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12-28-2021 Daily Prayer https://ssvpusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Daily-prayer.jpg 940 788 SVDP USA SVDP USA //ssvpusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/svdp-usa-ssvp-int.png December 28, 2021 December 28, 2021

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December 28, 2021

12-28-2021 Daily Prayer

Daily Prayer for Tuesday, December 28, 2021 Lord Jesus lead me From the darkness of night From the cold of the rain From sin and from doubt Through sadness and pain Lord Jesus lead me To walk in Your light Amen Written by National Vincentian Formation Director, Tim Williams.

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December 28, 2021

12-27-2021 Daily Prayer

Daily Prayer for Monday, December 27, 2021 Lord, receive my humble prayer, Offered in gratitude. Grant me peace, O Lord, not comfort, As I follow in Your path. Your will be done through me. Amen Written by National Vincentian Formation Director, Tim Williams.

Christmas Day Daily Prayer https://ssvpusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Daily-prayer.jpg 940 788 SVDP USA SVDP USA //ssvpusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/svdp-usa-ssvp-int.png December 25, 2021 December 23, 2021

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December 25, 2021

Christmas Day Daily Prayer

Daily Prayer for Saturday, December 25, 2021 (Christmas Day): Joyful, joyful, comes the Lord! God’s light and love on earth! Shadows fade from every corner And every heart is full Infinite power and glory, Infant tender and mild, We welcome you, We praise you, We celebrate you! Amen Written by National Vincentian Formation Director, Tim…

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December 24, 2021

12-24-2021 Daily Prayer

Daily Prayer for Friday, December 24, 2021 (Christmas Eve): O God in Your love, You sent us Your Son Born in the cold of night Fully human, fully divine Child of holy light. Child we adore With the peace of a dove With hearts like a child That knows only love Amen Written by National…

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December 23, 2021

Contemplation – To Give and Receive with Joy

There is an old saying about gift-giving, that “it is the thought that counts.” In a similar way, the assistance, or gifts, that we offer to the neighbor must be more than “appeals from below,” but instead gifts of true love, of putting the needs of another before our own. As so often is the…

12-23-2021 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders https://ssvpusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Middlecamp_Ralph_lo-res-e1625146342641.jpg 1367 1520 SVDP USA SVDP USA //ssvpusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/svdp-usa-ssvp-int.png December 23, 2021 December 23, 2021

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December 23, 2021

12-23-2021 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

Dear Vincentian Friends, I wish each of you a blessed Christmas and pray that you may experience the joy of the season. The Manual of the National Council of the United States tells us, “Central to an understanding of Vincentian spirituality is the Mystery of the Incarnation, the mystery and grace that God became human.…

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December 23, 2021

12-23-2021 Daily Prayer

Daily Prayer for Thursday, December 23, 2021: Lord and Savior, come to us Join Your children Walk with us So we may walk with you! Amen Written by National Vincentian Formation Director, Tim Williams.

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December 22, 2021

12-22-2021 Daily Prayer

Daily Prayer for Wednesday, December 22, 2021: You have blessed me Lord With the gift of life To accept in humble faith To be inspired by eternal hope To live as an act of love Like a song lifted to heaven, Sung with joy for all who will hear. Amen Written by National Vincentian Formation…

12-21-2021 Daily Prayer https://ssvpusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Daily-prayer.jpg 940 788 SVDP USA SVDP USA //ssvpusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/svdp-usa-ssvp-int.png December 21, 2021 December 21, 2021

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December 21, 2021

12-21-2021 Daily Prayer

Daily Prayer for Tuesday, December 21, 2021: In turmoil and in troubles, In sickness and in health, I know this, too, shall pass, my Lord. My soul in silence waits. In triumph and in glory, Over all the world to reign, I know You will return, my Lord. My soul in joy awaits! Amen Written…

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December 20, 2021

12-20-2021 Daily Prayer

Daily Prayer for Monday, December 20, 2021: Lord, I long to see Your face, When You come in glory, Your hands outstretched and beckoning, Your kingdom come on earth. Lord I long to see Your face, When you come in rags, Your hands outstretched and pleading, Your kingdom served on earth. Amen Written by National…

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December 17, 2021

Contemplation – The Primitive Spirit

”Ozanam is no longer with us to remind us of our primitive spirit,” remarked President-General Adolphe Baudon after Frédéric’s death in 1853. [Baunard, 407] Indeed, from the Society’s earliest days, Frédéric urged fellow members not to encumber themselves with restrictive or bureaucratic structures, nor to praise ourselves for our accomplishments, which might make us, he…

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December 17, 2021

12-17-2021 Daily Prayer

Daily Prayer for Friday, December 17, 2021: In imitation of You, Lord Jesus, May I give of myself each day. May I act with humble simplicity, And with gentle, patient kindness. Amen Written by National Vincentian Formation Director, Tim Williams.