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The Catholic Calendar for Thursday, September 5, 2002 The Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word: 1 Corinthians 3:18-23 Psalm 24:1-6 Luke 5 1-11 A reflection on today's Sacred Scripture: Today's Responsorial Psalm is one I have committed (somewhat) to memory. It asks: who is it that shall climb the mountain of the Lord and stand in His holy place? It is a question some might muse on, eventually arriving at some kind of response. The answer according to the psalmist, however, is startling. He says, the one who desires not worthless things; that is one who, will reach the summit of perfection. The simplicity of the answer belies the pervasiveness of what is required to gain entry into the Kingdom. It means judging everything in light of its heavenly value, something altogether different from what the world considers valuable. Only with God's help can we discern rightfully, what is good and what is worthless. Let us pray then for the grace to recognize what has value and what does not. Then with God's constant help and our determination to cooperate with Him, may we begin the life-long task of curbing and eliminating our desire for worthless things. He shall receive blessings from the Lord and reward from the God who saves Him. (Psalm 24:5) - Donna Raye Nelson, ocds ([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) BLOG? The meditations are also available at our new Blog 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] The FINE PRINT: (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: Thursday, September 5, 2002
