Message of 10-5-2010
Published: Mon, 10/04/10
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
For much of our lives, we are so filled with good things that we
don't have room for the best. While the sun gleams brightly over
the sea of our prosperity, making its gentle waters glisten like
diamonds, we find comfort in many things. But when the storm comes,
turning the waves into dark, frightening cliffs which threaten to
take us under, we find the most precious treasure of all,
"Immanuel, God with us."
- Greg Wright
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LECTIONARY READINGS FOR THE DAY
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Gal 1:13-24; Ps 139:1b-3, 13-14ab, 14c-15; Lk 10:38-42
R. (24b) Guide me, Lord, along the everlasting way.
O LORD, you have probed me and you know me;
you know when I sit and when I stand;
you understand my thoughts from afar.
My journeys and my rest you scrutinize,
with all my ways you are familiar.
Truly you have formed my inmost being;
you knit me in my mother's womb.
I give you thanks that I am fearfully, wonderfully made;
wonderful are your works.
My soul also you knew full well;
nor was my frame unknown to you
When I was made in secret,
when I was fashioned in the depths of the earth.
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REFLECTION ON THE GOSPEL
- from http://www.dailyscripture.net/
When you sit, eat, sleep and when you entertain your friends and
guests, remember that the Lord Jesus is also the guest of your
home. Scripture tells us that when Abraham opened his home and
welcomed three unknown travelers, he welcomed the Lord who blessed
him favorably for his gracious hospitality (Genesis 18:1-10;
Hebrews 13:2). The Lord wants us to bring him glory in the way we
treat others and use the gifts he has graciously given to us. God,
in turn, blesses us with his gracious presence and fills us with
joy.
"Lord Jesus, to be in your presence is life and joy for me. Free me
from needless concerns and preoccupations that I may give you my
undivided love and attention."
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SPIRITUAL READING
- Notes on Christian Prayer
2710. The choice of the time and duration of (contemplative)
prayer arises from a determined will, revealing the secrets of the
heart. One does not undertake contemplative prayer only when one
has the time: one makes time for the Lord, with the firm
determination not to give up, no matter what trials and dryness one
may encounter. One cannot always meditate, but one can always
enter into inner prayer, independently of the conditions of health,
work, or emotional state. The heart is the place of this quest and
encounter, in poverty and in faith.
("The Catechism of the Catholic Church," IV, 3, 1)
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