DAILY HOLY MASS READINGS
I chose you from the world,
to go and bear fruit that will last, says the Lord. Jn 15:16
1 Peter 4:7-13, Psalm 96:10-13, Mark 11:11-26
1 Peter 4:7-13
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
St. Peter says so many things today that I must ponder upon for they are wise, important, uplifting and will enable me to bear all for Your Sake. The very first words of advice are that we are living in the end times; if we keep this in mind we will remember not to be frivolous and flippant about matters that determine our final end. We will then pray with the right attitude. He urges us that we love each other intensely for when we do, we will overlook the faults and frailties in others; bearing in mind that we too are weak and are sinners.
For Christians to be whining and complaining constantly is tragic - we are called to offer each other joyful service and to use the many gifts You have given us to strengthen each other. To build each other up and not to tear down. Another important piece of advice to keep in mind is that our preaching will be more effective if we use Your Words, rather than our own, for Your Words are spirit, truth, and life.
In all we say, do, and think, God, must be glorified through You, for to You Beloved, is given all glory, dominion, honor, and power eternally.
Psalm 96:10-13
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
Unlike human beings, You are just, You are honorable, You govern fairly, You treat all equally paying no attention to what a person has but who he is before God. You are no respecter of persons. There is no one in Your eyes who is greater or smaller than the other for God has created us all equal.
In this truth is our comfort for the world uses sinful standards to eke out justice. More often than not the poor, the weak, and the marginalized, are denied and deprived of their rights. We rejoice and are glad that we will be judged by You for we are bathed in Your Blood and in You we will find mercy, compassion, and kindness. Thank You, Beloved.
Mark 11:11-26
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
In today's Gospel, we find more than one event taking place and they are all significant. The events take place over a period of two days. You arrive Jerusalem late in the evening, You go into the temple, look around observing everything and then You go to Bethany with Your disciples for the night.
It is a new day, the evangelist tells us that You are hungry, from a distance You see a fig tree covered in leaves. You approach it expecting to find figs growing on it, even though it was not the season for figs; then You do something quite incomprehensible, addressing the fig tree You curse it saying, "May no one ever eat of your fruit again!" You say it in the hearing of the disciples.
Having cursed the fig tree You move on to the temple in Jerusalem. Once there You follow-up on what You had observed the evening before. The sanctity of the temple has been compromised. The temple area has become a place for commerce. Money changers, buyers, and sellers are haggling as if they are in the marketplace. All these abuses are taking place under the nose of the Chief priests and the temple authorities. A holy anger possesses You, making a whip of cords You swing it around, overturning tables, and chasing the vendors out.
After You had cleansed the temple You began to teach, calling to the attention of Your hearers the words of the prophet who said, "My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples? But you have made it a den of thieves."
The chief priests and the scribes were livid for they had profited from these activities and it was at this point that they first began plotting to kill You. But for the moment they could do nothing for the crowds were taken up with Your teaching. At the end of a long, tiring day, You left the city again to rest for the night.
The next day Peter saw the fig tree had withered to its roots and exclaimed, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered." You use this moment to teach them about discipleship and the truths of the Kingdom of God. We are called to be fruitful always and to believe that whatever we ask for in faith we must believe that we have received it. Again You use hyperbole to make Your point, "Amen, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it shall be done for him. Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours."
However You want is to remember something that is crucial to answered prayer, "When you stand to pray, forgive anyone against whom you have a grievance, so that your heavenly Father may, in turn, forgive you your transgressions."
I chose you from the world,
to go and bear fruit that will last, says the Lord. Jn 15:16
1 Peter 4:7-13, Psalm 96:10-13, Mark 11:11-26
1 Peter 4:7-13
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
St. Peter says so many things today that I must ponder upon for they are wise, important, uplifting and will enable me to bear all for Your Sake. The very first words of advice are that we are living in the end times; if we keep this in mind we will remember not to be frivolous and flippant about matters that determine our final end. We will then pray with the right attitude. He urges us that we love each other intensely for when we do, we will overlook the faults and frailties in others; bearing in mind that we too are weak and are sinners.
For Christians to be whining and complaining constantly is tragic - we are called to offer each other joyful service and to use the many gifts You have given us to strengthen each other. To build each other up and not to tear down. Another important piece of advice to keep in mind is that our preaching will be more effective if we use Your Words, rather than our own, for Your Words are spirit, truth, and life.
In all we say, do, and think, God, must be glorified through You, for to You Beloved, is given all glory, dominion, honor, and power eternally.
Psalm 96:10-13
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
Unlike human beings, You are just, You are honorable, You govern fairly, You treat all equally paying no attention to what a person has but who he is before God. You are no respecter of persons. There is no one in Your eyes who is greater or smaller than the other for God has created us all equal.
In this truth is our comfort for the world uses sinful standards to eke out justice. More often than not the poor, the weak, and the marginalized, are denied and deprived of their rights. We rejoice and are glad that we will be judged by You for we are bathed in Your Blood and in You we will find mercy, compassion, and kindness. Thank You, Beloved.
Mark 11:11-26
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
In today's Gospel, we find more than one event taking place and they are all significant. The events take place over a period of two days. You arrive Jerusalem late in the evening, You go into the temple, look around observing everything and then You go to Bethany with Your disciples for the night.
It is a new day, the evangelist tells us that You are hungry, from a distance You see a fig tree covered in leaves. You approach it expecting to find figs growing on it, even though it was not the season for figs; then You do something quite incomprehensible, addressing the fig tree You curse it saying, "May no one ever eat of your fruit again!" You say it in the hearing of the disciples.
Having cursed the fig tree You move on to the temple in Jerusalem. Once there You follow-up on what You had observed the evening before. The sanctity of the temple has been compromised. The temple area has become a place for commerce. Money changers, buyers, and sellers are haggling as if they are in the marketplace. All these abuses are taking place under the nose of the Chief priests and the temple authorities. A holy anger possesses You, making a whip of cords You swing it around, overturning tables, and chasing the vendors out.
After You had cleansed the temple You began to teach, calling to the attention of Your hearers the words of the prophet who said, "My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples? But you have made it a den of thieves."
The chief priests and the scribes were livid for they had profited from these activities and it was at this point that they first began plotting to kill You. But for the moment they could do nothing for the crowds were taken up with Your teaching. At the end of a long, tiring day, You left the city again to rest for the night.
The next day Peter saw the fig tree had withered to its roots and exclaimed, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered." You use this moment to teach them about discipleship and the truths of the Kingdom of God. We are called to be fruitful always and to believe that whatever we ask for in faith we must believe that we have received it. Again You use hyperbole to make Your point, "Amen, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it shall be done for him. Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours."
However You want is to remember something that is crucial to answered prayer, "When you stand to pray, forgive anyone against whom you have a grievance, so that your heavenly Father may, in turn, forgive you your transgressions."
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