DAILY HOLY MASS READINGS
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Mt 5:10
Exodus 1:8-14, 22
Psalm 124:1B-8
Matthew 10:34 --- 11:1
Exodus 1:8-14, 22
My Love, Beloved of my soul,
Right through salvation history, we see how God uses events and people to work out our eternal destiny. Having chosen the people of Israel as His own, God walked with them every step of the way revealing, through the men and women He chose, a prototype of You, the Son of Man. Joseph is one such person and the slavery of the Israelites in Egypt not only reveals the horrors of what people of every nation have done to their own as well as to foreigners but on a spiritual level, is an allegory for sin and how it enslaves us and brings with it nothing but sorrow, suffering, and loss.
Parents have failed to hand down the faith to their children for generations now and so we have eventually arrived at the godless world we find ourselves in today. We fight wars to defend political correctness at the cost of Truth, to save birds and animals while we butcher the unborn baby in the womb. We choose the inane over common sense and wisdom. We imagine threat and terror where there is none. So it was with the new king who was ignorant of Joseph and the people of Israel who had made their home in Egypt. The final abomination was when they decided to kill every male child. When we destroy life, we open the doorway to every kind of abomination that can only lead to chaos and death.
Jesus, King of Mercy, have pity on us.
Psalm 124:1B-8
My Love, Beloved of my soul,
We thank God, our Father, for giving us the Name by which we are saved. Our help comes from Your Name for it is the Name above every other, a Name at which every knee shall bow and every tongue confess to the glory of God that You are Lord. Truly You are Emmanuel, God with us. With You at our right hand, we will fear nothing for You are our salvation.
There is nothing the world can do to us that can destroy us. We only destroy ourselves when we choose sin and death over You. No storm can overwhelm us. No terror can overtake us. Death cannot claim us for You have won the victory over sin and death and have made death but a gateway to eternal life with You. Thank You.
Matthew 10:34 --- 11:1
My Love, Beloved of my soul,
You said You did not come to bring peace upon the earth but the sword. You also said that one's enemy will be within the family, among our parents, children, brothers, and sisters. We will set ourselves against each other because not all will accept You who are the Way, the Truth, and the Life. When one member of the family is a true disciple then he or she becomes a witness to Truth and an irritant to the rest who prefer a life of sin.
There are some who put love of people or things above the love of God and thus lock themselves out of true joy that comes from giving You Your rightful place in our life. We are called to choose the cross over a life of self-indulgence for it is only in losing our life for the sake of the Gospel that we will find it. We have to choose to follow You rather than the world, the flesh, and the devil.
We are also reminded to be especially generous to Your anointed who administer the Sacraments to us. They have heard and answered Your call to serve You as a Sign of Your Presence in the world. There are many men and women who have dedicated their lives to spreading the Gospel and are deserving of having their material needs met. We are called to be generous in sharing what we have with them even if it is only as little as sharing a cup of cold water because they labor in Your vineyard.
for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Mt 5:10
Exodus 1:8-14, 22
Psalm 124:1B-8
Matthew 10:34 --- 11:1
Exodus 1:8-14, 22
My Love, Beloved of my soul,
Right through salvation history, we see how God uses events and people to work out our eternal destiny. Having chosen the people of Israel as His own, God walked with them every step of the way revealing, through the men and women He chose, a prototype of You, the Son of Man. Joseph is one such person and the slavery of the Israelites in Egypt not only reveals the horrors of what people of every nation have done to their own as well as to foreigners but on a spiritual level, is an allegory for sin and how it enslaves us and brings with it nothing but sorrow, suffering, and loss.
Parents have failed to hand down the faith to their children for generations now and so we have eventually arrived at the godless world we find ourselves in today. We fight wars to defend political correctness at the cost of Truth, to save birds and animals while we butcher the unborn baby in the womb. We choose the inane over common sense and wisdom. We imagine threat and terror where there is none. So it was with the new king who was ignorant of Joseph and the people of Israel who had made their home in Egypt. The final abomination was when they decided to kill every male child. When we destroy life, we open the doorway to every kind of abomination that can only lead to chaos and death.
Jesus, King of Mercy, have pity on us.
Psalm 124:1B-8
My Love, Beloved of my soul,
We thank God, our Father, for giving us the Name by which we are saved. Our help comes from Your Name for it is the Name above every other, a Name at which every knee shall bow and every tongue confess to the glory of God that You are Lord. Truly You are Emmanuel, God with us. With You at our right hand, we will fear nothing for You are our salvation.
There is nothing the world can do to us that can destroy us. We only destroy ourselves when we choose sin and death over You. No storm can overwhelm us. No terror can overtake us. Death cannot claim us for You have won the victory over sin and death and have made death but a gateway to eternal life with You. Thank You.
Matthew 10:34 --- 11:1
My Love, Beloved of my soul,
You said You did not come to bring peace upon the earth but the sword. You also said that one's enemy will be within the family, among our parents, children, brothers, and sisters. We will set ourselves against each other because not all will accept You who are the Way, the Truth, and the Life. When one member of the family is a true disciple then he or she becomes a witness to Truth and an irritant to the rest who prefer a life of sin.
There are some who put love of people or things above the love of God and thus lock themselves out of true joy that comes from giving You Your rightful place in our life. We are called to choose the cross over a life of self-indulgence for it is only in losing our life for the sake of the Gospel that we will find it. We have to choose to follow You rather than the world, the flesh, and the devil.
We are also reminded to be especially generous to Your anointed who administer the Sacraments to us. They have heard and answered Your call to serve You as a Sign of Your Presence in the world. There are many men and women who have dedicated their lives to spreading the Gospel and are deserving of having their material needs met. We are called to be generous in sharing what we have with them even if it is only as little as sharing a cup of cold water because they labor in Your vineyard.
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