Apostle of the North.
Founded the first church in Sweden and the first school in Denmark.
Patron saint of Scandinavia.
Lived from 801-865.
Invitation
May I hereby draw your attention to
the daily reading of the Gospel?
This invitation wants to share with You the joy
of the Gospel. Everyone, no one excepted,
can experience that joy by opening their hearts
to the healing power of God’s word.
Available every day.
Consideration
We are given detached exhortations for a Christian life in community. Again, the O.T. plays a big role. Consider the allusion to Abraham and his visitors. Think of the allusion to psalm 118.6. Rightly, we get in response an analogous psalm 27 that expresses the same thing: The Lord is my light and my guide. Whom should I fear. The Lord is the brace of my life. Whom should I fear?
FIRST READING Hebrews 13, 1-8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday,
today and for ever.
From the letter to the Hebrews
Brothers and sisters,
Brotherly love
is among the things that must always remain.
And do not forget hospitality ;
because of that
some welcomed angels without knowing it.
Think of those who are imprisoned
as though you were with them in prison,
and those who are mistreated,
for you too have a body.
Marriage is a precious thing;
let us all honour it and respect fidelity.
God’s judgement will come upon fornicators and adulterers.
Do not live only for money,
be content with what thou hast.
God himself has said :
“I will not leave you alone,
I will never forsake you.”
Therefore, we can say with confidence :
The Lord is my Helper I have nothing to fear.
What can a human being do to me?
Remember your leaders
who first proclaimed the word of God to you.
Remember their lives and the outcome of their lives;
take an example from their faith.
Jesus Christ is the same
yesterday, today and for ever.
INTERLUDIUM PS. 27(26), 1, 3, 5, 8b-9abc
The Lord is my light and my guide.
The Lord is my light and my guide,
whom should I fear;
The Lord is the brace of my life,
whom should I fear?
Though evildoers stand in battle order before me,
I am not afraid,
though they make war with me,
yet I remain confident.
In evil days the Lord gives me shelter,
He keeps me hidden inside his abode.
Your face, Lord, I seek to see,
will not hide your face from me,
reject me, thy servant, not in thy wrath.
For Thou art my helper, therefore do not drive me away.
ALLELUIA JoH. 14, 5
Alleluia.
I am the way, the truth and the life, says the Lord :
no one comes to the Father except through Me.
Alleluia.
GOSPEL Mk. 6, 14-29
Herod said : It is John, whom I have beheaded,
who is risen.
From the holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
Mark
When King Herod heard about Jesus ,
for his name had become known,
he said
“John the Baptist has risen from the dead
and therefore those miracle powers work in him.”
But others said :
“It is Elijah”,
and still others :
“He is a prophet like the other prophets”.
But when Herod heard all this he said :
“Nay it is John, whom I beheaded ,
who is risen.”
For Herod himself had had John seized
and put him in chains in prison for the sake of Herodias,
the wife of his brother Philip,
for he had taken her to wife.
After all, John had said to Herod :
“It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
Herodias was therefore grudged on him and wanted to kill him,
but she had no chance
for Herod was in awe of John.
He knew he was a righteous and holy man
and took him into his protection.
Whenever he had heard him he was conflicted
yet he gladly listened to him.
An auspicious day came, however,
when Herod, on his birthday
set up a meal for his dignitaries,
his chief officers and the distinguished people of Galilee.
The daughter of Herodias performed a dance
and she pleased to Herod and his tablemates.
The king said to the girl :
“Ask me what you want and I will give it to you.”
And he confirmed her with an oath :
“Whatever you ask me, I will give it to you
even if it is half my kingdom.”
She went out and asked her mother :
“What should I ask for?”
The latter replied :
“The head of John the Baptist.”
She rushed inside to the king
and told him her desire :
“I want
that you put me immediately
on a platter
the head of John the Baptist.”
This made the king suffer,
but to keep his oath and also because of his tablemates
he did not want to reject her.
