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The Catholic Calendar for Tuesday, June 25, 2002 The Twelth Week in Ordinary Time Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word: 2 Kings 19:9-11,14-21,31-36 Psalm 48:2-4,10-11 Matthew 7:6,12-14 A reflection on today's Scripture . . . . What then, is the meaning of the Law and the Prophets? The law and the prophets are two of the great divisions of the TANAHK, the fourfold division of the Hebrew scriptures. The law and the prophets were the most important to these because it was through these that God spoke and helped the people of Israel to sanctity. What does Jesus tell us is the summation of the Law and the Prophets? 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.' How often have we heard this admonition? Do we understand or believe it? Do we practice it? This gives us a very simple, very down-to-earth, very doable picture of sanctity. Always treat others in the way you would like to be treated. No ecstasies, no visions, no arduous penances or piles of prayers -- just simple acts of love, this is the meaning of the law and the prophets. We become holy when we treat others as though they were holy. And you know what? As one of God's people, they are holy. Each and every person is sacred and precious in the heart of God. And all we need to do to acknowledge that fact, is to put others before ourselves, to love others through simple, small actions: to remain quiet when we really wish to correct people who should know better, to smile when we feel like spitting, to help when we want to hinder. We can live the fullness of the law when we put ourselves out of the way. We can become like Jesus, the incarnation of the law, when we choose others first. - JuandelaCruz, T.O.Carm. 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. Scripture texts in this work are taken from the New American Bible with Revised New Testament and Revised Psalms (c)1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. and are used by permission of the copyright owner. All Rights Reserved. No part of the New American Bible may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the copyright owner. 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: Tuesday, June 25, 2002
