Wednesday, July 11, 2012
WEDNESDAY 14TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR II
JULY 11, 2012
WEDNESDAY 14TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR II
MEMORIAL, ST. BENEDICT
Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12 / Mt 10:1-7
HOSEA 10:1-3, 7-8, 12
Israel was a spreading vine, rich in fruit. The more his fruit increased, the more altars he built; the more his land prospered, the more he adorned his sacred stones. Their heart is divided! They shall pay for it. Their altars will be thrown down and their sacred stones broken to pieces. Now they say, "We have no king (because we have no fear of God) and what good would a king do us?" As for the king of Samaria, he has been carried off like foam on water. The idolatrous high places—the sin of Israel—will be destroyed. Thorn and thistle will creep over the altars. Then they will say to the mountains: "Cover us," and to the hills: "Fall on us." Plow new ground, sow for yourselves justice and reap the harvest of kindness. It is the time to go seeking Yahweh until he comes to rain salvation on you.
MATTHEW 10:1-7
Then he called his twelve disciples to him, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits, to drive them out and to heal every disease and sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew, the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon, the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, the man who would betray him. Jesus sent these twelve on mission with the instructions: "Do not visit pagan territory and do not enter a Samaritan town. Go instead to the lost sheep of the people of Israel. Go and proclaim this message: The kingdom of heaven is near.
REFLECTION
Jesus chose very ordinary men to tell others the ways of his kingdom. Among the apostles were fishermen, a tax collector, and a patriotic zealot. Jesus did not look for the richest or the smartest to carry on his mission. He chose those who could exercise faithfulness and had a willingness to trust the Spirit. This means that none of us are excluded from participating in the work of evangelization. We cannot make the excuse that we are uneducated, too weak or too poor to work for the Lord. We are all called through our baptism.
Baptism does not only mark our entry into the Church and the reception of the gift of salvation, but also begins our responsibility of having to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with others. We are all commissioned, like the apostles, to bearing witness to God's power. Jesus gives his apostles and disciples authority as they go out to preach. At baptism, we are similarly given the authority to proclaim the Good News through the lives we lead and the words that we speak. We search for new ways to introduce faith to those who do not know Jesus and to those who do not follow in his ways.
Let us pray that Jesus gives us the grace and the power we need to carry out his mission.
PRAYER REQUESTS
We pray …
… for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the unborn.
… for the speedy recovery and healing of
- Fr. Ismael Zuloaga, SJ
- Mon Torres
- Ditas dela Paz
- Deanne Montoya
- Rowena Yap and Renan Lacida
… for the personal intentions of
- Pauline
- Beny Chua
.. Wedding Anniversary: Mr. & Mrs. Jose Luis Torres
… for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
- Birthday: Andrea Nicole Ching Syling
- Birthday: Lal Manalo
- Birthday: Marciana Chong-Muñoz
- Birthday: Hortencia Lim
- Birthday: Paolo B. Sevilla
- Wedding Anniversary: Edmund & Millie Dy
… for families who are in need of healing
… for world peace and reconciliation.
WEDNESDAY 14TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR II
MEMORIAL, ST. BENEDICT
Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12 / Mt 10:1-7
HOSEA 10:1-3, 7-8, 12
Israel was a spreading vine, rich in fruit. The more his fruit increased, the more altars he built; the more his land prospered, the more he adorned his sacred stones. Their heart is divided! They shall pay for it. Their altars will be thrown down and their sacred stones broken to pieces. Now they say, "We have no king (because we have no fear of God) and what good would a king do us?" As for the king of Samaria, he has been carried off like foam on water. The idolatrous high places—the sin of Israel—will be destroyed. Thorn and thistle will creep over the altars. Then they will say to the mountains: "Cover us," and to the hills: "Fall on us." Plow new ground, sow for yourselves justice and reap the harvest of kindness. It is the time to go seeking Yahweh until he comes to rain salvation on you.
MATTHEW 10:1-7
Then he called his twelve disciples to him, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits, to drive them out and to heal every disease and sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew, the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon, the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, the man who would betray him. Jesus sent these twelve on mission with the instructions: "Do not visit pagan territory and do not enter a Samaritan town. Go instead to the lost sheep of the people of Israel. Go and proclaim this message: The kingdom of heaven is near.
REFLECTION
Jesus chose very ordinary men to tell others the ways of his kingdom. Among the apostles were fishermen, a tax collector, and a patriotic zealot. Jesus did not look for the richest or the smartest to carry on his mission. He chose those who could exercise faithfulness and had a willingness to trust the Spirit. This means that none of us are excluded from participating in the work of evangelization. We cannot make the excuse that we are uneducated, too weak or too poor to work for the Lord. We are all called through our baptism.
Baptism does not only mark our entry into the Church and the reception of the gift of salvation, but also begins our responsibility of having to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with others. We are all commissioned, like the apostles, to bearing witness to God's power. Jesus gives his apostles and disciples authority as they go out to preach. At baptism, we are similarly given the authority to proclaim the Good News through the lives we lead and the words that we speak. We search for new ways to introduce faith to those who do not know Jesus and to those who do not follow in his ways.
Let us pray that Jesus gives us the grace and the power we need to carry out his mission.
PRAYER REQUESTS
We pray …
… for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the unborn.
… for the speedy recovery and healing of
- Fr. Ismael Zuloaga, SJ
- Mon Torres
- Ditas dela Paz
- Deanne Montoya
- Rowena Yap and Renan Lacida
… for the personal intentions of
- Pauline
- Beny Chua
.. Wedding Anniversary: Mr. & Mrs. Jose Luis Torres
… for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
- Birthday: Andrea Nicole Ching Syling
- Birthday: Lal Manalo
- Birthday: Marciana Chong-Muñoz
- Birthday: Hortencia Lim
- Birthday: Paolo B. Sevilla
- Wedding Anniversary: Edmund & Millie Dy
… 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!
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