Message of 11-25-10
Published: Wed, 11/17/10
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
- Thanksgiving Day, U.S.A. -
Thou hast given so much to me,
Give one thing more, - a grateful heart;
Not thankful when it pleaseth me,
As if Thy blessings had spare days,
But such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
- George Herbert
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LECTIONARY READINGS FOR THE DAY
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Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11;
Lk 21:20-28
R. 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.
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.
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MEDITATION ON THE GOSPEL
from "Praying the Daily Gospels," by Philip St. Romain:
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- Luke 21: 20-28 (The Second Coming)
The Church has always believed that her risen Lord would return.
Just how, when, and where this will occur we do not know, despite
the insistence of Fundamentalist exegetes to the contrary. Jesus'
teachings concerning his return come to us couched in the words of
apocalyptic literature, which is highly symbolic and difficult to
understand. It is enough for us to believe that history will not
terminate in some catastrophic dead end; Christ shall one day be
all in all."
- What does the Second Coming mean to you?
- Do you believe you will be faced with the prospect of living
through personal and/or national catastrophe before you die? If so,
how do you propose to remain hopeful when those times come?
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SPIRITUAL READING
- "Imitation of Christ," by Thomas A. Kempis
- The Disciple
You, indeed, are the fountain of all good, the height of life,
the
depth of all that can be spoken. To trust in You above all
things is
the strongest comfort of Your servants.
My God, the Father of mercies, to You I look, in You I trust.
Bless
and sanctify my soul with heavenly benediction, so that it may
become
Your holy dwelling and the seat of Your eternal glory. And in
this
temple of Your dignity let nothing be found that might offend
Your
majesty. In Your great goodness, and in the multitude of Your
mercies,
look upon me and listen to the prayer of Your poor servant
exiled from
You in the region of the shadow of death. Protect and preserve
the
soul of Your poor servant among the many dangers of this
corruptible
life, and direct him by Your accompanying grace, through the
ways of
peace, to the land of everlasting light.
- Chapter 59
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