Thursday, November 09, 2006
Memorial, St. Leo the Great, Pope & doctor
November 10, 2006
Memorial, St. Leo the Great, Pope & doctor
Friday 31st Week in Ordinary Time - Yr II
PHILIPPIANS 3:17-4:1
Join with others in being imitators of me, brothers and sisters, and
observe those who thus conduct themselves according to the model you
have in us. For many, as I have often told you and now tell you even in
tears, conduct themselves as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end
is destruction. Their God is their stomach; their glory is in their
"shame." Their minds are occupied with earthly things. But our
citizenship is in heaven, and from it we also await a savior, the Lord
Jesus Christ. He will change our lowly body to conform with his
glorified Body by the power that enables him also to bring all things
into subjection to himself. Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I
love and long for, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the
Lord, beloved.
LUKE 16:1-8
Jesus said to his disciples, "A rich man had a steward who was reported
to him for squandering his property. He summoned him and said, 'What
is this I hear about you? Prepare a full account of your stewardship,
because you can no longer be my steward.' The steward said to himself,
'What shall I do, now that my master is taking the position of
steward away from me? I am not strong enough to dig and I am ashamed to
beg. I know what I shall do so that, when I am removed from the
stewardship, they may welcome me into their homes.' He called in his
master's debtors one by one. To the first he said, 'How much do you
owe my master?' He replied, 'One hundred measures of olive oil.' He
said to him, 'Here is your promissory note. Sit down and quickly
write one for fifty.' Then to another he said, 'And you, how much do
you owe?' He replied, 'One hundred measures of wheat.' He said to
him, 'Here is your promissory note; write one for eighty.' And the
master commended that dishonest steward for acting prudently. For the
children of this world are more prudent in dealing with their own
generation than the children of light."
REFLECTION
The parable in today's Gospel, Jesus says, "For the children of
this world are more prudent in dealing with their own generation than
the children of light." It's a good point, isn't it?
Ask yourself, how creative, decisive and enterprising are you when a
contract you're trying to land seems to be slipping out of your
grasp? Are you as intense, as creative, as decisive when you're
pursuing a spiritual value? Today, Jesus is saying, "Be as
enterprising, as creative and as intense in your pursuit of spiritual
values as the servant in the parable was in his attempt to safeguard
his future material welfare."
In our society, the pursuit of material values is paramount. We want
our children to get into the best grade schools, so they can get into
the best high schools, so they can get into the best colleges, so they
can get into the best graduate programs, so they can get the best jobs
and live in luxury for the rest of their lives. To this end we bend all
our considerable talents creatively and decisively.
And yet for many of us, we somehow neglect our spiritual lives,
confining for the most part to about an hour every Saturday or Sunday.
Perhaps it's time to consider and address the imbalance.
PRAYER REQUESTS
We pray ...
- for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the unborn.
- for the speedy recovery of Adeliada G. Imperial.
- for the eternal repose of the soul of Lolita Marcos Peliño.
Eternal rest grant unto her and may perpetual light shine upon her.
May she and all the souls of the dearly departed rest in peace.
- for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
- for world peace and reconciliation.
Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our
prayers and for those who need our prayers the most.
Have a good day!
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