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Saturday, November 15, 2008, St. Albert the Great
3 John 5-8, Psalm 112, Luke 18:1-8
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VIVA IL PAPA!
"You demonstrate fidelity by all that you do for the brothers even though
they are strangers." —3 John 5
In the third letter of John, we see a glimpse of disunity and disobedience
in one of the small communities of the early Church. The elder (3 Jn 1)
who wrote 3 John was possibly John's disciple and something like a bishop
in the early stages of the development of that office. The elder told
Diotrephes, the leader of the small community (3 Jn 9), to receive and
support a band of missionaries sent by the "diocese." Possibly because of
doctrinal differences, Diotrephes refused to accept the missionaries. The
elder wrote to Gaius, one of the outstanding members of the community, to
tell him to disregard his pastor and welcome the missionaries (3 Jn 1, 6,
10).
The point of 3 John is that we should obey our bishop rather than our
pastor, if they contradict one another. Moreover, we should obey the Pope
rather than our pastor and bishop, if they contradict the Pope. If we
followed this rule, there would be much less confusion and greater unity
in the Church. However, to do this we must know what our pastor teaches,
what our bishop teaches, and most of all what the Pope teaches. Read what
the Pope and bishops are teaching, learn what your pastor is teaching,
then pray and obey.
Prayer: Father, thank You for the Pope. May I obey You as You speak
through him.
Promise: Jesus told His disciples "a parable on the necessity of praying
always and not losing heart." —Lk 18:1
Praise: St. Albert, an extremely gifted intellectual, served God
prodigiously for many years. Finally, his mind failed, but Albert still
served the Lord meekly and in humility until he died.
(For a related teaching, order our tape "In the Church" on audio AV 117-3
or video V-117.)
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