MEMORIAL OF ST. ALOYSIUS GONZAGA, RELIGIOUS - 2021

DAILY HOLY MASS READINGS

The word of God is something alive and active:
it can judge secret emotions and thoughts. HEB 4:12

GENESIS 12:1-9 ©

My Soul's Beloved,

You are true to all Your promises. You are faithful to Your Word. Never has it been known that God has said a Word and it was not fulfilled. From the laying of the foundations of the world to its redemption by the Blood of the Lamb, and the final victory when You will come again to claim all that You won on the Cross on Calvary.

The people called by Your Name are a blessing to the whole world. It is Your Name that sustains it. It is You, O Eternal Word of the Father, in the power of the Holy Spirit that is reconciling the whole world to God. One day this promise will also be fulfilled - every knee will bow and every tongue will confess to the glory of God, that You indeed are Lord.

You accompany us just as God accompanied Abraham. You are Emmanuel, God with us. We praise and thank You for every young man and woman who hears Your Voice, and responds to Your glorious invitation:

‘Leave your country, your family, and your father’s house, for the land I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name so famous that it will be used as a blessing.

Bless us with good, holy priests and religious and together with all the people who are called by Your Name may we hasten the glorious coming of Your Kingdom on earth.

PSALM 33:12-13,18-20,22 ©

My Soul's Beloved,

The tragedy of the age we live in is that so many people were baptized into the Truth, into Your Body, into the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church and they wandered away from home to a far away land. There among strangers, they adopt their sinful ways, culture, and habits. Having rejected their true family they discard every tie that linked them to their divine heritage. 

But all is not lost - those who live in the house of God shine bright. They live in the city high on the hill and their light illumines the world. God looks down on them, He delights in them for they are His faithful children.

Your faithful remnant O Lord, love You, revere You, and are grateful to You for rescuing us from the jaws of death. You keep us safe from hunger, thirst, for we are fed and sustained on Manna from heaven.

We long for Your coming O Lord. We long for the day when all will know and love You, honor and worship You in spirit and in truth. Hasten the day when all will believe that the Father sent You not to condemn the world but to redeem and save it. The battle is won but the war for souls continues to rage all around us. Be merciful O Lord and grant that all may believe in You and be saved.

MATTHEW 7:1-5 ©

My Soul's Beloved,

This passage in sacred scripture has been quoted ad infinitum ad nauseam to condone the evil actions of the world and those in it who are given over to evil.

Sin is sin - it is vile in all its varied forms and separates us from God. What You warn us to guard against is the condemnation of the sinner. What You despise is the hypocrisy of whited sepulchers who make a pretense of holiness and goodness while sanctimoniously pointing out the errors of others.

So let us not make light of the terrible sins that we commit. Some of us are habitual sinners and our conscience no longer troubles us because it is dead. There is a judgment seat on which You are enthroned and to You is given the authority to judge us all. Let us take today's warning to heart and not make light of sin both venial and mortal. If we are guilty let us hasten to the Sacrament of Reconciliation and be cleansed and forgiven rather than concealing our sins while readily and freely judging and condemning others.