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
Greeks demand visions and miracles, signs as with the other apostles. With Paul, they lack these. Paul, however, has other criteria. But if they still demand signs and visions, he can speak about them. Finally, he puts these extraordinary things into perspective, even for himself. about a vision he received, he could not tell anything. Even his health often lets him down. And even though he asks for healing (for a miracle – a sign): he too has to do without. Because living in God’s grace is enough for him. Rather he will glory in his weakness, than in revelations and miracles.
FIRST READING 2 Cor. 12, 1-10
I will rather glory in my weaknesses of all things.
From the holy apostle Paul’s second letter to the Christians of Corinth
Brothers and sisters,
Is there any need to praise?
It does not serve any purpose,
but now I come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
I know a man in Christ, who fourteen years ago,
in the body or out of the body
-i don’t know, God knows –
who was snatched away to the third heaven.
of that man I know that he,
with the body or without the body
-i don’t know, God knows –
that he was snatched away to paradise
and heard unspeakable words that no man should utter.
To such a person I want to glory.
For myself, I only want to glory in my weaknesses.
Would I really want to boast then I would not be a fool ;
after all, I would be telling the truth.
But I refrain from that ;
i don’t want anyone to attribute to me more
than what he can see or hear from me.
Also, there is
– for otherwise these extraordinary revelations might
might make me conceited –
also there is a thorn stuck in my flesh,
like a messenger from Satan to whip me.
Up to three times I have cried out to the Lord
that he would depart from me.
But the Lord answered me :
“You have enough of my grace.
“Strength becomes perfect precisely in weakness.”
So I will glory in my weaknesses most of all.
Then Christ’s strength will dwell in me.
Therefore, for Christ’s sake I gladly suffer
weakness, reproach, distress, persecution and distress.
For when I am weak,
then I am strong.
INTERLUDIUM Ps. 34(33), 8-9, 10-11, 12-13
Observe and notice how gracious the Lord is.
The angel of God puts a bulwark around them,
to protect every one who fears God.
Take heed and notice how gracious the Lord is,
happy is he who seeks salvation with Him.
Reverence the Lord, ye who are consecrated to Him,
for he who honours Him never suffers want.
The rich have become poor and needy,
who go to the Lord never lack anything.
Come, children, listen to what I say to you ;
i teach you to fear the Lord.
Who is there with you who loves life
and desires days of prosperity ?
ALLELUIA John 17, 17b a
Alleluia.
Your word is truth, Lord,
consecrate us to You in truth.
Alleluia.
GOSPEL Mt 6:24-34
Do not worry about tomorrow’s day.
From the holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
Matthew
At that time, Jesus said to his disciples :
“No one can serve two masters :
he shall hate the one and love the other ,
or love the one and despise the other.
“You cannot serve God AND mammon.
“Therefore I say to you :
Be not anxious for thy life,
what thou shalt eat or what thou shalt drink,
nor for thy body,
what thou shalt put on.
“Is not life more than food
and the body no more than the clothing?
“Observe the birds in the sky :
they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns,
but your heavenly Father feeds them.
“Are you not then much more than they?
“Besides, which of you is able
with all his worries add one cubit to his life’s journey?
“And what dost thou worry about clothing?
“Look at the lilies in the field : how they grow.
“They neither labour nor spin.
“Yet I say unto thee :
Even Solomon in all his splendour
was not clothed like one of them.
“Now if God were the field crop ,
which stands there today
and thrown into the furnace tomorrow
dresses it like that ,
how much more than you, little believers ?
“So do not worry about the question :
what shall we eat
or what shall we drink
or what shall we wear?
“For all these the heathen pursue.
“Your heavenly Father knows well that ye need all these things.
“But seek first the kingdom and its righteousness :
then all these things shall be given unto thee.
“Therefore do not worry for the day of tomorrow,
for the day of tomorrow takes care of itself.
“Every day has enough of its own suffering.”
Laudato Si
Encyclical of
POPE FRANCISCUS
On caring for the common home
28. Clean drinking water is an issue of primary importance because it is
indispensable for human life and to maintain the ecosystems of land and
water. Freshwater sources supply the sectors of
healthcare, agriculture and industry. The availability of water has
remained relatively constant for a long time, but now in many places the
demand exceeds sustainable supply with serious short- and
long term. Large cities, which depend on important water resources
suffer from periods of lack of this resource,
which at critical moments is not always adequately and impartially
managed. The poverty of public water for all is known
especially in Africa, where large parts of the population do not have access
to safe drinking water or suffer from periods of drought that complicate
food production difficult. In some countries, there are regions with an
abundance of water, while others suffer from severe shortages.
To be continued
Every day at 1 am
The Bible text in this edition 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
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