Church teacher. Born 25/3/1347 and died Rome 29/4/1380
One of the most famous mystics. Patroness of Europe.
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 this joy by opening his heart
to the healing effect of God’s word.
Available every day.
CONSIDERATION
Deep down, eternal God, you are a fire that always burns and never runs out. Thou art the fire that consumes every self-love of the soul. Thou art the fire that takest away every cold, and Thou dost enlighten the spirits with thy light, with that light wherewith Thou hast made me know thy truth. Lord, You call me to come to You, and I come to You, certainly not on account of my merits, but only thanks to Your mercy.’
(Catherine of Siena, Dialogue on Divine Providence)
FIRST READING 1 Jn 1:5-2:2
The blood of Christ cleanses us from all sin.
From the First Letter of the Holy Apostle John
My friends,
This is the message which we have heard from Christ
and pass on to you:
God is light,
and in Him there is no trace of darkness.
If we claim to be partakers of his life
while our ways are dark
we lie in word and in deed.
But if we walk in the light
– as He Himself is in the light –
then we have part in each other’s lives,
while the blood of his Son Jesus cleanses us from all sin.
If we claim to be without sin
we deceive ourselves
and the truth does not dwell in us.
If we confess our sins,
He is so faithful and merciful
that He forgives our sins
and cleanses us from all evil.
But if we say that we have not committed any sin
we make Him a liar ;
then his Word does not dwell in us.
Children,
I write to you
with the intention that you should not sin.
But even if someone were to sin :
we have an advocate with the Father,
Jesus Christ,
who is completely without sin,
who makes up for all our sins
and not only ours but of the whole world.
INTERLUDIUM Ps. 103(102), 1-2, 3-4, 8-9, 13-14, 17-18a
Glorify, my soul, the Lord.
Glorify, my soul, the Lord,
his Holy Name from the depths of thy being!
Glorify, my soul, the Lord,
forget not his benefits!
It is he who forgives you your debts,
He who heals you of your infirmities.
It is he who saves you from destruction,
who surrounds you with his favour and mercy.
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
forgiving and clement.
He does not keep reproaching you,
He is not wroth forever.
As much as a father loves his children,
the Lord loves his servants.
He knows from what He made man,
He remembers that we are but dust.
But God’s mercy endures forever and ever,
He is just to one generation after another,
for all who faithfully keep his covenant.
GOSPEL Mt 11, 25-30
These things thou hast hidden
from the wise and prudent,
but revealed them to children.
From the holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
Matthew
At that time Jesus said :
“I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
because Thou hast hidden these things
from the wise and prudent
but have revealed them to children.
“Yes, Father, so it has pleased You.
“Everything has been given into My Father’s hands.
“No one knows the Son except the Father,
and no one knows the Father except the Son
and he to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.
“Come unto me all ye
who are weary and burdened
and I will give you rest and relief.
“Take my yoke upon your shoulders and learn from me:
I am gentle and humble of heart;
and you will find rest for your souls,
for my yoke is soft and my burden is light.”
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Laudato Si
Encyclic of
POPE FRANCIS
On Care of the Common Home
154. Human ecology also involves something very deep: the necessary relationship of human life to the moral law written in its own nature, an indispensable relationship in order to create a more dignified environment. Pope Benedict stated that there is “an ecology of man” because “man too has a nature that must be respected and cannot be manipulated at will”. Along these lines, one must recognise that our bodies place us in a direct relationship with the environment and other living beings. Accepting one’s own body as a gift from God is necessary to accept and accept the whole world as a gift from the Father and common home; by contrast, a logic of rule over one’s own body turns into a sometimes subtle logic of rule over creation. Learning to accept one’s own body, care for it and respect its meanings is essential for a true human ecology. Similarly, accepting one’s own body in being a woman or a man is necessary to be able to recognise oneself in the other who is different. Thus, it is possible to joyfully accept the specific gift of the other, male or female, as the work of God the Creator, and enrich each other. Therefore, an attitude that pretends to “eliminate sexual difference because one can no longer compare oneself to oneself” is not healthy.
To be continued
The Bible text in this edition is taken from The New Translation of the Bible,
©Nederlands Bijbelgenootschap 2004/2007.
Recitals from Liturgical suggestions for the weekdays and Sundays
Laudato Si Official English translation
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