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You will find the Scripture readings assigned for today by the Catholic Church and a prayerful reflection upon them.
May God bless you through his Word.
Tuesday 25 August 2020
Ps 85: 1-3
Turn your ear, O
Lord, and answer me;
save the servant
who trusts in you, my God.
Have mercy on me,
O Lord, for I cry to you all day long.
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Prayer
O God, who cause
the minds of the faithful
to unite in a
single purpose,
grant your people
to love what you command
and to desire what
you promise,
that, amid the
uncertainties of this world,
our hearts may be
fixed on that place
where true
gladness is found.
Through our Lord
Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and
reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever
and ever.
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2 Thessalonians 2:1-3,14-17 ·
Stand firm and keep the traditions we have taught you
To turn, brothers,
to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we shall all be gathered round
him: please do not get excited too soon or alarmed by any prediction or rumour
or any letter claiming to come from us, implying that the Day of the Lord has
already arrived. Never let anyone deceive you in this way.
Through the Good News that we brought
God called you to this so that you should share the glory of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Stand firm, then, brothers, and keep the traditions that we taught you,
whether by word of mouth or by letter. May our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and
God our Father who has given us his love and, through his grace, such
inexhaustible comfort and such sure hope, comfort you and strengthen you in everything
good that you do or say. THE WORD OF THE LORD
Prayerful reflection
The Person of Jesus and our
relationship with him is the heart and soul of our religion. Jesus calls us to
one day live with him in his glory – something we can in no way imagine or
conceive. That is the goal of our existence.
But, even now in faith, we can share
his life and he will share our life. The relationship of love which we will
have when all is fulfilled, can begin now. It begins by getting to know who
Jesus is and through constant prayer building up a real relationship with him.
This is the seed that will grow into the flower. It is all one process. Are
you on the way?
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Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 95(96):10-13
The Lord comes to
rule the earth.
Proclaim to the
nations: ‘God is king.’
The world he made
firm in its place;
he will judge the
peoples in fairness.
The Lord comes to
rule the earth.
Let the heavens
rejoice and earth be glad,
let the sea and
all within it thunder praise,
let the land and
all it bears rejoice,
all the trees of
the wood shout for joy
at the presence of
the Lord for he comes,
he comes to rule
the earth.
The Lord comes to
rule the earth.
With justice he
will rule the world,
he will judge the
peoples with his truth.
The Lord comes to
rule the earth.
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Heb4:12
Alleluia,
alleluia!
The word of God is
something alive and active:
it can judge
secret emotions and thoughts.
Alleluia!
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Gospel
Matthew 23:23-26
Clean the inside of the cup first, so that the outside may become
clean
Jesus said: ‘Alas
for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You who pay your tithe of mint
and dill and cumin and have neglected the weightier matters of the Law –
justice, mercy, good faith! These you should have practised, without neglecting
the others. You blind guides! Straining out gnats and swallowing camels!
‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees,
you hypocrites! You who clean the outside of cup and dish and leave the inside
full of extortion and intemperance. Blind Pharisee! Clean the inside of cup and
dish first so that the outside may become clean as well.’ THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD
Prayerful reflection
“These you should
have practised, without neglecting the others.” We must keep all the
Commandments of God. But, why do we keep them? This is the question we must ask
ourselves. To really keep Go’s Commandments, there should be only ONE reason. I
love Jesus and wish to please him in all things. So, I will not do anything
that displeases him.
Do I try to know
Jesus as an intimate friend? Do I live with him and for him?
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