†Saint Quote of the Day
"Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee."
–St. Augustine †Today's Meditation
"The virtue of fortitude always calls for a certain overcoming of human weakness and particularly of fear. Man, indeed, by nature, spontaneously fears danger, affliction and suffering. Therefore courageous men must be sought not only on battlefields, but also in hospital wards or on a bed of pain. Such men could often be found in concentration camps or in places of deportation. They were real heroes."
–Thomas J. Olmsted, p.99 An Excerpt From
Manual for Men †Daily Verse
"Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen."
–Hebrews 11:1 |  click to read more | | St. Eleutherius St. Eleutherius (d. 585 A.D.) was a monk living in Spoleto, Italy. Little is known of his early life. He became the Abbot of St. Mark's Abbey and was well-known as a man of simplicity and penance. He also demonstrated the gift of miracles and exorcism, and raised a dead man to life. After he healed a boy from demonic possession and saw that the child was afterwards left unharmed, St. Eleutherius made a remark to this effect: "Since the child is among the servants of God, the devil dares not approach him." Then the boy, who came to live at St. Mark's Abbey to be educated by the monks, became possessed again. St. Eleutherius repented of his vain and presumptuous remark, and the whole monastery underwent a penitential fast before the devil would leave the boy for the final time. St. Eleutherius was a friend of Pope St. Gregory the Great, the latter having called upon the saint to pray for him in his illness. St. Eleutherius died in Rome in 585 A.D. His feast day is September 6th. | Wednesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 Col1:1-8 Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
and Timothy our brother,
to the holy ones and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae:
grace to you and peace from God our Father. We always give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
when we pray for you,
for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus
and the love that you have for all the holy ones
because of the hope reserved for you in heaven.
Of this you have already heard
through the word of truth, the Gospel, that has come to you.
Just as in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing,
so also among you,
from the day you heard it and came to know the grace of God in truth,
as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow slave,
who is a trustworthy minister of Christ on your behalf
and who also told us of your love in the Spirit. Responsorial Psalm Ps 52:10, 11 R. (10) I trust in the mercy of God for ever.
I, like a green olive tree
in the house of God,
Trust in the mercy of God
forever and ever.
R. I trust in the mercy of God for ever.
I will thank you always for what you have done,
and proclaim the goodness of your name
before your faithful ones.
R. I trust in the mercy of God for ever. Alleluia Lk 4:18 R. Alleluia, alleluia.
The Lord sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor
and to proclaim liberty to captives.
R. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel Lk 4:38-44 After Jesus left the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon.
Simon's mother-in-law was afflicted with a severe fever,
and they interceded with him about her.
He stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her.
She got up immediately and waited on them. At sunset, all who had people sick with various diseases brought them to him.
He laid his hands on each of them and cured them.
And demons also came out from many, shouting, "You are the Son of God."
But he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak
because they knew that he was the Christ. At daybreak, Jesus left and went to a deserted place.
The crowds went looking for him, and when they came to him,
they tried to prevent him from leaving them.
But he said to them, "To the other towns also
I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God,
because for this purpose I have been sent."
And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.
| Daily Meditation: Luke 4:38-44 They interceded with him about her. (Luke 4:38) "Interceded." Doesn't that seem like a strange word to describe the disciples asking Jesus to heal Simon's mother-in-law? They were right there, standing next to Jesus, when they made the request. There doesn't seem to be anything particularly "prayerful" about it. Isn't intercession supposed to involve a great struggle to be effective? Actually, intercessory prayer doesn't require kneeling for hours or expending a lot of emotional energy. We learn from Scripture that our prayers depend not on how much work we put into them, but on the Lord and our relationship with him. That's not to deny that it takes effort to pray. But we should realize that we have been given privileged status. Just as Simon and the other disciples had direct access to Jesus and brought their needs to him, we, too, can come directly to Jesus with our needs. That's because, through his death and resurrection, Jesus has made it possible for us to be closer to God than ever. God has "seated us . . . in the heavens in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:6). Through Baptism, we have been made sons and daughters of God. And our heavenly Father loves it when his children come to him to pray for the people and situations on their hearts. So intercede with Jesus for those you love! If it helps you, imagine that Jesus is right there next to you, the way he was with Simon and the disciples. Talk directly to him about the needs that concern you. Or imagine you have entered God's throne room. You can confidently tell Jesus what you need because he is merciful and compassionate; he will turn a sympathetic ear to your prayers (Hebrews 4:16). Remember, you are God's beloved child, and he has poured out his Holy Spirit on you. Your prayers are more powerful than you might think! They could make the difference for someone who is poor, lonely, or suffering from illness. You can't be certain of exactly how God will answer your prayers, of course. But you can be assured that no prayer is ever wasted. "Lord, help me to approach you with faith and confidence and to know in my heart that you hear my every prayer!" Colossians 1:1-8
Psalm 52:10-11 | From today's 1st Holy Scripture:
" Of this you have already heard through the word of truth, the Gospel, that has come to you.
