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Monday of the Twenty-seventh Week
in Ordinary Time
Psalm: Monday 37 |
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Reading 1
Jon 1:1–2:1-2, 11
This is the word of the LORD that came to Jonah, son of Amittai:
“Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and preach against it;
their wickedness has come up before me.”
But Jonah made ready to flee to Tarshish away from the LORD.
He went down to Joppa, found a ship going to Tarshish,
paid the fare, and went aboard to journey with them to Tarshish,
away from the LORD.
The LORD, however, hurled a violent wind upon the sea,
and in the furious tempest that arose
the ship was on the point of breaking up.
Then the mariners became frightened and each one cried to his god.
To lighten the ship for themselves, they threw its cargo into the sea.
Meanwhile, Jonah had gone down into the hold of the ship,
and lay there fast asleep.
The captain came to him and said, “What are you doing asleep?
Rise up, call upon your God!
Perhaps God will be mindful of us so that we may not perish.”
Then they said to one another, “Come, let us cast lots
to find out on whose account we have met with this misfortune.”
So they cast lots, and thus singled out Jonah.
“Tell us,” they said, “what is your business?
Where do you come from?
What is your country, and to what people do you belong?”
Jonah answered them, “I am a Hebrew,
I worship the LORD, the God of heaven,
who made the sea and the dry land.”
Now the men were seized with great fear and said to him,
“How could you do such a thing!–
They knew that he was fleeing from the LORD,
because he had told them.–
They asked, “What shall we do with you,
that the sea may quiet down for us?”
For the sea was growing more and more turbulent.
Jonah said to them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea,
that it may quiet down for you;
since I know it is because of me
that this violent storm has come upon you.”
Still the men rowed hard to regain the land, but they could not,
for the sea grew ever more turbulent.
Then they cried to the LORD: “We beseech you, O LORD,
let us not perish for taking this man’s life;
do not charge us with shedding innocent blood,
for you, LORD, have done as you saw fit.”
Then they took Jonah and threw him into the sea,
and the sea’s raging abated.
Struck with great fear of the LORD,
the men offered sacrifice and made vows to him.
But the LORD sent a large fish, that swallowed Jonah;
and Jonah remained in the belly of the fish
three days and three nights.
From the belly of the fish Jonah prayed
to the LORD, his God.
Then the LORD commanded the fish to spew Jonah upon the shore.
Responsorial Psalm
Jonah 2:3, 4, 5, 8
R. You will rescue my life from the pit, O Lord.
Out of my distress I called to the LORD,
and he answered me;
From the midst of the nether world I cried for help,
and you heard my voice.
R. You will rescue my life from the pit, O Lord.
For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the sea,
and the flood enveloped me;
All your breakers and your billows
passed over me.
R. You will rescue my life from the pit, O Lord.
Then I said, “I am banished from your sight!
yet would I again look upon your holy temple.”
R. You will rescue my life from the pit, O Lord.
When my soul fainted within me,
I remembered the LORD;
My prayer reached you
in your holy temple.
R. You will rescue my life from the pit, O Lord.
Gospel
Lk 10:25-37
There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said,
“Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law?
How do you read it?”
He said in reply,
“You shall love the Lord, your God,
with all your heart,
with all your being,
with all your strength,
and with all your mind,
and your neighbor as yourself.”
He replied to him, “You have answered correctly;
do this and you will live.”
But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus,
“And who is my neighbor?”
Jesus replied,
“A man fell victim to robbers
as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho.
They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead.
A priest happened to be going down that road,
but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
Likewise a Levite came to the place,
and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him
was moved with compassion at the sight.
He approached the victim,
poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them.
Then he lifted him up on his own animal,
took him to an inn, and cared for him.
The next day he took out two silver coins
and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction,
‘Take care of him.
If you spend more than what I have given you,
I shall repay you on my way back.’
Which of these three, in your opinion,
was neighbor to the robbers’ victim?”
He answered, “The one who treated him with mercy.”
Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
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October Devotion: The Holy Rosary
Since the 16th century Catholic piety has assigned entire months to special devotions. Pope Leo XIII personally started the practice of devoting October to the Rosary devotion. In a letter of September 1, 1883, mindful of the Rosary's power to strengthen faith and foster a life of virtue, he outlined the triumphs of the Rosary in past times and admonished the faithful to dedicate the month of October to the Blessed Virgin through the daily recitation of her Rosary in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, in order to obtain through her intercession the grace that God would console and defend His Church in her sufferings. We highly recommend that you read Pope John Paul II's Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae, or "On the Most Holy Rosary." It explains even further this wonderful devotion, and introduces the optional mysteries of light, or Luminous mysteries. |
INVOCATION
Queen of the most holy Rosary, pray for us.
TO THE QUEEN OF THE HOLY ROSARY
Queen of the most holy Rosary, in these times of such brazen impiety, manifest thy power with the signs of thine ancient victories, and from thy throne, whence thou dost dispense pardon and graces, mercifully regard the Church of thy Son, His Vicar on earth, and every order of clergy and laity, who are sore oppressed in the mighty conflict. Do thou, who art the powerful vanquisher of all heresies, hasten the hour of mercy, even though the hour of God's justice is every day provoked by the countless sins of men. For me who am the least of men, kneeling before thee in supplication, do thou obtain the grace I need to live righteously upon earth and to reign among the just in heaven, the while in company with all faithful Christians throughout the world, I salute thee and acclaim thee as Queen of the most holy Rosary:
Queen of the most holy Rosary, pray for us.
TO OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY
O Virgin Mary, grant that the recitation of thy Rosary may be for me each day, in the midst of my manifold duties, a bond of unity in my actions, a tribute of filial piety, a sweet refreshment, an encouragement to walk joyfully along the path of duty. Grant, above all, O Virgin Mary, that the study of thy fifteen mysteries may form in my soul, little by little, a luminous atmosphere, pure, strengthening, and fragrant, which may penetrate my understanding, my will, my heart, my memory, my imagination, my whole being. So shall I acquire the habit of praying while I work, without the aid of formal prayers, by interior acts of admiration and of supplication, or by aspirations of love. I ask this of thee, O Queen of the holy Rosary, through Saint Dominic, thy son of predilection, the renowned preacher of thy mysteries, and the faithful imitator of thy virtues. Amen.
FOR THE CRUSADE OF THE FAMILY ROSARY
The Family Rosary Crusade, organized and directed by Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., sought to revive the practice of families reciting the Rosary daily within their homes. The Crusade has the encouragement and support of Pope Pius XII and it is succeeding admirably in realizing the desire of the Pope that no family would allow a day to pass without the recitation of the Rosary. This prayer was composed by Cardinal Spellman when the Crusade visited his Archdiocese.
O Queen of the most holy Rosary: with hearts full of confidence we earnestly beseech you to bless the Crusade of the Family Rosary. From you came the grace to begin it. >From you must come the grace to win souls to it. We beg you to bless this Crusade so that from every home the incense of this prayer will daily rise before you, O admirable Mother.
O Queen of Homes: by the power of the Rosary we beseech you to embrace all the members of our family in the love of your Immaculate Heart. May you abide with us and we with you, praying to you while you pray for us. May you preside in our homes as once you did at Nazareth with Jesus and Joseph, filling them with the holiness of your presence and inspiration.
O Queen of Peace: it is you who have placed the Rosary in our hands. It is you who bid us to recite it daily. By the power of the Family Rosary we beseech you to obtain peace for uspeace within our hearts, our homes, our country and throughout the world. Through the daily recitation of the Family Rosary we beg you to keep sin from our souls, enmities from our hearts and war from our shores. By the graces received from the devotion of the Family Rosary we pray to be made helpful to one another in following the paths of virtue so that we may be found worthy to be called children of your family, children of your home. Amen.
