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The Catholic Calendar for Sunday, June 16, 2002 The Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word: Exodus 19:2-6 Psalm 100:1-3,5 Romans 5:6-11 Matthew 9:36--10:8 A reflection on today's Scripture: It is interesting that only nine days after the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we read today: "At the sight of the crowds, the heart of Jesus was moved with pity." (Mt.9:36) Jesus had a human heart just like us, and we've learned that he also had great pathos -- He had compassion for all the humble. He allowed his heart to be pierced by the centurion's lance so that we would visibly know that he had shed his blood, right to the last drop -- for us! Jesus continues to have compassion, as he calls ordinary mortals from among us to minister to the world in His name: "Cure the sick, raise the dead, heal the leprous, expel demons." If we have been called by Christ to minister, are we hearing that call? Or has the clamor of the material world and perhaps our own selfish desires stifled The Call? If we're in need of healing, are we making a serious effort to seek the salvation God has brought us? Almost everyone I've spoken with at length, deplores the moral decay of our times. Have we ever stopped for just a moment and considered joining ourselves spiritually with the Sacred Heart of Jesus by becoming an instrument of His love in whatever manner God calls us? - Joachim, ocds 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: Sunday, June 16, 2002
