DAILY HOLY MASS READINGS
I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord;
whoever eats this bread will live forever. Jn 6:51
Genesis 14:18-20, Psalm 110:1-4,
1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Luke 9:11B-17
Genesis 14:18-20
My Love, Beloved of my soul,
God always intended for You to be our food and drink. He knew that if our spiritual hunger was not satisfied we would wither on the vine and perish.
God, from the first, intended You to be His High Priest - the One who would offer the most pleasing and most fragrant Sacrifice in expiation for the Sin that severed our friendship and fellowship with Him.
This is why, with our hearts filled with gratitude and love, we are duty bound to give back to God a part of all that He so generously gives us. It is only in giving that we receive and in dying with You that we are raised to eternal life.
Psalm 110:1-4
My Love, Beloved of my soul,
Lucifer and his minions fell from grace the moment he made himself equal to God. The glaring difference between Lucifer's mighty fall and You being raised high above every other in heaven or on earth or under the earth is that even though You are equal to God yet You did not grasp equality with Him but emptied Yourself completely - this is Agape Love, this is Humility, this is Sonship.
In perfect obedience and humility, You won victory and triumph over the Enemy this is why God put all things under Your feet.
You are the Eternal High Priest. You are constantly offering to God the One, Holy, Perfect, Sacrifice that saved every human being beginning with Adam whose Sin lost us paradise.
To You is given all glory, all honor, all power. You reign over all and Your reign is everlasting. The Good News is this Beloved, that the Father intends that those who believe, will have a share in Your victory and triumph and share in Your glory eternally.
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
My Love, Beloved of my soul,
Once a week, in fulfillment of the Commandments given to Moses, we are called to keep the Lord's Day holy. We are called to celebrate the day when You rose from the dead in triumph and crushed the head of Satan forever.
Once a week we are called to commemorate the Lord's Supper which culminated in the Sacrifice of the Son of God on the Cross in expiation for the sins of the whole world.
We begrudge this one day. We make excuses mostly lame one for sleeping in on the one day we claim we get to rest from our weekly labors. Yet, the only rest the soul needs is to rest in You in the Holy Eucharist. To be nourished by Your Body and Blood. To rejoice and be glad because God stoops low from His Throne to mingle and become one with His creatures.
How foolish we are Beloved, and yet You love us with a love that is beyond words. Give us wisdom so we may understand that without this Spiritual food we will lack the strength to make the journey from this life to the next.
Luke 9:11B-17
My Love, Beloved of my soul,
The people who made up the crowds had come from all around the country to be healed, to be nourished, to be comforted, to be raised up in spirit and now it was getting late. They had spent the whole day with You forgetting about the time and when the disciples came to You with this request, "Dismiss the crowd so that they can go to the surrounding villages and farms and find lodging and provisions; for we are in a deserted place here." They thought they were being thoughtful and expressing concern. Instead, You said, "Give them some food yourselves." Their expressions must have been hilarious. They had only five loaves and two fish and the people who had gathered there were in thousands.
They did not trust You, they lacked faith in spite of witnessing all the wonderful miracles You had performed. It was then that You took charge and instructed them how to go about using what they had in order to feed the crowd.
Foreshadowing the institution of the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist You took the five loaves and two fish, looked up to heaven, said the blessing, broke them, gave them to Your disciples to distribute to the crowd. They not only ate and were satisfied. You asked them to collect the leftovers so nothing would be wasted. They did and filled 12 baskets.
Twelve baskets, twelve Apostles. Only the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church will always have enough and more to satisfy everyone who is a member of Your Body. You are the Vine and we are the branches and it is You who feed us, nourish us, and help us grow spiritually. Without the Bread of Angels, we would wither on the Vine. Thank You, Beloved.
I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord;
whoever eats this bread will live forever. Jn 6:51
Genesis 14:18-20, Psalm 110:1-4,
1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Luke 9:11B-17
Genesis 14:18-20
My Love, Beloved of my soul,
God always intended for You to be our food and drink. He knew that if our spiritual hunger was not satisfied we would wither on the vine and perish.
God, from the first, intended You to be His High Priest - the One who would offer the most pleasing and most fragrant Sacrifice in expiation for the Sin that severed our friendship and fellowship with Him.
This is why, with our hearts filled with gratitude and love, we are duty bound to give back to God a part of all that He so generously gives us. It is only in giving that we receive and in dying with You that we are raised to eternal life.
Psalm 110:1-4
My Love, Beloved of my soul,
Lucifer and his minions fell from grace the moment he made himself equal to God. The glaring difference between Lucifer's mighty fall and You being raised high above every other in heaven or on earth or under the earth is that even though You are equal to God yet You did not grasp equality with Him but emptied Yourself completely - this is Agape Love, this is Humility, this is Sonship.
In perfect obedience and humility, You won victory and triumph over the Enemy this is why God put all things under Your feet.
You are the Eternal High Priest. You are constantly offering to God the One, Holy, Perfect, Sacrifice that saved every human being beginning with Adam whose Sin lost us paradise.
To You is given all glory, all honor, all power. You reign over all and Your reign is everlasting. The Good News is this Beloved, that the Father intends that those who believe, will have a share in Your victory and triumph and share in Your glory eternally.
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
My Love, Beloved of my soul,
Once a week, in fulfillment of the Commandments given to Moses, we are called to keep the Lord's Day holy. We are called to celebrate the day when You rose from the dead in triumph and crushed the head of Satan forever.
Once a week we are called to commemorate the Lord's Supper which culminated in the Sacrifice of the Son of God on the Cross in expiation for the sins of the whole world.
We begrudge this one day. We make excuses mostly lame one for sleeping in on the one day we claim we get to rest from our weekly labors. Yet, the only rest the soul needs is to rest in You in the Holy Eucharist. To be nourished by Your Body and Blood. To rejoice and be glad because God stoops low from His Throne to mingle and become one with His creatures.
How foolish we are Beloved, and yet You love us with a love that is beyond words. Give us wisdom so we may understand that without this Spiritual food we will lack the strength to make the journey from this life to the next.
Luke 9:11B-17
My Love, Beloved of my soul,
The people who made up the crowds had come from all around the country to be healed, to be nourished, to be comforted, to be raised up in spirit and now it was getting late. They had spent the whole day with You forgetting about the time and when the disciples came to You with this request, "Dismiss the crowd so that they can go to the surrounding villages and farms and find lodging and provisions; for we are in a deserted place here." They thought they were being thoughtful and expressing concern. Instead, You said, "Give them some food yourselves." Their expressions must have been hilarious. They had only five loaves and two fish and the people who had gathered there were in thousands.
They did not trust You, they lacked faith in spite of witnessing all the wonderful miracles You had performed. It was then that You took charge and instructed them how to go about using what they had in order to feed the crowd.
Foreshadowing the institution of the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist You took the five loaves and two fish, looked up to heaven, said the blessing, broke them, gave them to Your disciples to distribute to the crowd. They not only ate and were satisfied. You asked them to collect the leftovers so nothing would be wasted. They did and filled 12 baskets.
Twelve baskets, twelve Apostles. Only the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church will always have enough and more to satisfy everyone who is a member of Your Body. You are the Vine and we are the branches and it is You who feed us, nourish us, and help us grow spiritually. Without the Bread of Angels, we would wither on the Vine. Thank You, Beloved.
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