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October 5/2009 -
Monday of 27th Week of Ordinary Time
LITURGICAL/THEME MEDITATION:
"Go and do likewise"
UNIVERSAL CHURCH/WORLD EVENT(S):
Students and Pope to Pray
Rosary for Africa
SAINT OF THE DAY
St. Maria Faustina Kowalska
GENERAL
MARIOLOGY
Book Six - Chapter IV
THE PRAYER IN
GETHSEMANI AND HOW MARY JOINED
THEREIN.
DIVINE MERCY
Divine Mercy in My Soul
NOTEBOOK VI
TEACHING/TESTIMONY/CONVICTION:
MY PARENTS WON'T LET ME DATE!
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Monday (10/5): "Go and do likewise"
Scripture: Luke 10:25-37
25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying,
"Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" 26 He said to him,
"What is written in the law? How do you read?" 27 And he answered, "You
shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your
soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your
neighbor as yourself." 28 And he said to him, "You have answered right;
do this, and you will live." 29 But he, desiring to justify himself,
said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" 30 Jesus replied, "A man was
going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who
stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now
by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him he
passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to
the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan,
as he journeyed, came to where he was; and when he saw him, he had
compassion, 34 and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil
and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn,
and took care of him. 35 And the next day he took out two denarii and
gave them to the innkeeper, saying, `Take care of him; and whatever more
you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' 36 Which of these three,
do you think, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" 37
He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him, "Go
and do likewise."
Meditation: If God is all-loving and compassionate, then why
is there so much suffering and evil in this world? Many agnostics
refuse to believe in God because of this seemingly imponderable problem.
If God is love then evil and suffering must be eliminated in all its
forms. What is God's answer to this human dilemma? Jesus' parable about
a highway robbery gives us a helpful hint. Jesus told this dramatic
story in response to a devout Jew who wanted to understand how to apply
God's great commandment of love to his everyday life circumstances. In
so many words this religious-minded Jew said: "I want to love God as
best as I can and I want to love my neighbor as well. But how do I know
that I am fulfilling my duty to love my neighbor as myself?" Jesus must
have smiled when he heard this man challenge him to explain one's duty
towards their neighbor. For the Jewish believer the law of love was
plain and simple: "treat your neighbor as you would treat yourself." The
real issue for this believer was the correct definition of who is "my
neighbor". He understood "neighbor" to mean one's fellow Jew who
belonged to the same covenant which God made with the people of Israel.
Up to a certain point, Jesus agreed with this sincere expert but, at the
same time, he challenged him to see that God's view of neighbor went far
beyond his narrow definition.
Jesus told a parable to show how wide God's love and mercy is towards
every fellow human being. Jesus's story of a brutal highway robbery was
all too familiar to his audience. The road from Jerusalem to Jericho
went through a narrow winding valley surrounded by steep rocky cliffs.
Many wealthy Jews from Jerusalem had winter homes in Jerico. This narrow
highway was dangerous and notorious for its robbers who could easily
ambush their victim and escape into the hills. No one in his right mind
would think of traveling through this dangerous highway alone. It was
far safer to travel with others for protection and defense.
So why did the religious leaders refuse to give any help when they
saw a half-dead victim lying by the roadside? Didn't they recognize that
this victim was their neighbor? And why did a Samaritan, an outsider who
was despised by the Jews, treat this victim with special care at his own
expense as he would care for his own family? Who was the real neighbor
who showed brotherly compassion and mercy? Jesus makes the supposed
villain, the despised Samaritan, the merciful one as an example for the
status conscious Jews. Why didn't the priest and Levite stop to help?
The priest probably didn't want to risk the possibility of ritual
impurity. His piety got in the way of charity. The Levite approached
close to the victim, but stopped short of actually helping him. Perhaps
he feared that bandits were using a decoy to ambush him. The Levite put
personal safety ahead of saving his neighbor.
What does Jesus' story tell us about true love for one's neighbor?
First, we must be willing to help even if others brought trouble on
themselves through their own fault or negligence. Second, our love and
concern to help others in need must be practical. Good intentions and
showing pity, or emphathizing with others, are not enough. And lastly,
our love for others must be as wide and as inclusive as God's love. God
excludes no one from his care and concern. God's love is unconditional.
