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The Catholic Calendar for Friday, August 16, 2002 Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time St. Stephen of Hungary Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word: Ezekiel 16:1-15,60,63 Isaiah 12:2-6 Matthew 19:3-12 A Reflection on today's Holy Scripture . . . Sometime in the past, when parents taught their children about God and neighbor, there were things that children learned by example; such as courtesy, modesty, graciousness, respect -- and much more. The family was a tight knit group of people that were living and praying together. We were taught that we should respect each other and should look at our bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit. Marriage was thought to be a commitment for life. As the wedding vows proclaim: "in good times and in bad" we are called to be faithful to God and to our spouse in all situations. Today's young people are exposed to all kinds of media that stress immodesty, changing marriage partners as fast as you change clothes, etc. Jesus' original intent for man and woman was that they were to be united in a covenant relationship with God and each other. Marital love and faithfulness means that we promise to obey the vows that we exchange in front of God and His people. Marriage is intended to be forever until death! Heavenly Father, allow us to understand more fully the sanctity of the family and help those suffering in their marriages and family life. Amen! - Deacon Bill Powers ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) YOU CAN HELP to evangelize the Word of God! Please recommend our website to your friends and Catholic webmasters at: http://www.borg.com/~joachim/DailyMeds.html (case sensitive) Also, the meditations are now in weblog form at http://dailymed.blogspot.com/ ARCHIVED Meditations: http://www.abcsoffaith.com/quiet/quietplace.html and at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] For ALL communications, including subscribe/unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (c)1986-2002 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 copy-right 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.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: Friday, August 16, 2002
