5.27.11
Lectio: Jn 15.18-21
"If the world hates you, realize it hated me first.” Jn 15.18
"O God, how terrible we are - returning hatred for love!
I remember Jesus told His disciples they will encounter hatred because the world hated Him first - Why? Could it be the world is all about me, while Christ was always all about the other.
Grant that I may truly love others and that will be my sure defense against the world’s hatred.
I ask this of You who lives and reigns with Jesus and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever. Amen.
Operatio: Reflect on hatred - What are its dynamics? Aren’t pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy and sloth often present in varying degrees? Resolve to practice the virtues which are the opposites of these capital sins and the world’s hatred will be thwarted in its effects on me.
Tomorrow’s reading: Jn 14.15-21
About Me
- Father Mike
- I was ordained for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on May 15, 1993. I am a widower with 8 children and 24 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. On July 1, 2014 I began my residence at St Mathew Parish in Philadelphia, PA. My last assignment was pastor of St.Elizabeth Ann Seton in Bensalem, PA since November of 1999. I have created this Blog in response to Pope Benedict XVI's recommendation that Priest use modern means of communications to reach out to people with the Good News. I publish daily my Lectio Divina efforts via a group email. I will publish such efforts from time to time to this site as well as other pertinent info about the Good News of Jesus Christ or issues which are contrary to the Good News. What is Lectio Divina? Lectio Divina is the Study of and Meditation on Sacred Scripture. The steps include: Reading (Lectio),- Pondering (Meditatio); Praying (Oratio) and Silence(Contemplatio). I use the daily Lectionary as the source of readings.
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