DAILY HOLY MASS READINGS
I will send to you the Spirit of truth, says the Lord;
he will guide you to all truth. Jn 16:7, 13
Acts 28:16-20, 30-31, Psalm 11: 4-5, 7, John 21:20-25
Acts 28:16-20, 30-31
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
In preaching the Gospel that saves we see how Paul's life mirrors Your own in many ways. This is because You are our Model par excellence. When we follow the Way we follow You; when we speak the Truth, we speak You; when we receive Life through the Sacraments, we receive You. Always and everywhere it is always You.
Paul enters Rome and was permitted to live by himself guarded by a soldier. Three days after his arrival he called the Jewish leaders to introduce himself to them and tell them about himself. Rumors must have been rife about him and he wanted them to know the facts so they could reveal the truth about him to the Jewish diaspora in Rome.
Too often lies and innuendoes circulate about people and it is right that these be addressed head-on so one can go about the real task of evangelizing.
We find many parallels in the life of Paul as he addresses the leaders. Calling them his brothers, he says that he had done nothing against his people or their Jewish customs yet he was handed over to the Romans.
You had done nothing yet it was Your own people who handed You over to Pilate who wanted to release You for he found no wrong in You. The same was true of Paul. The Romans found nothing against him deserving of the death penalty and yet the Jews insisted that he should die, just as they demanded that You be put to death.
Paul wore the chains of a prisoner on account of the hope that he had in You for You, my Beloved, are the hope of all nations. We are told that for two years he proclaimed the Kingdom of God and taught about You. You boldly proclaimed the Kingdom of God and taught and preached with authority accompanied by many signs and miracles which testified that You came from above.
We have many evangelists beginning with the Apostles, who have modeled their lives on You and brought many into the Kingdom of God, even to the laying down of their lives for the sake of the Gospel. There are no half measures Beloved, those who commit their lives to You must do so all the way to the Gate of Heaven.
Psalm 11: 4-5, 7
The LORD is in his holy temple;
the LORD's throne is in heaven.
His eyes behold,
his searching glance is on mankind.
The just will gaze on your face, O Lord.
The LORD searches the just and the wicked;
the lover of violence he hates.
For the LORD is just, he loves just deeds;
the upright shall see his face.
John 21:20-25
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
We see how You rebuked Peter lightly for being curious. Wanting to know something for our edification or that would be helpful is good but merely wanting to know something to satisfy our curiosity is shallow. The most important thing that should concern all those who are Your disciples is to follow You no matter where it takes us. The whole focus of our lives must be to image You in our lives only then can we be authentic witnesses of the Truth, even to the laying down of our lives for the sake of the Gospel.
We thank You for Holy Mother Church who guards the rich deposit of faith within her for as St. John himself has said,
"There are also many other things that Jesus did,
but if these were to be described individually,
I do not think the whole world would contain the books
that would be written."
I will send to you the Spirit of truth, says the Lord;
he will guide you to all truth. Jn 16:7, 13
Acts 28:16-20, 30-31, Psalm 11: 4-5, 7, John 21:20-25
Acts 28:16-20, 30-31
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
In preaching the Gospel that saves we see how Paul's life mirrors Your own in many ways. This is because You are our Model par excellence. When we follow the Way we follow You; when we speak the Truth, we speak You; when we receive Life through the Sacraments, we receive You. Always and everywhere it is always You.
Paul enters Rome and was permitted to live by himself guarded by a soldier. Three days after his arrival he called the Jewish leaders to introduce himself to them and tell them about himself. Rumors must have been rife about him and he wanted them to know the facts so they could reveal the truth about him to the Jewish diaspora in Rome.
Too often lies and innuendoes circulate about people and it is right that these be addressed head-on so one can go about the real task of evangelizing.
We find many parallels in the life of Paul as he addresses the leaders. Calling them his brothers, he says that he had done nothing against his people or their Jewish customs yet he was handed over to the Romans.
You had done nothing yet it was Your own people who handed You over to Pilate who wanted to release You for he found no wrong in You. The same was true of Paul. The Romans found nothing against him deserving of the death penalty and yet the Jews insisted that he should die, just as they demanded that You be put to death.
Paul wore the chains of a prisoner on account of the hope that he had in You for You, my Beloved, are the hope of all nations. We are told that for two years he proclaimed the Kingdom of God and taught about You. You boldly proclaimed the Kingdom of God and taught and preached with authority accompanied by many signs and miracles which testified that You came from above.
We have many evangelists beginning with the Apostles, who have modeled their lives on You and brought many into the Kingdom of God, even to the laying down of their lives for the sake of the Gospel. There are no half measures Beloved, those who commit their lives to You must do so all the way to the Gate of Heaven.
Psalm 11: 4-5, 7
The LORD is in his holy temple;
the LORD's throne is in heaven.
His eyes behold,
his searching glance is on mankind.
The just will gaze on your face, O Lord.
The LORD searches the just and the wicked;
the lover of violence he hates.
For the LORD is just, he loves just deeds;
the upright shall see his face.
John 21:20-25
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
We see how You rebuked Peter lightly for being curious. Wanting to know something for our edification or that would be helpful is good but merely wanting to know something to satisfy our curiosity is shallow. The most important thing that should concern all those who are Your disciples is to follow You no matter where it takes us. The whole focus of our lives must be to image You in our lives only then can we be authentic witnesses of the Truth, even to the laying down of our lives for the sake of the Gospel.
We thank You for Holy Mother Church who guards the rich deposit of faith within her for as St. John himself has said,
"There are also many other things that Jesus did,
but if these were to be described individually,
I do not think the whole world would contain the books
that would be written."
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