DAILY HOLY MASS READINGS
I chose you from the world, to go and bear fruit that will last, says the Lord. JN 15:16
2 CORINTHIANS 4:7-15
My Beloved, Soul of my soul, my Lord,
Why did God create us? He has no need of us, we add nothing to who He is. He does not require our praise, adoration, worship, or love for He is complete in Himself. Yet He did. Why? Only He has the complete answer but this we do know, in creating us in His image and likeness, in giving us the gift of free will to choose above and before all else to love Him, to honor Him and serve Him, we find indescribable joy and fulfillment here on earth, it is a joy that will be multiplied a hundredfold in eternity.
God created us so we can strive all the days of our life to aspire to be like Him in holiness and purity and thus truly be called His children. All that Adam and Eve lost in order to satisfy the cravings of the flesh and the senses, is regained by the New Adam and the New Eve. They show us the way back to the Father's house, it is the Way of Suffering, it is the Way of the Cross.
St. Paul, all the Apostles, all the saints, and martyrs, in perfect imitation of the Master, are witness to this Truth. Eternal Life is the gift granted to all God's children who, believing in the Truth, follow the Way that leads us back to the paradise lost by our first parents. When all the people belonging to every race, every nation, every language, and every culture come together as one body to praise and worship God in You, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the purpose for which God created us will be realized and the Kingdom of God will truly be established in our midst.
PSALM 126:1-6
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
In the Sacrament of Baptism, we are given the mission to be the light and the salt of the world. We know that this mission is never easy. You came into the world and the world rejected You, the same holds true for all who follow in Your footsteps.
The harvest is great but the laborers are few. May this time that is granted to us be a time of blessing, a time to introspect, a time to listen to the Holy Spirit, a time to obey the call to 'put out into the deep.' Let us respond to the sense of urgency that life on earth is short and the life to come is eternal. Let us be unafraid to go out and sow the seeds of the Gospel in tears so we can return from reaping with joy, laughter, singing, and our hands laden with sheaves.
MATTHEW 20:20-28
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
In Your Agony in the Garden, You pleaded with Your Father to take away the cup of suffering if it were possible, but You concluded that plea with, 'Yet not my will, but your will be done.' The cup of suffering is bitter and no one willingly drinks from it, yet You drank it to the dregs in order to fulfill the purpose for which You came into the world.
The mother of James and John approached You along with her sons to request that You give them places beside You in Your Kingdom. Very gently You corrected their misconceptions. ‘You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink?’ Both James and John replied that they could. You assured them that they would indeed drink Your cup, they would have a share in Your sufferings but that was all You could grant them. To be seated beside You is a privilege that only the Father can accord to those whom He chooses.
When the rest heard this conversation they were angry and upset with the brothers and once again You revealed to them the Way of Truth leading to Life. This is the rule of those who belong to the Kingdom of God, and it is the complete opposite of the rule that governs the world, 'Anyone who wants to be great among you must be your servant, and anyone who wants to be first among you must be your slave, just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.’
I chose you from the world, to go and bear fruit that will last, says the Lord. JN 15:16
2 CORINTHIANS 4:7-15
My Beloved, Soul of my soul, my Lord,
Why did God create us? He has no need of us, we add nothing to who He is. He does not require our praise, adoration, worship, or love for He is complete in Himself. Yet He did. Why? Only He has the complete answer but this we do know, in creating us in His image and likeness, in giving us the gift of free will to choose above and before all else to love Him, to honor Him and serve Him, we find indescribable joy and fulfillment here on earth, it is a joy that will be multiplied a hundredfold in eternity.
God created us so we can strive all the days of our life to aspire to be like Him in holiness and purity and thus truly be called His children. All that Adam and Eve lost in order to satisfy the cravings of the flesh and the senses, is regained by the New Adam and the New Eve. They show us the way back to the Father's house, it is the Way of Suffering, it is the Way of the Cross.
St. Paul, all the Apostles, all the saints, and martyrs, in perfect imitation of the Master, are witness to this Truth. Eternal Life is the gift granted to all God's children who, believing in the Truth, follow the Way that leads us back to the paradise lost by our first parents. When all the people belonging to every race, every nation, every language, and every culture come together as one body to praise and worship God in You, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the purpose for which God created us will be realized and the Kingdom of God will truly be established in our midst.
PSALM 126:1-6
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
In the Sacrament of Baptism, we are given the mission to be the light and the salt of the world. We know that this mission is never easy. You came into the world and the world rejected You, the same holds true for all who follow in Your footsteps.
The harvest is great but the laborers are few. May this time that is granted to us be a time of blessing, a time to introspect, a time to listen to the Holy Spirit, a time to obey the call to 'put out into the deep.' Let us respond to the sense of urgency that life on earth is short and the life to come is eternal. Let us be unafraid to go out and sow the seeds of the Gospel in tears so we can return from reaping with joy, laughter, singing, and our hands laden with sheaves.
MATTHEW 20:20-28
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
In Your Agony in the Garden, You pleaded with Your Father to take away the cup of suffering if it were possible, but You concluded that plea with, 'Yet not my will, but your will be done.' The cup of suffering is bitter and no one willingly drinks from it, yet You drank it to the dregs in order to fulfill the purpose for which You came into the world.
The mother of James and John approached You along with her sons to request that You give them places beside You in Your Kingdom. Very gently You corrected their misconceptions. ‘You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink?’ Both James and John replied that they could. You assured them that they would indeed drink Your cup, they would have a share in Your sufferings but that was all You could grant them. To be seated beside You is a privilege that only the Father can accord to those whom He chooses.
When the rest heard this conversation they were angry and upset with the brothers and once again You revealed to them the Way of Truth leading to Life. This is the rule of those who belong to the Kingdom of God, and it is the complete opposite of the rule that governs the world, 'Anyone who wants to be great among you must be your servant, and anyone who wants to be first among you must be your slave, just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.’
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