Tuesday - October 06, 2020
Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the Blessed Mother. Love the Madonna and pray the rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today. All graces given by God pass through the Blessed Mother.
~~St. Padre Pio
October 6, 2020
Tuesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
Reading 1
GAL 1:13-24
Brothers and sisters:
You heard of my former way of life in Judaism,
how I persecuted the Church of God beyond measure
and tried to destroy it,
and progressed in Judaism
beyond many of my contemporaries among my race,
since I was even more a zealot for my ancestral traditions.
But when he, who from my mother’s womb had set me apart
and called me through his grace,
was pleased to reveal his Son to me,
so that I might proclaim him to the Gentiles,
I did not immediately consult flesh and blood,
nor did I go up to Jerusalem
to those who were Apostles before me;
rather, I went into Arabia and then returned to Damascus.
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas
and remained with him for fifteen days.
But I did not see any other of the Apostles,
only James the brother of the Lord.
(As to what I am writing to you, behold,
before God, I am not lying.)
Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
And I was unknown personally to the churches of Judea
that are in Christ;
they only kept hearing that “the one who once was persecuting us
is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
So they glorified God because of me.
Responsorial Psalm
PS 139:1B-3, 13-14AB, 14C-15
R. (24b) Guide me, Lord, along the everlasting way.
O LORD, you have probed me and you know me;
you know when I sit and when I stand;
you understand my thoughts from afar.
My journeys and my rest you scrutinize,
with all my ways you are familiar.
R. Guide me, Lord, along the everlasting way.
Truly you have formed my inmost being;
you knit me in my mother’s womb.
I give you thanks that I am fearfully, wonderfully made;
wonderful are your works.
R. Guide me, Lord, along the everlasting way.
My soul also you knew full well;
nor was my frame unknown to you
When I was made in secret,
when I was fashioned in the depths of the earth.
R. Guide me, Lord, along the everlasting way.
Alleluia
LK 11:28
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Blessed are those who hear the word of God
and observe it.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel
LK 10:38-42
Jesus entered a village
where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him.
She had a sister named Mary
who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak.
Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said,
“Lord, do you not care
that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving?
Tell her to help me.”
The Lord said to her in reply,
“Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things.
There is need of only one thing.
Mary has chosen the better part
and it will not be taken from her.”
What's Your Story?
How comfortable are you telling stories about your faith growth? If anyone asks you why you're a Christian and how did it happen, would you have a conversion story to share? Yes, undoubtedly. No matter whether you were raised Catholic or in some other Christian denomination or you discovered the Christian faith more recently, you have a story that could help others.
Actually, you have a number of conversion stories. Any time your life changed as a result of discovering something new spiritually - taking you closer to God and deeper into the life of the Christian community - you experienced conversion. Any time a problem brought you closer to Jesus and his sufferings on the cross, you experienced conversion.
Any time you repented from a sin, you experienced a conversion that could help others if you talk about it, like St. Paul did in today's first reading. Any time you put aside the busyness of life to sit quietly and learn from Jesus, you experienced conversion, like Martha did in the Gospel reading.
There are people in your life right now who are ready to be like Mary in this Gospel, but they don't know how. They want to sit at the feet of the Jesus who lives in you; they want to hear him from your voice. God has placed you in their lives to be Jesus in the flesh for them. They want to hear your stories of love and faith. They want to be loved by the Jesus in you.
Trust that the Holy Spirit will inspire them through your story. Some will ponder what you said and respond to the Spirit's guidance rather quickly. Others will change their lives only after hearing many other faith stories, because right now they don't want to accept the truth completely. That's okay! God appreciates you for sharing the truth with them in your own way, with your own faith-building story.
Here's how to become more comfortable sharing your story: First choose any conversion experience and get very familiar with it. Answer these questions: (1) What was my life like before this happened and why did I want something to change? (2) What helped me to find God? (3) How did my life improve as a result of this conversion?
Next, tell it to people who understand, for example in a prayer group or faith-sharing community at church or a Christian friend. Then you'll know that you really do have the ability to share it. This confidence will empower you to tell it to someone who needs to hear it for their own growth.
Never underestimate the power of your story! You can make a difference in other people's lives just by being a blabbermouth about God's love!
Today's Prayer
Lord Jesus, give me the grace of discerning Your path every day in my life. Thank you for talking to me through the simplest things! Amen.
God Bless You.....
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