Memorial of St. Jerome, priest and Doctor of the Church
1st READING
Job believes in the greatness of God and knows it is futile to go head-to-head with Him on matters of authority and morality. We need to respect God’s authority and power, not go against it. In the end, He prevails against those who challenge His power and authority. He knows and understands all things better than we do. We are free to understand His will for us, and He respects that. If we do not fully understand, then something is lacking in us. We cannot prove things we hold by faith through logic.
Job 9:1-12, 14-16
1 Job answered his friends and said: 2 I know well that it is so; but how can a man be justified before God? 3 Should one wish to contend with him, he could not answer him once in a thousand times. 4 God is wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has withstood him and remained unscathed? 5 He removes the mountains before they know it; he overturns them in his anger. 6 He shakes the earth out of its place, and the pillars beneath it tremble. 7 He commands the sun, and it rises not; he seals up the stars. 8 He alone stretches out the heavens and treads upon the crests of the sea. 9 He made the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the south; 10 He does great things past finding out, marvelous things beyond reckoning. 11 Should he come near me, I see him not; should he pass by, I am not aware of him; 12 should he seize me forcibly, who can say him nay? Who can say to him, “What are you doing?” 14 How much less shall I give him any answer, or choose out arguments against him! 15 Even though I were right, I could not answer him, but should rather beg for what was due me. 16 If I appealed to him and he answered my call, I could not believe that he would hearken to my words.
PSALM
Psalm 88:10-11, 12-13, 14-15
R: Let my prayer come before you, Lord.
10 Daily I call upon you, O Lord; to you I stretch out my hands. 11 Will you work wonders for the dead? Will the shades arise to give you thanks? (R) 12 Do they declare your mercy in the grave, your faithfulness among those who have perished? 13 Are your wonders made known in the darkness, or your justice in the land of oblivion? (R) 14 But I, O Lord, cry out to you; with my morning prayer I wait upon you. 15 Why, O Lord, do you reject me; why hide from me your face? (R)
GOSPEL
Jesus prepares His disciples for His coming passion and death. They may not fully understand the importance of this notion, but they will soon look back and draw comfort from the fact that Jesus helped them understand His mission. Similarly, we have a responsibility to be faithful to what God asks of us even when we think we cannot do it. He looks at our desires more than our accomplishments, as they are a true reflection of what is going on within us.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
I consider all things so much rubbish that I may gain Christ and be found in him.
Luke 9:57-62
57 As Jesus and his disciples were proceeding on their journey, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.” 59 And to another he said, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, let me go first and bury my father.” 60 But he answered him, “Let the dead bury their dead. But you, go and proclaim the Kingdom of God.” 61 And another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say farewell to my family at home.” 62 Jesus answered him, “No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the Kingdom of God.”
Reflect: Jesus invites us to follow Him. Are we ready to drop everything and go with Him?
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T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST
thank You, Lord, for:
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Read the Bible in one year - Proverbs 21-23
My Monthly recollection
What were the most important words the Lord gave to me this month?
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What were my greatest blessings this month?
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What are my most pressing needs for next month?
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