Year of the Family "Amoris Laetitia The Joy of Love"
Readings of the Day
Rule of Saint Benedict: Ch 56 The Abbot's Table
Mass: Ezk 37:21-28; Resp Ps (Jer 31); Jn 11:45-56
Hear the word of the Lord, O nations.
MARY, QUEEN OF PEACE,
PRAY FOR US.
Christ was handed over, to gather into one the scattered children of God.
(Communion Antiphon, Mass)
In today's Gospel, Jesus leaves for the region near the desert. He remained there with His disciples (Jn 11:54). Jesus certainly spent the time in dialogue with His Father. Not my will, but yours be done. As we prepare for Palm Sunday of the Passion of our Lord and Holy Week, let us join Jesus and spend time in prayer. It may be good to keep the following words in mind, though, from Father Francis Mahieu, ocso (1912-2002): "Even when we recite a lot of prayers, we are not praying if we do our own will." Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed by Thy name ...Thy will be done ...
We must sacrifice ourselves to God, each day and in everything we do, accepting all that happens to us for the sake of the Word, imitating His passion by our sufferings, and honoring His blood by shedding our own. We must be ready to be crucified.
(From a homily by Saint Gregory of Nazianzen, bishop, in Office of Readings, Fifth Week of Lent, Saturday)
HEART OF JESUS, LOADED DOWN WITH OPPROBRIUM,
HAVE MERCY ON US.
Today's photo: From yesterday, around 6:30 p.m. God is praised.
© Gertrude Feick 2022
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