Daily Beloved Spiritual Exercise
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The “Daily Beloved Spiritual Exercise” of the Beloved Spiritual Exercises includes praise, mercy, healing, protection, deliverance, cleansing, and a daily commitment to Jesus, our Lord. It is based on the structure of the “Lord’s Prayer” and is recommended daily. It provides broad coverage, offering: a praise prayer, mercy prayer, healing prayer, protection prayer, deliverance prayer, cleansing prayer, and an altar call to re-commit to the Lord, renewing our Baptismal Promises. All of the other prayers in the Beloved Spiritual Exercises build on the foundation of this daily prayer. The “Daily Beloved Spiritual Exercise” is composed of twelve parts all of which build together to orchestrate the Beloved Disciple’s song of love. We praise the Trinity for the I AM declarations. We come to know Jesus in the Woman at the Well prayer, moreover, we discover our own identity in the Body of Christ. The seven Signs open us to the saving grace of God. To the Churches prayer, is about deepening our understanding of God, repenting for our sins to become victors over sin, and claiming God’s gifts as rewards. The Character Prayer inspires us to acquire the character of the Beloved Disciple. Consecration to the Trinity through Mary positions us close to Mary, who, next to the Trinity, is the doctor of grace. The repentance prayer takes out the capital sins. While Jesus loves us all unconditionally, by definition, he cannot love sin. The protection prayer prepares us for deliverance ministry as we are not just fighting the world and the flesh, rather we also need to overcome the devil. The deliverance prayer takes out the seven demonic strongholds of the capital sins and replaces them with virtues. If we get rid of evil without replacing it with virtue, we will fall back into the same condition or worse. The cleansing prayer takes care of deliverance cleanup. Finally, the Yoke prayer is a reaffirmation of our baptismal vows. It is about recommitting our lives to Christ, every day, to strengthen our resolve, so I, myself, can become a “Beloved Disciple”. |
Opening
In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
✠ Amen
Heavenly Father, in the Name of your Son Jesus Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit, may we be present to the moment so we may abide in you and you in us, in one accord… with our minds, hearts, bodies, and souls at rest, in your Peace… so that we may have ears to hear, eyes to see, hearts to understand.
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name; Thy kingdom come Thy will be done On earth as it is in heaven.
✠ Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil.
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
✠ Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners. Now, and at the hour of our death.
Glory Be (Gloria Patri)
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
✠ Amen.
I AM Declarations
Jesus reveals himself as the Son of God In the “I AM” declarations.
“I am the Bread of Life” (John 6:35-48)
Praise be the Father – Provider. Praise be Jesus – the Bread of Life. Praise be the Holy Spirit – Multiplier.
✠ Praise be the Trinity for the gift of Providing Love. ✠ Amen
“I am the Light of the World” (John 8:12)
Praise be the Father – Creator. Praise be Jesus Light of the World. Praise be the Holy Spirit purifying Fire.
✠ Praise be the Trinity for the gift of Illuminating Love. ✠ Amen
“I am the Gate for the Sheep” (John 10:7)
Praise be the Father Gateway to Mercy. Praise be Jesus, the Way to Salvation. Praise be the Holy Spirit for the gift of Abundant Life.
✠ Praise be the Trinity for the gift of Restful Love. ✠ Amen
“I am the Good Shepherd” (John 10:10)
Praise be the Father – Protector. Praise be Jesus – Good Shepherd. Praise be the Holy Spirit – Mighty Refuge.
✠ Praise be the Trinity for the gift of Protecting Love. ✠ Amen
“I am the Resurrection and the Life” (John 11:25)
Praise be the Father Redeemer. Praise be Jesus, you died on the cross and rose from the dead. Praise be the Holy Spirit, Sanctifier.
✠ Praise be the Trinity for the gift of Redeeming Love. ✠ Amen
“I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life” (John 14:6)
Praise be the Father – Teacher. Praise be Jesus – the Word made flesh and splendor of the Father. Praise be the Holy Spirit – Counselor.
✠ Praise be the Trinity for the gift of Teaching Love. ✠ Amen
“I am the Vine, and you are the branches” (John 15:1)
Praise be the Father – Vinegrower. Praise be Jesus, you are the Vine, and we are the branches. Praise to you Holy Spirit for the gift of pruning.
✠ Praise be the Trinity for the gift of Abiding Love. ✠ Amen
Identity in Christ and the Woman at the Well
The woman at the well progresses through seven steps to discover who Jesus is, and what’s more, her own identity.
Jesus helps transcend racial identity
“How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?” John 4:9
✠ Jesus, help me to find my identity and unity in you as my Lord and Savior, so I can rise above petty politics and prejudice, that I might realize that all people, men and women, people of every race and nation are called to be members of the One Body of Christ.
