DAILY HOLY MASS READINGS
Beloved, Soul of my soul,
I have a critical spirit. The faults of others are glaringly apparent to me and I can pick them a mile away. Yet I am ignorant of my own sins, weaknesses, failings. I make the same mistakes over and over again and lack the wisdom to overcome them with Your help and grace.
You are our Teacher, our Model, our Guide, our Master, and if we follow You closely You will help us become more and more like You.
Often I forget that I am no better than the people around me, perhaps I am worse. Today You remind me to take a good hard look at myself and to first get rid of those things that are a hindrance to my spiritual growth and well-being before I try to help others on the journey from this life to the next.
Your word is truth, O Lord:
consecrate us in the truth. JN 17:17
1 CORINTHIANS 9:16-19, 22-27
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
It is a privilege and a duty to share in the work of building Your Kingdom on earth. May I never worry about whether or not what I do is effective. Small though my efforts may appear to me nevertheless I am called to be faithful.
St. Paul reminds us that the mission given to every baptized Christian is to preach the Gospel, to witness to it, testify to its power to save, to live it faithfully day in and day out no matter how difficult it may be.
We are all called to shine the light of truth in season and out of season. It is a duty given to us, and in order that we may not perish, while working to save others, we must also be in constant training to discipline ourselves and gain self-mastery.
PSALM 84:3-6, 12
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
You make my body Your dwelling place. In this sacred sanctuary, You are present. I am never alone, You are always with me. I only have to enter this inner sanctuary to meet You, talk to You, be united with You, love You, and allow Your love to permeate my whole being.
If I am constantly aware of Your holy presence in Me, then my heart will sing for joy no matter how high the waves, how rough the seas, and how strong the winds around me.
Beloved, may I never get so distracted by the terrors around me that I forget that I hold the Prince of Peace in close embrace in my soul.
LUKE 6:39-42
consecrate us in the truth. JN 17:17
1 CORINTHIANS 9:16-19, 22-27
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
It is a privilege and a duty to share in the work of building Your Kingdom on earth. May I never worry about whether or not what I do is effective. Small though my efforts may appear to me nevertheless I am called to be faithful.
St. Paul reminds us that the mission given to every baptized Christian is to preach the Gospel, to witness to it, testify to its power to save, to live it faithfully day in and day out no matter how difficult it may be.
We are all called to shine the light of truth in season and out of season. It is a duty given to us, and in order that we may not perish, while working to save others, we must also be in constant training to discipline ourselves and gain self-mastery.
PSALM 84:3-6, 12
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
You make my body Your dwelling place. In this sacred sanctuary, You are present. I am never alone, You are always with me. I only have to enter this inner sanctuary to meet You, talk to You, be united with You, love You, and allow Your love to permeate my whole being.
If I am constantly aware of Your holy presence in Me, then my heart will sing for joy no matter how high the waves, how rough the seas, and how strong the winds around me.
Beloved, may I never get so distracted by the terrors around me that I forget that I hold the Prince of Peace in close embrace in my soul.
LUKE 6:39-42
Beloved, Soul of my soul,
I have a critical spirit. The faults of others are glaringly apparent to me and I can pick them a mile away. Yet I am ignorant of my own sins, weaknesses, failings. I make the same mistakes over and over again and lack the wisdom to overcome them with Your help and grace.
You are our Teacher, our Model, our Guide, our Master, and if we follow You closely You will help us become more and more like You.
Often I forget that I am no better than the people around me, perhaps I am worse. Today You remind me to take a good hard look at myself and to first get rid of those things that are a hindrance to my spiritual growth and well-being before I try to help others on the journey from this life to the next.
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