Just as in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing, so also among you, from the day you heard it and came to know the grace of God in truth....." end of verse. . . .
There is power in the word. Do you believe? It is said and it is accomplished. This was the great faith of the centurion and the lady looking for dog scraps from the Lord. This is the faith of those who were healed by the shadow of Saint Peter and the tassel of our Lord's cloak. But there is mere power in the word, and this word is overshadowing on the altar of every Holy Mass. It is said, and it is accomplished by the authority given to the Holy Church. It is said, and it comes to be, by the very will of our God in Heaven. | We pray today:
" I trust in the mercy of God for ever.
I will thank you always for what you have done,
and proclaim the goodness of your name
before your faithful ones.
I trust in the mercy of God for ever...."_ end of Psalm." Every day we pray at 3pm the Divine Mercy chaplet. We are all to stop and ponder at least in some small effort to pray at this hour of Divine Mercy, to ponder the great gift of the Holy Cross at this very time of the day. The hour that changed the world, dipped in blood by the mercy of God.
It is about the time my dad passed away right after we prayed the Divine Mercy chaplet with him. And it hurt me so much to let go of someone we loved so much....left in the hands of Divine Mercy. I trust in Jesus, the love of our lives. And off he went...Jesus, I Trust in You. And I'm left here still to proclaim the goodness of God. | In the Gospel today we heard:
"He stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up immediately and waited on them........" end of Gospel verse. God spoke, and the illness left her, and she got up to serve God. Shouldn't it be the same for us that seek healing? That we should be healed and serve God? Did you know that the word "Eucharist" means thanksgiving? That is, to live a life of thankfulness. But the world is losing it. It is losing the sight of the one to thank, of the one to be thankful for. It is our Lord! | We heard again in the Gospel: "At sunset, all who had people sick with various diseases brought them to him. He laid his hands on each of them and cured them. And demons also came out from many, shouting, "You are the Son of God."
But he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak
because they knew that he was the Christ." Throngs of people come to seek healing to many places in the world where there are reported healing miracles happening. Our Lord would simply lay his hands over them and cured them. We too are called to lay our hands and pray over others to pray for healing. But should our bodies feel sick in order to go see the Lord? No! Please no. We should all go to confession regularly to cleanse ourselves. We should frequent the Holy Sacraments where the laying of hands happens all the time. The Eucharist calls for laying of our Lord's hands as He lays His life for us all. The confessional asks the Lord to lay his hands over us too, and we are healed in His blood. And the rest of the Sacraments too call for laying of hands, all the way from Baptism to Holy Orders, where we are called to lay our lives for the Lord in turn. And our Lord then gets away after all the healing. We need time alone in prayer, to recoup energy and grace in prayer, in communion with God. So long as we have breathe in our bodies, we have hope to recharge our souls by tapping into God's graces from heaven.
We heard in the Gospel: "But he said to them, "To the other towns also
I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God,
because for this purpose I have been sent."
And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea." Our Lord is preaching in the churches, especially in the Holy Catholic Church where He preaches the laying of one's life, for one's friends.
And we too are called to do what Christ has done and even more!
Really? Yes, really.
To heal others. Yes. To preach, and proclaim the Kingdom of God, yes.
To bring the dead back to life? Yes, easy, save souls, save their lives! What greater love could one have than to do this for your loved ones, and even more...for strangers. As did God. He did for me. He died for me. I will live for Him. Such is the emblems I put on my work truck, those very words. He died for me, I'll live for Him.
Where did I get that from? Someone put it on the back of their RV trailer tire, a sign, a picture that I came across the internet many many years ago, they proclaim and now do I.
You see the difference you make to strangers? I was once a stranger. But now I know our Lord loves and lives!
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Let us pray:
Thank you Lord for reaching out to me every day in so many ways, hidden and known. I want to be known by you, but I want to know you more! |  Click To Hear | Random Bible Verse 1
Acts 2:38 And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." | If one day you don't receive these, just visit Going4th.com
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