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Reflections of a Secular Franciscan, Book II By Ruth Vogel, S.F.O.

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I  JESUS, SON OF GOD

What Does Jesus Mean To Me

Imitation of Christ

Living Christ’s Redemptive life

Jesus of the Loving Sacred Heart

Seeing Christ in Others

How can I Serve you Best, Jesus?

In Union with God

The Mass

The Mass is the Greatest Liturgical Prayer

Christ is the Center of the Mass and our Catholic Faith

The Mystical Body of Christ

The Eucharist

His Gift

The Greatest Gift Ever Given

The Gift of God Almighty

II MARY, MOTHER OF GOD

Her Name is Mary

Christ’s Mother

Mary is our Mother

Our Lady's Rosary

Our Lady of the Rosary

A Golden Hail Mary

May is Mary's Month

My thoughts on Mother’s Day

Thoughts for the Feast of the Conception

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven

Mary, Star of the Sea

A Letter to Mary

To My Lady

Take my Hand

III  Lent and Easter

A Lenten Letter to Jesus

A Prayer for Lent

Lent, What is it?

Lent is a Pilgrimage

What does Lent mean to Me?

Thoughts for Lent

A Special Lenten Message

Thoughts on Repentance

The Re-enactment of Calvary

Palm Sunday Reflections

Thoughts for this Holy Thursday

Our gift on Holy Thursday

Thoughts on Good Friday

The Suffering Servant

A Lenten Meditation on Suffering

The Apostolate of Suffering

Jesus’ Human Suffering Existence

A Woman of Love and Compassion

The Humanity of Jesus

Beneath Your Cross, Jesus

"Thank You for My Cross"

From Lent to Easter

On that Early Morning

Awake and Rejoice

Our Thanksgiving Day

Hail Victory

IV  Holy Scripture

The Living Word

God's Love … in the beginning

The Word of God

Gospel Roots

The Spirituality of the Old Testament

Reflections on the Gospel Way

Franciscan Virtues through the Gospel

V  Meditations

Talking to Jesus

Thinking of Jesus

Jesus is walking beside me

Listen To What Jesus Says

A Chat with Jesus

Christ Centered Prayer

How Do I Know He Loves Me

"God with Us"

In Sickness and in Health

Why Suffering

Suffering with Christ

A Good Habit

To Start the Day

My Morning Prayer

A Thought at Vespers

A Prayer at Bedtime

My Prayer to Jesus for Tomorrow

My Version of the 25d Psalm

Love

Without Love

Dear Holy Spirit

Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Meditation on the Mystery of the Trinity

A Man Listens to the Lord

My Meditation for Today

Random Thoughts

Tête-à-Tête

Sublime Simplicity

Mother, are you Listening

A starving Child's Lament

Dear Father

Jesus, my Breath and Life

Words and Deeds

Four Letter Words

Tension and Anxiety

Jesus, I’m Tired

Handicaps

Gossip

Shepherd Dog

What do Catholics Believe?

VI  Christmas Season

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve Reflections

The Nativity

Happy Birthday, Jesus

St. Joseph, A Man of God

Christmas Day

What Christmas Means to Me

A Time for All Ages

A New Year

My New Year’s Resolutions

My Thoughts for the New Year

Post Script

VII  God’s Creation

The Dawn of Art

We Are Glad We Are Birds

The Rainbow

The Pool

God’s Bugs

In Defense of a Worm

God Looks Down

God’s Covenant with Man

Reverie

Jesus’ Presence in Our Lives

God’s Gifts

A Simple Blade of Grass

VIII  My Trip to Assisi

My Pilgrimage to Assisi