So we must be ready to do good to others for their sake, just as God is
good to us. Jesus not only taught God's way of love, but he showed how
far God was willing to go to share in our suffering and to restore us to
wholeness of life and happiness. Jesus overcame sin, suffering, and
death through his victory on the cross. His death brought us freedom
from slavery to sin and the promise of everlasting life with God. He
willingly shared in our suffering to bring us to the source of true
healing and freedom from sin and oppression. True compassion not only
identifies and emphathizes with the one who is in pain, but takes that
pain on oneself in order to bring freedom and restoration. Jesus truly
identified with our plight, and he took the burden of our sinful
condition upon himself. He showed us the depths of God's love and
compassion, by sharing in our suffering and by offering his life as an
atoning sacrifice for our sins upon the cross. His suffering is
redemptive because it brings us healing and restoration and the fulness
of eternal life. God offers us true freedom from every form of
oppression, sin, and suffering. And that way is through the cross of
Jesus Christ. Are you ready to embrace the cross of Christ, to suffer
for his sake, and to lay down your life out of love for your neighbor?
"Lord Jesus, may your love always be the foundation of my life. Free
me from every fear and selfish-concern that I may freely give myself in
loving service to others, even to the point of laying my life down for
their sake."
Psalm 111:1-10
1 Praise the LORD. I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole
heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
2 Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who have pleasure in
them.
3 Full of honor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness endures
for ever.
4 He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered; the LORD is
gracious and merciful.
5 He provides food for those who fear him; he is ever mindful of his
covenant.
6 He has shown his people the power of his works, in giving them the
heritage of the nations.
7 The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are
trustworthy,
8 they are established for ever and ever, to be performed with
faithfulness and uprightness.
9 He sent redemption to his people; he has commanded his covenant for
ever. Holy and terrible is his name!
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding
have all those who practice it. His praise endures for ever!
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UNIVERSAL CHURCH/WORLD EVENTS |
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Students and Pope to Pray Rosary for Africa
Various Countries Joining Together Via Satellite
VATICAN CITY, OCT. 4, 2009 ( Zenit.org).- Today, after praying the midday Angelus in St. Peter's Square, Benedict XVI extended an invitation to university students of Rome to pray the rosary "with Africa and for Africa."
The Pope said this shortly after inaugurating the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, which will run through Oct. 25.
The Holy Father himself, along with the synod fathers, will lead the rosary next Sunday in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall.
"Dear Young University Students," the Pontiff said, "I am expecting many of you to entrust to Mary, 'Sedes Sapientiae' (Seat of Wisdom), the path of the Church and the society of the African continent."
The event, promoted by the secretary general of the synod, and organized by the Office for University Pastoral Care of the vicariate of Rome, will center on the same theme as the synod: "The Church in Africa at the Service of Reconciliation, Justice and Peace: 'You are the salt of the earth ... you are the light of the world.'"
Monsignor Lorenzo Leuzzi, director of the University Pastoral Care office, explained to ZENIT that the young people of Rome will be joined via satellite link by other university students in Cairo (Egypt), Nairobi (Kenya), Khartoum (Sudan), Antananarivo (Madagascar), Johannesburg (South Africa), Onitsha (Nigeria), Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Maputo (Mozambique) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso).
He noted that in this way, the students can gather with their pastors and other people in their city. The priest reported that through the satellite link, not only will they be able to see the Pope, but he will also be able to see them.
Monsignor Leuzzi stated that this will be an important moment of "communion and prayer with the African universities."
It is important, he pointed out, to give witness of the Gospel's capacity to shape culture, which is something that is entrusted in a special way to university students.
The priest concluded that the rosary, like the Gospel, "is truly capable of uniting cultures, but above all of directing the building of the common good."
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GENERAL
MARIOLOGY |
THE DIVINE HISTORY AND
LIFE
OF THE
VIRGIN MOTHER OF GOD
BOOK SIX
The Marriage
at Cana; How Most Holy Mary Accompanied the Re-
deemer of the
World in His Preaching: the Humility shown by the
Heavenly Queen
in regard to the Miracles Wrought by Her
Divine Son;The
Transfiguration of the Lord;His Entrance
into
Jerusalem; His Passion and Death; His Triumph
over Lucifer
and his Demons by His Death on
the Cross; the
Most Sacred Resurrection
of the Savior
and His Wonderful As-
cension into
Heaven
CHAPTER IV.
THE PRAYER IN GETHSEMANI AND HOW MARY JOINED
THEREIN.
WORDS OF THE QUEEN.
My daughter, in all that thou art made to understand
and write concerning these mysteries, thou drawest upon thyself (and
upon mortals) a severe judgment, if thou dost not overcome thy
pusillanimity, ingratitude and baseness by meditating day and night on
the Passion and Death of Jesus crucified. This is the great science of
the saints, so little heeded by the worldly; it is the bread of life and
the spiritual food of the little ones, which gives wisdom to them and
the want of which starves the lovers of this proud world (Wis. 15, 3).
