Acts.13:14,43-52, Rev.7:9,14-17, Psalm 100:1,2,3,5, John 10:27-30

DAILY HOLY MASS READINGS

Acts.13:14,43-52, Rev.7:9,14-17, Psalm 100:1,2,3,5, John 10:27-30

Acts.13:14, 43-52

My soul’s beloved when we are confident that we are doing God’s work we will be filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit. Grant us the grace to use every opportunity presented to us to speak of the wonder of Your love. It is in the recounting of our own personal experience of  the marvels You have worked in us that we can attract others to You. Do not let fear or shyness hold us back instead let us speak boldly of how good You have been to us and how You make Yourself present to us in every aspect of our lives. This is what You say to us today, “I have set you as a light to the pagan nations, so that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.” Grant me the grace to shed Your light in my corner of the world.

Rev.7:9, 14-17

My soul’s beloved, grant that I may carry out the mission entrusted to me to make You known and loved. Let me not be afraid of persecution or even of the shedding of my blood for I have Your awesome assurance that I will be washed clean by the blood of the Lamb. I will  be  granted a place before Your throne so I can worship You. You will invite me into Your Kingdom and You will ensure that I will never know hunger and thirst again. In You I will know unending joy for You will wipe away all my tears.

Psalm 100:1,2,3,5

My soul’s beloved, I thank You for claiming me for yourself. Thank You for counting me among Your faithful. Thank You for Your loving plan for my life and for revealing that plan to me.  Thank You for using me and for strengthening me with Your Word when I get discouraged and tired. You are good. Your love is everlasting and you are faithful. I know that I can confidently place all my hope and trust in You for You never fail those who love You.

John 10:27-30

My soul’s beloved, thank You for this wonderful assurance today. I am Your sheep, I belong to Your fold and I will always recognize Your voice and will follow You. You assure me of eternal life. You will ensure that I will not perish nor will You permit anyone to steal me from Yourself for I have been purchased by Your Blood. Thank You for making me one with Yourself in being one with You, You make me one with Your Father.

Acts 9:1-20, Psalm 117:1-2, John 6:52-59

DAILY HOLY MASS READINGS

Acts 9:1-20, Psalm 117:1-2, John 6:52-59

Acts 9:1-20

My soul’s beloved, Paul shows us how we each are called to witness to our faith. It is simple. We must speak of our own conversion. How You found us, made Yourself known to us, healed us and filled us with hope, joy and love. How You consoled us, wiped away our tears and comforted us. How You assured us that God has a perfect plan for us and while constant happiness in this world is not guaranteed  eternal joy most certainly is. 

Paul’s temporary physical blindness is symbolical of his spiritual blindness once he accepted the Truth his eyes were opened and he could truly see for the first time in his life. The past does not matter no matter how sinful we have been. In You my soul’s beloved there is always a new beginning the past is wiped clean. Thank you for the conversion of Saul to Paul one of the greatest apostles who once a sinner became a most powerful witness of faith in You leading men and women in every age to You and to the Truth just as Ananias did for him at Your behest.

Psalm 117:1-2

1 Alleluia!

Praise the Lord, all you nations;

all you peoples, praise him.

2 How great is his love for us!

His faithfulness lasts forever.

My soul’s beloved this is the shortest of the Psalms and yet is encapsulates everything. It opens with Alleluia and exhorts all people in every nation to praise God because of His great love for us. So great that He did not abandon us when we had separated ourselves through sin but instead put into effect His plan of salvation. He sent us a Savior and what a Savior! While we are feeble, weak, lukewarm and wavering in our faith lured by the flesh, the world and the devil You, my soul’s beloved remain faithful with a faithfulness that is eternal.

John 6:52-59

My soul’s beloved, right here, right now, in this very moment and through the years that Providence will grant me I already taste eternal life. The divine life given to me at baptism will not come to an end even though my body dies and will eventually be laid in the grave and will become dust I will live eternally with You. I am already nourished by eternal food which wells up to eternal life in me. 

Just as You have said and in the manner in which You instituted the Holy Eucharist, I eat Your Flesh and I drink Your Blood each time I receive You in Holy Communion and the life that You receive eternally from the Father is granted to me through You. I have this wonderful assurance that at the end of my days here on earth You will take me to be where You are and on the last day when You come in glory to raise the living and the dead, You will raise my mortal body as well and I will dwell with You my soul’s beloved eternally. I have a glorious destiny and it has already begun. Thank You.