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On Today’s Gospel

Posted: September 16, 2014 by CatholicJules in Personal Thoughts & Reflections
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I say that I am a child of God and a disciple of Jesus my Lord. And I strive to build His Kingdom. However all my knowledge, words and actions will have little or no impact if I have not the love of God in my heart. All my good intentions will amount to little or nothing. It is in the union with my Lord and God that I can can truly love. And all else will follow, my words and deeds.

There is no such thing as a part time disciple or a lukewarm faith! For the world all its lures will overwhelm and conquer. And the worst kind of ‘disciple’ is an indifferent one. A heart which will not be moved; a heart of stone.

Lord Jesus with the love of You in my heart, let me praise and glorify my God in all that I say and do. Amen

FIRST READING
1 Corinthians 12:31–13:13

GOSPEL
Luke 7:31–35

Jesus said to the crowds:
“To what shall I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another,

‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance. We sang a dirge, but you did not weep.’

For John the Baptist came neither eating food nor drinking wine, and you said, ‘He is possessed by a demon.’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking and you said, ‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”

A Letter From St Cyprain…

Posted: September 16, 2014 by CatholicJules in Memory Book, Questions & Answers
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From a letter from St Cyprain to Cornelius….

Divine providence has now prepared us. God’s merciful design has warned us that the day of our own struggle, our own contest, is at hand. By that shared love which binds us close together, we are doing all we can to exhort our congregation, to give ourselves unceasingly to fastings, vigils and prayers in common. These are the heavenly weapons which give us the strength to stand firm and endure; they are the spiritual defenses, the God-given armaments that protect us.

Let us then remember one another, united in mind and heart. Let us pray without ceasing, you for us, we for you; by the love we share we shall thus relieve the strain of these great trials.