How Great is our God; How
Wonderfully to be Praised!
Opening Prayer
Loving God, you have called us as followers of Joseph
to stand open, receptive and expectant before You,
to know our dependence upon You,
to wait for your grace in the Holy Spirit.
Liberate us to a radical sense of mission
through the rhythm of
contemplation and courageous action,
to be a healing presence in any and all situations.
Amen. (SSJ
Federation Research Team, adapted)
Reflection on Pentecost
As we keep in mind a world order that is desperately
in need of peace, our cities filled with gun violence, in the coming weeks the Catholic
Church celebrates: Pentecost, Sacred Heart, Corpus Christi, Trinity, Father’s
Day, and Juneteenth Memorial that honors those who have been unjustly enslaved.
We dwell on these phrases from Scripture and CSSJ
documents: