Message of 8-28-08
Published: Thu, 08/21/08
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
"Do not grieve or complain that you were born in a time when you
can no longer see God in the flesh. He did not in fact take this
privilege from you. As he says, 'Whatever you have done to the
least of my brothers, you did to me."
- St. Augustine -
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
1 Cor 1:1-9; Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Mt 24:42-51
R. (1) 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.
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GOSPEL MEDITATION
- from "Daily Bread"
http://www.preacherexchange.com/daily_bread.htm
"Stay awake!"
Today we are warned that we must be watchful and ready for the
coming of the Lord. After several days of the "woes" to the
hypocritical religious leaders, Jesus now teaches that a servant
who takes advantage of his master's absence and mistreats the other
servants will be assigned a place with the hypocrites. Hypocrisy is
a temptation that knows no class or state in life. Today we
remember St. Augustine, one famous for his prayer, "Grant me
chastity and continence, but not yet." Whatever our propensity to
sin, it is tempting to think we can put off our own reform. But we
do not know the day or the hour we may be called.
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PRAYING WITH SCRIPTURE (Carmelite Method)
A. Introduction: settling in, relaxing in awareness of God's
presence.
B. Reading the text slowly, prayerfully.
C. Meditation: imaginative representation of the material; reflection
on the meaning of the material and its application to one's life.
D. Affective prayer: conversation with God, attentive to sharing
feelings awakened in meditation. Prayer of petition, thanksgiving,
remorse.
E. Resting in God in silent loving awareness, if moved to do so.
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NOTES FROM A CLASSICAL WORK
- "Imitation of Christ," by Thomas A. Kempis
The Voice of Christ
MY CHILD, renounce self and you shall find Me. Give up your own
self-will, your possessions, and you shall always gain. For once
you
resign yourself irrevocably, greater grace will be given you.
-------- Bk. 3, Chapter 37
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