Wednesday – Saint Raimundus of Penyafort, pr.

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

Love leaves no room for fear, says the first reading. Do not fear says Jesus to the frightened apostles in the storm. This theme binds both readings together. God in Jesus is God with us. His love banishes all fear. This is not about illness or accidents, failure or misfortune. From all these things the believer is not spared. It aat about the deepest thing a human being can speak of: the experience that God loves us beyond death. Those who trust in the Lord and devote themselves to loving Him and neighbour will hear the word of Jesus: “Rest assured. It is I. Do not fear. If God so loves me, what things am I afraid of? What concerns do I worry about? Do I hear the Lord saying to me, ‘fear not’? Do I trust 100 per cent in Jesus ?

FIRST READING                 I John 4, 11-18
When we love one another, God dwells in us.

From the first letter of the holy apostle John

Friends,

If God has loved us so much
we too must love one another.
Never has anyone seen God,
but if we love one another
god dwells in us
and His love has become perfect in us.
This is the proof that we abide in Him
as He abides in us,
that He has made us partakers of His Spirit.
And we, we have seen and we testify
that the Father has sent His Son
to be the Saviour of the world.
If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God
god dwells in him
and he dwells in God.
Thus we have come to know the love that God has for us
and we believe in it.
God is love :
He who dwells in love
dwells in God
and God is with him.
Our love is perfect
when we confidently look forward to the day of judgement,
because we live in this world
according to the example of Christ.
Love leaves no room for fear.
Perfect love drives out fear,
for fear indicates punishment
and those who fear are not mature in love.

INTERLUDIUM              Ps. 72(71), 2, 10, 12-13

Him all the princes of the earth honour
and all nations serve Him.

My God, grant the king thy wisdom,
the king’s son thy justice.
May He rule your people justly,
your poor with equity.

Princes of Tarsis, from distant shores,
send gifts,
Arab rulers and Etiopes pay Him cents.

The poor who asks for support He will deliver,
the unfortunate without help.
He will take care of the deprived,
the weak He restores life to them.

ALLELUIA                Mt 4:23

Alleluia.
Jesus proclaimed the Good News
of the kingdom
and all diseases and all ailments among the people
he healed.
Alleluia.

GOSPEL                       Mk. 6, 45-52
Jesus calms the storm and walks across the lake.

From the holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark

After the multiplication of bread
jesus immediately forced his disciples
into the boat and sailed already to the other side,
to Bethsaida,
while He would send the people home.
After saying goodbye to them
he went up the mountain to pray.
When evening fell the boat was in the middle of the lake
and He was alone on land.
As He saw that they were straining to move forward
– the wind was against them –
about the fourth watch of the night He came
on foot across the lake towards them ;
and He wanted to pass them by.
But when they saw Him going this way across the lake
they thought it was a ghost and cried out.
For all saw Him and became upset.
But immediately He began to speak to them and told them :
“Be at ease, it is I. Do not fear.”
He climbed into the boat with them and the wind died down.
They became beside themselves with amazement,
for they had not been made aware of what had happened to the loaves
not come to an understanding, but their minds were blinded.

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Laudato Si

Encyclical of

POPE FRANCISCUS

On caring for the common home

The Trinity and the relationship between creatures
238. The Father is the ultimate source of everything, the loving and
unifying foundation of all that exists. The Son, who reflects Him and
through whom everything was created, connected Himself to this earth when He assumed human form in Mary’s womb. The Spirit, infinite
bond of love, is intimately present in the heart of the universe as He
animates and awakens to new ways. The world was created by the three
Persons of one divine origin, but each of them accomplishes
this common work according to their own personal identity.
Therefore, “we should praise all the Trinity, when we look with
admiration at the universe in its grandeur and beauty”.

To be continued
Every day at 1 am