In this science I wish thee to be studious and wise, for with it thou
canst buy thyself all good things (Wis. 7, 11). My Son and Lord taught
us this science when He said: "I am the way, the truth and the life: no
one cometh to my Father except through Me" (John 14, 6). Tell me
then, my daughter: if my Lord and Master has made Himself the life and
the way for men through his Passion and Death, is it not evident that in
order to go that way and live up to this truth, they must follow
Christ crucified, afflicted, scourged and affronted? Consider the
ignorance of men who wish to come to the Father without following
Christ, since they expect to reign with God without suffering or
imitating his Passion, yea without even a thought of accepting any part
of his suffering and Death, or of thanking him for it. They want it to
procure for them the pleasures of this life as well as of eternal life,
while Christ their Creator has suffered the most bitter pains and
torments in order to enter heaven and to show them by his example how
they are to find the way of light.
Eternal rest is incompatible with the shame of not
having duly labored for its attainment. He is not a true son of his
father, who does not imitate him, nor he a good disciple, who
does not follow his Master, nor he a good servant, who does not
accompany his lord; nor do I count him a devoted child, who does not
suffer with me and my divine Son. But our love for the eternal salvation
of men obliges us, who see them forgetful of this truth and so adverse
to suffering, to send them labors and punishments, so that if they do
not freely welcome them, they may at least be forced to undergo them and
so be enabled to enter upon the way of salvation. And yet even all this
is insufficient, since their inclinations and their blind love of
visible things detains them and makes them hard and heavy of heart: they
rob them of remembrance and affection toward these higher things, which
might raise them above themselves and above created things. Hence it
comes, that men do not find joy in their tribulations, nor rest in their
labors, nor consolation in their sorrows, nor any peace in adversities.
For, altogether different from the saints who glory in tribulation as
the fulfillment of their most earnest desires, they desire none of it
and abhor all that is painful. In many of the faithful ignorance goes
still farther; for some of them expect to be distinguished by God's most
intimate love, others, to be pardoned without penance, others, to be
highly favored. Nothing of all this will they attain, because do not ask
in the name of Christ the Lord and because they do not wish to imitate
Him and follow Him in his Passion.
Therefore, my daughter, embrace the Cross and do not
admit any consolation outside of it in this mortal life. By
contemplating and feeling within thyself the sacred Passion thou wilt
attain the summit of perfection and attain the love of a spouse. Bless
and magnify my most holy Son for the love with which He delivered
Himself up for the salvation of mankind. Little do mortals heed this
mystery; but I, as an Eyewitness, assure thee, next to ascending to the
right hand of his eternal Father, nothing was so highly estimated and
earnestly desired by Him, as to offer Himself for suffering and death
and to deliver Himself up entirely to his enemies. I wish also that thou
lament with great sorrow the fact that Judas, in his malice and
treachery, has many more followers than Christ. Many are the infidels,
many the bad Catholics, many the hypocrites, who under the name of a
Christian, sell and deliver Him and wish to crucify Him anew. Bewail all
these evils, which thou understandest and knowest, in order that thou
mayest imitate and follow me in this matter.
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DIVINE MERCY
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Divine Mercy In my soul
The Mercy of the Lord I will sing Forever.
Divine Mercy in my soul.
Sr. Faustina, Diary
NOTEBOOK V I
J.M.J.
Holy Thursday,
April 14, 1938. Today I felt strong enough to take part in the ceremonies of
the Church. During Holy Mass, Jesus stood before me and said,
Look into My heart and see there the love and
mercy which I have for humankind, and especially for sinners. Look, and
enter into My Passion. In an instant, I
experienced and lived through the whole Passion of Jesus in my own heart. I
was surprised that these tortures did not deprive me of my life.
During adoration, Jesus said to me, My daughter,
know that your ardent love and the compassion you have for Me were a
consolation to Me in the Garden of Olives.
During Holy Hour in the evening, I heard the
words, You see my mercy for sinners, which at
this moment is revealing itself in all its power. See how little you have
written about it; it is only a single drop. Do what is in your power, so tht
sinners may come to know My goodness.
Good Friday, April 15, 1938. I saw the Lord
Jesus tortured, but not nailed to the Cross. It was still before the
crucifixion, and He said to me, You are My Heart.
Speak to sinners about My mercy. And the Lord
gave me interior knowledge of the whole abyss of His mercy for souls, and I
learned that that which I had written is truly a drop.