Jesus helps transcend materialism
“If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.’” John 4:10
✠ Jesus, help me to rise above the material world so I may hunger and thirst for the gift of the Holy Spirit, the Living Water, to refresh me and sustain me in your love.
Jesus Reveals himself as “All Knowing” and “All Merciful”
“‘Sir, I see that you are a prophet’.” John 4:19
✠ Jesus, help me to recognize that you know everything about my past and my people and still you love me. Help me to turn to you to satisfy the deepest longings of my heart.
Jesus invites us to worship in Spirit and Truth
“The hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth.” John 4:18
✠ Jesus, help me to worship you in Spirit and Truth, that I may glorify you everywhere and at all times.
Jesus reveals that he is the Messiah
“I know that Messiah is coming (who is called Christ). When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us. Jesus said to her, ‘I am he, the one who is speaking to you’.” John 4:25-26
✠ Jesus, help me to recognize you as the Messiah, the fulfillment of the promises of the Covenants of David, Moses and Abraham.
Jesus invites us to share the Good News
“Then the woman left her water jar and went back to the city. She said to the people, ‘Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done!?’” John 4:18-19
✠ Jesus, help me to share the Good News of your gift of salvation with everyone I meet.
Jesus reveals himself as Savior of the World
“It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Savior of the world.” John 4:42
✠ Jesus, I know that you are Son of God and Savior of the World which gives me my new identity as your beloved disciple.
The Signs
John, the Beloved Disciple, recounts the seven Signs proving Jesus is the Son of God.
Turning Water into Wine (John 2:1-11)
✠ Jesus, we praise you for turning water into wine and bringing joy to the wedding feast at Cana, prefiguring the wedding feast of the Lamb of God. Help us to see that you make all things new!
Healing the Son of the Royal Official (John 4:46-54)
✠ Jesus, we praise you for healing the son of the royal official at Capernaum. Give us the gift of expectant faith, to open us to the power of your healing love.
Healing the Paralytic (John 5:6-9)
✠ Jesus, we praise you for forgiving the sins of the paralytic by the Pool of Bethesda and giving him the power to pick up his mat and walk. We pray for the gift of repentance, to receive your divine forgiveness and open us to the wonders of your healing love.
Multiplying the Loaves and Fishes (John 6:5-14)
✠ Jesus, we praise you for multiplying the loaves and fishes to satisfy the hunger of the multitude. Help us to hunger and thirst for righteousness and trust in your providing love.
Walking on Water (John 6:16-21)
✠ Jesus, we praise you for walking on water, in the Sea of Galilee. Free us from fear of the storms of life so that we may have the courage to step out in faith, with our eyes on you.
Healing the Man Born Blind (John 9:1-7)
✠ Jesus, we praise you for healing the man born Blind, revealing yourself as Light of the World.
Raising Lazarus (John 11:1-45)
✠ Jesus, we praise you for raising Lazarus, and revealing yourself as the Resurrection and the Life.
Character Prayer
Primacy of Love
✠ Lord Jesus, through Mary’s life of love, help me to love you with my whole heart, mind, body, and soul and love my neighbor as myself, and obey the commandments of God.
Consecrated to Mary
✠ Lord Jesus, I consecrate myself to Mary, so that I may be fully consecrated to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Surrendered to God
✠ Lord Jesus, through Mary’s “Yes” I surrender myself without reservation to the Most Holy Trinity, “Be it done to me according to God’s Word.”
Grace and Virtue
✠ Lord Jesus, through Mary’s life full of grace, help me to acquire the habit of renouncing vices and sins and accepting all virtue and grace.
Eyes on Jesus
✠ Lord Jesus, through Mary’s singular focus on you, help me to keep me keep my eyes on you, as you kept your eyes fixed on the Father.
Treasuring Heart
✠ Lord Jesus, through Mary’s grateful heart, help me to remember the graces I have received from you. May I live in a constant state of thanksgiving.
Glory of the Lord
✠ Lord Jesus, you taught us that glory is finishing the work your Father gave you, doing his will by the power of the Holy Spirit. Help me to understand the purpose for which I was created, so I may do your will, by the power of the Holy Spirit, obedient to the end, to your honor and glory.
Mercy
Heavenly Father, shine forth your divine light, love, and life upon us, to melt our hard hearts so we can repent in earnest for the sins which are blocking us from loving you with all our mind, heart, body, and soul and loving our neighbor as ourselves.
We pray to understand the effect of sins in our lives, our families, our nation, and our world. Give us the gift of truth, repentant hearts, a firm purpose of amendment and the desire to make reparation.
