1. The fourth pillar of our Catholic Faith Presented by J.P. Pacis

4. The First Half of the Prayer The ‘R’ Father * An invitation onto RELATIONSHIP * A Title of Divine REVELATION * The Art of RESPONSE * The Journey toward Our REUNION * The Invitation to REVERENCE * The Challenge of RENOUNCEMENT * REAFFIRMING Whose Will We Seek * The Opportunity for REMEMBRANCE

5. GODEverybodyMyself

6. Is not afraid of making a mess in life. He wants to help me clean it up. Does not like whining. He wants me to talk and listen to Him. Knows when we sin. He is waiting patiently for us as He has not heard back from us. Blesses us with more than what we truly deserve. Loves us unconditionally because we are His own children. Desires us to have me in His presence more often. Rejoices in me when I share my talents (His gift to us) with the world. Would do anything to take away my pain to the point of dying on the cross.

7. God’s presence is always there, through the sacraments. God shows us that true fatherhood is all about sacrifice. God created us out of love. God gives us free will, and with that free will an ability to accept or reject His love for us. Jesus tells us of God’s response to us through the parable of the Prodigal Son, Lost Sheep, Missing Coin Let our response to God be that of love, mercy and charity we show to His children on earth.

8. Challenge: to live for the future while still being in the present. We need to live in prayer constantly. Prayer leads us to Our Father in Heaven, our ultimate goal to be reunited with our loved ones and God the Father. Our lives are filled with suffering when our goal and God’s goal differ. When our goals are united, the pathway to heaven becomes easier.

9. “The name of God is consecrated. It is holy. God’s name is not merely transcendent and mysterious; it is intimate and personal and interpersonal.” – Dr. Scott Hahn “To be holy means to be ‘consecrated’ or ‘set apart’ for a reason. We set things apart and revere them in an effort to keep them special, to maintain a level of purity. It is through an awareness of sacredness, an awareness of holiness, that we are invited into reverence.” – Mark Hart

10. Renouncing our worldly and earthly things that has promised us security and happiness apart from God. Total reliance on God’s plan for us should be what we pray for Then life on earth will be like our life in heaven – eternal happiness “The sacraments are designed to destroy you…designed to destroy you and leave only God within you. We call this life of God within us grace.” – Mark Hart

11. “Mary’s perfect faithfulness paved the way for God to accomplish his will through her.” Christ’s prayer reminds us that love is far more than a feeling; love is a decision. “God’s GPS is the Holy Spirit. If we heeded the directions offered through Him, we would get to heaven.” – Mark Hart “A saint give God permission to remove anything and anyone from his life that keeps him from sainthood. They reaffirm God’s promise in a bold and practical way.”

12. Every single Mass, God is offering to become one with me – to re-member me – as I receive Him in the Eucharist, to become one member, again and again, with him. Sacrifice helps us put and keep God in the center of our lives. The mass is a sacrifice. The mass is not intended to entertain us but to enrapture us. It is for our salvation. God is love. God desires to share that perfect love. Through the death on the cross and through baptism, we are invited into that love in an intimate way.

13. The Second Half of the Prayer The ‘R’ Father * The Necessity of RELIANCE * The Intimacy of RECONCILIATION * The Need for REPENTANCE * Living in REALITY * Children in Need of RESCUE * Strengthening Our RESOLVE