Dear Brothers and Sisters,
So sorry, but once more I neglected to post yesterday. I did post today's but somehow I missed yesterday's posting. Here it is now, with my apologies.
Again, we listen to the beautiful Letter of St. John the Beloved Disciple and are blessed by God’s Holy Words given to him, and also the Words of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. May God open the ears of our hearts, to Listen to what He is saying to us today. Mary, Mother of the Word, pray for us to listen as you did, that we may hear God’s Truth and do the Truth we hear as you did on this earth. Mother and Model for the Church, pray for us.
Come Holy Spirit, Fill the Hearts of Your Faithful; kindle in us the Fire of Your Love, Send forth Your Spirit – Fill us as you filled Mary with Jesus Who Promised you would bring us into the Fullness of Truth. Enable us to listen as Mary did to all Jesus said and did, that like her we may live the Truth we hear from Him. St. Andre Bessette and all the Saints pray for us. Mary Mother of the Church and St. Joseph to whom St. Andre had special devotion, pray for us. Amen.
So sorry, but once more I neglected to post yesterday. I did post today's but somehow I missed yesterday's posting. Here it is now, with my apologies.
Again, we listen to the beautiful Letter of St. John the Beloved Disciple and are blessed by God’s Holy Words given to him, and also the Words of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. May God open the ears of our hearts, to Listen to what He is saying to us today. Mary, Mother of the Word, pray for us to listen as you did, that we may hear God’s Truth and do the Truth we hear as you did on this earth. Mother and Model for the Church, pray for us.
Reading I - (1 Jn 4:19–5:4)
Beloved, we love God because He first loved us. If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love a brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. This is the commandment we have from Him: Whoever loves God must also love his brother. Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is begotten by God, and everyone who loves the Father loves also the one begotten by Him. In this way we know that we love the children of God when we love God and obey His commandments. For the love of God is this, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome, for whoever is begotten by God conquers the world. And the victory that conquers the world is our faith.
Alleluia (Lk 4:18) - “The Lord has sent Me to bring glad tidings to the poor and to proclaim liberty to captives.”
Gospel (Lk 4:14-22)
Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news of Him spread throughout the whole region. He taught in their synagogues and was praised by all. He came to Nazareth, where He had grown up, and went according to His custom into the synagogue on the sabbath day. He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written: The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord. Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at Him. He said to them, “Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.” And all spoke highly of Him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from His mouth.
Today is also the optional Memorial of St. Andre-Bessette of Canada see (St. Andre Bessette - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online).
Come Holy Spirit, Fill the Hearts of Your Faithful; kindle in us the Fire of Your Love, Send forth Your Spirit – Fill us as you filled Mary with Jesus Who Promised you would bring us into the Fullness of Truth. Enable us to listen as Mary did to all Jesus said and did, that like her we may live the Truth we hear from Him. St. Andre Bessette and all the Saints pray for us. Mary Mother of the Church and St. Joseph to whom St. Andre had special devotion, pray for us. Amen.
