1ST READING
Wisdom is not as elusive as some may have us think. There is an enormous font of wisdom in our parents and elders. There is an even bigger font of wisdom in the lives of the saints and another in the teachings of the Church. All that remains is for us to avail of this wisdom and live it. We do not have to learn everything by experience. It is possible and even preferable to learn from the wisdom of others so that we do not have to “reinvent the wheel,” so to speak.
Proverbs 9:1-6
1 Wisdom has built her house, she has set up her seven columns; 2 she has dressed her meat, mixed her wine, yes, she has spread her table. 3 She has sent out her maidens; she calls from the heights out over the city: 4 “Let whoever is simple turn in here; to the one who lacks understanding, she say, 5 Come, eat of my food, and drink of the wine I have mixed! 6 Forsake foolishness that you may live; advance in the way of understanding.”
P S A L M
Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7
R: Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
1 [2] I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall be ever in my mouth. 2 [3] Let my soul glory in the Lord; the lowly will hear me and be glad. (R) 3 [4] Glorify the Lord with me, let us together extol his name. 4 [5] I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. (R) 5 [6] Look to him that you may be radiant with joy, and your faces may not blush with shame. 6 [7] When the poor one called out, the Lord heard, and from all his distress he saved him. (R)
2ND READING
It is the way we live our lives that will present to the world an option for holiness and righteousness that is unknown to worldly wisdom. The grace that abounds in a life lived for God and according to His will is beyond our speculation. Let us be as faithful as we can to our calling so that those who witness our lives will be inspired to follow Christ.
Ephesians 5:15-20
15 Brothers and sisters: Watch carefully how you live, not as foolish persons but as wise, 16 making the most of the opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore, do not continue in ignorance, but try to understand what is the will of the Lord. 18 And do not get drunk on wine, in which lies debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and playing to the Lord in your hearts, 20 giving thanks always and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father.
GOSPEL
The sacramental character of this teaching from Jesus substitutes for the Eucharistic discourse in John’s Gospel. Let us open our minds to the profound truths contained in these passages so that we can better understand the wonder and magnificence of the Eucharist, and thus, to drink more deeply from the Eucharistic life.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him, says the Lord.
John 6:51-58
51 Jesus said to the crowds: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.” 52 The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” 53 Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. 57 Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever.”
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LIST
think: Let us be as faithful as we can to our calling so that those who witness our lives will be inspired to follow Christ.
T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Job 22-25
SABBATH PAUSE
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SPECIAL NEEDS
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HIDDEN TREASURE
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