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Message of the Day
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Outward as well as inward morality helps to form the idea of a true Christian freedom. We are right to lay stress on inwardness, but in this world there is no inwardness without an outward expression.
… Meister Eckhart Internal and external congruence: where is this a challenge for you at this time in life?
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Readings of the Day
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1 Kings 8:1-7, 9-13
Psalm 132:6-7, 8-10 Mark 6:53-56 Having made the
crossing, Jesus and his disciples came to land at Gennesaret and tied up. No sooner had they stepped out of the boat than people recognised him, and started hurrying all through the countryside and brought the sick on stretchers to wherever they heard he was. And wherever he went, to village, or town, or farm, they laid down the sick in the open spaces, begging him to let them touch even the fringe of his cloak. And all those who touched him were
cured. USCCB lectionary
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Reflection on the Scripture
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““...to bring up the ark of the Lord’s covenant from the city of David.” —1 Kings 8:1 In today’s first reading, we hear about the triumphal entry of the ark of the covenant into the new temple which King Solomon had built
(1 Kgs 8:1ff). Jesus likewise made a triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday (Mt 21:1-11). Both triumphal entries featured large crowds of rejoicing people. This can be seen in modern times when championship sports teams have triumphal entries called victory parades. . . Prayer: Father, I am so proud of Jesus’ triumph over sin and death. I dedicate myself to thanking and worshipping Him daily. Promise: “All who touched Him got well.” —Mk
6:56 Presentation Ministries
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Spiritual Reading
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Dilexi Te: On the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ, by Pope Francis (completed by Pope Leo XIII), 2025.
https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/20241024-enciclica-dilexit-nos.html
CHAPTER TWO
ACTIONS AND WORDS OF LOVE
32. The heart of Christ, as the symbol of the deepest and most personal source of his love for us, is the very core of the initial preaching of the Gospel. It stands at the origin of
our faith, as the wellspring that refreshes and enlivens our Christian beliefs. Jesus' Gaze 41. Precisely out of concern for us, Jesus knows every one of our good intentions and small acts of charity. The Gospel tells us that once he “saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins” in the Temple treasury (Lk 21:2) and immediately brought it to the attention of his disciples. Jesus thus appreciates the good that he
sees in us. When the centurion approached him with complete confidence, “Jesus listened to him and was amazed” (Mt 8:10). How reassuring it is to know that, even if others are not aware of our good intentions or actions, Jesus sees them and regards them highly. 42. In his humanity, Jesus learned this from Mary, his mother. Our Lady carefully pondered the things she had experienced; she “treasured them... in her heart” (Lk 2:19, 51) and, with Saint
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