Stewards for Christ

A Prayer Ministry of Faith and Hope

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Welcome to: STEWARDS FOR CHRIST. My goal here is to share my walk of faith with you and others. A journey to know Christ; weave daily prayer into our lives and get closer to God. Yes, it is a personal journey. A path at times we travel alone yet yearn for accompaniment with others. This is when the action of the term Synod comes in…journeying together.

As His child and a Prayer Warrior, we must pray for one another, for the world and our needs. Times are troubling, and those weak in faith, unsure, those forgotten need our prayers. Let us share our walk of Faith with them.

Many of you look to this page for the Devotional to the Prescious Blood of Jesus Christ. It will remain. Please continue to pray it throughout the year. Many souls will benefit from all your prayerful efforts.

Our mission…to save souls for Jesus Christ. He wants us to seek him. We need to seek him.

May God’s peace and blessings be with you always. Guadalupe Irma

A NECESSAY DEVOTION

Precious Blood of Jesus Christ Devotion

Thank you for praying this great devotional during the month of July with me. Please pray it forward.

How to pray this devotion How To Pray PB Jesus Christ Devotional — THE GREAT MONTH OF JULY (guadalupeirma.com)

July 1-9 Novena Honor of Nine Choir of Angels

Great Month July: July 1-9 Novena — THE GREAT MONTH OF JULY (guadalupeirma.com)

July 13-15 Novena in Honor of the Most Holy Trinity

Great Month July: July 13-15 Novena — THE GREAT MONTH OF JULY (guadalupeirma.com)

July 20-31 Novena for the New Israel

Great Month July: July 20-31 Novena — THE GREAT MONTH OF JULY (guadalupeirma.com)

THE PROMISES OF OUR LORD The Promises of Our Lord — THE GREAT MONTH OF JULY (guadalupeirma.com)

Additional prayers to this great devotion:

The Holy Rosary The Holy Rosary — THE GREAT MONTH OF JULY (guadalupeirma.com)

Chaplet of the Precious Blood Chaplet Of The Precious Blood — THE GREAT MONTH OF JULY (guadalupeirma.com)

Litany of the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ Litany Precious Blood Jesus Christ — THE GREAT MONTH OF JULY (guadalupeirma.com)

Consecration to the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ Consecration Precious Blood Jesus Christ — THE GREAT MONTH OF JULY (guadalupeirma.com)

Consolation Prayers Consolation Prayers — THE GREAT MONTH OF JULY (guadalupeirma.com)

Adoration Prayers Adoration Prayers — THE GREAT MONTH OF JULY (guadalupeirma.com)

The Anguished Appeals The Anguished Appeals — THE GREAT MONTH OF JULY (guadalupeirma.com)

The Mystical Prayers of our Lord Jesus Christ Mystical Prayers — THE GREAT MONTH OF JULY (guadalupeirma.com)

May God bless you.

 Our Lenten Journey

Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024

Gospel Reading: Mt 6:1-6, 16-18

Some brag on how much charity in dollars they give. To impress? That really is not necessary. Jesus’ charitable work demanded no bright lights. He preferred to be incognito. Yet his ministry brought him to the forefront as the Messiah.

When we give alms outside of our regular tithing, no one needs to know that worth. Allow our good deeds, our charity to bring glory to God. We’re just the workers in the field. Our glory will be in heaven with our Father.  

Now where is the humility when an audience is needed when we pray? For a saintly impression? Where is the relationship with God? Sometimes God hears us talk, talk, talk. Where is the prayer within?

He waits in anticipation of our visit. Prayer communicates our need for Him. In private, in secret, we discover our Abba, our Dad. A meditative moment where surrender to Him reveals our true self.

He is our creator. The potter. He knows our weaknesses, flaws, sinful moments, and the goodness not yet spoiled in us the clay. He is patient for the long-awaited repentance of our sin. He is our dad we run to and tell him everything and anything. He wants us surprised at the discovery of the deep relationship with Him.    

This Lenten Season, pray in secret. Ask to see yourself as he sees you. Be humble.

Beg for special graces that bring you guidance today and the rest of your Lenten journey. His graces for a strong prayer life. For an undisclosed almsgiving. He knows before we ask what we need. Yet, he wants to hear it from us.

Let’s not keep him waiting.

 

Thursday after Ash Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2024

Gospel Reading: Lk 9:22-25

What does it mean to deny oneself? To reject or refuse ourselves?  And follow Jesus?

Here is what is important…1. God, 2. Others, 3. You/Me. So, if we choose to follow Jesus, we elevate him higher than ourselves.

His importance is number one and we become the follower with humility. At the same time, we carry our sinfulness and choose life with Jesus. We stand with him and for him seeking his mercy and forgiveness.

Much modern-day persecution is happening now. When we declare Jesus as our Savior, we stand against those who don’t. We rise up and if we don’t then we lose all life with Christ in eternity.   

This Lenten Season, deny yourself, carry your cross and place Jesus in his rightful place of importance in your life-number one.

 

Friday after Ash Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2024

Gospel Reading: Mt 9:14-15

What is fasting? Why do we do it? Who is the bridegroom? And where did he go?

1.     Fasting is like grief, sadness, to be without. Sad because we no longer have what we had.

2.     When Jesus proclaimed the kingdom, it was during the wedding at Cana to his apostles. He indicated soon he no longer would be with them. They would not have him in plain sight.

3.     Jesus, the bridegroom would be crucified and die on the cross. Grief. Sorrow. Fasting would follow. Their desire for Jesus in real time would be gone.  

4.     So, how joyful are you during this Lenten season? Will you be happy to offer up or give up what you’ve always had? What is the loss that will bring you to fasting?

5.     Our modern-day fasting brings us to doing so for the love of our Lord. He fasted so often for he loved us first.

 

Saturday after Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2024

Gospel Reading: Lk 5:27-32

Aren’t you glad Jesus came for you and me? Why did you say, “yes?”

He came to save the sinner, the fallen, the scourged, the sick, the homeless, the poor. The unclean.

That’s us.

We are all the above.

He came as our physician to heal and save us from our iniquities.

Why do you think Jesus would sit at our table and break bread with us? And not with those whose souls are virtuous, blameless?

They are well, not sick in sin. Because as sinners, we are the ones that need repentance. To atone for our sins. To be cleansed by him. To desire his mercy. Be baptized in the spirit.

Pursue God’s caring love and mercy. If you know the Sacrament of Reconciliation, take advantage of it during this Lenten season. Let’s be healed, cleansed and raised by Him from our immoralities.

 

Now we will enter the first week of Lent. Persevere my friend.