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Holiness for the Working Day

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

Prayer of Forgiveness

Ask the Holy Spirit to show you whom you need to forgive (family,

friend, abuser, yourself)

Picture the person in front of you and pay aBenCon to what you feel

in your heart and body

Make an account of the debt they owe you (what did they take from

you, how did they hurt you? It is okay to feel angry or nothing at all)

Imagine yourself telling them what they did to hurt you and how it

has affected you

Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you any identity lies you believe

about yourself based on that incident

Renounce the identity lie “In the name of Jesus Christ, I renounce

the lie that I am not loved or cared for, that I have to perform well to

be loved, etc.”

Announce the truth of your identity in Christ-“In the name of Jesus

Christ, I announce the truth that I am seen, that I am valuable, that I

am loved, etc.”

Bring the person with you to meet Jesus on the Cross at Calvary and

look at His face of care and mercy

Ask Jesus to forgive the person

10. Ask Jesus to give you the grace to forgive the person

11. Pray a prayer of blessing for that person-as God to bless them and

heal them on their journey

12. Ask Jesus to seal this forgiveness and heal the wounds in your life

13. Thank God for His healing mercy and grace