Wednesday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time

Saint: Saint Aidan(-651); Saint Raymond Nonnatus (1204-1240)

Readings of the Day

Rule of Saint Benedict: Ch 73 This Rule Only a Beginning of Perfection

Mass: 1 Cor 3:1-9; Resp Ps 33; Lk 4:38-44 

From heaven the Lord looks down.

MARY, QUEEN OF PEACE,

HEART OF MARY, HOPE OF THE DYING,

PRAY FOR US.

We are God's co-workers; you are God's field, God's building.

(1 Cor 3:9)

It is powerful what Saint Paul writes to us in his First Letter to the Corinthians. We have a job to do. And in our Gospel for today, the crowds want Jesus to stay with them. He must be on His way, though, as He says: To the other towns also I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God, because for this purpose I was sent (Lk 4:43). Let us do our part then and build the Kingdom of God on earth. The Holy Father offers inspiration and encouragement.

If you want to live, if you want to enjoy life, remember that you are a creature, that you are not the criterion of good and evil, and that the choices you make will have a consequence, for others, and for the world; you can make the earth a magnificent garden or you can make it a desert of death.

(Pope Francis, Wednesday General Audience Catechesis, August 31, 2022)

United in faith and prayer, we keep going. The Lord is our help and our shield. 

SAINT AIDAN,

SAINT RAYMOND NONNATUS,

PRAY FOR US.

NB. This last day of August concludes our official devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. However, it is always helpful to turn to the Immaculate Heart of our Mother, Mary. 💖

Today's photo: Our soul waits for the Lord.

© Gertrude Feick 2022