Year of Saint Joseph
Year of the Family "Amoris Laetitia The Joy of Love"
Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 7:62-70
Mass: 2 Cor 3:15-4:1, 3-6; Resp Ps 85; Mt 5:20-26
The glory of the Lord will dwell in our land.
JESUS, OUR WAY AND OUR LIFE,
HAVE MERCY ON US.
Jesus is pretty clear in today's Gospel. Our Lord said to His disciples, He says to us: Whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgement ... (Mt 5:22). Does someone have something against you? Then reconcile. Make haste and settle with your opponent (Mt 5:23-25). Or, as our holy father Saint Benedict tells us: "Pray for your enemies out of love for Christ. If you have a dispute with someone, make peace with him before the sun goes down" (RB 4:72-73), especially important if you want to have a good night's sleep. A couple other heavy hitter saints have this to say:
No one heals himself by wounding another.
(Saint Ambrose, 340-397)
Pardon one another so that later on you will not remember the injury. The recollection of an injury is in itself wrong. It adds to our anger, nurtures our sin and hates what is good. It is a rusty arrow and poison for the soul. It puts all virtue to flight.
(Saint Francis de Paola, 1416-1507)
SAINT JOSEPH, MOST FAITHFUL,
PRAY FOR US.
Today's photo: Let light shine out of darkness.
© Gertrude Feick 2021
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