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The Catholic Calendar for Wednesday, June 5, 2002 Ninth Week in Ordinary Time St. Boniface, bishop and martyr Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word: 2 Timothy 1:1-3,6-12 Psalm 123:1-2, Mark 12:18-27 A Reflection on Today's Scripture: Along with many, many others, I studied theology in preparation for priesthood at St. Bernard's Seminary in Rochester, N.Y. It was nicknamed "The Rock" because of its policies on strict discipline of its founder, Bishop McQuaid. Truly, it provided a rock-like basis for a sturdy faith in vocation and mission. St. Paul, with his rock-like faith, is encouraging Timothy, who may be reeling under attacks on his message. "Stir up the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of hands", Paul says to Timothy. How all priests need to hear that word today as we, too, reel under the scandals that beset the church, and the attacks of some who would love to see the authority of our Church silenced. Let us encourage one another with prayer, words of faith, and deeds of loving reparation. May our Church experience healing and purification through the perseverance and fidelity to the mission entrusted to us. It is the experience of Christ in his humiliation and suffering. As His blood was shed to purify the world of sin, so too may our tears and patience shed our Church of sin and re-establish her as the pure bride of Christ. - Msgr. Paul Whitmore ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) YOU CAN HELP to evangelize the Word of God: Please recommend our website to your friends and Catholic webmasters. The meditations are in English & Spanish at http://www.borg.com/~joachim/DailyMeds.html (case sensitive). ARCHIVED Meditations: http://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)2002 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 edition of the Catholic Bible. Full text from the New American Bible: http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/index.htm Lives of the Saints: http://www.christdesert.org/public_texts/martyrology/ |
Title: Meditation: Wednesday, June 5, 2002
