Live the best Single Mingle Christian Sharing Lifestyle [even if you are married ;) ]: July 2011

Sunday, July 31, 2011

PM eNewsletter 18th Sunday in ordinary time

July 31st 18th Sunday in ordinary time.

This week, oh! Jesus, Your church celebrates a great saint and a great gift.

St. John Vianney was a priest who loved You so much, that You gave him gifts that made
him a great confessor.

He would hear confessions up to 16 hours a day.

And his knowledge of the sins of the people in his confessional was fantastic.

We also celebrate Your showing 3 of Your apostles Your true self in the transfiguration.

You become glowing in appearance and conversed with Moses and Elijah.

Thank You Jesus, for glowing with love.

Amen and Amen.

Thank you Lord, for loving us totally.
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One Bread, One Body

This weeks readings and reflections

Sunday DAILY BREAD
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"Heed me, and you shall eat well, you shall delight in rich fare." -Isaiah 55:2

For centuries the chosen people waited for the fulfillment of these prophecies. Finally,
they were fulfilled in the Messiah, Jesus. He took the five loaves and two fish and
miraculously multiplied them to feed possibly 15-20,000 people (Mt 14:16-21). Yet even
this did not totally fulfill the Old Testament prophecies. Jesus saved the best till last.

At the last supper before He died, Jesus took bread, blessed it, and broke it, saying:
"This is My Body" (Lk 22:19). Jesus taught that His flesh was real food and His blood real
drink (Jn 6:55). He was fulfilling the Old Testament prophecies in a way unimaginable. He
gave Himself to us in an intimate communion of love.

Jesus invites: "Come to Me heedfully, listen, that you may have life" (Is 55:3). Accept
Jesus' invitation to His banquet of love. Go to Mass daily, or as often as possible, and eat
the Bread of Life.

Monday DISGUSTED WITH YOUR PARISH?
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"Moses asked the Lord, 'Why are You so displeased with me that You burden me with all
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Tuesday GOD HATES JEALOUSY
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"Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses." -Numbers 12:1

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Heavenly and Merciful Father i ask for your intercession upon one of my primary school
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needed for her recovery.Father please embrace her in your loving arms.Melt her, Mold her,
Fill her and Use her to do your will. In your precious name i pray. Amen
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Touch & soften both our hearts. Enlighten our minds. Help Bob & I to stop fighting. Give
us peace. This all I ask you in Jesus name alone, amen. Thank you dear God, I love you.
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Notable quotations from Pope Benedict XVI and official
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DAILY BREAD - One Bread, One Body, 7/31/2011

Sunday, July 31, 2011, 18th Sunday Ordinary Time

Isaiah 55:1-3, Romans 8:35, 37-39, Psalm 145:8-9, 15-18, Matthew 14:13-21
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DAILY BREAD

"Heed me, and you shall eat well, you shall delight in rich fare." -Isaiah 55:2

Isaiah prophesied "rich fare." The psalmist promised "the best of wheat" (Ps 147:14). Wisdom invited all to her banquet. "Come, eat of my food, and drink of the wine I have mixed!" (Prv 9:5) Throughout the Old Testament, we were invited to a wondrous banquet.
For centuries the chosen people waited for the fulfillment of these prophecies. Finally, they were fulfilled in the Messiah, Jesus. He took the five loaves and two fish and miraculously multiplied them to feed possibly 15-20,000 people (Mt 14:16-21). Yet even this did not totally fulfill the Old Testament prophecies. Jesus saved the best till last.
At the last supper before He died, Jesus took bread, blessed it, and broke it, saying: "This is My Body" (Lk 22:19). Jesus taught that His flesh was real food and His blood real drink (Jn 6:55). He was fulfilling the Old Testament prophecies in a way unimaginable. He gave Himself to us in an intimate communion of love.
Jesus invites: "Come to Me heedfully, listen, that you may have life" (Is 55:3). Accept Jesus' invitation to His banquet of love. Go to Mass daily, or as often as possible, and eat the Bread of Life.

Prayer: Jesus, may I want to celebrate Mass and receive Holy Communion every day of my life.

Promise: "For I am certain that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor powers, neither height nor depth nor any other creature, will be able to separate us from the love of God that comes to us in Christ Jesus, our Lord." -Rm 8:38-39

Praise: Praise the risen Jesus, Whose Body and Blood are indeed "rich fare" and the food of angels!

(For a related teaching, order our leaflet "This Is My Body", or our audio tapes on "Eucharistic Obedience" AV 73-1 or our video V-73.)

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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 June 1, 2011 through July 31, 2011
?Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, February 1, 2011

The rescript is a declaration that a book or pamphlet is considered to be free of doctrinal or moral error. It is not implied that those who have granted ecclesial permission agree with the contents, opinions, or statements expressed.

