Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 7:62-70
Mass: Gal 3:22-29; Resp Ps 105; Lk 11:27-29
Look to the Lord in His strength; seek to serve Him constantly.
In today's Gospel, Jesus says to the woman in the crowd: Blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it. For all of us, then, as we prepare to enter another week of the liturgical year, may we listen to God's voice, and harden not our hearts.
And as we end this Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time, we also conclude Saint Benedict's Chapter 7 on Humility. In order to help us listen to God's voice with open and soft hearts, and observe His voice, it may help to "control our tongues and remain silent, not speaking unless asked a question, for Scripture warns, In a flood of words you will not avoid sinning, and, A talkative man goes about aimlessly on earth (RB 7:56-58). And to "speak gently and without laughter, seriously and with becoming modesty, briefly and reasonably, without raising our voice, as it is written: 'A wise man is known by his few words'" (RB 7:60-61). Lord, help us.
MARY, SPIRITUAL VESSEL,
PRAY FOR US.
© Gertrude Feick 2020
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