Nova Scotia Provincial Council Catholic Women’s League of Canada Spiritual Development Communique # 3 One Heart, One Voice, One Mission To: From: Date: Copied: Diocesan Counterparts (For distribution to all parish councils) Toosje Van de Sande, Nova Scotia Provincial Spiritual Development Chairperson February 24, 2015 Provincial President, Joan Bona and Executive (for information) National Chairperson, Ann M Gorman (for information) ONE HEART: ONE VOICE: ONE MISSION (Together We Serve) Lenten Journey Lent calls us to prayer, fasting and almsgiving. These three disciplines for Lent correct three areas of our lives which most often distract us from spiritual growth; food, money and laziness in the life of the Spirit. You could say that practicing these disciplines will affect our prayer book, our pocketbook and our cookbook. Maybe we should ask ourselves these questions: How can I change my lifestyle so I can persevere in prayer? How can I fast from selfishness in order to give myself more fully, to others? How can I share my resources and time with others; the elderly, the lonely, the hungry, the less fortunate, and my own family? Lent is the time to draw closer to God. It is my hope that your walk with Jesus in His passion, death and resurrection will bring you to a new life in Christ, this Easter season. National Communiques Since my September communiqué, I have received two Communiques from my National counterpart, for Spiritual Development, one in November, 2014, and one in January, 2015. I want to call your attention to the paragraph on deceased members, in Ann Gorman’s November Communique. It reads: “It is very important to report the names of deceased members from your parish council as they occur. When this notice is not taken care of immediately, the family of the deceased continues to receive the deceased member’s magazine. National office has received telephone calls from family members concerned that the CWL has not noticed that a member has passed or “cared enough” to ensure that her death notice has been communicated. Let’s not leave the family with that impression.” Sending in the names of the deceased in January is too late to get them into the National Book of Life for the previous year. Please submit in a timely fashion. All the National Communiques are available at: [email protected] Please take time to read them. They contain a wealth of information, as well as, contacts where you can get additional resources. You are not expected to use all the resources. Select what you can use in your council. Prayer Partners National has brought back the prayer partner program for members with the hope of forming friendships with our League Sisters. You will find your prayer partner in the center of the Winter edition of the League magazine. Make time to lift up your new-found companion in prayer and intentional consideration. You will be blessed. Rosary for Peace Last October, National initiated a Rosary for Peace in the world. Friday has been designated as the day that Quebec and Atlantic Canada make a special effort to pray. Please begin with St. Francis prayer for peace; say the Rosary; and end with the Memorare. We will continue to pray the Rosary, asking our lady to intercede for us, so that there may be peace among nations. Pope’s Prayer intentions for Evangelization Monthly prayer intentions of the pope can be found on: Holy Father Prayer Intentions March: That the unique contribution of women to the life of the Church may be recognized always. April: That persecuted Christians may feel the consoling presence of the Risen Lord and the solidarity of all the Church May: That Mary’s intercession may help Christians in secularized cultures be ready to proclaim Jesus. June: That the personal encounter with Jesus may arouse in many young people the desire to offer their own lives in priesthood or consecrated life. Provincial Website Don’t forget to check the provincial website, http://cwl.ns.ca/spiritual-development at the beginning of every month, for a prayer or reflection for use at your council meetings. Hope you have found this helpful. “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send?” Isaiah 6:8 “Here I Am Lord”
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