1ST READING
God
explained to Jonah that he should not be displeased or frustrated.
After all, it is God who will decide the future of Nineveh and its
people. We should remember this, as we strive to proclaim the Gospel. We
are merely workers of the Creator who loves His people with a love
beyond our understanding, a love that will crucify His Son, Jesus, on
the Cross.
Jonah 4:1-11
1 Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry that God did not carry out the evil he threatened against Nineveh. 2 He
prayed, “I beseech you, Lord, is not this what I said while I was still
in my own country? This is why I fled at first to Tarshish. I knew that
you are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger, rich in clemency,
loathe to punish. 3 And now, Lord, please take my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.” 4
But the Lord asked, “Have you reason to be angry?” 5 Jonah then left the city for
a place to the east of it, where he built himself a hut and waited
under it in the shade, to see what would happen to the city. 6 And
when the Lord God provided a gourd plant, that grew up over Jonah’s
head, giving shade that relieved him of any discomfort, Jonah was very
happy over the plant. 7 But the next morning at dawn God sent a worm that attacked the plant, so that it withered.
8 And
when the sun arose, God sent a burning east wind; and the sun beat upon
Jonah’s head till he became faint. Then Jonah asked for death, saying,
“I would be better off dead than alive.” 9 But
God said to Jonah, “Have you reason to be angry over the plant?” “I
have reason to be angry,” Jonah answered, “angry enough to die.” 10 Then
the Lord said, “You are concerned over the plant which cost you no
labor and which you did not raise; it came up in one night and in one
night it perished. 11 And
should I not be concerned over Nineveh, the great city, in which there
are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who cannot
distinguish their right hand from their left, not to mention the many
cattle?”
P S A L M
Psalm 86:3-4, 5-6, 9-10
R: Lord, you are merciful and gracious.
3 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for to you I call all the day. 4 Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. (R) 5 For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in kindness to all who call upon you. 6 Hearken, O Lord, to my prayer and attend to the sound of my pleading. (R) 9 All the nations you have made shall come and worship you, O Lord, and glorify your name. 10 For you are great, and you do wondrous deeds; you alone are God. (R)
GOSPEL
As
we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, we remember the role
that prayer and meditation have in our lives of faith. The rosary is a
means for us to meditate upon the mysteries of Christ’s life. The
repetitious nature of the rosary helps us quiet our spirits and enter
into meditation and contemplation. The words become a mantra of truth
that surrounds our interior actions and leads us into the presence of
God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
You have received a spirit of adoption as sons through which we cry: Abba! Father!
Luke 11:1-4
1 Jesus
was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his
disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his
disciples.” 2 He said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name, your Kingdom come. 3 Give us each day our daily bread 4 and forgive us our sins for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us, and do not subject us to the final
test.”
think:
We are merely workers of the Creator who loves His people with a love
beyond our understanding, a love that will crucify His Son, Jesus, on
the cross.
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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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Song of Songs 5-8
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