brian j plachta

Here's a guided meditation inviting you to discover who you truly are.

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Within you is a sacred home. Listen. Can you hear God calling you Home?

For a poem about "Coming Home" click on this link to my website:

https://brianplachta.com/coming-home/

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The Liturgy of the Hours, Lauds, Morning Prayer for 7th Wednesday in Ordinary Time, February 22nd, 2023. Ash Wednesday
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00:00 Domine Labia Mea Aperies – "O Lord, Open my lips"
00:15 Invitatory: Psalm 95
03:11 Hymn: "Attende Domine" (Latin chorus, English verses translated by John Rose)
06:04 Psalm 51
09:32 Canticle: Jeremiah 14v17-21
11:48 Psalm 100
13:09 Reading from Deuteronomy
14:07 Responsory: "God Himself will set me free, from the hunter's snare." 14:57
14:57 Benedictus (Canticle of Zechariah, Luke 1v68-79)
17:52 Intercessions: Remember your Church, Lord.
18:57 Pater Noster (The Lord's Prayer)
19:36 Concluding Prayers
20:21 Ave Regina Caelorum

The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes), ©1974, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Readings and Old and New Testament Canticles (except the Gospel Canticles) are from the New American Bible © 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C.

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Vespers, Evening Prayer for the 27th Tuesday in Ordinary Time, October 4th, 2022. Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi.

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00:00 Deus in Adjutorium
00:38 Hymn: "Jam Sol Recedit Regneus." based on a hymn by St. Ambrose
01:37 Psalm 125
03:35 Psalm 131
05:11 Canticle: Revelation 4v11, 5v9, 10, 12
06:48 Reading: Romans 12v9-12
07:38 Responsory: "Through all eternity, O lord, your promise stands unshaken."
08:11 Magnificat: Luke 1:16-35
10:9 Intercessions "You are the hope of your people, Lord."
12:00 The Lord's Prayer
12:47 Concluding Prayers

The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes), ©1974, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Readings and Old and New Testament Canticles (except the Gospel Canticles) are from the New American Bible © 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C.

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Enjoy this guided meditation as a pathway to discover and connect with your soul.

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May this Guided Meditation/Reflection allow you to experience your breath as a pathway to God and your Inner Self.

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Experience this reflection and the sound of water to create more flow in your life.

You can read the reflection on my website by clicking here: https://brianplachta.com/holy-water-teach-me-how-to-flow/

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This Guided Meditation invites you to experience a circle of breath---God's breath---flowing in and through you.

You can use this meditation for your daily quiet time practice and also return to it throughout the day when you wish to reconnect with the life-force flowing within you.

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This guided meditation allows you to remember who you are and who God is, by recallling your original face before you were born.

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What's it like to meet Jesus on the bank of a river and receive 3 gifts he wants to offer you?

Take a look at this Guided Meditation and let your imagination feel the gift of inner peace!

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Enjoy this Guided Meditation as you discover "How to Listen to Silence—So You Can Become Inner Stillness"

Click on the link to read the reflection and learn more: https://brianplachta.com/how-to-listen-to-silence-so-you-can-become-inner-stillness/

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Enjoy this guided meditation and discover your true self---your human and divine natures---One in God.

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We often embrace our humanity. But what is it like and how do we embrace our divinity? Let this guided meditation draw you into your Divine Self.

Here's a definition of the term: "Pneuma" (πνεῦμα‎‎, Lat. spiritus) means breathe, 'air in motion', something necessary to life. In Greek it is referred to as the 'breath of life' and it is the 'Spirit' of the New Testament.

To read a reflection on embracing our Divinity click this link to the article on my website:
https://bit.ly/3ls3w6s

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Use this Guided Meditation to understand where or how God is leading you. Enter the Stillness of your heart, seek Wisdom, and discover Divine Guidance.

Click the link below to read the reflection that goes along with this meditation:

https://bit.ly/38gekBR

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The "way in" is the way out of the noise and confusion of the world. Here's a guided meditation inviting you to take the journey to your Inner Self.

To learn more about why the "Way In" is the key to Inner Peace and a pathway to get there, click here for a short reflection on my website: https://brianplachta.com/why-is-the-way-in-the-key-to-inner-peace/

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Here are the words to this Guided Meditation:

Remember the Rain

Close your eyes.
Picture what you looked like as a young child.
Recall a moment when your inner child felt safe and happy. Carefree.
Or perhaps, remember a time as an adult you felt peace. Joy. Safe.

