Monday - June 08, 2020
"Christ
has made my soul beautiful
with the jewels of grace and virtue.
I belong to Him whom the angels serve"
--St. Agnes
"Christ
has made my soul beautiful
with the jewels of grace and virtue.
I belong to Him whom the angels serve"
--St. Agnes
June 8, 2020
Monday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time
Lectionary: 359
Reading 11 KGS 17:1-6
Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab:
“As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve,
during these years there shall be no dew or rain except at my word.”
The LORD then said to Elijah:
“Leave here, go east
and hide in the Wadi Cherith, east of the Jordan.
You shall drink of the stream,
and I have commanded ravens to feed you there.”
So he left and did as the LORD had commanded.
He went and remained by the Wadi Cherith, east of the Jordan.
Ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning,
and bread and meat in the evening,
and he drank from the stream.
“As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve,
during these years there shall be no dew or rain except at my word.”
The LORD then said to Elijah:
“Leave here, go east
and hide in the Wadi Cherith, east of the Jordan.
You shall drink of the stream,
and I have commanded ravens to feed you there.”
So he left and did as the LORD had commanded.
He went and remained by the Wadi Cherith, east of the Jordan.
Ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning,
and bread and meat in the evening,
and he drank from the stream.
Responsorial PsalmPS 121:1BC-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
R. (see 2) Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
I lift up my eyes toward the mountains;
whence shall help come to me?
My help is from the LORD,
who made heaven and earth.
R. Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
May he not suffer your foot to slip;
may he slumber not who guards you:
Indeed he neither slumbers nor sleeps,
the guardian of Israel.
R. Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
The LORD is your guardian; the LORD is your shade;
he is beside you at your right hand.
The sun shall not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
R. Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
The LORD will guard you from all evil;
he will guard your life.
The LORD will guard your coming and your going,
both now and forever.
R. Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
I lift up my eyes toward the mountains;
whence shall help come to me?
My help is from the LORD,
who made heaven and earth.
R. Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
May he not suffer your foot to slip;
may he slumber not who guards you:
Indeed he neither slumbers nor sleeps,
the guardian of Israel.
R. Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
The LORD is your guardian; the LORD is your shade;
he is beside you at your right hand.
The sun shall not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
R. Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
The LORD will guard you from all evil;
he will guard your life.
The LORD will guard your coming and your going,
both now and forever.
R. Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
AlleluiaMATTHEW 5:12A
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Rejoice and be glad;
for your reward will be great in heaven.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Rejoice and be glad;
for your reward will be great in heaven.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
GospelMT 5:1-12
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain,
and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
He began to teach them, saying:
and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
He began to teach them, saying:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the land.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart,
for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you
and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me.
Rejoice and be glad,
for your reward will be great in heaven.
Thus they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the land.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart,
for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you
and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me.
Rejoice and be glad,
for your reward will be great in heaven.
Thus they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
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Living the Beatitudes
For most of this month, we're going to be hearing from the Sermon on the Mount in our daily Gospel reading.
We are called to holiness. Jesus taught us how to do it, so that we could receive the full love of God and share this love with others. And then he gave us his Holy Spirit to help us live it out.
All of Christ's teachings are summed up in one place: The Sermon on the Mount. The Beatitudes in today's Gospel passage are the introductory remarks of the sermon. They are the basic outline or stepping stones for having a more love-filled life. The first four deal with our relationship with God; the last four deal with our relationships with others.
#1 (verse 3): We are "poor in spirit" when we depend on God (the kingdom of heaven) instead of material security (the world's kingdom). We're enriched by his faithfulness, mercy and love.
#2 (verse 4): We "mourn" or feel sorrowful when we realize that we've fallen short of the glory of God by relying on the world's ways instead of God's ways. He comforts us and supports us in our efforts to detach from the world and become more like him.
#3 (verse 5): We are "meek" or "lowly" when we submit to the Father's will. Inheriting the land means that we are God's children and belong to his kingdom with all of its benefits.
