11.13.13 to11.16.13

 1.13.13

Lectio: Lk 17.20-25

Meditatio : "But first he must suffer greatly and be rejected by this generation." Lk 17.25

Oratio: O God, how dense we are!

I remember Jesus in response to when the kingdom go God will come told them only after He was rejected - when His preaching and miracles should have been obvious signs the Kingdom was among them.

Grant that I may have the grace to recognize the kingdom and work for it for it Your greatest gift to us.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence and meditate on the selected passage and hear what
God is saying to you.

Operatio: reflect: "suffer...rejected"; Jesus' fate and only then would He be accepted but not by all.  In prayer seek the grace to make His Kingdom known for that is why He came,

Tomorrow's reading: Lk 17.26-37

11.14.13

Lectio: Lk 17.26.37

Meditatio : "As it was in the day of Noah, so it will be on the day of the Son of Man." Lk 17.26

Oratio: O God, how self center we are and we become engrossed in our selves!

I remember Jesus warned the crowds that they will ignore the signs of the time and not be ready when the Kingdom comes to their great and eternal loss.

Grant that I may with your grace consider each day my last dat and live so that I ready as can be to meet You, my God, who are All-Good and deserving of all my love.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence and meditate on the selected passage and hear what
God is saying to you.

Operatio: reflect: "Noah...Son of Man"; ..rejected"; mankind was destroyed in the great flood because they ignored a God and sought only pleasure for themselves; a similar fate awaits all who ignore God and ignore Him in others. Pray for the grace to keep my priorities straight; God first, others second and self third and my acceptance of Jesus will more readily occur.

Tomorrow's reading: Lk 18.1-8|ctio: Lk 18.1-8

11.15.13

Meditatio: "Then he told them a parable about the necessity to pray always without becoming weary." Lk 18.1


Oratio: O God, how available You are for You allow us to pray to You at all times.

I remember Jesus told a parable about the necessity to persist in prayer not because God doesn't hear us but it shows our faith in who God is - our Creator who loves us - but who wants us to be always in touch with Him as He is with us.

Grant that I may always and daily turn to The Lord in prayer for prayer is my way of staying in touch with my God who is my All.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with Youf
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence and meditate on the selected passage and hear what
God is saying to you.

Operatio: reflect: "necessity...pray always"; if we wish to stay in love, we need to be in touch with the Beloved. We can be in touch with God always by saying the Morning Offering for then all we do throughout the day is a prayer and an act of love on my part.

Tomorrow's reading: Lk 21.5-19

11.16.13

Lectio: Lk 21.8-19

Meditatio : "By your perseverance you will secure your lives." Lk 21.19

Oratio: O God, how You want us to be with You in the end!

I remember Jesus told the crowds about the terrible things that will precede the end and then He gave them profound advice - He told then to persevere and they will be saved,

Grant that I may with rely on Your grace and cooperate with it and I will not have to worry about the end - whether the end of time or the end of my life time - for I will secure my life, thanks to You.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence and meditate on the selected passage and hear what
God is saying to you.

Operatio: reflect: "Perseverance...secure"; persevere means to stay with the task your undertaking until you have finished it - no matter what the obstacles with which you are confronted; secure means to obtain and hold on; in prayer seek the grace to follow The Lord - no matter what: and seek the grace of final repentance and all will end well through Christ our Lord.

Tomorrow's reading: Lk 18.35-43



P.S. I was on a five day pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe. I prayed for all there.