Saints: Saint John Eudes, Priest (1601-1680); Saint Ezekiel Moreno (1848-1906); Saint Oswin (-651)
Readings of the Day
Rule of Saint Benedict: Ch 63: 9-19 Community Rank
Mass: Ezk 37:1-14; Resp Ps 107; Mt 22:34-40
The Lord satisfied the longing soul.
MARY, QUEEN OF PEACE,
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY,
PRAY FOR US.
HEART OF JESUS, KING AND CENTER OF ALL HEARTS,
HAVE MERCY ON US.
Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!
I will bring spirit into you, that you may come to life. I will put sinews upon you, make flesh grow over you, cover you with skin, and put spirit in you so that you may come to life and know that I am the Lord.
(Ezk 37:4-6)
Dear Jesus, with your heart all-loving and lovable, a clean heart create for me, renew in me a steadfast spirit (Ps 51:12). Breathe life into our dry and weary bones, bring us to life so that we love you, the Lord, our God, with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our mind. And love our neighbor as ourselves (Mt 22:37-39/Rule of Saint Benedict, 4:1-2).
I ask you to consider that the Lord Jesus Christ is your true head and that you are a member of His body. All that is His is yours: heart, breath, body, soul and all His faculties. All of these you must use as if they belonged to you, so that in serving Him you may give Him praise, love and glory ...
You are one with Jesus as the body is one with the head. You must, then, have one breath with Him, one soul, one life, one will, one mind, one heart. And He must be your breath, heart, love, life, your all.
(From a treatise on the admirable Heart of Jesus by Saint John Eudes, priest, in Office of Readings, August 19)
SAINT JOHN EUDES,
SAINT EZEKIEL MORENO,
SAINT OSWIN,
PRAY FOR US.
Today's photo: This red Fuchsia flower from Saint Bernard Parish fits for Saint John Eudes, devoted as he was to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love, have mercy on us. Heart of Mary, pray for us.
© Gertrude Feick 2022
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