FEASTS OF SAINT BEAN AND POPE SAINT EVARISTUS – 26th OCTOBER
October 26, 2023
MONTHLY DEVOTIONAL FOR 26th OCTOBER
October 26, 2023
26 October, 2023
The Advocate, the holy Spirit that the Father will send in my name—he will teach you everything and remind you of all that [I] told you. – John 14:26
O God of Creation, Eternal and Omniscient, we praise you to the high heavens, we glorify you to the ends of the earth. As the heavenly beings sing their praises on harp and lute, we join in their choruses, for our Lord is mighty and splendored. A Sanctuary and Rock to those who shelter in your goodness and tender merciful disposition. A Fortress of restoration.
Father, you provide the strength your children need by the promises you made through Jesus, to send your Holy Spirit, the Advocate and Counselor, to teach and remind people about Jesus. Our Lord Jesus assured his apostles, at the Last Supper that all who believe in the Father and in him, would never be abandoned, but that the Holy Spirit would come to them and remain with them forever, teaching, revealing and reviving the Christian community by disclosing new insights anchored in the life and work of Jesus, to each new generation.
Father, ours is a perverse generation, involved in many evil practises, weak and yielding to Satanic influences. Now, more than ever, we need the guidance and support of spiritual teachers and religious institutions that teach, preach, pray and strengthen our faith in love and faithfulness. And it gives us immense peace to know that guidance within, in the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, is with us, making our Christian identity stronger and building us up to be Christ centered for the glory of your name, in the name of Jesus. Amen
