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| − | Eucharistic Day is a day lived by a Eucharistic Youth in which Jesus is the Sun, the center of the day. | + | '''Eucharistic Day''' is a day lived by a Eucharistic Youth in which Jesus is the Sun, the center of the day. There are 3 main parts of the Eucharistic Day, often called "''Three Moments of the Day''":</br> |
| | + | :1. <u>The Beginning</u> - Begin your day with a MORNING OFFERING, as Jesus is the Sunrise. |
| | + | :2. <u>The Summit</u> - Attend (or be in communion with) the HOLY MASS and receive the HOLY COMMUNION. This moment is the summit or zenith of the day, as Jesus is the sun at noon: the center of life. |
| | + | :3. <u>The Ending</u> - Do the spiritual bouquet and end with a NIGHT OFFERING. At sunset, let Jesus in the Eucharist sets in our heart.</br> |
| | + | Beside the above main "''three moments of the day''", the hours of the Eucharistic Day are marked with prayer, spiritual communion, sacrifice, apostolic works, rosary, etc. |
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| − | '''Three Moments of the Eucharistic Day''' | + | == MORNING/DAY OFFERING == |
| − | :1. Day Offering | + | '''The First Motto''' |
| − | :* The Eucharistic Day starts with the Morning Offering | + | :''Thiếu Nhi mỗi sáng DÂNG NGÀY,'' |
| − | :* Jesus is the Sunrise: opens a new horizon
| + | :''Điểm tô đời sống hương bay NGUYỆN CẦU.''</br></br> |
| − | :2. Holy Mass with Holy Communion
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| − | :* The zenith/summit.
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| − | :* Jesus is the Sun at noon: the center of life
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| − | :3. Spiritual Bouquet & Night Offering
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| − | :* The Eucharistic Day ends with spiritual bouquet and Night Offering
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| − | :* At sunset: let Jesus in the Eucharist sets in our heart
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| − | Beside the main "3 moments of the day", the hours of the Eucharistic Day are marked with prayer, spiritual communion, sacrifice, apostolic works, rosary, etc.
| + | <u>'''Purpose:'''</u> |
| | + | :- Thank God for another day; |
| | + | :- Offer all things (our life) to God.</br></br> |
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| | + | <u>'''Prayers:'''</u> |
| | + | : 1. [[Morning Offering Prayer]] |
| | + | : 2. [[Our Father]] |
| | + | : 3. [[Hail Mary]] 3x |
| | + | : 4. [[Act of Contrition]] |
| | + | : 5. [[Glory Be]] |
| | + | : 6. [[Spiritual Holy Communion]]</br></br> |
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| | + | ==HOLY MASS & HOLY COMMUNION== |
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| | + | ==NIGHT OFFERING== |
| | + | <u>'''Purpose:'''</u> |
| | + | :- Thank God for the day; |
| | + | :- Reconcile with God and ask God to bless our night of sleep.</br></br> |
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| − | == Day Offering ==
| + | <u>'''Prayers:'''</u> |
| − | '''Day Offering Prayer''' | + | : 1. Examination of Conscience |
| − | *Day Offering Prayer promotes individual consecration, a giving of oneself wholly to God and asking that the will of God may be done in all things.
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| − | *It turns all we do into service to God, particularly our prayers, works, joys, and sufferings.
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| − | *It is an offer of all things, not just for ourselves, but for others too.
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| − | '''Day Offering Prayer (Traditional)'''
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| − | ''O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer You my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world.''
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| − | ''I offer them for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart: the salvation of souls, reparation for sin, and the reunion of all Christians. I offer them for the intentions of our bishops and of all Apostles of Prayer, and in particular for those recommended by our Holy Father this month.''
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| − | ''Lạy Trái Tim Cực Thánh Đức Chúa Giêsu. Con nhờ Trái Tim Cực Sạch Đức Bà Maria mà dâng cho trái tim Chúa mọi lời con cầu xin, mọi việc con làm, mọi sự khó con chịu trong ngày hôm nay. Cho được đền vì tội lỗi con và cầu nguyện theo ý Chúa. Khi dâng mình tế lễ trên bàn thờ, con lại dâng các sự ấy cho Trái Tim Chúa có ý cầu nguyện cách riêng theo ý Đức Giáo Hoàng. Amen.''
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| − | '''The prayer specifies several purposes for the individual consecration:'''
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| − | #The intentions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
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| − | #The salvation of the world
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| − | #Reparation for sin
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| − | #The reunion of all Christians
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| − | #The intention of our bishops
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| − | #The intentions of all Apostles of Prayer
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| − | #The monthly intentions of our Holy Father
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| − | '''The Sacred Heart of Jesus'''
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| − | With this prayer, we must live through the lens of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
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| − | *Transforming sufferings into fire, into life, and into love.
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| − | *Open to the world vulnerable, and simultaneously pierced and burning with love.
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| − | '''Suffering'''
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| − | Jesus’ suffering and death on the cross
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| − | *Atonement (''made reparation'') for the signs of the whole world once and for all
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| − | *Penetrates all time and all places
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| − | As His followers, baptized into His Church, His Body, we participate in His suffering. By uniting with Jesus’ suffering, our sufferings have a special merit to repair (''or make reparation for'') the damages caused by sin.
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| − | '''At Mass'''
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| − | *At Mass, where Jesus’ sacrifice is re-presented in the Eucharist, we unite with Him (''most pleasing gift to the Father'') in a real way.
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| − | *Our response to His gift of self is to give ourselves to Him, in this way the Morning Offering is profoundly Eucharistic.
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| − | *In the Spirit of Christ, we offer ourselves to God for the good of all.