That happy child or peaceful adult still lives and breathes within you.
He or she is your Authentic Self.
They are your Inner Core.
They just got covered with the onion skins of life,
they were and are trying to be something or someone the ego told them they needed to be
so they could survive life's pain and difficulty.

Now in your imagination pretend you're playing in the rain.
Feel the raindrops refresh and nourish your skin.
Imagine God is there with you.
The Creator baptizes you with droplets of life-giving water
each sprinkle draws you deeper into your heart
there you feel safe, protected, joyous, and free
this place you enter in your imagination is your soul
a place where you and God dance together as One
and whenever you need to, you can come back to this Inner Place
You can remember the rain.




PS: This guided meditation accompanies a written reflection on my
website: here's the link to read it:

https://brianplachta.com/remember-the-rain/

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Here's a "finding flow" tale to help you discover and celebrate your spiritual gifts.

To learn more, check out my reflection by clicking this link: https://brianplachta.com/spiritual-gifts-power-passion-alive/

You can also take a free Spiritual Gifts Inventory by clicking this link to my website: https://brianplachta.com/spiritual-gifts-inventory-download/

InJoy!

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How do we let go of all the negative voices in our heads that tell us we're phony---we're not who we wish we could become? This short doodly suggests that by looking who's in--who needs to be out of--or added to our "Circle of Trust" is a pathway to becoming "Real." InJoy!

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What's the gift of Spiritual Reading? Why do it? How does it help you "Find Flow? View this Doodly Video to enjoy.

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Why does starting your day with a few minutes of silence center you, allow you to listen and connect with yourself and God? Take a look at this video and find out why and how.

Copy paste the link below to discover more about the gift of Solitude and Silence:

https://brianplachta.com/can-you-hear-the-sound-of-silence/

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How often do you take time to really "receive" love--mind, body, and spirit? Here's a guided meditation inviting you to experience that you are deeply loved. To learn more, check out the reflection on my website: https://brianplachta.com/how-to-reclaim-your-authentic-self/

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This Guided Meditation invites you to claim who you are: A Light in the World

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Here's a short guided meditation to pull you back into the Present Moment: STOP: (S)top what you're doing; (T)ake three deep breaths; (O)bserve your body; and (P)erceive what would be life-giving for you in this moment.

Check out this article: How to Be An Active Contemplative that goes along with this meditation. Here's the link: https://brianplachta.com/how-to-be-a-contemplative-in-action/.

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Enjoy this guided meditation to ground you in who you are: Sacred Soil grounded in God.

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This guided meditation invites you to use your imagination to discover who God is to you, and who you are to God.

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A guided meditation to embrace the courage to be who and how God created you.  For more  on the "Courage to Be Yourself" click on the link below to read my related reflection:

http://brianplachta.net/blog/2020/10/24/the-courage-to-be-yourself

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Here's a guided meditation to experience a deeper connection between you and God through your four spiritual centers of knowing. InJoy!

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Here's a guided meditation for you to Listen to Your Soul. To learn more about listening to your soul, click on the link below for a related reflection:

http://brianplachta.net/blog/2020/09/24/the-heart-of-listening-to-your-soul


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Here's a guided meditation to experience the Presence of God.
To discover more about the practice, click on the link below for a related reflection:

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a meditation from the movie "Walk with Me" from the life of Thich Nhat Hahn

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Here's a guided meditation that will allow you to imagine what it feels like to rest your head on Jesus' shoulder.

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A short meditation for you to experience the Divine Embrace.
To discover more about the gift of being Embraced through Imaginery Prayer, click on the link below for a related reflection:
 
http://brianplachta.net/blog/2020/09/18/embraced-the-gift-of-imaginative-prayer

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Here's a pathway to deeper wisdom as you chat with the Creator and listen to the voice of love within your heart.

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Here's a way to incorporate meditation into walking as a way to quiet the mind, exercise the body, and experience deeper wholeness.


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Here's a way to find your Center through Centering Prayer Meditation.


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Connect with the Divine Presence through your Breath--a meditation practice to jumpstart your day

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Here's an ancient meditation practice to allow you to savor God's Presence within you.

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Here's a short introduction to a meditation practice that allows you to touch your suffering with Infinite Love.

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Here's a short 2-3 minute introduction to the Love You Prayer--a way for you to connect with Infinite Love.

For a related reflection, click on this link and learn more:

 http://brianplachta.net/blog/2020/09/11/the-art-of-letting-god-love-you

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