Message of 11-2-10
Published: Mon, 11/01/10
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
"The challenge of the saints of the twenty-first century is to
begin again to comprehend the sacred in the ten thousand things of
our world; to reverence what we have come to view as ordinary and
devoid of spirit."
-- Edward Hays in "Secular Sanctity"
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LECTIONARY READINGS FOR THE DAY
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Wis 3:1-9; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Rom 6:3-9; Jn 6:37-40
R. (1) The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
beside restful waters he leads me;
he refreshes my soul.
He guides me in right paths
for his name's sake.
Even though I walk in the dark valley
I fear no evil; for you are at my side
with your rod and your staff
that give me courage.
You spread the table before me
in the sight of my foes;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Only goodness and kindness follow me
all the days of my life;
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
for years to come.
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REFLECTION ON THE GOSPEL
- from http://www.dailyscripture.net/
What is faith and how do we grow in it? Faith is an entirely free
gift which God makes to us. It is the Holy Spirit who reveals who
Jesus is. We can believe in Jesus Christ because he is himself God,
the Word made flesh. Faith is a personal adhearance to God and the
free assent to the whole truth which God has revealed. Faith is
active submission to the One who created us in love and who
sustains us by his grace and power. To obey in faith is to submit
freely to the word that has been heard, because its truth has been
guaranteed by God, who is Truth itself. We can entrust ourselves
wholly to God and believe absolutely what he says. To live, grow,
and persevere in faith to the end we must nourish it with the word
of God. Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD) said: I believe, in order
to understand; and I understand, the better to believe. Jesus
promises that those who accept him as their Lord and Savior and
submit to his word will be raised up to immortal life with him in
the Day of Judgment. Do you know the inexpressible joy of belief
and hope in the resurrection (see 1 Peter 1:3-9)?
"Lord Jesus Christ, your death brought life and hope where there
was once only despair and defeat. Give me the unshakeable hope of
everlasting life, the inexpressible joy of knowing your unfailing
love, and the unquestioning faith and zeal in doing the will of the
Father in heaven."
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SPIRITUAL READING
- Notes on Christian Prayer
2714 Contemplative prayer is also the pre-eminently intense time of
prayer. In it the Father strengthens our inner being with power
through his Spirit "that Christ may dwell in [our] hearts through
faith" and we may be "grounded in love."
("The Catechism of the Catholic Church," IV, 3, 1)
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