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| − | '''Day Offering Prayer (New-2008)'''
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| − | ''God, our Father, I offer You my day.''
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| − | ''I offer You my prayers, thoughts, words, actions, joys, and sufferings in union with Your Son Jesus’ Heart, who continues to offer Himself in the Eucharist for the salvation of the world.''
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| − | ''May the Holy Spirit, who guided Jesus, be my guide and my strength today so that I may be a witness to Your love''.
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| − | ''With Mary, the mother of our Lord and of the Church, I pray especially for this month’s intentions as proposed by the Holy Father.''
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| − | '''Through the Power of the Holy Spirit Dwelling in Our Hearts'''
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| − | *Pope Paul VI suggested that more emphasis be placed on the Holy Spirit, who dwells in the Church and in the hearts of the faithful as a temple, prays in them, and gives witness to their adoption as children.
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| − | *Since then, the invocation to the Holy Spirit has become an integral part of the daily offering. The transformation the daily offering is the work of the Holy Spirit.
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| − | == Night Offering Prayer ==
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| − | '''Night Offering Prayer'''
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| − | ''Trời đã xế chiều, Giêsu ơi con nhờ tay Mẹ Maria, mà dâng lên Chúa, dâng chúc lời cám ơn, dâng trót cả xác hồn. Các việc con làm, các lời con xin, cùng với mọi khó nguy con chịu trót một ngày qua. Cùng với bóng chiều tà, Giêsu Maria, con hòa ca, dâng về nơi bao la. Chúa ban phép lành, một đêm ngủ an bình, hồn trong xác tươi xinh.''
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| − | *The Night Offering Prayer promotes individual consecration, a giving of oneself wholly to God asking that the will of God may be done in all things.
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| − | *It turns all we do into service to God, particularly our prayers, works, joys, and sufferings.
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| − | *It is an offer of all things, not just for ourselves, but for others too.
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| − | '''Purpose'''
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| − | The purpose of the night offering is to:
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| − | *Thank God for the day; and
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| − | *Ask God for a good night.
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| − | == The Reflection ==
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| − | '''Most Important Part'''
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| − | The most important part of the night offering is the examination of conscience and perfect contrition.
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| − | '''St. Pope John XXIII Examination of Conscience'''
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| − | '''Ignatius’ Steps for Examen'''
| + | :3. Spiritual Holy Communion |
| − | | + | :4. Write spiritual journal; tally spiritual bouquet |
| − | After quieting yourself, feel God’s presence a few moments
| + | :5. Night Offering Prayer |
| − | *Give thanks
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| − | *Ask for light from the Holy Spirit
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| − | *Review the events of your day
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| − | *Repent for harm done
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| − | *Ask for help tomorrow
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| − | '''Review and Contemplate on Your Day'''
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| − | Reflect on Every Activity
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| − | *What happened? (''Memory'')
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| − | **Reflection
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| − | *How did you feel? (''Emotion'')
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| − | **Use our emotions and feelings to embrace your spirit
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| − | **What is significant in all the noise?
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| − | *What does it mean to you? (''Understanding'')
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| − | **Open your mind and imagination
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| − | ***See the possibility to turn things around
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| − | ***Review your day, reflect on the insights, and improve tomorrow
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| − | '''Improve and Be Holy Each Day'''
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| − | *Remember the events of the day
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| − | *WWJD
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| − | *Prepare for tomorrow
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| − | In making the Examen, we recall each day lived with God, precisely because Jesus has lived the same day with His heart opened up to each one of us.
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| − | == Spiritual Communion ==
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| − | '''The Most Excellent Way'''
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| − | *We can approach Jesus in prayer, meditation, reading, reflecting, in the confessional, and in various sacraments.
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| − | *The most excellent way to approach Jesus is through Holy Communion.
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| − | '''Holy Communion'''
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| − | *Other sacraments are signs of grace. In Holy Communion, we receive the source of all grace, Jesus Himself.
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| − | *No event in earthly life is more important than receiving Jesus in Holy Communion.
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| − | '''Receive Holy Communion'''
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| − | *When we receive Holy Communion, we witness and receive the greatest gift of love.
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| − | **Let the Eucharist sink into our heart and deepen our experience and our love.
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| − | *When we receive actual Communion and spiritual Communion, we receive a great privilege of having Jesus to be with us, inside us, and be part of us.
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| − | **Jesus slowly transforms us to become more like Him.
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| − | '''Actual Communion'''
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| − | *Receiving actual Communion requires:
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| − | **True desire
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| − | **No mortal sin
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| − | **Fasting for one hour
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| − | *We can receive actual Communion once daily and once more if we participate in another Mass.
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| − | '''Spiritual Communion'''
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| − | *Receiving spiritual Communion requires true desire.
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| − | *Prepare for spiritual Communion with perfect contrition (with the Act of Contrition).
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| − | *We can receive spiritual Communion as many times as we want (make preparation).
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| − | *Spiritual Communion can never replace nor equal to actual Communion, but is an excellent method of prayer.
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| − | '''Spiritual Communion Prayer'''
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| − | <Blockquote>''Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist, I love You and I adore You.''
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| − | ''Dwell in my soul and remain with me always.''</blockquote>
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| | </br></br> | | </br></br> |
| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| | [[Sign of the Cross]]</br> | | [[Sign of the Cross]]</br> |
| − | [[The Our Father]]</br> | + | [[Our Father]]</br> |
| − | [[The Hail Mary]]</br> | + | [[Hail Mary]]</br> |
| − | [[The Glory Be]]</br> | + | [[Glory Be]]</br> |
| | [[Act of Contrition]]</br> | | [[Act of Contrition]]</br> |