St. Brendan wrote, "If you become Christ's you will stumble upon wonder upon wonder, and every one of them true."
God has loved you from eternity once you accept that in your heart and your soul, you should find our troubled world still filled with wonders. As you allow God’s wonders to fill you with joy, remember to pray that others will accept God’s Grace and begin to “stumble upon” God’s wonders and to live as God’s people.
May God Be Praised.
Homily Offered at the School Mass for OLPH
Readings for the MemorialToday we celebrate the Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, a woman of royalty, daughter of the King of Hungary. She could have lived a life of luxury and leisure, but she chose a life of prayer and care. She helped the poor and suffering in her land. In our first we were taught to help those in need.
Then, in our Gospel we were taught to “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” At the beginning of this school year, we were challenged to “… give to God our Personal Best.”
How?
One of the best ways to do that is by looking for God’s image in each person we meet. We are called to treat each person we meet as if they were the Lord.
The famous Russian author Leo Tolstoy who wrote, War & Peace, Anna Karenina among others. He, also, wrote a powerful short story, variously translated as Shoemaker Martin, Martin the Cobbler, The Old Shoemaker.
As Martin got ready for bed later that day; he was disappointed that the Lord hadn’t visited. Again, he heard the voice say, Martin, Martin did you not recognize Me? In the corner of his shop Martin saw the image of the old soldier, the mother and the child, and the little boy with the woman selling apples. Martin lived today’s Gospel, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.”
May God Be Praised & May we Do unto others as we would have them do unto us.
The Lord Wants us to Follow Him
“I Will Walk with You, and I Will Talk with You, and You Shall Be My Guide.
Where You Lead me, I know not, BUT I TRUST it will be for my Good.”
May God Be Praised.
Bending our Heart and our Will.
Today pray Lord, open my Heart and Bend my Will, Give me the Grace to proclaim You to the world by my actions.
“Come, then, let us
bow down and worship, bending the knee before the Lord, our maker,
For he is our God, and we are his people, the flock he shepherds… Today, listen
to the voice of the Lord….” [Psalm 95]
Glory to the Father, by my life and to the Son, by my actions and to the Holy Spirit by my thoughts and my life will be a light in this world’s darkness. Amen.
May God Be Praised.
Kindness makes us better.
In the hit Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso”, Ted starts his work day by bringing his boss, Rebecca Welton, some of his home-baked Biscuits. The show displays the essential need for kindness and indicates that kindness matters, it is fundamental to our humanity.
Today focus on acts of kindness, if you do your day will be blessed and so will others, and your Advent will be enriched.
May God Be Praised.
How to Live.
"Live in such a way that you give proof of God's presence." [St. Francis de Sales]
Give that proof today, by the manner in which you treat people.
May God Be Praised!
“Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.” Words of advice from St. Therese of Lisieux.
Do all that you do today for God, except sin, if you sin offer God your sorrow for not loving!
May God Be Praised!