Cardinal Spellman
Prayer Source: Prayer Book, The by Reverend John P. O'Connell, M.A., S.T.D. and Jex Martin, M.A., The Catholic Press, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, 1954
Sign of the Cross: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Apostles Creed: I BELIEVE in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty. >From thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
The Lord's Prayer: OUR Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary: HAIL Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and in the hour of our death. Amen. (Three times)
Glory Be: GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
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From: Luke 10:25-37
Parable of the Good Samaritan
[25] And behold, a lawyer stood up to put Him (Jesus) to the test,
saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” [26] He said
to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read?” [27] And he
answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and
with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind:
and your neighbor as yourself.” [28] And He said to him, “You have
answered right; do this, and you will live.” [29] But he, desiring to
justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” [30] Jesus
replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell
among robbers, who stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving
him half dead. [31] Now by chance a priest was going down that road;
and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. [32] So like-
wise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on
the other side. [33] But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where
he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion, [34] and went to
him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; then he set
him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
[35] And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the
inn-keeper, saying, “Take care of him; and whatever more you spend,
I will repay you when I come back.’ [36] Which of these three, do you
think, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” [37]
He said, “The one who showed mercy on him.” And Jesus said to
him, “Go and do likewise.”
Commentary:
25-28. Our Lord’s teaching is that the way to attain eternal life is through
faithful fulfillment of the Law of God. The Ten Command- ments, which
God gave Moses on Mount Sinai (Exodus 20:1-17), express the natural
law in a clear and concrete way. It is part of Christian teaching that the
natural law exists, that it is a participation by rational creatures in the
Eternal Law and that it is impressed on the conscience of every man
when heis created by God (cf. Leo XIII, “Libertas Praestantissimum”).
Obviously, therefore, the natural law, expressed in the Ten Command-
ments, cannot change or become outdated, for it is not dependent on
man’s will or on changing circumstances.
In this passage, Jesus praises and accepts the summary of the Law
given by the Jewish scribe. This reply, taken from Deuteronomy (6:4ff),
was a prayer which the Jews used to say frequently. Our Lord gives
the very same reply when He is asked which is the principal command-
ment of the Law and concludes His answer by saying, “On these two
commandments depend all the law and the prophets” (Matthew 22:40;
cf. also Romans 13:8-9; Galatians 5:14).
There is a hierarchy and order in these two commandments constitu-
ting the double precept of charity: before everything and above every-
thing comes loving God in Himself; in the second place, and as a con-
sequence of the first commandment, comes loving one’s neighbor, for
God explicitly requires us to do so (1 John 4:21; cf. notes on Matthew
22:34-40 and 22:37-38).
This passage of the Gospel also included another basic doctrine: the
Law of God is not something negative—”Do not do this”—but something
completely positive—love. Holiness, to which all baptized people are
called, does not consist in not sinning, but in loving, in doing positive
things, in bearing fruit in the form of love of God. When our Lord des-
cribes for us the Last Judgment He stresses this positive aspect of the
Law of God (Matthew 25:31-46). The reward of eternal life will be given
to those who do good.
27. “Yes, our only occupation here on earth is that of loving God—that
is, to start doing what we will be doing for all eternity. Why must we
love God? Well, because our happiness consists in love of God; it
can consist in nothing else. So, if we do not love God, we will always
be unhappy; and if we wish to enjoy any consolation and relief in our
pains, we will attain it only by recourse to love of God. If you want to
be convinced of this, go and find the happiest man according to the
world; if he does not love God, you will find that in fact he is an unhap-
py man. And, on the contrary, if you discover the man most unhappy
in the eyes of the world, you will see that because he loves God he is
happy in every way. Oh my God!, open the eyes of our souls, and we
will seek our happiness where we truly can find it” (St. John Mary Vian-
ney, “Selected Sermons”, Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost).
29-37. In this moving parable, which only St. Luke gives us, our Lord
explains very graphically who our neighbor is and how we should show
charity towards him, even if he is our enemy.
Following other Fathers, St. Augustine (”De Verbis Domini Sermones”,
37) identifies the Good Samaritan with our Lord, and the waylaid man
with Adam, the source and symbol of all fallen mankind. Moved by
compassion and piety, He comes down to earth to cure man’s wounds,
making them His own (Isaiah 53:4; Matthew 8:17; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John
3:5). In fact, we often see Jesus being moved by man’s suffering (cf.
Matthew 9:36; Mark 1:41; Luke 7:13). And St. John says: “In this the
love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent His only Son
into the world so that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that
we loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the expiation
for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one
another” (1 John 4:9-11).
