1ST READING
Our
faith has to be lived. Doctrine is not enough. A saint is not someone
who can recite all the tenets of the Creed without making a mistake but a
person who lives them to the fullest possible way in every aspect of
his or her life. Throughout the history of the Church, we have seen how
faith is expressed in a multitude of different ways simply because each
person is unique and God calls us according to who we are.
Titus 2:1-8, 11-14
1 Beloved: You must say what is consistent with sound doctrine, namely, 2 that older men should be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, love, and endurance. 3 Similarly, older women should be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to drink, teaching what is good, 4 so that they may train
younger women to love their husbands and children, 5 to
be self-controlled, chaste, good homemakers, under the control of their
husbands, so that the word of God may not be discredited. 6 Urge the younger men, similarly, to control themselves, 7 showing yourself as a model of good deeds in every respect, with integrity in your teaching, dignity, 8 and sound speech that cannot be criticized, so
that the opponent will be put to shame without anything bad to say about us. 11 For the grace of God has appeared, saving all 12 and training us to reject Godless ways and worldly desires and to live temperately, justly, and devoutly in this age, 13 as we await the blessed hope, the appearance of the glory of the great God and of our savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to deliver
us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for himself a people as his own, eager to do what is good.
P S A L M
Psalm 37:3-4, 18, 23, 27, 29
R: The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.
3 Trust in the Lord and do good, that you may dwell in the land and enjoy security. 4 Take delight in the Lord, and he will grant you your heart’s requests. (R) 18 The Lord watches over the lives of the wholehearted; their inheritance lasts forever. 23 By the Lord are the steps of
a man made firm, and he approves his way. (R) 27 Turn from evil and do good, that you may abide forever; 29 The just shall possess the land and dwell in it forever. (R)
GOSPEL
We
all have responsibilities in life, not just towards ourselves and our
families but towards the wider community as well. We are called to
respect the human dignity of all people, those who are Christians as
well as those who are not. It is in living this calling that we will
occasionally find the opportunity to give witness to the Gospel. Let us
be awake to the opportunity and grasp it as best we can.
BLESSING
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him.
Luke 17:7-10
7 Jesus
said to the Apostles: “Who among you would say to your servant who has
just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here
immediately and take your place at table’? 8 Would
he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat. Put on your
apron and wait on me while I eat and drink. You may eat and drink when I
am finished’? 9 Is he grateful to that servant because
he did what was commanded? 10 So
should it be with you. When you have done all you have been commanded,
say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to
do.’ ”
BLESSING
think: We all have responsibilities in life, not just towards ourselves and our families but towards the wider community as well.
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 Jeremiah 19-22
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