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Saturday, July 30, 2011

PARTY LINE - One Bread, One Body, 7/30/2011

Saturday, July 30, 2011, St. Peter Chrysologus

Leviticus 25:1, 8-17, Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 7-8, Matthew 14:1-12
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/nab/073011.shtml

PARTY LINE

"This fiftieth year you shall make sacred by proclaiming liberty in the land for all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you." -Leviticus 25:10

God told the Israelites to have a yearlong party every fiftieth year. This jubilee celebration was not an expression of self-indulgence, but of restoration, justice, peace, and freedom. In the jubilee year, land was restored to its original owner, slaves were freed, and the people celebrated a year of rest and recreation. Although the Israelites had a difficult time consistently celebrating the jubilee year, Jesus promised that He would make every year a jubilee year (Lk 4:19).
In today's Gospel reading, we have another kind of party: Herod's birthday party. This short party of just a day or two started off as an expression of self-indulgence and pride, and then turned into murder. Herod, Herodias, and Salome had John the Baptizer beheaded and brought his head in on a platter (Mt 14:11).
The jubilee year begins with the Day of Atonement (Lv 25:9). We forgive those who have hurt us and ask God to forgive us as we forgive others (Mt 6:12). Which party do you want to attend: Herod's birthday party or the jubilee year? By repentance and forgiveness we come to the jubilee year. If we refuse to repent and forgive, if we harbor a grudge (Mk 6:19), or nurse bitterness (Heb 12:15), we choose Herod's birthday party. Repent, forgive, and choose the Lord's party (Lk 4:18-19).

Prayer: Father, may I never let the sun set on my anger, jealousy, bitterness, resentment, or unforgiveness (Eph 4:26).

Promise: "Do not deal unfairly, then; but stand in fear of your God." -Lv 25:17

Praise: Loyalty to the Church in both her teaching and authority was a high priority for St. Peter. He fought constantly against paganism and abuses in his time.

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Friday, July 29, 2011

LOVE IS DETAIL-ORIENTED - One Bread, One Body, 7/29/2011

Friday, July 29, 2011, St. Martha

Leviticus 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34-37, Psalm 81:3-6, 10-11, John 11:19-27, or Luke 10:38-42
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LOVE IS DETAIL-ORIENTED

"Martha...was busy with all the details of hospitality." -Luke 10:40

St. Martha "welcomed" Jesus "to her home" on several occasions (Lk 10:38; Jn 12:2). She served a banquet in Jesus' honor (Jn 12:2). In the first century, throwing a banquet probably involved running out to the pasture and catching a frolicking sheep, dragging it home, slaughtering and butchering it, getting wood for a fire, cooking the meat in searing heat in the midst of an already arid climate, baking numerous loaves of bread from scratch, and many other details of preparing the house and the table which involved great physical toil. Martha loved Jesus so much that she spared no detail for the privilege of honoring Him.
With what details is the Lord asking you to be busy in your service of Him? (Lk 10:40) Is He asking you to have more children, attend Mass and read Scripture daily, increase your almsgiving, take on a larger role in ministry, home-school your children, be involved in pro-life activities, join or start a small Christian community, devote an hour to weekly eucharistic adoration, or care for an aged parent? Sacrifice involves attention to many details. There are no shortcuts on the way of the cross.
We can respond in one of two ways. We can "say, 'What a burden!' " and "scorn" this idea of detailed sacrifice (Mal 1:13). Conversely, we can respond in love as did Martha. Love is never satisfied, but always seeks more detailed ways to express itself to the beloved. Love the Lord in every detail of your life (Lk 10:27).

Prayer: Father, I will constantly seek to love You more and more.

Promise: "I am the Resurrection and the Life: whoever believes in Me, though he should die, will come to life." -Jn 11:25-26

Praise: St. Martha took care of ministering to Christ and He, in turn, revealed profound truths to her.

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

WHERE IS GOD, AND WHO AM I? - One Bread, One Body, 7/28/2011

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Exodus 40:16-21, 34-38, Psalm 84:3-6, 8, 11, Matthew 13:47-53
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WHERE IS GOD, AND WHO AM I?

"Moses did exactly as the Lord had commanded him. On the first day of the first month of the second year the Dwelling was erected." -Exodus 40:16-17

The book of Exodus ends with the erection of the Dwelling by Moses. The Dwelling contained the ark of the covenant, and the ark contained the Ten Commandments (Ex 40:20-21). Here God was present in the most powerful way on earth. "In the daytime the cloud of the Lord was seen over the Dwelling; whereas at night, fire was seen in the cloud" (Ex 40:38). "The glory of the Lord filled the Dwelling" (Ex 40:34).
In the new covenant, it is amazing but true that the Dwelling of God is not only among us, but it is us. We who are baptized into Jesus have become the Dwelling of God. We are temples of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 6:19). The Holy Trinity lives in us. God is in us and we in Him (see Jn 17:23).
Does your life indicate that you realize you are the Dwelling of God? "Test yourselves to see whether you are living in faith; examine yourselves. Perhaps you yourselves do not realize that Christ Jesus is in you" (2 Cor 13:5). You are a living, walking, loving tabernacle. Be pure as Jesus is pure (1 Jn 3:3).