This parable leaves no doubt about who our neighbor is—anyone (without
distinction of race or relationship) who needs our help; nor about how we
should love him—by taking pity on him, being compassionate towards
his spiritual and corporal needs; and it is not just a matter of having the
right feelings towards him; we must do something, we must generously
serve him.
Christians, who are disciples of Christ, should share His love and com-
passion, never distancing themselves from others’ needs. One way to
express love for one’s neighbor is perform the “works of mercy”, which
get their name from the fact that they are not duties in justice. There are
fourteen such works, seven spiritual and seven corporal. The spiritua
are: To convert the sinner; To instruct the ignorant; To counsel the doubt-
ful; To comfort the sorrowful; To bear wrongs patiently; To forgive injuries;
To pray for the living and the dead. The corporal works are: To feed the
hungry; To give drink to the thirsty; To clothe the naked; To shelter the
homeless; To visit the sick; To visit the imprisoned; To bury the dead.
31-32. Very probably one reason why our Lord used this parable was to
correct one of the excesses of false piety common among His contem
poraries. According to the Law of Moses, contact with dead bodies in-
volved legal impurity, from which one was cleansed by various ablutions
(cf. Numbers 19:11-22; Leviticus 21:1-4, 11-12). These regulations were
not meant to prevent people from helping the injured; they were designed
for reasons of hygiene and respect for the dead. The aberration of the
priest and the Levite in this parable consisted in this: they did not know
for sure whether the man who had been assaulted was dead or not, and
hey preferred to apply a wrong interpretation of a secondary, ritualistic
precept of the Law rather than obey the more important commandment
of loving one’s neighbor and giving him whatever help one can.
Source: “The Navarre Bible: Text and Commentaries”.
Biblical text from the Revised Standard Version and New Vulgate.
Commentaries by members of the Faculty of Theology, University
of Navarre, Spain.
Vatican, Oct. 1, 2007 (CWNews.com) - The Vatican has announced the prayer intentions of Pope Benedict XVI (bio - news) for the month of October 2007.
The Holy Father's general prayer intention is: "That the Christians who are in minority situations may have the strength and courage to live their faith and persevere in bearing witness to it."
The Pope's missionary intention is: "That Missionary Day may be a propitious occasion for kindling an ever greater missionary awareness in every baptized person." ?
**I just became aware of this last month. Time to start praying with the Pope!**
Not that the Pope had monthly prayer intentions, but that they were posted on the web! LOL!
| First reading | Jonah 1:1 - 2:11 © |
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| The word of the Lord was addressed to Jonah son of Amittai: ‘Up!’ he said ‘Go to Nineveh, the great city, and inform them that their wickedness has become known to me.’ Jonah decided to run away from the Lord, and to go to Tarshish. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish; he paid his fare and went aboard, to go with them to Tarshish, to get away from the Lord. But the Lord unleashed a violent wind on the sea, and there was such a great storm at sea that the ship threatened to break up. The sailors took fright, and each of them called on his own god, and to lighten the ship they threw the cargo overboard. Jonah, however, had gone below and lain down in the hold and fallen fast asleep. The boatswain came upon him and said, ‘What do you mean by sleeping? Get up! Call on your god! Perhaps he will spare us a thought, and not leave us to die.’ Then they said to each other, ‘Come on, let us draw lots to find out who is responsible for bringing this evil on us’. So they cast lots, and the lot fell to Jonah. Then they said to him, ‘Tell us, what is your business? Where do you come from? What is your country? What is your nationality?’ He replied, ‘I am a Hebrew, and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land’. The sailors were seized with terror at this and said, ‘What have you done?’ They knew that he was trying to escape from the Lord, because he had told them so. They then said, ‘What are we to do with you, to make the sea grow calm for us?’ For the sea was growing rougher and rougher. He replied, ‘Take me and throw me into the sea, and then it will grow calm for you. For I can see it is my fault this violent storm has happened to you.’ The sailors rowed hard in an effort to reach the shore, but in vain, since the sea grew still rougher for them. They then called on the Lord and said, ‘O the Lord, do not let us perish for taking this man’s life; do not hold us guilty of innocent blood; for you, the Lord, have acted as you have thought right’. And taking hold of Jonah they threw him into the sea; and the sea grew calm again. At this the men were seized with dread of the Lord; they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows. The Lord had arranged that a great fish should be there to swallow Jonah; and Jonah remained in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights. The Lord spoke to the fish, which then vomited Jonah on to the shore. |
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| Psalm or canticle | Jonah 2:3 - 8 © |
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| Out of my distress I cried to the Lord and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried, and you have heard my voice. You cast me into the abyss, into the heart of the sea, and the flood surrounded me. All your waves, your billows, washed over me. And I said: I am cast out from your sight. How shall I ever look again on your holy Temple? While my soul was fainting within me, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came before you into your holy Temple. |
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| Gospel | Luke 10:25 - 37 © |
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| There was a lawyer who, to disconcert Jesus, stood up and said to him, ‘Master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ He said to him, ‘What is written in the Law? What do you read there?’ He replied, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbour as yourself’. ‘You have answered right,’ said Jesus ‘do this and life is yours.’ But the man was anxious to justify himself and said to Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’ Jesus replied, ‘A man was once on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of brigands; they took all he had, beat him and then made off, leaving him half dead. Now a priest happened to be travelling down the same road, but when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. In the same way a Levite who came to the place saw him, and passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan traveller who came upon him was moved with compassion when he saw him. He went up and bandaged his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them. He then lifted him on to his own mount, carried him to the inn and looked after him. Next day, he took out two denarii and handed them to the innkeeper. “Look after him,” he said “and on my way back I will make good any extra expense you have.” Which of these three, do you think, proved himself a neighbour to the man who fell into the brigands‘ hands?’ ‘The one who took pity on him’ he replied. Jesus said to him, ‘Go, and do the same yourself’. |
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John Paul II Makes a Rosary Appeal [Our Lady of the Rosary]
October: Month of the Holy Rosary
Archbishop Sheen Today! -- Praying the Rosary
THE ORIGIN OF THE ROSARY _______________________________ Tradition has long connected Saint Dominic and his Order with the preaching of the Rosary. Dominic’s followers have been called the “Friars of Mary.” The fifteen-decade Rosary adorns their habit with the frequent reminder that they are united to the Son of God in the living presence of our Blessed Mother.
Alleluia, alleluia!!
:)
Amen!
So, reading today’s gospel, If I see a Wealthy Liberal Democrat lying bleeding in the street from a gunshot wound it’s wrong for me to do what would otherwise come naturally to me or any right minded American, i.e. sit and enjoy the sight? Jesus didn’t intend the concept of “neighbor” to extend to Wealthy Liberal Democrats. He couldn’t have intended to extend that concept to those who knowingly and willingly promote the murder by beheading and dismemberment of unborn children.
O God, come to my aid.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen. Alleluia.
A suitable hymn may be inserted at this point.
