† Saint Quote:“Our Lord has created persons for all states in life, and in all of them we see people who achieved sanctity by fulfilling their obligations well.” -St. Anthony Mary Claret Today’s Meditation"The fullness of wisdom is fear of the Lord, she is present with the faithful in the womb (Sirach 1:14). Fear of the Lord does not mean to be afraid of God. It means to stand in awe and wonder before the greatness of the Lord. When we recognize that God is God and we are creatures, we develop a healthy sense of humility. We acknowledge our need for wisdom and grace, which are both gifts of the Holy Spirit." —Rev. Jude Winkler, p. 9
An excerpt from Daily Meditations With the Holy Spirit Daily VerseThe way we came to know love was that he laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If someone who has worldly means sees a brother in need and refuses him compassion, how can the love of God remain in him? Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth. -1 John 3:16-18
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St Bernard MontjouxSt. Bernard of Montjoux (c. 923–1008 A.D.), also known as St. Bernard of Menthon, was born to a wealthy and noble family in the Kingdom of Arles (present day France and Switzerland). As an adult he refused an honorable marriage and determined instead to give his life in service to the Church. He became a priest in northern Italy and spent more than four decades doing missionary work in the Alps. He built schools and churches, and is especially known for aiding travelers. The area where he ministered had an ancient, snowy, and dangerous pass winding through the mountains along which pilgrims traveled to and from Rome. To serve the pilgrims St. Bernard built a hospice at the highest point of the pass, 8,000 feet above sea level. Later he founded another hospice along another smaller pass. St. Bernard obtained papal approval for communities of priests to serve in the hospices, which have generously aided travelers for more than a millennium. The priests and their well-trained dogs (the St. Bernard breed named for the saint) would seek and rescue lost pilgrims. St. Bernard was declared the patron saint of skiers and mountain climbers by Pope Pius XI in 1923. His feast day is celebrated on May 28th.
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Thursday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 350 Reading 11 Peter 2:2-5, 9-12 Beloved:
Like newborn infants, long for pure spiritual milk
so that through it you may grow into salvation,
for you have tasted that the Lord is good.
Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings
but chosen and precious in the sight of God,
and, like living stones,
let yourselves be built into a spiritual house
to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices
acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood,
a holy nation, a people of his own,
so that you may announce the praises of him
who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were no people
but now you are God’s people;
you had not received mercy
but now you have received mercy. Beloved, I urge you as aliens and sojourners
to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against the soul.
Maintain good conduct among the Gentiles,
so that if they speak of you as evildoers,
they may observe your good works
and glorify God on the day of visitation. Responsorial PsalmPsalm 100:2, 3, 4, 5 R. (2c) Come with joy into the presence of the Lord.
Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
serve the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful song.
R. Come with joy into the presence of the Lord.
Know that the LORD is God;
he made us, his we are;
his people, the flock he tends.
R. Come with joy into the presence of the Lord.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
his courts with praise;
Give thanks to him;
bless his name.
R. Come with joy into the presence of the Lord.
The LORD is good:
his kindness endures forever,
and his faithfulness, to all generations.
R. Come with joy into the presence of the Lord. AlleluiaJohn 8:12 R. Alleluia, alleluia.
I am the light of the world, says the Lord;
whoever follows me will have the light of life.
R. Alleluia, alleluia. GospelMark 10:46-52 As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd,
Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus,
sat by the roadside begging.
On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth,
he began to cry out and say,
“Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.”
And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent.
But he kept calling out all the more, “Son of David, have pity on me.”
Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”
So they called the blind man, saying to him,
“Take courage; get up, Jesus is calling you.”
He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus.
Jesus said to him in reply, “What do you want me to do for you?”
The blind man replied to him, “Master, I want to see.”
Jesus told him, “Go your way; your faith has saved you.”
Immediately he received his sight
and followed him on the way.
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Praise to You Oh Lord Jesus Christ!
