Year of Saint Joseph
Year of the Family "Amoris Laetitia The Joy of Love"
Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 39 The Proper Amount of Food
Mass: Jer 23:1-6; Resp Ps 23; Eph 2:13-18; Mk 6:30-34
The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
HEART OF JESUS, WHERE WE FIND REST,
HAVE MERCY ON US.
In today's Gospel, Jesus extends an invitation: Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while (Mk 6:31). Why not accept His invitation, even amidst your respective responsibilities and the demands others are placing upon you. A moment or two, here and there, with the Lord. After all, "He is our peace" (Eph 2:14). Behold, I stand at the door and knock, says the Lord. If anyone opens hears my voice and opens the door to me, I will enter his house and dine with him, and he with me (Communion Antiphon, Mass).
Jesus did not neglect the needs of the crowd, but each day, before anything else, he would withdraw in prayer, in silence, in intimacy with the Father. His tender invitation-rest a while-should accompany us. Let us beware, brothers and sisters, of efficiency, let us put a halt to the frantic running around dictated by our agendas. Let us learn how to take a break, to turn off the mobile phone, to contemplate nature, to regenerate ourselves in dialogue with God.
(Pope Francis, Angelus Address, July 18, 2021)
SAINT JOSEPH,
PRAY FOR US.
Today's photo: Encouraged by a reader who sent word that she enjoys the photos, I include yet another beauty. What about the color of this one? 😊
© Gertrude Feick 2021
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