† Quote of the Day“Let every knee bend before Thee, O greatness of my God, so supremely humbled in the Sacred Host. May every heart love Thee, every spirit adore Thee and every will be subject to Thee!” -St. Margaret Mary Today’s Meditation"Children copy their parents through watching them and talking to them, and they learn their own language through hearing them speak. An apprentice learns his trade through watching his master at work; in the very same way, the faithful members of the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary can become like their divine Master if they reverently study and imitate the virtues of Jesus Christ, which are shown in the mysteries of His life. They can do this with the help of His grace and through the intercession of His Blessed Mother." –St. Louis Mary de Montfort, p.91
An excerpt from The Secret of the Rosary Daily VerseIt is not that I have already taken hold of it or have already attained perfect maturity, but I continue my pursuit in hope that I may possess it, since I have indeed been taken possession of by Christ [Jesus]. Brothers, I for my part do not consider myself to have taken possession. Just one thing: forgetting what lies behind but straining forward to what lies ahead, I continue my pursuit toward the goal, the prize of God’s upward calling, in Christ Jesus. -Philippians 3:12-14
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St RegisSt. John Francis Regis (1597–1640) was born to a wealthy French merchant and his noble wife. After being educated by the Jesuits, he joined their order at the age of 18 and was later ordained a priest. He grew into a skilled preacher and catechist, and received an assignment to evangelize the French provinces that had fallen to the Protestants - the Huguenots - as well as lapsed Catholics. He devoted his life to this mission and was very successful, winning countless souls to Christ. He preached the Gospel to men, women, and children in all walks and stations of life, even traveling on foot to wild mountain parishes as a missionary priest. He would live on meager meals while spending his days in prayer, preaching, hearing confessions, and visiting prisons and hospitals. He raised controversy when he established hostels for converted prostitutes to remain chaste and work for their sustenance in the lace-making and embroidery trades. He is also remembered for stationing a granary to feed the poor, which at times was miraculously replenished. St. Regis is the patron of embroiderers, social workers, and lace makers. His feast day is June 16th.
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Tuesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 366 Reading 11 Kings 21:17-29 After the death of Naboth the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite:
"Start down to meet Ahab, king of Israel,
who rules in Samaria.
He will be in the vineyard of Naboth,
of which he has come to take possession.
This is what you shall tell him,
'The LORD says: After murdering, do you also take possession?
For this, the LORD says:
In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth,
the dogs shall lick up your blood, too.'"
Ahab said to Elijah, "Have you found me out, my enemy?"
"Yes," he answered.
"Because you have given yourself up to doing evil in the LORD's sight,
I am bringing evil upon you: I will destroy you
and will cut off every male in Ahab's line,
whether slave or freeman, in Israel.
I will make your house like that of Jeroboam, son of Nebat,
and like that of Baasha, son of Ahijah,
because of how you have provoked me by leading Israel into sin."
(Against Jezebel, too, the LORD declared,
"The dogs shall devour Jezebel in the district of Jezreel.")
"When one of Ahab's line dies in the city,
dogs will devour him;
when one of them dies in the field,
the birds of the sky will devour him."
Indeed, no one gave himself up to the doing of evil
in the sight of the LORD as did Ahab,
urged on by his wife Jezebel.
He became completely abominable by following idols,
just as the Amorites had done,
whom the LORD drove out before the children of Israel. When Ahab heard these words, he tore his garments
and put on sackcloth over his bare flesh.
He fasted, slept in the sackcloth, and went about subdued.
Then the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite,
"Have you seen that Ahab has humbled himself before me?
Since he has humbled himself before me,
I will not bring the evil in his time.
I will bring the evil upon his house during the reign of his son." Responsorial PsalmPsalm 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 11 and 16 R. (see 3a) Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness;
in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense.
Thoroughly wash me from my guilt
and of my sin cleanse me.
R. Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
For I acknowledge my offense,
and my sin is before me always:
"Against you only have I sinned,
and done what is evil in your sight."
R. Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Turn away your face from my sins,
and blot out all my guilt.
Free me from blood guilt, O God, my saving God;
then my tongue shall revel in your justice.
R. Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned. AlleluiaJohn 13:34 R. Alleluia, alleluia.
I give you a new commandment;
love one another as I have loved you.
R. Alleluia, alleluia. GospelMatthew 5:43-48 Jesus said to his disciples:
"You have heard that it was said,
You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.
But I say to you, love your enemies
and pray for those who persecute you,
that you may be children of your heavenly Father,
for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good,
and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.
For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have?
Do not the tax collectors do the same?