Prayer: Father, cleanse me of evil things so that I "may be a distinguished vessel, dedicated and useful to the master of the house and ready for every noble service" (2 Tm 2:21).

Promise: "Every scribe who is learned in the reign of God is like the head of a household who can bring from his storeroom both the new and the old." -Mt 13:52

Praise: Joanne makes a habit to be extra kind to store clerks, servers, and those in the world whom many overlook.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

IN YOUR FACE - One Bread, One Body, 7/27/2011

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Exodus 34:29-35, Psalm 99:5-7, 9, Matthew 13:44-46
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/nab/072711.shtml

IN YOUR FACE

"The skin of [Moses'] face had become radiant while he conversed with the Lord." -Exodus 34:29

In the Old Covenant, the unclean and unholy had the ability to contaminate that which was holy. For instance, if a person with leprosy touched a person without it, the latter person became unclean, even if they did not contract leprosy. In other words, unholiness was contagious rather than holiness.
Jesus reversed this situation. Jesus touched lepers and cleansed them (Mk 1:41). Because of Jesus, holiness overpowered unholiness. Now holiness is contagious instead of unholiness. This reversal is why Jesus could say that the unholy weeds are now to coexist with the holy wheat (Mt 13:30). His plan is that the holiness of the wheat should overpower the unholiness of the weeds, bringing conversion and creating a culture of holiness and life.
Why then is our western culture living in B.C. instead of A.D.? Why does evil seemingly proliferate unchecked? Why are millions of babies annually killed in surgical and chemical abortions? Why is prayer banned in schools? Why does the media become increasingly anti-Christian instead of pro-holiness?
To answer these questions, start by looking in the mirror. Does your face radiate God's love? (Ex 34:29) Can you look yourself in the face without needing sunglasses? If not, "fix your eyes on Jesus" (Heb 3:1). Devour His word constantly and let it become your joy (Jer 15:16). Gaze on Jesus often in eucharistic adoration and transform your face (see 2 Cor 3:18). Receive His eucharistic body and blood more often, even daily. Then let your radiant face infect the world with holiness (Mt 5:16).

Prayer: Father, may I be a carrier of holiness. May an epidemic outbreak of holiness occur due to Your joy reflected in my face.

Promise: "The reign of God is like a buried treasure." -Mt 13:44

Praise: Even though James has to travel some distance to do so, he attends Mass daily.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

IMPORTANT PEOPLE - One Bread, One Body, 7/26/2011

Tuesday, July 26, 2011, Sts. Joachim & Anne

Sirach 44:1, 10-15, Psalm 132:11, 13-14, 17-18, Matthew 13:16-17
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/nab/072611.shtml

IMPORTANT PEOPLE

"At gatherings their wisdom is retold, and the assembly proclaims their praise." -Sirach 44:15

The Spirit has inspired the Church to remember Jesus' grandparents, Joachim and Anne. We recognize their significant contribution to Jesus' life as He grew in age, wisdom, and grace (Lk 2:52). Many grandparents don't feel they are having much influence on their children and grandchildren. We all feel frustrated by our limitations in impacting the world for Jesus.
However, this feast day emphasizes that we have a much greater influence on our families and our world than the devil would have us believe. Our virtues will not be forgotten (Sir 44:10). Our spiritual heritage will profoundly affect people for a thousand generations (Ex 20:6). Even the smallest act, like giving someone a glass of water, will not go without its reward (Mt 10:42). Everything we do for love of Jesus has personal, immediate, communal, international, and eternal significance. We are sons and daughters of God the Father. Our lives, actions, words, time, and decisions can be part of God's awesome plan of salvation. Grandparents are important. All who are in Christ are vitally, eternally important. We can't get any more important. Let's live accordingly.

Prayer: Father, may I not waste or trivialize any part of my life.

Promise: "Blest are your eyes because they see and blest are your ears because they hear. I assure you, many a prophet and many a saint longed to see what you see but did not see it, to hear what you hear but did not hear it." -Mt 13:16-17

Praise: Sts. Joachim & Anne discerned God's will in their life together and it changed the universe forever.

(For a related teaching, order our leaflet, How to Get Your Kids to Go to Church and Go to Heaven", or our tape on audio AV 42-3 or video V-42.)

