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Tuesday, November 11, 2008, St. Martin of Tours
Titus 2:1-8, 11-14, Psalm 37:3-4, 18, 23, 27, 29, Luke 17:7-10
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THE CELEBRATION OF THE WORD
"Your teaching must have the integrity of serious, sound words to which no
one can take exception." —Titus 2:8
Orthodox teaching based on the Bible is extremely important in leading
people to Christ and building up the Church. False teaching is extremely
destructive to our faith and to the Church. Therefore, we must "fight hard
for the faith" (Jude 3) and "guard the rich deposit of faith with the help
of the Holy Spirit Who dwells within us" (2 Tm 1:14). Furthermore, when we
speak, we must be careful that our speech is "consistent with sound
doctrine" (Ti 2:1). We should also act so that "the word of God will not
fall into disrepute" (Ti 2:5). Even Christian employees should try to work
extra hard for their employers so as "to please them in every way, not
contradicting them nor stealing from them, but expressing a constant
fidelity by their conduct, so as to adorn in every way possible the
doctrine of God our Savior" (Ti 2:9-10). Whether we are teaching,
fighting, guarding, speaking, acting, or working, we want to make sure we
are helping people open up to God's word.
Our lives are so "word-centered" because God's words are "spirit and life"
(Jn 6:63). His words are "the joy and the happiness" of our hearts (Jer
15:16). "Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ" (Catechism,
133, St. Jerome). "Not on bread alone is man to live but on every
utterance that comes from the mouth of God" (Mt 4:4). God's word is "more
precious than thousands of gold and silver pieces" (Ps 119:72). Our
"rebirth has come, not from a destructible but from an indestructible
seed, through the living and enduring word of God" (1 Pt 1:23). Praise
You, Jesus, Word of God (Jn 1:1), for the word of God!
Prayer: Father, may I meditate on Your word day and night (Ps 1:2).
Promise: "It was He Who sacrificed Himself for us, to redeem us from all
unrighteousness and to cleanse for Himself a people of His own, eager to
do what is right." —Ti 2:14
Praise: St. Martin's example led others to totally commit their lives to
Christ and His Church.
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October 1, 2008 through November 30, 2008
†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
Cincinnati, May 1, 2008
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free of doctrinal or moral error. It is not implied that those who have
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