And if you greet your brothers only,
what is unusual about that?
Do not the pagans do the same?
So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect."
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Praise to You Oh Lord Jesus Christ!
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Daily Meditation: Matthew 5:43-48Your heavenly Father is perfect. (Matthew 5:48) “Heavenly Father, you are perfect and you show us the way of perfection. As I consider your love, your mercy, and your faithfulness, I am in awe. You constantly reach out to everyone you created, to draw us back to yourself with love. I will praise your goodness and declare your greatness! “Heavenly Father, your love is perfect. Before we could do anything to please you, you loved us. Even though you knew that we would turn to our own ways and separate ourselves from you, you did not turn your heart away from us. Your desire to draw us to yourself did not waver. In your love, you said, I will make a way. And you sent Jesus to be our way back to you. Lord, may I learn to love as perfectly and generously as you do! “Heavenly Father, your mercy is perfect. You looked upon us when we had turned away from you, and you revealed your love by forgiving us. You open our eyes to your compassion and move us to approach you for forgiveness. Even to the people who persecuted and rejected your Son, even to me when I choose to turn away, you offer mercy and restoration. Lord, let my experience of your mercy make me more merciful, even to my ‘enemies.’ “Heavenly Father, your faithfulness is perfect. You send the sun to rise over all of creation—the just and the unjust. You send the rain to provide for all of us. You want everyone you created to walk in fellowship with you. That’s why you continually call each of us to come to you. You never give up on us. There is no end to your faithfulness. Your promises endure forever because you are steadfast in your ways. Lord, make me as faithful as you are; help me to show love and mercy to everyone. “Jesus has called me to be perfect as you are perfect, heavenly Father. If he asks this of me, I believe you will equip me. And so I ask that you fill me with your love and mercy and faithfulness. Let your life within me change my heart so that it resembles yours. Lord, perfect me in your perfection! “Father, you are perfect in all of your ways, and you are my example of perfection. Make me like you so that I can follow in your perfect footsteps.” 1 Kings 21:17-29
Psalm 51:3-6, 11, 16
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From today's Holy Gospel: ".... For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have?
Do not the tax collectors do the same?
And if you greet your brothers only,
what is unusual about that?
Do not the pagans do the same?
So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect." ... ”
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Roberto Juarez said today: "Perhaps none of us have to face great persecution today. But we all have daily opportunities to live this gospel. Every time we renounce an aggressive response, avoid destructive criticism, forgive an offense, take the first step toward reconciliation, pray for the one who has hurt us, we are learning to love like Christ. And that gradually transforms our hearts. 000000">Dear brothers and sisters, today's Gospel invites us to overcome the logic of the world in order to enter into the logic of God. Do not respond to hatred with hatred. Do not feed resentment. Do not lock ourselves in revenge. Let us ask the Lord to grant us a heart like his. A heart capable of loving even when it is difficult. A heart capable of forgiving even when it hurts. A heart capable of praying for those who have hurt us. And so, little by little, we will become more like our Father in heaven, who never ceases to love all his children." end of quote.
Have you been phased the Sacred Heart of Jesus?
Does that image affect you?
Does it speak to you?
The Sacred Heart image is one of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and it has fire glowing from it, like a candle, and at the top is a cross, and it is decorated with crown...of thorns.
Often, we see it as if our Lord was offering it to us.
Offering what? The fire? The cross? The crown of thorns?
What calls you out the most? What about...the biggest part of the image...the heart!
You see, so often we go about in life, focused on everything else...but what is important...the very love of God! And here, in the Gospel, our Lord speaks to the love of God.
The kind of love that really ends up being a one way love, a love that we cannot pay back! Who loves like that anymore?
You can! How? Let God work in you. Let that fire consume you, so you can be found on fire for God. This is the fire of the Holy Spirit, this is the heart of God burning inside the chest. So many of us are afraid of the cross though...the suffering...the doing of God's will...the very Glory of God. Indeed, being a true Christ follower is not for the weak, nor the faint of heart. Christ calls us to something...outside ourselves.
What good is it to just love your favorites? Your family...easy to love...friends, maybe, but the enemy? What enemy?
Those who have wronged you, and you just cannot forget. You say you forgive, but the heartache is livid, you fester as you pick at the wound yourself. Where is the one way forgiveness and love of God here? They say God loves unconditionally, and like no other possible person ever could on earth.
And we are called to this type of perfection. A love outside ourselves. For this, we need to reach outside ourselves...to God Himself...and let yourself be filled with Him...so that you may share His burning heart...and cross, and heart for love of the world...as Jesus.
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