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"Behold, when I am lifted up,
I will draw all things to Myself ..."

                                     (Jn 12:32)
 

 

 

Heavenly Father, boundless Love

have mercy on us

Heavenly Father, pouring Yourself out in the Son

Heavenly Father, longing to love and be loved by the Son

Eternal Son, reservoir of the Father’s Love

Eternal Son, Word and Channel of the Father’s Thirst

Eternal Son, longing to love and be loved by the Father

Holy Spirit, bond of Love between Father and Son

Holy Spirit, Living Flame of the Trinity’s Thirst

Holy Spirit, Living Waters satiating Father and Son

 

Lord Jesus, revealing the Thirst of the Trinity

Draw me

Lord Jesus, whose Thirst is reflected in creation

Lord Jesus, whose Spirit taught the prophets to hope for the Living Waters 

Lord Jesus, whose desire to wed God and man was prefigured in Israel’s Covenant 

Lord Jesus, who took on our thirst in Your Incarnation

Lord Jesus, Word of the Father’s Thirst made flesh

Lord Jesus, emptying Yourself out of Thirst for us in Your hidden life

Lord Jesus, Channel of the Father’s Thirst by word and sign in Your Public Life

Lord Jesus, revealing the fullness of the Trinity’s Thirsting Love in Your sacred Passion

Lord Jesus, crowning Your work of revelation and salvation with Your words from the Cross, “I THIRST” 

Lord Jesus, revealing the triumph of divine Thirst in Your glorious Resurrection 

Lord Jesus, drawing us into Your communion with the Father’s Thirst by Your Ascension

Lord Jesus, pouring out the Trinity’s Thirst for us by the gift of Your Holy Spirit

Lord Jesus, nurturing the gift of Your Thirst in us by Our Lady’s presence

Lord Jesus, bringing Your Thirst into the world by Your Church

Lord Jesus, speaking to us of the Father’s Thirst in Your Word

Lord Jesus, communicating Your Thirst to us in the sacraments

Lord Jesus, thirsting for us in our call to serve You 

Lord Jesus, thirsting to be with us by the gift of indwelling

Lord Jesus, giving us to taste of Your Thirst in prayer 

Lord Jesus, allowing us to satiate You in the Poor

Lord Jesus, asking us to share Your Thirst in our trials and crosses

Lord Jesus, showing us the depth of Your Thirst in Your mercy and forgiveness

Lord Jesus, proving Your Thirst in our daily lives by Your Providence 

Lord Jesus, asking us to open to Your Thirst by our trust

Lord Jesus, asking us to thirst for You in return by our total surrender

Lord Jesus, inviting us to satiate You and others by our joy

Lord Jesus, calling us to share Your Thirst for souls by our zeal

Lord Jesus, preparing for us the full measure of Your Thirsting Love in eternity

 

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world

reveal to us Your Thirst

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world

keep us from false thirsts

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world

make us thirst for You

 

                           LET US PRAY

Heavenly Father,
You have revealed to us the depth of Your love in the Thirst of Your Son,
Jesus Christ,
and given us to drink of the Living Waters
by the outpouring of Your Holy Spirit.
Make us ever grateful for this infinite gift
and grant us the grace of satiating You
and bringing the good news of Your Thirst to the world.

 

                                               AMEN

 

 

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