1ST READING
The
Incarnation is really a scandal if you think about it from the point of
view of Jesus leaving behind the glory of heaven for a time and
choosing to associate Himself with sinners. Even the action of the
Father in sending Him can be seen as scandalous in that He requires such
a sacrifice of His Son. How do we understand the scandal of the
Incarnation in terms of setting the scene for the even bigger scandal of
the cross?
Philippians 2:5-11
5 Brothers and sisters: Have among yourselves the same attitude that is also yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. 7 Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, 8 he humbled
himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross. 9 Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
P S A L M
Psalm 22:26-27, 28-30, 30, 31-32
R: I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.
25 [26] I will fulfill my vows before those who fear him. 26 [27] The lowly shall eat their fill; they who seek the Lord shall praise him: “May your hearts be ever merry!” (R) 27 [28] All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord; all the families of the nations shall bow down before him. (R) 28 [29] For dominion is the Lord’s, and he rules the nations. 29 [30] To him alone shall bow down all who sleep in the earth. (R) To him my soul shall live; 30 [31] my descendants shall serve him. Let the coming generation be told of the Lord 31 [32] that they may proclaim to a people yet to be born the
justice he has shown. (R)
GOSPEL
One
of the dangers of a busy life is that we lose sight of our priorities.
We begin to let go of the things we should most cling to like prayer,
time for reflection, etc. The busier a person gets, the more time he
should spend in prayer. Busy people can be disaster areas of frantic
activity and short tempers; they can also be some of the most peaceful
people known to humanity if they manage to give the right priority to
prayer.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest, says the Lord.
Luke 14:15-24
15 One of those at the table with Jesus said to him, “Blessed is the one who will dine in the Kingdom of God.” 16 He replied to him, “A man gave a great dinner to which he invited many. 17 When the time for the dinner came, he dispatched his servant to say to those invited, ‘Come, everything is now ready.’ 18 But
one by one, they all began to excuse themselves. The first said to him,
‘I have purchased a field and must go to examine it; I ask you,
consider me excused.’ 19 And another said, ‘I have purchased five yoke of oxen and am on my way to evaluate them; I ask you, consider me excused.’ 20 And another said, ‘I have just married a woman, and therefore I cannot come.’ 21 The
servant went and reported this to his master. Then the master of the
house in a rage commanded his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets
and alleys of the town and bring in here the poor and the crippled, the
blind and the lame.’ 22 The servant reported, ‘Sir, your orders have been carried out and still there is room.’ 23 The master then ordered the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedgerows and make people come in that my home may be filled. 24 For, I tell you, none of those men who were invited will taste my
dinner.’ ”
BLESSING
LIST
think: The busier a person gets, the more time he should spend in prayer.
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 Sirach 61-63
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