Message of 8-31-10
Published: Thu, 08/26/10
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
It is a common temptation of Satan to make us give up the reading
of the Word and prayer when our enjoyment is gone; as if it were of
no use to read the Scriptures when we do not enjoy them, and as if
it were no use to pray when we have no spirit of prayer. The truth
is that in order to enjoy the Word, we ought to continue to read
it, and the way to obtain a spirit of prayer is to continue
praying. The less we read the Word of God, the less we desire to
read it, and the less we pray, the less we desire to pray.
- George Muller
(Persist with your daily spiritual disciplines and you will find
many rewards ensuing.)
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LECTIONARY READINGS FOR THE DAY
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
1 Cor 2:10b-16; Ps. 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13ab, 13cd-14; Lk
4:31-37
R. (17) The Lord is just in all his ways.
The LORD is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and of great kindness.
The LORD is good to all
and compassionate toward all his works.
Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
and let your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom
and speak of your might.
Making known to men your might
and the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
Your Kingdom is a Kingdom for all ages,
and your dominion endures through all generations.
The LORD is faithful in all his words
and holy in all his works.
The LORD lifts up all who are falling
and raises up all who are bowed down.
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REFLECTION ON THE GOSPEL
- from "Daily Bread"
http://www.preacherexchange.com/daily_bread.htm
"Be quiet! Come out of him!"
From the time we're small and first able to speak, we recognize
that words have great power. How infinitely greater is the word of
the Lord! At Jesus' urging, the unclean spirit leaves the afflicted
man. We all possess many demons that torture us and compromise our
relationships with those around us, as well as with the Lord. We
need not fight these destructive powers on our own, however. We
need only recognize his authority over our lives, surrender to his
will and let his words of grace and healing wrest these evils from
us.
"Lord, with your healing words, quiet the demons that rage within
us, we pray."
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SPIRITUAL READING
Notes on the Life of Christian Prayer
- on meditation -
2705. Meditation is above all a quest. The mind seeks to understand
the why and how of the Christian life, in order to adhere and
respond to what the Lord is asking. The required attentiveness is
difficult to sustain. We are usually helped by books, and
Christians do not want for them: the Sacred Scriptures,
particularly the Gospels, holy icons, liturgical texts of the day
or season, writings of the spiritual fathers, works of
spirituality, the great book of creation, and that of history the
page on which the "today" of God is written.
("The Catechism of the Catholic Church," IV, 3, 1)
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