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Thursday, October 23, 2008, St. John of Capistrano
Ephesians 3:14-21, Psalm 33, Luke 12:49-53
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ALL IN THE FAMILY
"I kneel before the Father from Whom every family in heaven and on earth
takes its name; and I pray." —Ephesians 3:14-16
Today's first reading is possibly the greatest family prayer ever. It
teaches us that, when we pray for our family and others, we should first
of all pray for "gifts in keeping with the riches of His glory" (Eph
3:16). Family life is humanly impossible. We must admit this and then pray
for supernatural gifts from God.
The demands of family life are overwhelming. The only way we will survive
is by asking for and receiving inward strength "through the working of His
Spirit" (Eph 3:16). We need not only divine gifts and inward strength, but
we need God Himself to reside in our family (Eph 3:17). We bring this
about by inviting Jesus into our hearts through faith (Eph 3:17). With God
actually living in our family, love can now be the root and foundation of
our family life (Eph 3:17), for God is Love (1 Jn 4:16). Because love
covers a multitude of sins (1 Pt 4:8) and never fails (1 Cor 13:8), our
families will be holy families, built up in love (Eph 4:16).
This may seem impossible to you, but God's "power now at work in us can do
immeasurably more than we ask or imagine" (Eph 3:20). So start praying the
family prayer in Ephesians 3:16-17. Keep praying and obeying. Your family
will be so transformed that, when you have a family reunion in heaven
soon, not one family member will be missing.
Prayer: Father, may my family "grasp fully, with all the holy ones, the
breadth and length and height and depth of Christ's love, and experience
this love" (Eph 3:18-19).
Promise: "I have come to light a fire on the earth. How I wish the blaze
were ignited!" —Lk 12:49
Praise: St. John, who faithfully promoted devotion to the Holy Name of
Jesus and His mother, was so powerful in his prayers that many miracles
were attributed to him.
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