| Psalm 49 (50) |
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| True reverence for the Lord |
| The Lord, the God of gods has spoken; he has summoned the whole earth, from east to west. God has shone forth from Sion in her great beauty. Our God will come, and he will not be silent. Before him, a devouring fire; around him, a tempest rages. He will call upon the heavens above, and on the earth, to judge his people. “Bring together before me my chosen ones, who have sealed my covenant with sacrifice”. The heavens will proclaim his justice; for God is the true judge. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. |
| Psalm 49 (50) |
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| Listen, my people, and I will speak; Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God. I will not reproach you with your sacrifices, for your burnt offerings are always before me. But I will not accept calves from your houses, nor goats from your flocks. For all the beasts of the forests are mine, and in the hills, a thousand animals. All the birds of the air – I know them. Whatever moves in the fields – it is mine. If I am hungry, I will not tell you; for the whole world is mine, and all that is in it. Am I to eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? Offer a sacrifice to God – a sacrifice of praise; to the Most High, fulfil your vows. Then you may call upon me in the time of trouble: I will rescue you, and you will honour me. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. |
| Psalm 49 (50) |
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| To the sinner, God has said this: Why do you recite my statutes? Why do you dare to speak my covenant? For you hate what I teach you, and reject what I tell you. The moment you saw a thief, you joined him; you threw in your lot with adulterers. You spoke evil with your mouth, and your tongue made plans to deceive. Solemnly seated, you denounced your own brother; you poured forth hatred against your own mother’s son. All this you did, and I was silent; so you thought that I was just like you. But I will reprove you – I will confront you with all you have done. Understand this, you who forget God; lest I tear you apart, with no-one there to save you. Whoever offers up a sacrifice of praise gives me true honour; whoever follows a sinless path in life will be shown the salvation of God. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. |
| Reading | 1 Timothy 2:1 - 15 © |
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| My advice is that, first of all, there should be prayers offered for everyone – petitions, intercessions and thanksgiving – and especially for kings and others in authority, so that we may be able to live religious and reverent lives in peace and quiet. To do this is right, and will please God our saviour: he wants everyone to be saved and reach full knowledge of the truth. For there is only one God, and there is only one mediator between God and mankind, himself a man, Christ Jesus, who sacrificed himself as a ransom for them all. He is the evidence of this, sent at the appointed time, and I have been named a herald and apostle of it and – I am telling the truth and no lie – a teacher of the faith and the truth to the pagans. In every place, then, I want the men to lift their hands up reverently in prayer, with no anger or argument. Similarly, I direct that women are to wear suitable clothes and to be dressed quietly and modestly, without braided hair or gold and jewellery or expensive clothes; their adornment is to do the sort of good works that are proper for women who profess to be religious. During instruction, a woman should be quiet and respectful. I am not giving permission for a woman to teach or to tell a man what to do. A woman ought not to speak, because Adam was formed first and Eve afterwards, and it was not Adam who was led astray but the woman who was led astray and fell into sin. Nevertheless, she will be saved by childbearing, provided she lives a modest life and is constant in faith and love and holiness. |
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| Reading | St Ambrose on Cain and Abel |
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| Above all, we should pray for the whole body of the Church | |
| Offer to God a sacrifice of praise and pay your vows to the Most High. To praise God is both to make your vow and to fulfil it. That is why the Samaritan in the story is placed above his companions: with nine other lepers he was cured of his leprosy by the command of the Lord, but he alone came back to Christ, praised the greatness of God and gave thanks. Jesus said of him: There was none of these who returned and thanked God, except this foreigner. And he said to him: Rise up and go on your way, for your faith has made you whole. The Lord Jesus also taught you about the goodness of the Father, who knows how to give good things: and so you should ask for good things from the One who is good. Jesus told us to pray urgently and often, so that our prayers should not be long and tedious but short, earnest and frequent. Long elaborate prayers overflow with pointless phrases, and long gaps between prayers eventually stretch out into complete neglect. Next he advises that when you ask forgiveness for yourself then you must take special care to grant it also to others. In that way your action can add its voice to yours as you pray. The apostle also teaches that when you pray you must be free from anger and from disagreement with anyone, so that your prayer is not disturbed or broken into. The apostle teaches us to pray anywhere, while the Saviour says Go into your room – but you must understand that this “room” is not the room with four walls that confines your body when you are in it, but the secret space within you in which your thoughts are enclosed and where your sensations arrive. That is your prayer-room, always with you wherever you are, always secret wherever you are, with your only witness being God. Above all, you must pray for the whole people: that is, for the whole body, for every part of your mother the Church, whose distinguishing feature is mutual love. If you ask for something for yourself then you will be praying for yourself only – and you must remember that more grace comes to one who prays for others than to any ordinary sinner. If each person prays for all people, then all people are effectively praying for each. In conclusion, if you ask for something for yourself alone, you will be the only one asking for it; but if you ask for benefits for all, all in their turn will be asking for them for you. For you are in fact one of the “all”. Thus it is a great reward, as each person’s prayers acquire the weight of the prayers of everyone. There is nothing presumptuous about thinking like this: on the contrary, it is a sign of greater humility and more abundant fruitfulness. |
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| Almighty and ever-living God, your generosity exceeds what we deserve and even what we ask for in prayer. Pour out your compassion on us: forgive whatever is weighing on our consciences, and grant us gifts that we would not even dare to pray for. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen. |
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October is Respect Life Month, and yesterday was Respect Life Sunday. What a day for Speaker Pelosi to appear on TV - Fox News Sunday - and to tell Chris Wallace that she prays “all the time!” “for the children!” All I could think of was wondering what kind of praying she does for all the aborted babies in the US every year.
