Message of 8-26-10
Published: Mon, 08/23/10
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
...the ideal of the great contemplatives...is to become "modes of the
Infinite." Filled with an abounding sense of the Divine Life... they
wish to communicate the revelation, the more abundant life, which
they have received.
- Evelyn Underhill, "Mysticism"
(Our common vocation.)
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LECTIONARY READINGS FOR THE DAY
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
1 Cor 1:1-9; Ps. 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Mt 24:42-51
R. (1) I will praise your name for ever, Lord.
Every day will I bless you,
and I will praise your name forever and ever.
Great is the LORD and highly to be praised;
his greatness is unsearchable.
Generation after generation praises your works
and proclaims your might.
They speak of the splendor of your glorious majesty
and tell of your wondrous works.
They discourse of the power of your terrible deeds
and declare your greatness.
They publish the fame of your abundant goodness
and joyfully sing of your justice.
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MEDITATION ON THE GOSPEL
from "Praying the Daily Gospels," by Philip St. Romain:
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- Matthew 24:42-51 (Faithful servants)
We now begin to reflect on Jesus' promise to return again. Stay
awake" he counsels us, for we do not know when he will come nor
~hen we will die. But the best reason for being faithful is not
fear of punishment; we are to be faithful because it is essential
to our wholeness.
- During a ball game, a saint was asked what he would do if he
knew that the Lord would return to earth in fifteen minutes. "I'd
finish this game of ball," he replied. Does this describe your
attitude?
- "One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that
all of us tend to put off living," Dale Carnegie wrote. Resolve to
make the most of this day.
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SPIRITUAL READING
- "Imitation of Christ," by Thomas A. Kempis
The Voice of Christ
The Disciple
Blessed be Your words, O Lord, sweeter to my mouth than honey
and the
honeycomb. What would I do in such great trials and anxieties,
if You
did not strengthen me with Your holy words? If I may but attain
to the
haven of salvation, what does it matter what or how much I
suffer?
Grant me a good end. Grant me a happy passage out of this world.
Remember me, my God, and lead me by the right way into Your
kingdom.
- chapter 57
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