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Monday, July 25, 2011

EARTHEN VESSELS AND BLOOD-VESSELS - One Bread, One Body, 7/25/2011

Monday, July 25, 2011, St. James

2 Corinthians 4:7-15, Psalm 126:1-6, Matthew 20:20-28
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/nab/072511.shtml

EARTHEN VESSELS AND BLOOD-VESSELS

"This treasure we possess in earthen vessels." -2 Corinthians 4:7

Part of today's first reading is very popular. We seem to get much satisfaction from thinking of ourselves as "earthen vessels." Certainly we are weak and fragile. The emphasis in the New Testament, however, is not on our weakness but on the Lord's power and our greatness in Him. We are "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people He claims for His own" (1 Pt 2:9). We are greater than the greatest people of the Old Testament, such as Abraham, Moses, Elijah, David, Isaiah, Jeremiah (see Mt 11:11). We can even do greater by far than Jesus did (Jn 14:12). We are earthen vessels but the most expensive vessels in the history of the human race. We were bought at the price of Jesus' blood.
Through His Incarnation, sacrificial death, and glorious Resurrection, the human person, and especially the Christian, has been raised to an awesome dignity. We are precious and chosen. We have every reason to love ourselves (see Mt 22:39). We also have every reason to reject the petty pleasures of the world, because they are beneath our dignity as children of God and temples of the Spirit. Yes, we are earthen vessels, but more importantly we are tabernacles where God has chosen to dwell.

Prayer: Father, may my self-image be appropriate to the fact that You sent Your Son to die for me.

Promise: "Indeed, everything is ordered to your benefit, so that the grace bestowed in abundance may bring greater glory to God because they who give thanks are many." -2 Cor 4:15

Praise: St. James treasured what he received from Jesus so much so that he was the first apostle to lay down his life in martyrdom.

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Sunday, July 24, 2011

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July 24th 17th Sunday in ordinary time.

This week, oh! Jesus Your church celebrates the feast of St. James, the apostle.

He was an ordinary person, who through Your grace, became a pillar of Your church.

He followed You without question, and gave up all of his known beliefs and was converted to You.

Jesus, give us that grace to constantly be converted to following You without fear.

Let us be truly Catholic christians, who love all as best they can, and evangelize by how they live and love.

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FINISH LINE - One Bread, One Body, 7/24/2011

Sunday, July 24, 2011, 17th Sunday Ordinary Time

1 Kings 3:5, 7-12, Romans 8:28-30, Psalm 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-130, Matthew 13:44-52
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FINISH LINE

"We know that God makes all things work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His decree." -Romans 8:28

God the Father, unlike His children, never did a halfway job. God always does everything necessary to complete His work. "Those whom He foreknew He predestined to share the image of His Son" (Rm 8:29). "Those He predestined He likewise called; those He called He also justified; and those He justified He in turn glorified" (Rm 8:30). Paul said: "I am sure of this much: that He Who has begun the good work in you will carry it through to completion, right up to the day of Christ Jesus" (Phil 1:6).
If the Lord always finishes His jobs, why do we see so many unfinished Christians and half-built lives? (see Lk 14:28ff) First, we are all "under construction" so it would be expected that God won't finish with us until later. Second, we don't always cooperate with the Lord. We are living stones (see 1 Pt 2:5). The Lord will complete His plan of salvation, but we can decide to exclude ourselves. If we are insisting on staying unfinished, the Lord will work with us to lead us to repent. If we decide to repent, He will even take our sinful rebellion and its dire effects and make them work together for our good because He loves us so much (Rm 8:28). Repent and let God finish the masterpiece of your life.

Prayer: Father, may I give You glory by finishing the work You gave me to do (see Jn 17:4).

Promise: "The reign of God is like a buried treasure which a man found in a field. He hid it again, and rejoicing at his find went and sold all he had and bought that field." -Mt 13:44

Praise: Praise the risen Jesus, Whose sacrifice was complete when He said, "It is finished!"

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Saturday, July 23, 2011

FOREVER FREE - One Bread, One Body, 7/23/2011

Saturday, July 23, 2011, St. Bridget

Exodus 24:3-8, Psalm 50:1-2, 5-6, 14-15, Matthew 13:24-30
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FOREVER FREE

"His slaves said to him, 'Do you want us to go out and pull them up?' " -Matthew 13:28

