DAILY HOLY MASS READING
If anyone loves me he will keep my word,
and my Father will love him,
and we shall come to him. JN 14:23
MICAH 7:14-15, 18-20
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
The prophets always speak of the Father's heart as being full of tenderness, mercy, compassion and love for His people. In the pages of Sacred Scripture we encounter ourselves. We are wayward, stubborn, hardhearted, sinful, and lukewarm. We blow hot and cold. Like sheep we are in constant need of the guidance of the shepherd's crook, his watchful care, his wisdom in leading us to good pasture. It is You who watch over us with care and keep us from safe from ravenous wolves who are constantly on the prowl.
The Father has shown us unequivocally and for all time how much He loves us even though we are unworthy of His love. Thank You for making the Father's love for us visible in You. Thank You for forgiveness of sins in You and for restoring our dignity as children of God.
PSALM 85:2-8
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
Once again the world finds itself in a time of turmoil, fear, distress, and anxiety. No one knows how long this will last. All that was familiar, all we took for granted has changed, our lives are disrupted and no one knows the best way to move forward. The more vulnerable among us are at a much greater risk.
In this time of uncertainty You are our steady Rock. You have permitted this pandemic so You can draw from it a greater good. Grant us the desire to reflect and understand how we can best use this trial to conform our will to Your own. To draw closer to You. To get to know You and love You more and in turn grow to know and love our neighbor as ourselves for Your sake. Then we will surely experience Your mercy, Your never-ending love, and we will come through this time of testing better and stronger.
MATTHEW 12:46-50
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
Thank You for revealing to us that we can all have as personal a relationship with You, as a mother, a brother, or a sister, if we do the will of God in all things.
The disciple par excellence is Your own Mother Mary. She is the 'Cause of our Joy' in the truest sense because it was through her fiat that the power of God could come upon her and overshadow her so she could conceive You, our Savior and Redeemer, in her womb. All who come to Your Mother are directed to You and to each she says, "Do whatever he tells you to do." She gives us the same spiritual direction that was the rule of her life.
The Light of God was upon her even before she drew breath. She conceived the Light of God in her womb and gave Him the Flesh that we consume in the Holy Eucharist. She is the Mother of the Light of God, the Word of God, the Truth of God, the Love of God. Thank You Beloved, for giving us Your Mother at the foot of the Cross to be our Mother and a worthy model for our lives. If we walk in her footsteps she will lead us to the throne of her Son who is seated in glory at the right hand of the Father forever.
If anyone loves me he will keep my word,
and my Father will love him,
and we shall come to him. JN 14:23
MICAH 7:14-15, 18-20
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
The prophets always speak of the Father's heart as being full of tenderness, mercy, compassion and love for His people. In the pages of Sacred Scripture we encounter ourselves. We are wayward, stubborn, hardhearted, sinful, and lukewarm. We blow hot and cold. Like sheep we are in constant need of the guidance of the shepherd's crook, his watchful care, his wisdom in leading us to good pasture. It is You who watch over us with care and keep us from safe from ravenous wolves who are constantly on the prowl.
The Father has shown us unequivocally and for all time how much He loves us even though we are unworthy of His love. Thank You for making the Father's love for us visible in You. Thank You for forgiveness of sins in You and for restoring our dignity as children of God.
PSALM 85:2-8
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
Once again the world finds itself in a time of turmoil, fear, distress, and anxiety. No one knows how long this will last. All that was familiar, all we took for granted has changed, our lives are disrupted and no one knows the best way to move forward. The more vulnerable among us are at a much greater risk.
In this time of uncertainty You are our steady Rock. You have permitted this pandemic so You can draw from it a greater good. Grant us the desire to reflect and understand how we can best use this trial to conform our will to Your own. To draw closer to You. To get to know You and love You more and in turn grow to know and love our neighbor as ourselves for Your sake. Then we will surely experience Your mercy, Your never-ending love, and we will come through this time of testing better and stronger.
MATTHEW 12:46-50
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
Thank You for revealing to us that we can all have as personal a relationship with You, as a mother, a brother, or a sister, if we do the will of God in all things.
The disciple par excellence is Your own Mother Mary. She is the 'Cause of our Joy' in the truest sense because it was through her fiat that the power of God could come upon her and overshadow her so she could conceive You, our Savior and Redeemer, in her womb. All who come to Your Mother are directed to You and to each she says, "Do whatever he tells you to do." She gives us the same spiritual direction that was the rule of her life.
The Light of God was upon her even before she drew breath. She conceived the Light of God in her womb and gave Him the Flesh that we consume in the Holy Eucharist. She is the Mother of the Light of God, the Word of God, the Truth of God, the Love of God. Thank You Beloved, for giving us Your Mother at the foot of the Cross to be our Mother and a worthy model for our lives. If we walk in her footsteps she will lead us to the throne of her Son who is seated in glory at the right hand of the Father forever.
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