The Second Week of Advent

Walk With One: Intercede

As we prepare our hearts to receive the Good News of Christ's coming this Advent, let's also do our part to prepare others' hearts as well. How do we begin? The revival, through its Walk With One initiative, has given us the four Stages of Spiritual Companionship to guide our evangelical efforts. In the second week of Advent, we'll focus on Stage 2: Intercede.

2. Intercede for that Person in Communion with the Holy Spirit

2. Intercede for that Person in Communion with the Holy Spirit

"Pray for the grace to be able to accompany the person whom the Lord has laid on your heart.

"Now that the Lord has identified a person whom you know, commit to pray for them for a specific period of time, asking God to open the opportunity for a conversation. Pray for any struggles the person might be facing with brokenness or sin, and for any obstacles that might impede this person from drawing closer to Jesus and exploring the Catholic faith more deeply. Consider offering a holy hour or a novena of prayer for that person."
  • Write down the person's name on a sticky note and keep it in your wallet (or another convenient place) to remember during prayer.
  • Ask for God to open the heart of the person you are called to meet to be receptive to him.
  • Offer a Mass or a holy hour for the person.
Grant, O Lord, that we may begin with holy fasting this campaign of Christian service, so that, as we take up battle against spiritual evils, we may be armed with weapons of self-restraint.

This collect prayer begins the Mass for Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Jesus is calling us to "take up battle against spiritual evils." We'll explore fasting itself in a few weeks; during the week of Ash Wednesday, we're going to dig into an important set of weapons the Lord gives us to fight evil: sacramentals.

What's a sacramental? Well, if you attend Mass on Ash Wednesday, you're probably going to receive one on your forehead.

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