In His kingdom, God lets the wheat and weeds grow together. He doesn't pull weeds until they die or He comes again (Mt 13:30, 40). He delays in pulling weeds so that they might change and become wheat. However, it's possible that, while waiting for the weeds to turn into wheat, the wheat may turn into weeds.
Therefore, "be solicitous to make your call and election permanent" (2 Pt 1:10). "After beginning in the Spirit, are you now to end in the flesh?" (Gal 3:3) "It was for liberty that Christ freed us. So stand firm, and do not take on yourselves the yoke of slavery a second time!" (Gal 5:1) We must not become lukewarm (Rv 3:16) and turn away from our first love (Rv 2:4). "Let anyone who thinks he is standing upright watch out lest he fall!" (1 Cor 10:12) "When men have fled a polluted world by recognizing the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and then are caught up and overcome in pollution once more, their last condition is worse than their first. It would have been better for them not to have recognized the road to holiness than to have turned their backs on the holy law" (2 Pt 2:20-21).
The Lord graces us to become free and stay free through His "holy law" (2 Pt 2:21), that is, His Word. The truth of God's Word frees us (see Jn 8:32). "The law of the Spirit, the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus, has freed you from the law of sin and death" (Rm 8:2). Look "into freedom's ideal law and [abide] by it" (Jas 1:25). Abide in God's law, Word, and truth (see Jn 8:31-32). Stay free.

Prayer: Father, make me free always and forever.

Promise: "We will do everything that the Lord has told us." -Ex 24:3

Praise: St. Bridget sought to practice charity rather than dwell on her spiritual favors. She endured her last illness with heroic patience and resignation.

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Friday, July 22, 2011

"MARY-ED" LOVE - One Bread, One Body, 7/22/2011

Friday, July 22, 2011, St. Mary Magdalene

Song of Songs 3:1-4 or, 2 Corinthians 5:14-17, Psalm 63:2-6, 8-9, John 20:1-2, 11-18
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"MARY-ED" LOVE

"I found Him Whom my heart loves." -Song of Songs 3:4

In His love, Jesus became a human being and even died on the cross for us. By His Incarnation and Crucifixion, He has sought after us and allured us (Hos 2:16). As a young man courts and "marries a virgin," our Builder has courted us and wants to marry us (Is 62:5).
Jesus has proposed marriage to us. He wants us to respond to His love with our love, but no one can force another to love him. Jesus must wait for our response to His incarnate and crucified love.
Will you respond to Jesus as Mary Magdalene did? She "sought Him Whom" her heart loved (Sg 3:1). The love of Christ impelled her (2 Cor 5:14). She was at the foot of the cross with Jesus (Jn 19:25). While it was still dark, she came and wept at His tomb (Jn 20:1, 11). When He said her name, she recognized the risen Jesus and threw herself at Jesus' feet (Jn 20:16-17). Mary Magdalene loved Jesus.
Look at a picture of Jesus. See His nail-scarred hands and glorified body. Surrender your life to Him. Thankfully agree to do His will rather than yours. Love Jesus.

Prayer: Jesus, Bridegroom (Mk 2:19), I live no longer for myself but for You (Gal 2:20; 2 Cor 5:15).

Promise: "The love of Christ impels us who have reached the conviction that since One died for all, all died. He died for all so that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for Him Who for their sakes died and was raised up." -2 Cor 5:14-15

Praise: St. Mary Magdalene continued to seek and cling to Jesus until she joined Him in heaven.

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Thursday, July 21, 2011

THE COMMANDMENTS ARE BEATITUDES, THE BEATITUDES ARE COMMANDMENTS - One Bread, One Body, 7/21/2011

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Thursday, July 21, 2011, St. Lawrence of Brindisi

Exodus 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20, Daniel 3:52-56, Matthew 13:10-17
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THE COMMANDMENTS ARE BEATITUDES, THE BEATITUDES ARE COMMANDMENTS

"To you has been given a knowledge of the mysteries of the reign of God." -Matthew 13:11

Before God gave the Ten Commandments, "there were peals of thunder and lightning, and a heavy cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast" (Ex 19:16). "Mount Sinai was all wrapped in smoke, for the Lord came down upon it in fire. The smoke rose from it as though from a furnace, and the whole mountain trembled violently. The trumpet blast grew louder and louder, while Moses was speaking and God answering him with thunder" (Ex 19:18-19). This is how the Lord set the stage for the revelation of the Ten Commandments.
In the new covenant, Jesus, the new Moses, went up a mountain and gave us the eight Beatitudes. He set the stage for this by curing "all those afflicted with various diseases and racked with pain: the possessed, the lunatics, the paralyzed" (Mt 4:24).
As different as the settings of the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes were, they come from the same God. The effect of obeying the Ten Commandments is beatitude, that is, happiness. The Beatitudes are not mere suggestions nor ideals but commandments. The Ten Commandments are Beatitudes, and the Beatitudes are commandments.
May we tremble with the fear of the Lord and obey both the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes. May we be so deeply healed that we will happily live the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes.

Prayer: Father, I delight in obeying You (see Ps 40:9).

