Meditation: Wednesday, August 28, 2002

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Title: Meditation: Wednesday, August 28, 2002

The Catholic Calendar for Wednesday, August 28, 2002     Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time     St. Augustine, bishop, doctor of the Church Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word:     2 Thessalonians 3:6-10,16-18     Psalm 128:1-2,4-5     Matthew 23:27-32 A reflection on today's Sacred Scripture: To be accused of being phony raises the shackles on our temper. We all cherish what is genuine, and in our heart of hearts, know whether we're genuine or not. St. Paul urges us cling to the authentic teaching of the Apostles, and to live authentically. This involves honest work, diligent attending to one's duties and responsibilities. Today is the feast of St. Augustine of Hippo, recognized by all scholars as the greatest mind of the 5th century. A strong, passionate individual, he sought beauty wherever it could be found. Eventually, he found it in God, urged on by the mysterious voice of a child telling him to look in the Holy Scriptures. In ecstasy, Augustine exclaimed, "Too late have I loved Thee, O beauty ever ancient, ever new!". May we eagerly seek out only what is true, what is beautiful, using well the precious moments of each day in that search. - Msgr. Paul Whitmore ([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/dailymed@saturn.nibcomp.com 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/