| Lk 10:25-37 | ||
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| 25 | And behold a certain lawyer stood up, tempting him and saying, Master, what must I do to possess eternal life? | et ecce quidam legis peritus surrexit temptans illum et dicens magister quid faciendo vitam aeternam possidebo |
| 26 | But he said to him: What is written in the law? How readest thou? | at ille dixit ad eum in lege quid scriptum est quomodo legis |
| 27 | He answering, said: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with all thy strength and with all thy mind: and thy neighbour as thyself. | ille respondens dixit diliges Dominum Deum tuum ex toto corde tuo et ex tota anima tua et ex omnibus viribus tuis et ex omni mente tua et proximum tuum sicut te ipsum |
| 28 | And he said to him: Thou hast answered right. This do: and thou shalt live. | dixitque illi recte respondisti hoc fac et vives |
| 29 | But he willing to justify himself, said to Jesus: And who is my neighbour? | ille autem volens iustificare se ipsum dixit ad Iesum et quis est meus proximus |
| 30 | And Jesus answering, said: A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among robbers, who also stripped him and having wounded him went away, leaving him half dead. | suscipiens autem Iesus dixit homo quidam descendebat ab Hierusalem in Hiericho et incidit in latrones qui etiam despoliaverunt eum et plagis inpositis abierunt semivivo relicto |
| 31 | And it chanced, that a certain priest went down the same way: and seeing him, passed by. | accidit autem ut sacerdos quidam descenderet eadem via et viso illo praeterivit |
| 32 | In like manner also a Levite, when he was near the place and saw him, passed by. | similiter et Levita cum esset secus locum et videret eum pertransiit |
| 33 | But a certain Samaritan, being on his journey, came near him: and seeing him, was moved with compassion: | Samaritanus autem quidam iter faciens venit secus eum et videns eum misericordia motus est |
| 34 | And going up to him, bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine: and setting him upon his own beast, brought him to an inn and took care of him. | et adpropians alligavit vulnera eius infundens oleum et vinum et inponens illum in iumentum suum duxit in stabulum et curam eius egit |
| 35 | And the next day he took out two pence and gave to the host and said: Take care of him; and whatsoever thou shalt spend over and above, I, at my return, will repay thee. | et altera die protulit duos denarios et dedit stabulario et ait curam illius habe et quodcumque supererogaveris ego cum rediero reddam tibi |
| 36 | Which of these three, in thy opinion, was neighbour to him that fell among the robbers? | quis horum trium videtur tibi proximus fuisse illi qui incidit in latrones |
| 37 | But he said: He that shewed mercy to him. And Jesus said to him: Go, and do thou in like manner. | at ille dixit qui fecit misericordiam in illum et ait illi Iesus vade et tu fac similiter |
**All I could think of was wondering what kind of praying she does for all the aborted babies in the US every year.**
I would venture a guess that she is too self-centered to even think about aborted children killed in Planned Parenthood killing houses.
Pray to shut them down. An interesting thing happened this last week. Our local PP closed down early two days because they had no clients. We are doing the 40 Days for Life, 24/7 prayer in front of their pile of bricks. (I wish that’s what it was — a pile of bricks!)
The commentary for the Communion Service today (Monday is our priest’s day off.) was that we are the person in the ditch wounded by the people of the world, and that Christ is the Good Samaritan, stooping to touch us, pour oil and wine into our wounds and take us to an Inn (the Church) until the Second Coming of our Lord.
Much like the painting you posted.
The commentary for the Communion Service today (Monday is our priest’s day off.) was that we are the person in the ditch wounded by the people of the world, and that Christ is the Good Samaritan, stooping to touch us, pour oil and wine into our wounds and take us to an Inn (the Church) until the Second Coming of our Lord.
Much like the painting you posted.
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