Saturday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

Year of Saint Joseph

Year of the Family "Amoris Laetitia The Joy of Love"

Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Saints: Saint Edith of Kemsing (961-984); Saint Stanislaw Kostka (1550-1568)

Readings of the Day

RB: Ch 4:1-21 The Tools for Good Works

Mass: 1 Tim 6:13-16; Resp Ps 100; Lk 8:4-15

Come with joy into the presence of the Lord.

MARY, SINGULAR VESSEL OF DEVOTION,

PRAY FOR US.

It's raining! Ok, it's drizzling. No matter, dew and rain, bless the Lord; praise and exalt Him above all forever. May the seed that is the Word of God fall on rich soil then and be watered by God's grace. May we hear and embrace the Word of God with a generous and good heart, so that we fully bear fruit through perseverance (Lk 8:15). And that is surely what it is asked of us when we put into action Saint Benedict's "Tools for Good Works" as put forth in Chapter 4 of the Rule of Saint Benedict. We begin today with the first 21 verses of one of the richest and most challenging chapters in the Holy Rule. Not surprisingly, it is one of my favorites, as so many of the chapters are. 

First of all, love the Lord God with your whole heart, your whole soul and all your strength, and love your neighbor as yourself ...

Your way of acting should be different from the world's way; the love of Christ must come before all else.

(RB 4:1-2, 20-21)

SAINT EDITH KEMSING,

SAINT STANISLAW KOSTKA,

SAINT JOSEPH,

PRAY FOR US.

Today's photo: With a little time on my hands yesterday morning, I had space to get to our garden for a few photos. For the next several days, you will see some of our delights. The garden is not finished yet. Roses bless the Lord!

© Gertrude Feick 2021