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Pope Benedict XVI, Shepherd of Truth is designed as a bulletin insert
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008, Pope St. Cornelius, St. Cyprian
1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 27-31, Psalm 100, Luke 7:11-17
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GLAD TIDINGS
"Serve the Lord with gladness." —Psalm 100:2
Serving the Lord with gladness, according to the dictionary, means to
serve Him while showing joy, being brightly cheerful, and having an inner
feeling of contentment and gratification. Because the Lord of the
universe allows us to actually have a part in building His kingdom, we
"raise a glad cry" (Is 44:23). We gratefully tell the Lord: "I will be
glad and exult in You; I will sing praise to Your name, Most High" (Ps
9:3).
This gladness transcends our circumstances. From his prison, St. Paul
tells his coworkers: "Even if my life is to be poured out as a libation
over the sacrificial service of your faith, I am glad of it and rejoice
with all of you. May you be glad on the same score, and rejoice with me!"
(Phil 2:17-18)
When we serve the Lord with gladness, others catch on. God especially
wants all people to "be glad in the Lord and rejoice" (Ps 32:11; see also
Ps 67:5). God promises: "The lowly will hear Me and be glad" (Ps 34:3).
Many will tell the Lord: " 'You changed my mourning into dancing; You took
off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness' (Ps 30:12). 'You are my
Shelter; from distress You will preserve me; with glad cries of freedom
You will ring me round' (Ps 32:7). 'When cares abound within me, Your
comfort gladdens my soul' (Ps 94:19). 'Therefore my heart is glad and my
soul rejoices, my body, too, abides in confidence' (Ps 16:9)."
"Hear the sounds of joy and gladness" (Ps 51:10). "Meet with joy and
gladness" (Is 35:10). "Serve the Lord with gladness."
Prayer: Father, I love living for Jesus. "I will rejoice for He has made
me glad" (see Ps 92:5).
Promise: "You, then, are the body of Christ. Every one of you is a member
of it." —1 Cor 12:27
Praise: During St. Cyprian's years as bishop, he faithfully persevered
while suffering a persecution, two schisms, and a plague. (This teaching
was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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Rescript: In accord with the "Code of Canon Law", I hereby grant my
permission to publish "One Bread, One Body" covering the period from
August 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008
†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
Cincinnati, February 25, 2008
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free of doctrinal or moral error. It is not implied that those who have
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