Immediately, therefore, the king sent a bodyguard
and ordered him to bring the head of John.
The man went and beheaded him in prison.
He brought the head on a platter and gave it to the girl;
the girl gave it again to her mother.
When his disciples heard about it
they came and took his corpse and laid it in a tomb.
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Laudato Si
Encyclic of
POPE FRANCIS
On the care of the common home
70. In the story of Cain and Abel, we see that jealousy led Cain to commit the utmost iniquity against his brother. This in turn caused a rift in the relationship between Cain and God and between Cain and the land from which he was exiled. This passage is summed up in the dramatic conversation between God and Cain. God asks, “Where is your brother Abel?” Cain says he does not know, and God insists: “What hast thou done? Hear, the blood of thy brother cries out to me from the ground! Therefore thou shalt be cursed, banished from (this) ground” (Gen 4:9-11) . Neglecting the obligation to nurture and maintain a right relationship with one’s neighbour, towards whom I have a duty of care and protection, destroys my inner relationship with myself, with others, with God and with the earth. When all these relationships are neglected, when righteousness no longer dwells on the earth, then, the Bible tells us, all life is in danger. This is what the story of Noah teaches us, when God threatens to wipe out humanity for its persistent inability to live in accordance with the demands of justice and peace: “The days of men are numbered, for they are to blame for the earth being full of acts of violence” (Gen 6:13) . These so ancient stories, rich in deep symbolism, already contained a conviction felt today: that everything is interrelated and that an authentic concern for our lives themselves and our relations with nature cannot be separated from brotherhood, justice and fidelity towards others.
To be continued
The Bible text in this publication is taken from The New Bible Translation,
©Dutch Bible Society 2004/2007.
Considerations from Liturgical suggestions for weekdays and Sundays
Laudato Si Official English translation
_____________________________________________________________________
H. Blasius is the patron saint of those suffering from throat disorders.
Died probably circa 316 . He is said to have been Bishop of the Armenian city of Sebaste.
Apostle of the North.
Founded the first church in Sweden and the first school in Denmark.
Patron saint of Scandinavia.
Lived from 801-865.
Invitation
May I hereby draw your attention to
the daily reading of the Gospel?
This invitation wants to share with You the joy
of the Gospel. Everyone, no one excepted,
can experience that joy by opening their hearts
to the healing power of God’s word.
Available every day.
Consideration
We are given detached exhortations for a Christian life in community. Again, the O.T. plays a big role. Consider the allusion to Abraham and his visitors. Think of the allusion to psalm 118.6. Rightly, we get in response an analogous psalm 27 that expresses the same thing: The Lord is my light and my guide. Whom should I fear. The Lord is the brace of my life. Whom should I fear?
FIRST READING Hebrews 13, 1-8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday,
today and for ever.
From the letter to the Hebrews
Brothers and sisters,
Brotherly love
is among the things that must always remain.
And do not forget hospitality ;
because of that
some welcomed angels without knowing it.
Think of those who are imprisoned
as though you were with them in prison,
and those who are mistreated,
for you too have a body.
Marriage is a precious thing;
let us all honour it and respect fidelity.
God’s judgement will come upon fornicators and adulterers.
Do not live only for money,
be content with what thou hast.
God himself has said :
“I will not leave you alone,
I will never forsake you.”
Therefore, we can say with confidence :
The Lord is my Helper I have nothing to fear.
What can a human being do to me?
Remember your leaders
who first proclaimed the word of God to you.
Remember their lives and the outcome of their lives;
take an example from their faith.
Jesus Christ is the same
yesterday, today and for ever.
INTERLUDIUM PS. 27(26), 1, 3, 5, 8b-9abc
The Lord is my light and my guide.
The Lord is my light and my guide,
whom should I fear;
The Lord is the brace of my life,
whom should I fear?
