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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Acts 8:1-8, Psalm 66:1-7, John 6:35-40
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/041818.cfm
HIS BODY
"It is the will of Him Who sent Me that I should lose nothing of what He has given Me." -John 6:39
Creation, the human body, and the Body of Christ, the Church, are ecological. They are composed of many parts which inter-relate in very intricate ways. Therefore, "if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members share its joy" (1 Cor 12:26).
The Lord is constantly gracing the Church so that it may be whole, that is, with its ecological harmony complete and intact. However, the devil tries to destroy or at least diminish the Church by tempting us to drop out or cut off parts of the Church's life. In today's first eucharistic reading, we read about the apostles, house-churches, the preaching of God's Word, miracles, deliverances, healings, and joy in the Spirit (Acts 8:1ff). These elements and many more must be included and properly interrelated in the life of the Church, or the Church is warped. For example, without submission to the authority of the apostles' successors, that is, the bishops, house-churches tend to divide rather than build up the Church. Nevertheless, without the community life of the house-church, the Church's evangelistic zeal usually wanes, and miracles, deliverances, and healings seem to be things of the past. We need the whole Church rightly united in its many elements for a healthy, strong Church which the Lord will use to transform the world.
Prayer: Father, may I love the Church and, like Jesus, lay down my life for her (Eph 5:25).
Promise: "Indeed, this is the will of My Father, that everyone who looks upon the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life. Him I will raise up on the last day." -Jn 6:40
Praise: James, once a Christmas and Easter Communicant, came alive in the Lord Jesus and is now a daily Communicant.
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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 April 1, 2018 through May 31, 2018
?Most Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Auxiliary Bishop, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, December 12, 2017
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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