Message of 11-5-10
Published: Mon, 11/01/10
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
When my body is pained, it is not wrong to wish for relief. When
overtaken by sickness, it is not wrong to send for the physician.
You may call this selfishness, which He who made us what we are,
and who gave us these instincts, expects us to act upon; and in
acting on which, we may count upon his blessing, not his rebuke. It
is not wrong to dread hell, to desire heaven, to flee from
torments, to long for blessedness, to shun condemnation, and to
desire pardon.
- Horatius Bonar
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LECTIONARY READINGS FOR THE DAY
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Phil 3:17--4:1; Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5; Lk 16:1-8
R. (1) Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
I rejoiced because they said to me,
"We will go up to the house of the LORD."
And now we have set foot
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem, built as a city
with compact unity.
To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD.
According to the decree for Israel,
to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
In it are set up judgment seats,
seats for the house of David.
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MEDITATION ON THE SCRIPTURES
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Paul writes to the Philippians from jail. The letter shows the
great affection that he had for the people there and their faith
and unity since the days that he preached Christ Jesus to them.
But all is not well now in the sense that some have come to the
Philippians and spread a "gospel" that was foreign to Paul's
original preaching/teaching. Today's reading excoriates those
called "judaizers" who insisted that the people return to the
Mosaic Law and to circumcision. He refers to them as "enemies of
the cross of Christ," a strong warning to the Philippians of the
danger of following them.
He encourages the people to "stand firm in the Lord." What a
powerful message for all of us to hear. The famous hymn from
Philippians just earlier in the letter focuses on the humility and
obedience of Christ Jesus, "Though he was in the form of God . . .
he emptied himself . . . becoming obedient to death, even death on
the cross." Clearly that's the way we are invited to live our
lives, and, indeed, the saints throughout history became
extraordinary in their imitation of Christ.
- by Rev. Tom Shanahan, S.J.
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SPIRITUAL READING
- Fenelon's "Maxims of the Saints"
The principles of holy living extend to everything. For instance,
in the matter of reading, he who has given himself wholly to God,
can read only what God permits him to read. He cannot read books,
however characterized by wit or power, merely to indulge an idle
curiosity, or to please himself alone.
In reading this may be a suitable direction, namely, to read but
little at a time, and to interrupt the reading by intervals of
religious recollection, in order that we may let the Holy Spirit
more deeply imprint in us Christian truths.
- Article 20
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