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Daily Meditation: 1 Peter 2:2-5, 9-12 You have tasted that the Lord is good. (1 Peter 2:3) Do you remember the first time you tried a new kind of food? If it was something that you were especially unfamiliar with, you may have hesitated. But once you tasted it, you may have discovered how good it was and perhaps eagerly looked forward to having it again. In today’s first reading, St. Peter describes the “before” and “after” experience that his Gentile readers had after they first “tasted that the Lord is good” (1 Peter 2:3). Once they were in darkness, but now they have stepped into God’s “wonderful light” (2:9). Once they were “no people,” but now they are “God’s people.” Once they “had not received mercy,” but now they have received God’s mercy (2:10). What about you? Can you look back on a time when you first “tasted” the goodness of the Lord and decided to follow him more closely? What was your life like before then? How is it different now? Such a “before” and “after” contrast can reveal that goodness and help you grow in gratitude for God’s personal love for you and for the great mercy he has shown you. You might also think about how different your life might have been if you had never discovered the goodness of God. You may have made very different decisions, perhaps ones that would have kept you separated from God and his body, the Church. Perhaps without the experience of being loved and forgiven by God, you might be mired in guilt or bound in bitterness. Or maybe you would have questioned the meaning and purpose of life and wondered whether there was any kind of life after death. Today, spend some time thanking and praising the Lord that you are among the countless people who know they belong to him. Thank him that you have received his mercy—and continue to receive it. Then “taste” his goodness when you come to him in prayer, when you read his word in Scripture, and when you receive his grace in the sacraments. You will grow closer to him every day! “Lord, I am in awe of your goodness and mercy! With all my heart, I thank you!” Psalm 100:2-5
Mark 10:46-52
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From today's Holy Gospel: "....So they called the blind man, saying to him,
“Take courage; get up, Jesus is calling you.”
He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus.
Jesus said to him in reply, “What do you want me to do for you?”
The blind man replied to him, “Master, I want to see.”
Jesus told him, “Go your way; your faith has saved you.”
Immediately he received his sight
and followed him on the way. ..... ”
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From Roberto Juárez: "We all have moments when it is difficult for us to accept what we experience. And many times we pray: "Lord, take away this suffering." "Change this situation." "Make everything easier." Jesus himself asked: "If it is possible, let this cup pass from me." It is not a sin to be afraid or to ask for relief. What is decisive is to be able to add, like Christ: "Not my will, but yours be done". That's where true trust is born.
Today let us contemplate Christ in Gethsemane: praying, suffering, obeying, loving to the end. And let us ask him to support his priests, to raise up new holy vocations, to strengthen those who live moments of the cross and to teach us to trust in the Father even in the middle of the night. Because in Gethsemane fear does not triumph. The obedient love of Christ, the Eternal High Priest, triumphs." end quote.
Have you ever seen those videos where somebody can see for the first time? Especially little toddlers, their expression is priceless! You can feel inside almost what they are feeling inside.
Now, imagine a grown person, seeing for the first time...GOD HIMSELF!
I only wish we got the name of this person...why? Because, the scripture said that upon recovering his sight...he immediately followed the Lord. Why? Why did he follow our Lord?
Was it... Gratitude?
When will we ask the Lord that we can see too! When will we ask so that we can be grateful too?
Did you know that some people are walking blind? In the dark?
Some of us can get so caught up in routines, and caught up in feelings that we are actually being blinded!
This is why it is good to stop...meditate, the rosary, the readings, the Mass, even daily! To be able to step away from the mundane and to be able to see things in clarity.
Such is the feeling one can get when going to a cursillo for the first time. Or, some will see after suffering in hospitals, or some will see after going through a trauma. Only then, when we reach out to the Lord, can we see...and in turn, follow Him.
The Lord said to the blind man "Go YOUR WAY, your faith has saved you". But, we heard " Immediately he received his sight
and followed him on the way. "
After having seen with clarity, we too can follow Him now.
Why would we want to go back to sin and darkness?
What is crazy is the realms we cannot see. In the next life, it will be the case too, that in Purgatory, they say, souls cannot see each other in their lonely torments. What does this mean? It means that we have failed to see God...in each other, and now, you cannot see Him in the abyss where you feel alone, but He has been there all along. It means that the beatific vision sees everything, in perfect clarity. This is Heaven...where the Lord is, where the heart is....
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Sacrifices Pleasing to God "Let brotherly love continue. 2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares."
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