Year of Saint Joseph
Other saints: Saint John Ogilvie (1579-1615)
Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 32 The Tools and Goods of the Monastery
Mass: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Resp Ps 147; Mt 5:17-19
He spreads snow like wool; frost He strews like ashes.
HEART OF JESUS, SUBSTANTIALLY UNITED TO THE WORD OF GOD,
HAVE MERCY ON US.
In light of today's Entrance Antiphon: Let my steps be guided by your promise; may evil never rule me; Verse before the Gospel: Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life; you have the words of everlasting life; and the Communion Antiphon: You will show me the path of life, the fullness of joy in your presence, O Lord, I turn to Pope Francis:
In this Lenten season, accepting and living the truth revealed in Christ means, first of all, opening our hearts to God's word, which the Church passes on from generation to generation. This truth is not an abstract concept reserved for a chosen intelligent few. Instead, it is a message that all of us can receive and understand thanks to the wisdom of a heart open to the grandeur of God, who loves us before we are even aware of it. Christ Himself is the truth. By taking on our humanity, even to its very limits, He has made Himself the way - demanding, yet open to all - that leads to the fullness of life.
(Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for Lent 2021, 1)
Open your heart to God's word today. What is Jesus saying to you? You can be certain of one thing He saying, that is, I love you.
SAINT JOHN OGILVIE,
SAINT JOSEPH,
PRAY FOR US.
Today's photo: Hail, hail, the gang's all here! I was told by our eldest, who has been here since the founding of Redwoods in 1962, that hail like yesterday's was a first ever for Redwoods.
© Gertrude Feick 2021
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