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---------- Please Note: Our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, in his Angelus Prayer, November 18, has asked the faithful to observe Friday, December 14, as a day of Fasting and Prayer for world peace. ---------- The Catholic Calendar for Saturday, December 15, 2001 The Second Week of Advent Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word: Sirach 48:1-4,9-11 Psalm 80:2-3,15-16,18-19 Matthew 17:10-13 Full text: http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/index.htm A Reflection on Today's Scripture: How we live our daily life is a reflection of our Faith. Today I recall our Lady's words in Medjugorje: "Let your only instrument always be love." We know that the heart of our Faith is love, that we're called to love God above all else and each other as a reflection of God's love. While we may feel that we love God and are putting Him first in our lives, love is not complete in us unless we extend that love to those around us. And I don't necessarily mean undertaking self-sacrificing love with everyone we meet -- but extending some of that peace, joy and openness which is part of the Kingdom of God to others around us. I think that's where the difficulty arises for many of us -- through years of perhaps pain and hurt we have built up walls of self-protection and are afraid of letting our guard down. But the Lord says "Be not afraid"; so today, let us take courage and extend some of God's love to those around us. Let us start small and through God's grace, who knows what we can achieve! We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. - Cliodhna Doyle ([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: Saturday, December 15, 2001
