Year of Saint Joseph (December 8, 2020-December 8, 2021)
Other saints: Pope Saint Damasus I (384); SS Fuscian and Victoricus, Martyrs (date unknown); Saint Daniel the Stylite (409-493); Bd Franco of Grotti (1211-1291); Bd Hugolino Magalotti (1373); BB Martin Lumberas and Melchior Sanchez, Martyrs (1632); Saint Maria Maravillas of Jesus (1891-1974)
Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 58:1-16 The Procedure for Receiving New Members
Mass: Is 48:17-19; Resp Ps 1; Mt 11:16-19
Those who follow you, Lord, will have the light of life.
SAINT JOSEPH, MOST STRONG,
PRAY FOR US.
The words from Saint Benedict and the Holy Rule for today and tomorrow come from Ch 58 on the reception of new members. Of utmost importance is whether the newcomer truly seeks God (RB 58:7). This is relevant to all believers, inside and outside the monastery, no matter our state in life. Do we truly seek God? We seek God by turning to Him and listening to what He is saying throughout the day, in peaceful situations and difficult ones too. As the Lord speaks to us through the Prophet Isaiah: I, the Lord, your God, teach you what is for your good, and lead you on the way you should go (Is 48:17). As we recall the Holy Father's December Prayer Intention, the heart of the Church's mission is prayer. We seek God; we turn to Him; we listen to Him in prayer. Pope Francis reminds us: "We can do many things, but without prayer, it does not work." Our hearts will be changed.
IF YOU HEARKEN TO MY COMMANDMENTS, YOUR PROSPERITY WOULD BE LIKE A RIVER, AND YOUR VINDICATION LIKE THE WAVES OF THE SEA.
(Is 48:18)
Today's photo: A kind sister pointed out this look of the light coming through the trees. God is praised.
© Gertrude Feick 2020
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