Promise: "Blest are your eyes because they see and blest are your ears because they hear." -Mt 13:16

Praise: St. Lawrence lived the Beatitudes by tending to the needs of the poor while continuing to be a writer and scholar.

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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

THE COST OF FREEDOM - One Bread, One Body, 7/20/2011

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Wednesday, July 20, 2011, St. Apollinarius

Exodus 16:1-5, 9-15, Psalm 78:18-19, 23-28, Matthew 13:1-9
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THE COST OF FREEDOM

"Would that we had died at the Lord's hand in the land of Egypt, as we sat by our fleshpots and ate our fill of bread!" -Exodus 16:3

The Israelites had been freed from slavery in Egypt. Pharaoh, the Egyptian king, so oppressed them that he had their foremen beaten for not producing their quota of bricks, although Pharaoh did not provide the straw needed to make bricks (Ex 5:14ff). Pharaoh also commanded that every Israelite baby boy be thrown into the river (Ex 1:22). Pharaoh so hardened his heart that he still pursued the Israelites even after every Egyptian first-born male was killed (Ex 12:29).
Obviously, slavery under Pharaoh was a living hell. However, the Israelites wanted to return to slavery because they liked the food. So God gave the Israelites manna from heaven - "bread from heaven, ready to hand, untoiled-for, endowed with all delights and conforming to every taste" (Wis 16:20). Yet, the Israelites wanted meat on their manna sandwiches, so the Lord sent them quail (Ex 16:13).
However, the people were still dissatisfied. Food was more important to them than freedom. "Their god is their belly and their glory is in their shame. I am talking about those who are set upon the things of this world" (Phil 3:19). We too may have put greater value on the things of the world than on freedom in Jesus.

Prayer: Father, may I "live in freedom - but not a freedom that gives free rein to the flesh" (Gal 5:13).

Promise: "Part of it, finally, landed on good soil and yielded grain a hundred- or sixty- or thirtyfold. Let everyone heed what he hears!" -Mt 13:8-9

Praise: St. Apollinarius defended the Faith as bishop during the persecutions of the Second Century. He fought to his death by martyrdom for the freedom of people from pagan practices.

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

TAKE A WALK - One Bread, One Body, 7/19/2011

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Exodus 14:21-15:1, Exodus 15:8-10, 12, 17, Matthew 12:46-50
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TAKE A WALK

"The Israelites marched into the midst of the sea on dry land, with the water like a wall to their right and to their left." -Exodus 14:22

Moses and the Israelites walked between two walls of water at the Red Sea. Joshua, Elijah, and Elisha stopped the Jordan River and walked in front of a wall of water (Jos 3:16; 2 Kgs 2:8, 14). But we in the new covenant can do even greater things. Like Jesus, we can walk not only through water but on water (Mt 14:26, 29). In fact, we can walk not just on water but on all the trials and troubles of life - even those from the evil one. Furthermore, in Jesus, we not only "tread water" or "keep our head above water," but even walk all over the evil one. We can stomp on Satan himself and quickly crush him under our feet (Rm 16:20).
Finally, after a life of walking with Jesus, on water, and on Satan, we take one more walk. On our last walk, we walk on air. "The Lord Himself will come down from heaven at the word of command, at the sound of the archangel's voice and God's trumpet; and those who have died in Christ will rise first. Then we, the living, the survivors, will be caught up with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air" (1 Thes 4:16-17). After walking with Jesus on earth, we take an eternal walk with Him into heaven.

Prayer: Jesus, may I walk with You and talk with You all the way.

Promise: "There are My mother and My brothers. Whoever does the will of My heavenly Father is brother and sister and mother to Me." -Mt 12:50

Praise: Sandy frequently stops to visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament when out on her evening fitness walk.

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Monday, July 18, 2011

LIVING ON MIRACLES - One Bread, One Body, 7/18/2011

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Monday, July 18, 2011, St. Camillus de Lellis

Exodus 14:5-18, Exodus 15:1-6, Matthew 12:38-42
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LIVING ON MIRACLES

"And you, lift up your staff and, with hand outstretched over the sea, split the sea in two, that the Israelites may pass through it on dry land." -Exodus 14:16

The Israelites, who had seen the Lord miraculously plague the Egyptians with frogs, gnats, flies, pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, and the death of the firstborn, did not truly believe in these miracles. If they had, they would have believed that the Lord would do one more miracle and free them from the pursuing Egyptian army at the Red Sea. Instead, they expected to be killed (Ex 14:11).
The scribes and Pharisees were like the Israelites at the Red Sea, for they did not believe in Jesus' many miracles of healing and deliverance. They insisted on Jesus doing more signs, as if the miracles He had already worked were inadequate (Mt 12:38).
We likewise need to believe in the miracles the Lord has already done. Our faith is based on the miracles of His Incarnation, sacrificial death, and Resurrection. Our life in Christ is based on the miracles the Lord has done in Baptism, the Eucharist, and the other sacraments. To live the Christian life, we must believe not only that the Lord can do miracles but especially that He has done miracles.
Ask the Lord to strengthen your faith in His death and Resurrection. By His grace, strengthen your faith in being baptized into His death and Resurrection. Live on miracles.

