Friday, July 10, 2015
7.10.15
Lectio: Mt 10.24-33
Meditatio: “Everyone who acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father." Mt 10.32
Oratio: O God, Your Son is most kind for He said He would acknowledge us to You if we acknowledge Him before others - how great for so little on our part. Pray that I may always be faithful to His name.
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 & meditate on the selected passage and hear what God is saying to you.
Operatio: reflect: “acknowledge...others.....heavenly Father”; Jesus wants us to be always mindful of Him and to promote Him here on earth so that many may be saved. Seek the grace to proclaim His name to all for their good and for our ultimate good
Tomorrow's reading:Mk 6.7-13
Thursday, July 9, 2015
7.08& 7.0915
.08.25
Lectio: Mt 10.7-15
Meditatio: “Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give." Mt 10.8b
Oratio: O God, Your Son made it clear that the Good News is free. Pray to avoid making a business out of religion so that the poor will always be beneficiaries for the poor had a special place in Jesus' heart.
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 & meditate on the selected passage and hear what God is saying to you.
Operatio: reflect: “without cost...give"; our most precious worth was a gift and we are to give it to others as a gift. Seek the grace to be Christ-like in sharing the Good News and Jesus will be pleased.
Tomorrow's reading:Mt 10.16-23
7.09.15
Lectio: Mt 10.16-23
Meditatio: “But beware of people, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues." Mt 10.17
Oratio: O God, Your Son warned His disciples that they would be persecuted. And they were and His followers continue to be even now. Pray that all may persevere in the faith.
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 & meditate on the selected passage and hear what God is saying to you.
Operatio: reflect: “hand over...scourge"; persecution is to be the lot of His followers for His Way is not the way of the world. Seek the grace to be always faithful.
Tomorrow's reading:Mt 10.24-33
Lectio: Mt 10.7-15
Meditatio: “Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give." Mt 10.8b
Oratio: O God, Your Son made it clear that the Good News is free. Pray to avoid making a business out of religion so that the poor will always be beneficiaries for the poor had a special place in Jesus' heart.
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 & meditate on the selected passage and hear what God is saying to you.
Operatio: reflect: “without cost...give"; our most precious worth was a gift and we are to give it to others as a gift. Seek the grace to be Christ-like in sharing the Good News and Jesus will be pleased.
Tomorrow's reading:Mt 10.16-23
7.09.15
Lectio: Mt 10.16-23
Meditatio: “But beware of people, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues." Mt 10.17
Oratio: O God, Your Son warned His disciples that they would be persecuted. And they were and His followers continue to be even now. Pray that all may persevere in the faith.
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 & meditate on the selected passage and hear what God is saying to you.
Operatio: reflect: “hand over...scourge"; persecution is to be the lot of His followers for His Way is not the way of the world. Seek the grace to be always faithful.
Tomorrow's reading:Mt 10.24-33
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
7.07.15
Lectio: Mt 10.1-7
Meditatio: “Go rather to the lost house of Israel.” Mt 10.6
Oratio: O God, Your Son was rejected by the religious leaders of the Jews, yet the first people He sent His Apostles to preach the good news was to the lost house of Israel. Pray to emulate Jesus and reach out to those who reject us for who we are and Jesus will be pleased.
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 & meditate on the selected passage and hear what God is saying to you.
Operatio: reflect: “Go...lost....Israel”; Jesus’ first concern was for Israel and although the leaders rejected Him, He did not reject Israel. Seek the grace to avoid retaliation against those who disagree with us or reject us; rather reach out to them and pray for them for that is Jesus’ way and it should be our way, too.
Tomorrow's reading:Mt 10.7-15
Monday, July 6, 2015
7.06.15
Lectio: Mt 9.32-38
Meditatio: “At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved to pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep with out a shepherd.” Mt 9.36
Oratio: O God, Your Son revealed a most wonderful trait - that our God is a compassionate God; One who cares for us because of our neediness and not because of what we do for Him. Pray to emulate this character trait of God and always act with compassion towards others.
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 & meditate on the selected passage and hear what God is saying to you.
Operatio: reflect: “crowds...heart...moved...pity”; Jesus saw the crowd was leaderless and drifting and so He reached out to them for their sake and became the shepherd to all who would allow Him. Seek the grace of a kind and sympathetic heart so that the lives of others will be a little better because of me and I will be a little better in the eyes of God.
Tomorrow's reading:Mt 10.1-7
Sunday, July 5, 2015
7.05.15
Lectio: Mt 9.18-26
Meditatio: “While he was saying these things to them, an official came forward, knelt down before him, and said, ‘My daughter has just died, But come, lay your hand on her, and she will live’.”Mt 9.18
Oratio: O God, what faith some had in Jesus. On one occasion Jesus was asked to lay His hand on a dead little girl so that she may live. He did and she came back to life. Wow! Pray for even a smidgen of the faith of that official.
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 & meditate on the selected passage and hear what God is saying to you.
Operatio: reflect: “official...daughter...died, lay...hand...will live”; the official’s daughter had just died and he asked Jesus to lay His hand on her so she would live; and to amazement of all, his faith was greatly rewarded with her life. Seek the grace of a faith so as to live always in the love of God.