Though evildoers stand in battle order before me,
I am not afraid,
though they make war with me,
yet I remain confident.
In evil days the Lord gives me shelter,
He keeps me hidden inside his abode.
Your face, Lord, I seek to see,
will not hide your face from me,
reject me, thy servant, not in thy wrath.
For Thou art my helper, therefore do not drive me away.
ALLELUIA JoH. 14, 5
Alleluia.
I am the way, the truth and the life, says the Lord :
no one comes to the Father except through Me.
Alleluia.
GOSPEL Mk. 6, 14-29
Herod said : It is John, whom I have beheaded,
who is risen.
From the holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
Mark
When King Herod heard about Jesus ,
for his name had become known,
he said
“John the Baptist has risen from the dead
and therefore those miracle powers work in him.”
But others said :
“It is Elijah”,
and still others :
“He is a prophet like the other prophets”.
But when Herod heard all this he said :
“Nay it is John, whom I beheaded ,
who is risen.”
For Herod himself had had John seized
and put him in chains in prison for the sake of Herodias,
the wife of his brother Philip,
for he had taken her to wife.
After all, John had said to Herod :
“It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
Herodias was therefore grudged on him and wanted to kill him,
but she had no chance
for Herod was in awe of John.
He knew he was a righteous and holy man
and took him into his protection.
Whenever he had heard him he was conflicted
yet he gladly listened to him.
An auspicious day came, however,
when Herod, on his birthday
set up a meal for his dignitaries,
his chief officers and the distinguished people of Galilee.
The daughter of Herodias performed a dance
and she pleased to Herod and his tablemates.
The king said to the girl :
“Ask me what you want and I will give it to you.”
And he confirmed her with an oath :
“Whatever you ask me, I will give it to you
even if it is half my kingdom.”
She went out and asked her mother :
“What should I ask for?”
The latter replied :
“The head of John the Baptist.”
She rushed inside to the king
and told him her desire :
“I want
that you put me immediately
on a platter
the head of John the Baptist.”
This made the king suffer,
but to keep his oath and also because of his tablemates
he did not want to reject her.
Immediately, therefore, the king sent a bodyguard
and ordered him to bring the head of John.
The man went and beheaded him in prison.
He brought the head on a platter and gave it to the girl;
the girl gave it again to her mother.
When his disciples heard about it
they came and took his corpse and laid it in a tomb.
______________________________________________________________________-
Laudato Si
Encyclic of
POPE FRANCIS
On the care of the common home
70. In the story of Cain and Abel, we see that jealousy led Cain to commit the utmost iniquity against his brother. This in turn caused a rift in the relationship between Cain and God and between Cain and the land from which he was exiled. This passage is summed up in the dramatic conversation between God and Cain. God asks, “Where is your brother Abel?” Cain says he does not know, and God insists: “What hast thou done? Hear, the blood of thy brother cries out to me from the ground! Therefore thou shalt be cursed, banished from (this) ground” (Gen 4:9-11) . Neglecting the obligation to nurture and maintain a right relationship with one’s neighbour, towards whom I have a duty of care and protection, destroys my inner relationship with myself, with others, with God and with the earth. When all these relationships are neglected, when righteousness no longer dwells on the earth, then, the Bible tells us, all life is in danger. This is what the story of Noah teaches us, when God threatens to wipe out humanity for its persistent inability to live in accordance with the demands of justice and peace: “The days of men are numbered, for they are to blame for the earth being full of acts of violence” (Gen 6:13) . These so ancient stories, rich in deep symbolism, already contained a conviction felt today: that everything is interrelated and that an authentic concern for our lives themselves and our relations with nature cannot be separated from brotherhood, justice and fidelity towards others.
To be continued
The Bible text in this publication is taken from The New Bible Translation,
©Dutch Bible Society 2004/2007.
Considerations from Liturgical suggestions for weekdays and Sundays
Laudato Si Official English translation
_____________________________________________________________________