Prayer: Father, give me much greater faith in Your miracles from the past.

Promise: "The Lord Himself will fight for you; you have only to keep still." -Ex 14:14

Praise: St. Camillus fought the addiction of gambling and turned his life over to God.

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Sunday, July 17, 2011

DO YOU WANT TO BE HOLY? - One Bread, One Body, 7/17/2011

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Sunday, July 17, 2011, 16th Sunday Ordinary Time

Wisdom 12:13, 16-19, Romans 8:26-27, Psalm 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16, Matthew 13:24-43
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DO YOU WANT TO BE HOLY?

"Let them grow together until harvest." -Matthew 13:30

If you are living for Jesus, you are God's wheat, citizens of His Father's kingdom (Mt 13:38). This means you are surrounded by weeds, the "followers of the evil one" (Mt 13:38). You hope and pray that God will take these people out of your life. However, the Lord refuses to do this. He wants you to grow in holiness by loving your neighbors (Mt 22:39), even and especially those who are your enemies (Mt 5:44). He wants you to "rule in the midst of your enemies" (Ps 110:2). He will spread His table before you in the sight of your foes (Ps 23:5). Some people may even be thorns in your flesh to keep you from getting proud and to help you become humble (2 Cor 12:7). Thank God that He has left the followers of Satan in our midst. As we grow in love for them and for the Lord, we can more easily see that the Lord "makes all things work together for the good of those who love" Him (Rm 8:28).
Forgive, serve, pray for, and evangelize the followers of Satan. In doing so, they may receive a new nature, be changed from weeds into wheat, and become citizens of God's kingdom. Then you will grow into a saint who "will shine like the sun" in your Father's kingdom (Mt 13:43).

Prayer: Father, make me holy no matter what it takes.

Promise: "The Spirit too helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us." -Rm 8:26

Praise: Praise Jesus Who died so that all may be free!

(For a related teaching, order our tape Counter-Cultural "on audio AV 17 A-3 or video V-17A.)

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Saturday, July 16, 2011

"LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, FREE AT LAST" - One Bread, One Body, 7/16/2011

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Saturday, July 16, 2011, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

Exodus 12:37-42, Psalm 136:1, 23-24, 10-15, Matthew 12:14-21
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"LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, FREE AT LAST"

"At the end of four hundred and thirty years, all the hosts of the Lord left the land of Egypt." -Exodus 12:41

The Israelites were slaves in Egypt for 430 years. Slavery was all they ever knew. Everyone in their families knew nothing but slavery. They could not remember a time when they were not slaves. They had no personal experience of the word "freedom." They could only guess what it would be like not to be slaves.
Are we like the Israelites? Are there enslaving elements in our lives? Have we always been enslaved by these things? Are all our friends also enslaved? Would it be difficult for us to imagine not being enslaved? We desperately need Jesus - not only to free us, but also to show us what freedom means.
Without Jesus, we couldn't even imagine the possibility of freedom. In an enslaved world that has been enslaved for a long time, our only hope of freedom is divine intervention. God would have to become a man, give us a new nature, send the Holy Spirit, and live inside us for us to be free. In fact, that is what God did. Jesus is the God-Man, the Truth (Jn 14:6) that sets us free (Jn 8:32, 36).

Prayer: Jesus, my Redeemer, have mercy on me.

Promise: "Here is My Servant Whom I have chosen, my loved One in Whom I delight. I will endow Him with My Spirit and He will proclaim justice to the Gentiles." -Mt 12:18

Praise: The Carmelites purchased a seminary and prayed fervently for vocations. When enrollments dried up, they were forced to sell it to a Protestant group who used the building as a seminary. This seminary has produced over fifty Protestant ministers who have since converted to the Catholic church.

(For a related teaching, order our tape Jesus, the Redeemer" on audio AV 50-3 or video V-50.)

