UN ALERT: Austin Ruse, president of the Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute reports that UN Agencies are obsessed with abortion and contraception, to the almostThe Catholic Calendar for Sunday, November 18, 2001 The Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word: 2 Samuel 5:1-3 Psalm 122:1-5 Colossians 1:12-20 Luke 23:35-43 Full text: http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/index.htm A Reflection on today's Scripture: Our readings on this final Sunday of Ordinary Time prepare us for Advent, a period of joyful anticipation as we await the Christ Child, the blessed union of God with man. He who humbled Himself to enter the human estate did so that we sinners, through faith and loving obedience to Him, the divine Word, could be reconciled with the Father and elevated to participate in His holiness, become one in mind and heart with our God. St. Paul instructs the Colossians that Christ, the King of creation, made man and holds him and all things in being, together in Himself. But though we belong to Him, sin disturbed this unity. Still, God's love is so great that He cleanses us of that sin in His Son's own blood and will work within us through His Spirit to make us holy as He is holy. What He needs is our consent to His discipline, the willingness to consistently deny ourelves of all behavior and attitudes contrary to His love and truth. This may sound difficult and uncompromising, but it is through grace accepted that we are enabled to do this. The Gospel reveals another dimension of God's love and illustrates the first important step toward salvation; it is a humility that recognizes one's sinfulness and the desire for reconciliation with our heavenly Father and one another. God will never reject a repentant sinner, regardless of the magnitude of his sin, even if he approaches Him in the last moments of life. Christ's arms on the cross are ever opened to receive us. Almighty and merciful God, unite all Your children in the truth and love Your Son, our Lord and King, revealed. May we may live in justice and peace, fit to abide in Your heavenly Kingdom. Amen. - Marie L. Bocko, ocds ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) YOU CAN HELP to evangelize the Word of God: Please RECOMMEND our website to your friends and webmasters. The Daily Meditations appear online in BOTH English & Spanish at: http://homepage.mac.com/ojoachim/. ALSO find recent speeches and audiences given by Pope John Paul II updated nearly every day on our site! Archived Meditations at: www.abcsoffaith.com/quiet/quietplace.html and at http://www.mail-archive.com/dailymed%40saturn.nibcomp.com. For ALL communications, including subscribe/unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (c)2001 The Way, The Truth, The Life. Permission granted to make reprints of the meditations or to post on any web page, except for profit. All scripture quotes are from the Douay-Rheims version of the Catholic Bible. |
Title: Meditation: Sunday, November 18, 2001
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