Message of 4-28-11
Published: Sat, 04/23/11
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
Such is our dependence upon God that we are obliged not only to do
everything for His sake, but also to seek from Him the very power.
This happy necessity of having recourse to Him in all our wants,
instead of being grievous to us, should be our greatest
consolation. What a happiness is it that we are allowed to speak to
Him with confidence; to open our hearts and hold familiar
conversation with him, by prayer! He Himself invites us to it.
- Francois Fenelon
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LECTIONARY READINGS FOR THE DAY
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2ab and 5, 6-7, 8-9; Lk 24:35-48
R. (2ab) O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth!
O LORD, our Lord,
how glorious is your name over all the earth!
What is man that you should be mindful of him,
or the son of man that you should care for him?
You have made him little less than the angels,
and crowned him with glory and honor.
You have given him rule over the works of your hands,
putting all things under his feet.
All sheep and oxen,
yes, and the beasts of the field,
The birds of the air, the fishes of the sea,
and whatever swims the paths of the seas.
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MEDITATION ON THE GOSPEL
- from "Daily Bread"
http://www.preacherexchange.com/daily_bread.htm
"You are witnesses of these things."
Jesus appeared to his disciples, offering peace, inviting them to
touch him and to see the wounds of his crucifixion. He was no
ghost, but a walking, talking, eating, drinking, flesh-and-blood
human being. These many generations later, we inherit the
commission Jesus gave to his original disciples. We are authentic
witnesses to his life, death and resurrection, for we know him
still in the telling of the story, in the breaking of the bread, in
our wounded humanity and in the life we share with one another.
The first disciples' experience of the crucified-risen One filled
them with a joy they could not contain. In his name, may we,
likewise, be energized to carry his message of peace and repentance
to all the world.
"For zeal in the Lord, we pray."
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SPIRITUAL READING
- "Imitation of Christ," by Thomas A. Kempis
- The Disciple
Carefully examine your conscience, then. Cleanse and purify it to
the
best of your power by true contrition and humble confession, that
you
may have no burden, know of no remorse, and thus be free to come
near.
Let the memory of all your sins grieve you, and especially lament
and
bewail your daily transgressions. Then if time permits, confess to
God
in the secret depths of your heart all the miseries your passions
have
caused.
- Book 4, Chapter 7
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