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Friday, July 15, 2011

MASS EXODUS - One Bread, One Body, 7/15/2011

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Friday, July 15, 2011, St. Bonaventure

Exodus 11:10-12:14, Psalm 116:12-13, 15-18, Matthew 12:1-8
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MASS EXODUS

"To You will I offer sacrifice of thanksgiving." -Psalm 116:17

Try skipping all three meals today. How will your body feel tomorrow? Yet why should it be a problem to skip meals today? After all, today is just one day. What difference should one day without food make when you eat regularly every other day? The obvious answer is that our bodies are created to cry out in hunger for food when deprived of nourishment for even a short time.
Many people will skip Mass today. Some wish to attend and are unable, but most simply have no desire to go to daily Mass. Yet God created our spirits to hunger and thirst for spiritual nourishment even more so than our bodies desire physical food. So why do many folks seem to feel no spiritual hunger if they miss Mass for even one week?
Many are so emaciated spiritually that they don't realize they are spiritually starving to death. This spiritual emaciation causes a spiritual numbness, which fosters a spiritual indifference, marked by the refusal to give thanks to God (see Rm 1:21ff). Mass is centered on the Eucharist, a word which means "thanksgiving." In a very real way, a thankless posture toward God will lead to spiritual death.
After the Exodus, the Israelites joyfully thanked and praised God (Ex 15:1ff). They even changed their calendars so they would never forget to thank Him regularly (Ex 12:2). Let's be like the Israelites and rearrange our schedules and lifestyles so that we give top priority to thanking God. Take the cup of salvation (Ps 116:13). Center your life on the Mass and greet the Lord daily with thanksgiving (Ps 95:2).

Prayer: Father, You give me bread from heaven (Jn 6:32-33). May I desire greatly to eat this bread daily the rest of my life.

Promise: "It is mercy I desire and not sacrifice." -Mt 12:7

Praise: St. Bonaventure made Jesus the center of his life and was blessed with mystic experiences.

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

SENT AND SENSIBILITY - One Bread, One Body, 7/14/2011

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Thursday, July 14, 2011, Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha

Exodus 3:13-20, Psalm 105:1, 5, 8-9, 24-27, Matthew 11:28-30
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SENT AND SENSIBILITY

"I AM sent me to you." -Exodus 3:14

Throughout Scripture and Church history, the Lord is constantly sending people out on His behalf. He begins the sending by first giving His messenger a deep, personal experience of worship. Moses (Ex 3:4), Isaiah (Is 6:1), Mary Magdalene (Jn 20:16), and Paul (Acts 22:8ob0714) are examples of this divine pattern. After God gives His messenger a sense of His personal, enduring love, He then changes their focus from their own unworthiness to His worthiness, gives them a commission, and sends them forth in power.
God's pattern of sending has taken its perfect form in the Mass, a word that means "sent." We begin with worship of God. We have an experience of God's love for us so personal that we receive Jesus into our own body in the Eucharist. Finally, we are sent forth to love and serve the Lord.
Devote yourself to the Mass. Attend Mass frequently, even daily if possible. Come to the eucharistic Jesus (Mt 11:28). Take the focus of your life off yourself and "fix your eyes on Jesus" (Heb 3:1). Jesus says: "As the Father has sent Me, so I send you" (Jn 20:21). Tell Him in response: "Here I am...send me!" (Is 6:8)

Prayer: Jesus, do in me whatever You must so You can do through me whatever You will.

Promise: "Take My yoke upon your shoulders and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble of heart. Your souls will find rest, for My yoke is easy and My burden light." -Mt 11:29-30

Praise: So devoted to God was Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha that she left all that was familiar to follow His way.

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

HOW TO RECEIVE DIVINE REVELATION - One Bread, One Body, 7/13/2011

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011, St. Henry

Exodus 3:1-6, 9-12, Psalm 103:1-4, 6-7, Matthew 11:25-27
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HOW TO RECEIVE DIVINE REVELATION

"Father, Lord of heaven and earth, to You I offer praise; for what You have hidden from the learned and the clever You have revealed to the merest children." -Matthew 11:25

The way to receive divine revelation is to be lowly, the merest child, dependent on God alone. Moses is traditionally considered the author of the first five books of the Bible. Moses is one of the greatest recipients of divine revelation in history. He was lowly (see Nm 12:3). He was a victim of tyrannical oppression. He never knew his father and mother. He was a refugee and simple shepherd. He also could not express himself well because of a speech defect (Ex 4:10; 6:12, 30). Moses was lowly, a nobody, to whom God chose to reveal Himself.
We also can become a lowly child and receive God's revelation in an exceptional way. Even if we are blessed, and not deprived as Moses was, we can choose to be poor for God's kingdom (Mt 5:3), wash the feet of others (Jn 13:5), offer hospitality to the poor (Lk 14:13), and be persecuted and rejected for the gospel (Mt 5:10). We can choose to take up the daily cross (Lk 9:23). In this way, we will become a merest child open to God's greatest revelations.

Prayer: Father, may I tremble at Your word (Is 66:2).

Promise: "Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God." -Ex 3:6

Praise: St. Henry yielded to his spiritual director and became emperor rather than a monk. He used his power to further reforms and integrated his holiness with his political power.

(For a related teaching, order our tape, "Arrogance", on audio AV 52-1 or video V-52.)

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