2/19/11
Lectio: Mt 5.38-48
Meditatio: “So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Mt 5.48
Oratio: "O God, You want us to imitate Your ways.
I remember Jesus made this clear in His Sermon on the Mount when He told His disciples to be perfect as You are perfect.
Grant that I may realize that at the core of Your perfection is ‘love’ and ‘mercy’ and that I can always practice these virtues in dealing with others.
I ask this of You, who lives and reigns with Jesus and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever.
Amen.”
Contemplatio: Keep silence and remain in recollection for a few minutes.
Operatio: Reflect on Christ’s call to be perfect as his Father is perfect. Do I love others selflessly? Do I reign in any urge to retaliate when someone hurts me? Am I really willing to go the extra mile for others? Unless “yes” is the answer to all these questions, I need to work on where I am lacking.
Tomorrow’s reading - Mk 9.14-29
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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