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Remain in me, as I remain in you, says the Lord;
whoever remains in me will bear much fruit. John 15:4
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Wednesday, Jun 23, 2021
Let’s make the world a better place
Today the United Nations celebrates Public Service Day to honor the public servants who selflessly work to promote the common good. Each of us, however, is called to make the world a better place through service. As Pope Francis says in Fratelli Tutti: Service means caring “for the vulnerable members of our families, our society, our people . . . Service always looks to their faces, touches their flesh, senses their closeness . . . and tries to help them." Whether as emergency responders, sanitation workers, public advocates, teachers, community volunteers, or whatever your vocation or profession may be, take the opportunity to recognize the humanity of the vulnerable and offer your help.
TODAY'S READINGS: Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Matthew 7:15-20. “So by their fruits you will know them.” #takefiveforfaith
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I am the light of the world, says the Lord;
whoever follows me will have the light of life. John 8:12
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Jesus was broken; he is broken for us. And he asks us to give ourselves, to break ourselves, as it were, for others. Breaking bread became the icon, the sign for recognizing Christ and Christians. We think of Emmaus: they knew him 'in the breaking of the bread'. We recall the first community of Jerusalem: 'They held steadfastly… to the breaking of the bread'. From the outset it is the Eucharist which becomes the centre and pattern of the life of the Church. But we think also of all the saints – famous or anonymous – who have 'broken' themselves, their own life, in order to 'give something to eat' to their brothers and sisters. How many mothers, how many fathers, together with the slices of bread they provide each day on the tables of their homes, have broken their hearts to let their children grow, and grow well! How many Christians, as responsible citizens, have broken their own lives to defend the dignity of all, especially the poorest, the marginalized and those discriminated! Where do they find the strength to do this? It is in the Eucharist: in the power of the Risen Lord’s love, who today too breaks bread for us and repeats: 'Do this in remembrance of me'. - Pope Francis
Monday, Jun 21, 2021
MEMORIAL OF ALOYSIUS GONZAGA, RELIGIOUS
Sometimes you have to swim upstream
Discerning one’s vocation can be tricky enough, but once you've figured out God’s call, you might encounter resistance from others in answering it. Saint Aloysius Gonzaga can relate. As an aristocrat in Renaissance Italy, he was expected to join decadent courtly life and have an accomplished military career. But even in his early teens, Aloysius was dismayed by the violence and licentiousness of his time. Deeply devout, he bucked family and societal expectations and sought a different path. He renounced his inheritance and became a Jesuit. When we encounter pressure to ignore God, may Aloysius help us all stay true.
TODAY'S READINGS: Genesis 12:1-9; Matthew 7:1-5 (371). “The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.”
Matthew 7:1-5
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Monday, Jun 21, 2021
MEMORIAL OF ALOYSIUS GONZAGA, RELIGIOUS
Sometimes you have to swim upstream
Discerning one’s vocation can be tricky enough, but once you've figured out God’s call, you might encounter resistance from others in answering it. Saint Aloysius Gonzaga can relate. As an aristocrat in Renaissance Italy, he was expected to join decadent courtly life and have an accomplished military career. But even in his early teens, Aloysius was dismayed by the violence and licentiousness of his time. Deeply devout, he bucked family and societal expectations and sought a different path. He renounced his inheritance and became a Jesuit. When we encounter pressure to ignore God, may Aloysius help us all stay true.
TODAY'S READINGS: Genesis 12:1-9; Matthew 7:1-5.
“The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.”
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Sunday, Jun 20, 2021
TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Heal the human family
Fathers are an unpredictable lot. Some are lovingly remembered as protective and dependable captains who sailed their families to calmer waters through every domestic storm. Others may be lamented as the source of many a squall themselves. We pray this day for both kinds of fathers: those who stayed and those who abandoned ship, the faithful and the faithless, the tender and the tyrant. The church teaches that our world can’t be whole until our families are healed. This Father’s Day, we pray especially for those who volunteer as benevolent father figures for children in need of one.
TODAY'S READINGS: Job 38:1, 8-11; 2 Corinthians 5:14-17; Mark 4:35-41. “[Jesus] woke up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Quiet! Be still!’ ” #takefiveforfaith
