Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 31:1-12 Qualifications of the Monastery Cellarer
Mass: Gn 12:1-4a; Resp Ps 33; 2 Tm 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-
OF YOU MY HEART HAS SPOKEN: SEEK HIS FACE. IT IS YOUR FACE, O LORD, THAT I SEEK; HIDE NOT YOUR FACE FROM ME.
(Entrance Antiphon, Mass)
Someone recently told me that he prayed for me. His prayer is that I do whatever the Lord asks of me as I live out my vocation in this particular place. Recalling that heart-warming gesture, today's transfigured Word encourages me, encourages us all, in this way: Rise, and do not be afraid (Mt 17:7). "Bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God" (2 Tm 1:8b), "for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self control" (2 Tm 1:6). May all of us then, united in the faith and courage of Abraham, in prayer, and the love of Christ Jesus, heed the Father's voice: This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him (Mt 17:5).
THE LORD SAID TO ABRAM:
GO FORTH FROM THE LAND OF YOUR KINSFOLK AND FROM YOUR FATHER'S HOUSE TO A LAND THAT I WILL SHOW YOU.
(Gn 12:1)
SAINT JOHN OF GOD,
PRAY FOR US.
Today's photo: These beauties can be found at City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, Ukiah, CA.
© Gertrude Feick 2020
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