Holy Saturday, april 16, 1938. During adoration, the Lord said to me,
Be at peace, My daughter. This work of mercy is
Mine; there is nothing of you in it. It pleases Me that you are carrying out
faithfully what I have commanded you to do, not adding or taking away a
single word. And He gave me an interior light
by which I learned that not a single work was mine; despite difficulties and
adversities, I have always, always fulfilled His will, as He has made known
to me.
The Resurrection. Before the Mass of the Resurrection, I felt so weak that I
lost all hope of participating in the procession which takes place in the
church; and I said to the Lord, “Jesus, if my prayers are pleasing to You,
give me the strength for this moment that I may take part in the
procession.” At that same instant, I felt strong and certain that I could go
along with the sisters in the procession.
When the procession began, I saw Jesus in a brightness greater than the
light of the sun. Jesus looked at me with love and said,
Heart of My Heat, be filled with joy.
At that moment my spirit was drowned in Him…
when I came to myself, I was walking along in the procession with the
sisters, while my soul was totally immersed in Him…
Easter, April 17, 1938. during Mass, I thanked the Lord Jesus for having
deigned to redeem us and for having given us that greatest of all gifts;
namely, His love in Holy Communion; that is, His very own self. At that
moment, I was drawn into the bosom of the Most Holy Trinity, and I was
immersed in the love of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. These
moments are hard to describe.
At that moment, I prayed to the Lord for a certain person, and the Lord
answered me, This soul is particularly dear to
Me. I was immensely happy with this. The
happiness of other souls fills me with a new joy, and when I see the higher
gifts in some soul, my heart soars up to the Lord in a new hymn of
adoration.
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CATHOLIC TEACHING/CONVICTION/TESTIMONY |
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MY PARENTS WON'T LET ME DATE!
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| by Jenni Schmitt
ou're too young to date." "Why do you have to rush things?
You'll have plenty of time to date later on." "How do we know
you can be trusted on a date?"
Sound familiar? Whenever you hear these words, the temptation
to blow them off is strong -but wait! Stop and think for a
moment: What good will it do to ignore them? Is it going to
convince your parents to let you date earlier? Probably not. So
what should you do?
When you first discuss dating with your parents, one of the
main arguments your parents will offer is your age. They might
feel that you're just too young to be dating. A lot of parents
have the rule that their teens can't start dating until they
turn 16. And contrary to popular belief, parents don't adopt
this rule simply because they want to spoil your fun! Good
parents love you and will want to protect you; they don't want
to see you hurt in any way, and when you start dating, there is
the possibility of getting hurt.
If you're having problem convincing your parents to let you
date, don't worry --there are thousands of other teens out there
who are in the same boat. Jill Martin, 14, of Eugene, Oregon
told us: "I really like this guy, but my parents say I'm too
young to date. When he finally asked me out I had to tell him
'no'. I was so embarrassed. My parents are really
old-fashioned."
In a situation like this, you might be tempted to sneak out
of your house to date someone. But don't do it! That's one of
the biggest mistakes you can make. Just listen to what Stacey
Bishop, 15, of Orlando, Florida told us: "I was afraid that
people would think I was a geek or something, so I used to sneak
around behind my parents' backs. I would tell them I was going
to the movies with my friends and I would meet my boyfriend at
the movies. I felt so guilty! Then I got caught. Now my parents
have a really hard time trusting me. It wasn't worth it."
Speaking of trust, that's another obstacle you may run up
against when trying to convince your folks that you're ready to
date. If you haven't been trustworthy in the past, chances are
good that your parents won't trust you enough to let you start
dating. If you sneak out of your house, or do other stuff to
defy them, that only reinforces the idea that you aren't
trustworthy.
Instead of getting into a big fight ending with you running
to your room and slamming your door (another move destined to
show your parents that you're not mature enough to date), you
should take the time to sit down with your parents and really
talk about this issue; ask them why they feel you shouldn't be
dating (without boiling over with anger!), and try to state your
own case in a calm, mature manner.
They just might change their minds--or at least offer you
something of a compromise. Marie Daniel, 15, of Seattle
Washington told us, "My parents don't let me go out on dates
when it's just me and a guy, but I can go out with a group to
dances and stuff."
Through all of this, remember that God wants what's best for
you. He gave you the parents you have for a reason. Ask Him for
the wisdom to know what to say to your parents, and for
acceptance of any decisions you might not like. Remember that
God gave each of us the commandment to "Honor your father and
your mother" (Exodus 20:12) --so if you have to wait a little
while longer before your parents let you date, don't fight them.
You want PEACE in your life, don't you?
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