As the disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ, we are ambassadors of His mercy, love, and joy. It is through our intimate relationship with Him that we bring His presence, first of all, on our faces, in our acts of love and mercy, and the joy that is beheld on our faces.
So that anyone who looks upon us will want to have what we have. That is the peace and joy that we carry both in our hearts and on our faces. Amen.
Saint Jerome, Priest, Doctor pray for us…
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First reading
Zechariah 8:20-23 ·
Many peoples and great nations will come to seek the Lord of Hosts
The Lord of Hosts says this:
‘There will be other peoples yet, and citizens of great cities. And the inhabitants of one city will go to the next and say, “Come, let us go and entreat the favour of the Lord, and seek the Lord of Hosts; I am going myself.” And many peoples and great nations will come to seek the Lord of Hosts in Jerusalem and to entreat the favour of the Lord.’
The Lord of Hosts says this:
‘In those days, ten men of nations of every language will take a Jew by the sleeve and say, “We want to go with you, since we have learnt that God is with you.”’
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Gospel
Luke 9:51-56
Jesus sets out for Jerusalem
As the time drew near for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely took the road for Jerusalem and sent messengers ahead of him. These set out, and they went into a Samaritan village to make preparations for him, but the people would not receive him because he was making for Jerusalem. Seeing this, the disciples James and John said, ‘Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to burn them up?’ But he turned and rebuked them, and they went off to another village.
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