#4 (verse 6): We "hunger and thirst for righteousness" when we desire to live morally or to put an end to the injustices we witness. This hunger will be satisfied because God helps us achieve righteousness.
The second half of the Beatitudes is a list of fruits that are produced by the spiritual growth that we gain in the first half.
#5 (verse 7): When we're poor in spirit and place our trust in God's mercy (verse 3), we gain the spiritual maturity to be merciful to others, which results in the blessing of receiving even more of God's mercy.
#6 (verse 8): Our sins hurt others, and when we mourn the damage we've done (verse 4), we desire to be "pure" or "clean" in our hearts, which leads us to greater holiness, and then we see God working through us to help others.
#7 (verse 9): By being meek (verse 5), we become peacemakers, because as we submit ourselves to the Father's will, we handle conflicts the way Jesus did, asserting boundaries against the sins of others without being unforgiving or retaliatory.
#8 (verses 10-12): We are like Christ when we live as he lived (verse 6), and for this reason others persecute us. They don't want to learn from our example of holiness, so they insult us and try to stop us. This is a tremendous blessing, because it lets us know that we are indeed living the Beatitudes.
May our journey of faith be a successful climb through all of the beatitudes!
Prayer
Beloved Jesus: Give me Your loving gaze as I suffer the persecutions and trials of following You. May I learn how to bless You and thank You whenever they happen. Amen.
We are called to holiness. Jesus taught us how to do it, so that we could receive the full love of God and share this love with others. And then he gave us his Holy Spirit to help us live it out.
All of Christ's teachings are summed up in one place: The Sermon on the Mount. The Beatitudes in today's Gospel passage are the introductory remarks of the sermon. They are the basic outline or stepping stones for having a more love-filled life. The first four deal with our relationship with God; the last four deal with our relationships with others.
#1 (verse 3): We are "poor in spirit" when we depend on God (the kingdom of heaven) instead of material security (the world's kingdom). We're enriched by his faithfulness, mercy and love.
#2 (verse 4): We "mourn" or feel sorrowful when we realize that we've fallen short of the glory of God by relying on the world's ways instead of God's ways. He comforts us and supports us in our efforts to detach from the world and become more like him.
#3 (verse 5): We are "meek" or "lowly" when we submit to the Father's will. Inheriting the land means that we are God's children and belong to his kingdom with all of its benefits.
#4 (verse 6): We "hunger and thirst for righteousness" when we desire to live morally or to put an end to the injustices we witness. This hunger will be satisfied because God helps us achieve righteousness.
The second half of the Beatitudes is a list of fruits that are produced by the spiritual growth that we gain in the first half.
#5 (verse 7): When we're poor in spirit and place our trust in God's mercy (verse 3), we gain the spiritual maturity to be merciful to others, which results in the blessing of receiving even more of God's mercy.
#6 (verse 8): Our sins hurt others, and when we mourn the damage we've done (verse 4), we desire to be "pure" or "clean" in our hearts, which leads us to greater holiness, and then we see God working through us to help others.
#7 (verse 9): By being meek (verse 5), we become peacemakers, because as we submit ourselves to the Father's will, we handle conflicts the way Jesus did, asserting boundaries against the sins of others without being unforgiving or retaliatory.
#8 (verses 10-12): We are like Christ when we live as he lived (verse 6), and for this reason others persecute us. They don't want to learn from our example of holiness, so they insult us and try to stop us. This is a tremendous blessing, because it lets us know that we are indeed living the Beatitudes.
May our journey of faith be a successful climb through all of the beatitudes!
Prayer
Beloved Jesus: Give me Your loving gaze as I suffer the persecutions and trials of following You. May I learn how to bless You and thank You whenever they happen. Amen.
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God Bless You.....
Rosary Family
The mother of Jesus promised St. Dominic that, “one day through the rosary & the scapular I shall save the world!”
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