Tomorrow's reading:Mt 9.32-38
Saturday, July 4, 2015
7.04.15
Lectio: Mk 6.1-6a
Meditatio: “Is he not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon And are not his sisters here with us? And they t took offense at him.” Mk 6.3
Oratio: O God, how disappointed Jesus must have felt when the people from His home town rejected Him because they thought they knew Him and that He could not be what He was claiming to be. Pray for an openness to the Mysteries of our faith for therein lies the path to salvation.
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 & meditate on the selected passage and hear what God is saying to you.
Operatio: reflect: “Is he...son of Mary....took offense...him”; Jesus was rejected by the people of His home town because they thought they knew Him. How sad! Seek the grace to rejoice in the familiar elements of our faith for they are meant as a source of encouragement for us.
Tomorrow's reading:Mt 9.18-26
May your Fourth of July be a time of joy with your family.
Friday, July 3, 2015
7.01 to 7.03.15
7.01.15
Lectio: Mt 9.1-8
Meditatio:”Which is easier, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'." Mt 9.5
Oratio: O God, how hard it seems to us for the people of Jesus' time to believe and to forget how He showed His authority. In prayer thank the evangelists for recording His words and actions so we know in one source all the proofs that Jesus is the Son of God.
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 & meditate on the selected passage and hear what God is saying to you.
Operatio: reflect: "easier...forgive...rise"; what a demonstration Jesus did to counter the scribes' charge that He was blaspheming. Seek to know Scripture well so as to uplifted by what a God we have in Jesus and what a man, too.
Tomorrow's reading: Jn 20.24-29
7.02.15
Lectio: Jn 20.24-29
Meditation: "Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed'." Jn 20.29b
Oratio: O God, to believe in You and Your Son requires us to rely on the testimony of others. Gratefully we have such testimony and the Church has been its guardian down through the ages. Pray to readily accept the Church's witness and you will be blest.
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 & meditate on the selected passage and hear what God is saying to you.
Operatio: reflect: "Blessed...not seen...believed"; rejoice in the fact of your faith for Jesus has declared you blessed. Seek the grace to readily proclaim at the consecration "My Lord and My God" and the grace of your faith will richly bless you.
Tomorrow's reading: Mt 9.14-17
7.03.15
Lectio: Mt 9.14-17
Meditatio: “Jesus answered,’Can the wedding guests mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the b bridegroom is taken away from them, and they will fast.” Mt .15
Oratio: O God, one of the purposes for fasting was to hasten the coming of the Messiah. Since Jesus declared Himself the Messiah, it would be inappropriate for them to fast. Pray that your fasting will hasten Jesus taking possession of your heart and you will be greatly blest
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 & meditate on the selected passage and hear what God is saying to you.
Operatio: reflect: wedding guests.mourn...bridegroom...with them”; Jesus made it cleat in His response to His critiques about fasting, that it would be inappropriate as long as He was with them. Seek the grace to fast and abstain on the days appointed for that will be pleading to God.
Tomorrow's reading: Mk 6.1-6a
Lectio: Mt 9.1-8
Meditatio:”Which is easier, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'." Mt 9.5
Oratio: O God, how hard it seems to us for the people of Jesus' time to believe and to forget how He showed His authority. In prayer thank the evangelists for recording His words and actions so we know in one source all the proofs that Jesus is the Son of God.
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 & meditate on the selected passage and hear what God is saying to you.
Operatio: reflect: "easier...forgive...rise"; what a demonstration Jesus did to counter the scribes' charge that He was blaspheming. Seek to know Scripture well so as to uplifted by what a God we have in Jesus and what a man, too.
Tomorrow's reading: Jn 20.24-29
7.02.15
Lectio: Jn 20.24-29
Meditation: "Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed'." Jn 20.29b
Oratio: O God, to believe in You and Your Son requires us to rely on the testimony of others. Gratefully we have such testimony and the Church has been its guardian down through the ages. Pray to readily accept the Church's witness and you will be blest.
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 & meditate on the selected passage and hear what God is saying to you.
Operatio: reflect: "Blessed...not seen...believed"; rejoice in the fact of your faith for Jesus has declared you blessed. Seek the grace to readily proclaim at the consecration "My Lord and My God" and the grace of your faith will richly bless you.
Tomorrow's reading: Mt 9.14-17
7.03.15
Lectio: Mt 9.14-17
Meditatio: “Jesus answered,’Can the wedding guests mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the b bridegroom is taken away from them, and they will fast.” Mt .15
Oratio: O God, one of the purposes for fasting was to hasten the coming of the Messiah. Since Jesus declared Himself the Messiah, it would be inappropriate for them to fast. Pray that your fasting will hasten Jesus taking possession of your heart and you will be greatly blest
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 & meditate on the selected passage and hear what God is saying to you.
Operatio: reflect: wedding guests.mourn...bridegroom...with them”; Jesus made it cleat in His response to His critiques about fasting, that it would be inappropriate as long as He was with them. Seek the grace to fast and abstain on the days appointed for that will be pleading to God.
Tomorrow's reading: Mk 6.1-6a
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