1ST READING
St.
Anthony of Padua is the patron saint of lost items. He came to have
this designation after praying hard for a psalter he was using (and had
been taken by another monk) to be returned. It was! More importantly, he
was a very eloquent preacher. He was even able to convince animals to
do what he told them to do in order that they would give praise and
honor to God.
2 Corinthians 3:15-4:1, 3-6
15 Brothers and sisters: To this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over the hearts of the children of Israel, 16 but whenever a person turns to the Lord the veil is removed. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 All
of us, gazing with unveiled face on the glory of the Lord, are being
transformed into the same image from glory to glory, as from the Lord
who is
the Spirit. 4:1 Therefore, since we have this ministry through the mercy shown us, we are not discouraged. 3 And even though our Gospel is veiled, it is veiled for those who are perishing, 4 in
whose case the god of this age has blinded the minds of the
unbelievers, so that they may not see the light of the Gospel of the
glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For we do not preach ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for the sake of Jesus. 6 For
God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our
hearts to bring to light the knowledge of the glory of God on the face
of Jesus Christ.
P S A L M
Psalm 85:9, 10, 11-12, 13-14
R: The glory of the Lord will dwell in our land.
8 [9] I will hear what God proclaims; the Lord—for he proclaims peace to his people. 9 [10] Near indeed is his salvation to those who fear him, glory dwelling in our land. (R) 10 [11] Kindness and truth shall meet; justice and peace shall kiss. 11 [12] Truth shall spring out of the earth, and justice shall look down from heaven. (R) 12 [13] The Lord himself will give his benefits; our land shall yield its increase. 13 [14] Justice shall walk before him, and salvation, along the way of his steps. (R)
GOSPEL
The
example of our lives is the greatest preaching that we can give.
Nothing is able to refute the witness of authentic discipleship. This is
why we say that a picture speaks a thousand words; maybe we can also
say that a lived example speaks far many more words than that. Let us
seek to imitate the holiness of St. Anthony by living our faith
obediently and humbly.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
I give to you a new commandment: love one another as I have loved you.
Matthew 5:20-26
20 Jesus
said to his disciples: “I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses
that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. 21 “You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, ‘You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment.’ 22 But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment, and whoever says to his brother, ‘Raqa,’ will be
answerable to the Sanhedrin, and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ will be liable to fiery Gehenna. 23 Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, and there recall that your brother has anything against you, 24 leave your gift there at the altar, go first and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift. 25 Settle
with your opponent quickly while on the way to court with him.
Otherwise your opponent will hand you over to the judge, and the judge
will hand you
over to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison. 26 Amen, I say to you, you will not be released until you have paid the last penny.”
think: The example of our lives is the greatest preaching we can give.
T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST
Thank You Lord for: __________________
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God’s special verse/thought for me today_
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