Stewards for Christ

A Prayer Ministry of Faith and Hope

Welcome!

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.

 SECOND WEEK OF LENT

Second, February 25, 2024, Second Sunday of Lent

Today’s Readings: Gn 22:1-2, 9A, 10-13,15-18; Ps 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19; Rom 8:31B-34; Mk 9:2-10

Today’s readings give us strong visuals with deep reflections. Faith and Trust.

Abraham trusting God. What a test of faith knowing his own flesh and blood was the sacrifice. And just when Abraham with no hesitancy was to deliver the final blow to his son’s life, God stops him. Because of Abraham’s obedience, the ancestral line of Isaac would flourish beyond measure.

Jesus was obedient to his Father. The difference, God did not stop Jesus from the cross. Jesus trusted and had great faith in his Father. New life waits for all.

This Lenten journey works our trust and faith in God. The terrain is bumpy, scary, “stop! I want to get off this ride.” Keep in mind, we are not in this alone. You and I are walking together and Jesus is next to us. We can lean on him and trust he is supportive of our journey. Scary as it is, we must have faith of his personal journey to Jerusalem. This he is doing for us because he loves us. Our souls are parched. Don’t give up or let anything throw us off our game. Repentance, of cleansing, of keeping the faith and trusting in Jesus. Always.

Prayer: Oh my Jesus, I place all my trust in you. Strengthen my faith these 40-days. I need you.

Monday, February 26, 2024

Today’s Readings: Dn 9:4B-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11 and 13; Lk 6:36-38

“Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”-Luke 6:36

This season, being merciful to others is what makes God happy. Most importantly, we need God’s mercy upon us. This is a season of penance. Repentance of major and/or minor sins. And we need our Father’s mercy. Pray. Our prayers don’t have to be a mile long. Something short like, “Father, forgive me for I have sinned, I beg for your mercy upon me.”

Ask the Holy Spirit for the grace of true contrition. Don’t allow the evil one to discourage you. That’s what he wants for us to stumble. Let’s be humble before our heavenly Father and admit our sins. And beg for his mercy. His forgiveness.

From here on, can you be merciful to others?

Prayer: Father, be merciful to me a sinner. Help me to do the same toward others.

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Today’s Readings: Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16BC-17, 21 and 23: Mt 23:1-12

Do good works. Practice your Catholic/Christian faith with others. Walk the talk.

Listen to God. Lent is a holy season that draws us closer to God. Go deep with him. It’s hard, but ask God for help.

Stop doing evil acts. Redress the wrongs in one’s life.

Give alms to the poor, the vulnerable, the weak.

This season, seek to be restored through repentance. There still is time. God speed and bless you.

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Today’s Readings: Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14, 15-16; Mt 20:17-28

Psalm 31:5-6

5 Free me from the net they have set for me, for you are my refuge.

6 Into your hands I commend my spirit; you will redeem me, LORD, God of truth.

14 I hear the whispers of the crowd; terrors are all around me. They conspire together against me; they plot to take my life.

15 But I trust in you, LORD; I say, “You are my God.”

16 My destiny is in your hands; rescue me from my enemies, from the hands of my pursuers.

Can you turn these verses into a prayer for your Lenten journey? Read them 1-2x. Can you hear your soul asking God to free you from a darkness you fell into? There is time this season. God bless you all.

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Today’s Readings: Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6; Lk 16:19-31

Let us not be like the rich man who treated the poor man with such disgust. Where even the dogs licked the poor man’s wounds. One cannot imagine such a scene. But so many prideful people are like the rich man. Forgive, be kind and merciful. For we will be judged on our works. Allow these days in the wilderness to free our hearts from the cold and heartless feelings against our brethren. Let us be quenched and fed by Jesus in our journey with him. Let us see the kindness Jesus did for others along the way to Jerusalem. His love and kindness he stopped to give. What beautiful lessons we can learn. Now is the time.

Prayer: Jesus, help me to give and love others, even my enemies. Restore me and help me repent. Let me not be like the rich man, where neglect and regrets are too late. Forgive me Jesus, a sinner. Forgive my selfishness, and indulgences. Help me to be merciful to others; to those who seek my mercy. Amen.

Friday, March 1, 2024

Today’s Readings: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13A, 17B-28A; Ps 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46

Today’s readings bring such parallelism between Joseph and his brothers and Jesus and us. Both were hated and sold. A foreshadowing of what Holy Week will present itself to us. But before we get there, let’s think about how humanity has turned from God. We are within this humanity. Let us pray to bring honor and glory to God, to his beloved Son Jesus Christ. Let us ask for forgiveness of our sins that sold and continues to sell Jesus. Our sins will bring him to judgement. Our sins will cry out to “crucify Him.”

It’s a tough journey. Jesus sees our struggles with prayer, with fasting. He sees family moments are not so loving. Think about how we “sell” our family. In many ways, we do. Let us pray…

Prayer: Heavenly Father, you knew how humanity would handle your Son Jesus. He came to unify us, to save us from our iniquities. Yet, in our hearts we sold him to the Pontius Pilot of our sins. Help us to begin to heal; to return to reconciliation; to return to You with our whole heart. May our free will be so free to return to Jesus, his loving forgiveness. Amen.

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Today’s Readings: Mt 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32

The story of the prodigal son resonates with each one of us. At some point, we have strayed from our Father’s house. A personal journey for sure. But the one thing that is constant: God still loves us even with our brokenness and sinful wounds. He, the Father waits for us with open arms just like the dad with open arms welcoming his lost, vagabond son.

Constant: God’s endless love, lavish in richness for us. A love that heals us from within to return to him.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you for loving me. Thank you for your open arms upon my return home to you. Thank you for saving me. Than you for your Son, Jesus Christ. I love you Father.