✠ We repent for the sins of Gluttony, Lust, Greed, Envy, Anger, Sloth, and Pride.
✠ Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy.
All Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy God, visit and heal our infirmities for thy Name’s sake.
Intercessions
God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We love you; we praise you; we thank you for your Indwelling love as we abide in you and you in us, so we may intercede in your Name and according to your will.
For souls caught in the gluttony, lust, greed, jealousy, anger, sloth, and pride that these would become victors, receiving the crowns of temperance, chastity, charity, kindness, patience, vigilance, and humility. We pray to the Lord.
✠ Mercy
For leaders of the Church including popes, patriarchs, bishops, priests, deacons and lay faithful… that our church leaders can wake up, renounce vice and acquire virtue, restoring our Churches honor by the power of Jesus’ name. We pray to the Lord.
✠ Mercy
For our mothers and fathers, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, children, grandparents, cousins and all our relatives, that our families can wake up, renounce sin and acquire grace, restoring our family honor by the power of Jesus’ name. We pray to the Lord.
✠ Mercy
For the sick, the imprisoned, the homeless, refugees, friends, and enemies alike, that each can wake up, renounce vice and acquire virtue, bringing healing and blessing and restoring honor, by the power of Jesus’ name. We pray to the Lord.
✠ Mercy
For complacent Christians, living with one foot in the world, that they can humble themselves and repent, and choose Jesus as Lord, before it is too late. We pray to the Lord.
✠ Mercy
For our departed loved ones and all souls in purgatory, by the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus, the fire of the Holy Spirit, coupled with our prayer, repentance, fasting, charity, and reparation, may find their place with God in paradise. We pray to the Lord.
✠ Mercy
For our personal intentions which we add here. We pause for a moment of silence. We pray to the Lord.
✠ Mercy
We thank you Father for answering our prayers in Jesus’ Name by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Protection
St. Michael Prayer
“Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. ” ✠ Amen.
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” Ephesians: 6:10
By the Belt of Truth: ✠ Replace our lies with your Truth.
By the Breastplate of Righteousness: ✠ Replace our hearts with your Heart.
By the Shoes of Peace: ✠ Replace our anxiety and fear with your trust.
By the Shield of Faith: ✠ Replace our doubts with your faith.
By the Helmet of Salvation: ✠ Replace our thoughts with your thoughts.
By the Sword of the Spirit: ✠ Replace our empty words with your Divine Word.
By the Mantle of Our Lady: ✠ Enjoin us in the battle to renew the face of the earth.
Deliverance
“Behold, I give you power to trample underfoot snakes and scorpions, and all the power of enemies”. Luke 10:19
Lord Jesus, you drove away legions of demons by which the people of God were healed. These you commanded to depart and not to return again. You have defeated all the armies of our invisible enemies and freed your faithful.
In the Name of Jesus, by the Blood of Jesus, by the Power of his Word, we take authority over the strongholds of gluttony, lust, greed, envy, anger, sloth, and pride.
Remove all evil spirits and fill us with your Divine Light, Life and Love.
Where there has been gluttony, ✠ let there be temperance.
Where there has been lust, ✠ let there be chastity.
Where there has been greed, ✠ let there be charity.
Where there has been envy, ✠ let there be kindness.
Where there has been anger, ✠ let there be patience.
Where there has been sloth, ✠ let there be vigilance.
Where there has been pride, ✠ let there be humility.
Cleansing
“So, he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.” Kings 5:14
Cleanse us Oh Lord By the:
- ✠ Name of Jesus.
- ✠ Blood of Jesus.
- ✠ Word of Jesus.
- ✠ Breath of Mercy.
- ✠ Waters of the Holy Spirit.
- ✠ The Fire of the Holy Spirit.
- ✠ The Light of Christ.
Yoke to Christ
“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. 14 For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it”. Matthew 7:13-14
My Soul will not Rest until I rest in You.
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon your shoulder for my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Learn from me; for I am gentle and humble of heart, and your soul will find rest.” Matthew 11:28-30
My Soul will not Rest until I rest in You.
✠ I accept the yoke of:
✠ Temperance
✠ Chastity
✠ Generosity
✠ Kindness
✠ Patience
✠ Vigilance
✠ Humility
Lord Jesus, accepting your yoke, I learn to deny myself, take up the cross daily and follow you, and enter into your rest.
Most Holy Trinity, we praise you for showering blessings upon us, replacing our vices with virtues, giving us new hearts, perfect abodes of your indwelling love, so that abiding in love and unity, together, we may renew the face of the earth.
✠ Amen
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
✠ Amen
