DAILY HOLY MASS READINGS
Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life;
you have the words of everlasting life. Jn 6:63C, 68C
Genesis 9:1-13, Psalm 102:16-21, 29, 22-23,
Mark 8:27-33
Genesis 9:1-13
My Love, Beloved of my soul,
While it is true that God gave man authority over all the birds, animals, and fishes of the sea, as well as all green plants that grow on the earth, He also desires that we use that power with wisdom. God declared all flesh, as well as plants, was to be used as food for us. How did we get from there to where we are today when we use food to bludgeon and alienate each other. We declare some foods taboo and ostracise whole sections of people because culturally their food habits are different from ours?
We find so many reasons to divide us instead of looking for all the ways in which we are united.
The sins of men and women during the time of Noah were so grave that You wiped them out from the face of the earth with a flood, but You vowed never destroy the earth again by water. You made a Covenant with Noah and his descendants and You set the rainbow in the sky as a sign of Your Covenant.
In our age, as in so many in the past, evil thrives, however, the Father has given us a Sign above all other signs, the Sign of the Cross. The Blood and Water that flowed from Your Body takes away the sins of the world. You are the New Covenant of Love, and Father will forgive all our iniquities if we come to Confession, acknowledge our sins, beg forgiveness, and resolve to sin no more.
The sign of the rainbow is transient, the Sign of the Cross is eternal.
Psalm 102:16-21, 29, 22-23
My Love, Beloved of my soul,
All the nations shall revere Your Name, O Lord. This is what the psalmist prophesied as so it is today. You commanded Your apostles to go to the ends of the earth and make disciples from all nations, and so it is.
From the rising of the sun to its setting praise, worship, adoration, and thanksgiving are offered in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Our Sacrifice of Praise rises up as fragrant incense before the Throne of the Holy of Holies. If God is merciful despite our wickedness, it is because we come together all over the world, unceasingly, to offer to the Father the One, Holy, most pleasing Sacrifice of the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world.
As long as the sun and moon last, and until You come again in glory, the people of God will gather to offer this Holy Sacrifice, the Sign of God's Covenant of Love that is eternal.
Mark 8:27-33
My Love, Beloved of my soul,
At some point in our spiritual journey this question is addressed to us as well, "But who do you say that I am?" After all that we have been taught, all we have heard or read, we have to make a declaration of what we believe to be true about You. Like Peter, we have to make a personal discovery of who You are and what You mean to us and make a declaration to anyone who asks or wants to know.
Whenever we let God guide our lives we will always be inspired by the Holy Spirit to make the right choices. When we choose to live in the flesh we make room for Satan to enter our lives and dictate our thoughts and actions and we will be rebuked just as You rebuked Peter. Yet, we ought not to be discouraged for although we are children of Adam we are also children of God and in You, we have triumphed over Satan and evil.
Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life;
you have the words of everlasting life. Jn 6:63C, 68C
Genesis 9:1-13, Psalm 102:16-21, 29, 22-23,
Mark 8:27-33
Genesis 9:1-13
My Love, Beloved of my soul,
While it is true that God gave man authority over all the birds, animals, and fishes of the sea, as well as all green plants that grow on the earth, He also desires that we use that power with wisdom. God declared all flesh, as well as plants, was to be used as food for us. How did we get from there to where we are today when we use food to bludgeon and alienate each other. We declare some foods taboo and ostracise whole sections of people because culturally their food habits are different from ours?
We find so many reasons to divide us instead of looking for all the ways in which we are united.
The sins of men and women during the time of Noah were so grave that You wiped them out from the face of the earth with a flood, but You vowed never destroy the earth again by water. You made a Covenant with Noah and his descendants and You set the rainbow in the sky as a sign of Your Covenant.
In our age, as in so many in the past, evil thrives, however, the Father has given us a Sign above all other signs, the Sign of the Cross. The Blood and Water that flowed from Your Body takes away the sins of the world. You are the New Covenant of Love, and Father will forgive all our iniquities if we come to Confession, acknowledge our sins, beg forgiveness, and resolve to sin no more.
The sign of the rainbow is transient, the Sign of the Cross is eternal.
Psalm 102:16-21, 29, 22-23
My Love, Beloved of my soul,
All the nations shall revere Your Name, O Lord. This is what the psalmist prophesied as so it is today. You commanded Your apostles to go to the ends of the earth and make disciples from all nations, and so it is.
From the rising of the sun to its setting praise, worship, adoration, and thanksgiving are offered in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Our Sacrifice of Praise rises up as fragrant incense before the Throne of the Holy of Holies. If God is merciful despite our wickedness, it is because we come together all over the world, unceasingly, to offer to the Father the One, Holy, most pleasing Sacrifice of the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world.
As long as the sun and moon last, and until You come again in glory, the people of God will gather to offer this Holy Sacrifice, the Sign of God's Covenant of Love that is eternal.
Mark 8:27-33
My Love, Beloved of my soul,
At some point in our spiritual journey this question is addressed to us as well, "But who do you say that I am?" After all that we have been taught, all we have heard or read, we have to make a declaration of what we believe to be true about You. Like Peter, we have to make a personal discovery of who You are and what You mean to us and make a declaration to anyone who asks or wants to know.
Whenever we let God guide our lives we will always be inspired by the Holy Spirit to make the right choices. When we choose to live in the flesh we make room for Satan to enter our lives and dictate our thoughts and actions and we will be rebuked just as You rebuked Peter. Yet, we ought not to be discouraged for although we are children of Adam we are also children of God and in You, we have triumphed over Satan and evil.
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