, they shake their heads.
26 Help me, Lord my God;
save me according to your unfailing love.
27 Let them know that it is your hand,
that you, Lord, have done it.
28 While they curse, may you bless;
may those who attack me be put to shame,
but may your servant rejoice.
29 May my accusers be clothed with disgrace
and wrapped in shame as in a cloak.
30 With my mouth I will greatly extol the Lord;
in the great throng of worshipers I will praise him.
31 For he stands at the right hand of the needy,
to save their lives from those who would condemn them.
Cómo utilizar este devocional
- Lea la “Oración de apertura” de las Escrituras al Señor como su oración.
- Elija uno o más pasajes de las Escrituras en “La Voz de Dios” para leer más.
- Responda las preguntas bajo “Buscando la Santidad”
- Tu reflexión sobre las Escrituras y cómo sientes que el Espíritu Santo te guía hoy
- Identifica cómo practicarás la abnegación hoy basándote en la guía de Dios.
- Identifica cómo quieres practicar la donación hoy
- Que la oración, el ayuno (la abnegación) y la generosidad sean tu adoración viva y espiritual.
- Mantenga notas en un diario o planificador para facilitar su seguimiento y crear un registro.
- Lea la “Oración de clausura”
Desde el siglo III, los cristianos han utilizado Sagrada Escritura, Oración, Ayuno (Abnegación), y Caridad (Limosna) como preparación espiritual para la Pascua.
¿Qué es la Cuaresma?
La Cuaresma es el tiempo del calendario cristiano que precede a la Pascua. La Cuaresma dura 40 días porque Jesús fue tentado en el desierto durante 40 días antes de su ministerio público. Los israelitas, debido a su desobediencia y rebelión, tuvieron que vagar 40 años por el desierto antes de llegar a la tierra prometida. Moisés pasó 40 días en el Monte Sinaí, en contacto con Dios, recibiendo los Diez Mandamientos. En la Biblia, el número 40 se usa a menudo para indicar un período de preparación y prueba.
En el desierto, nada se oculta. Nos mostramos vulnerables ante Dios. Carecemos de las comodidades materiales. Nos alejamos de las distracciones cotidianas. Finalmente, retomamos nuestras vidas cuando el tiempo de preparación ha concluido. Centramos nuestra pasión en Dios mientras Él nos transforma para cumplir su llamado.
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