DAILY- HOMILY

FEBRUARY 15, 2012
WEDNESDAY 6TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR II

Jas 1:19-27 / Mk 8:22-26

JAMES 1:19-27
My beloved, be quick to hear but slow to speak and slow to anger, for
human anger does not fulfill the justice of God. So get rid of any
filth and reject the prevailing evil, and welcome the Word that has
been planted in you and has the power to save you. Be doers of the
Word and not just hearers, lest you deceive yourselves. The hearer who
does not become a doer is like that one who looked himself at the
mirror. He looked and then promptly forgot what he was like. But those
who fix their gaze on the perfect law of freedom and hold onto it, not
listening and then forgetting, but acting on it, will find blessing on
their deeds. Those who think they are religious but do not restrain
their tongue, deceive themselves and their religion is in vain. In the
sight of God, our Father, pure and blameless religion lies in helping
the orphans and widows in their need and keeping oneself from the
world's corruption.

MARK 8:22-26
When they came to Bethsaida, Jesus was asked to touch a blind man who
was brought to him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him
outside the village. When he had put spittle on his eyes and laid his
hands upon him, he asked, "Can you see anything?" The man, who was
beginning to see, replied, "I see people! They look like trees, but
they move around." Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again and the
man could see perfectly. His sight was restored and he could see
everything clearly. Then Jesus sent him home, saying, "Do not return
to the village."

REFLECTION
St. Claude was a French Jesuit who was greatly devoted to the Sacred
Heart of Jesus. As such, he became the mentor of St. Margaret Mary
Alacoque who, after her visions, spread that devotion even wider.

St. Claude was a gifted orator. He was sent to London to preach to the
Duchess of York. He soon converted the Duke of York and many other
English protestants. Along with other Catholics, he was arrested for a
`papist plot' against Charles the Second, the King of England. Only
the intervention of the Duchess of York and the French King, Louis
XIV, allowed him to escape the death sentence. However, his health
suffered from all these trials. He returned to France where he died at
the age of 41.

St. Claude is certainly to be admired and emulated. His devotion to
Jesus' Sacred Heart permeated his whole being. In the short period of
his existence, he touched the lives of many, spreading this devotion.

How much do we actually know about the Sacred Heart of Jesus? Indeed,
we can never know enough. But we can certainly know that in Jesus'
Sacred Heart, we can find an awesome love that will follow us wherever
we go, whatever we do. We can respond to that love by loving him back,
by loving our neighbor, and yes, by loving ourselves with the same
sacred love.

PRAYER REQUESTS
We pray …
… for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the
unborn.
… for the speedy recovery and healing of
- Tung-Jou Sheh
- Junlyn S. Pascua
- Tonie Lingad
- Rowena Lacida-Yap
- Bud Larson, Fred Schmidt, Karen Schmidt, C.J. Harris
- Mike Torres
… for the personal intentions of
- Pauline
- Josheil Dapo
- Tani Gonzales
- Jet & Aylene, Raymund & Cris, Marjorie & Allan, Parke & Kaye, EJ,
Arron & Janine
… Birthday: Roselle de Guzman
… for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
- Birthday: Bernette Ong
- Birthday: Augie Garcia
- In Memoriam (+): Alfredo Ong Sr. +
- In Memoriam (+): Benedict T. Syling (Oct 18, 1917-Feb 15, 1999)+
… for families who are in need of healing
… 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!

**************************************************

These reflections are distributed free and are for personal use only.
Feel free to send the Daily Prayer reflections to your friends,
colleagues and relatives; however, if you do, please include the
following:

+================================================+
| The Daily Prayer, a service and an apostolate of the
| priests, laity and friends of Mary the Queen Parish
| http://www.marythequeen.org
| Distributed free and for personal use only.
+================================================+

--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
GoogleGroup Address: http://groups.google.com/group/daily_homily
To subscribe from this free mailing service, send email to: dailyhomily@earthlink.net
To unsubscribe: daily_homily-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com

© 2012 Daily-Homily