Tuesday, September 25, 2012
WEDNESDAY 25TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR II
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
MEMORIAL, STS. COSMAS & DAMIAN
WEDNESDAY 25TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR II
Prv 30:5-9 / Lk 9:1-6
PROVERBS 30:5-9
Every word of God is true, he is a shield in whom man can find refuge. Add nothing to his words lest he rebuke you and take you for a liar. O God, two things I beg of you, do not deny me them before I die. Keep lying and falsehood far away from me, give me neither poverty nor riches. Give me just as much food as I need lest, satisfied, I deny you and say, "Who is Yahweh?" Or else, out of necessity, I steal and profane the name of my God.
LUKE 9:1-6
Then Jesus called his twelve disciples, and gave them power and authority to drive out all evil spirits and to heal diseases. And he sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. He instructed them, "Don't take anything for the journey, neither walking stick, nor bag, nor bread, nor silver coins; and don't even take a spare tunic. Whatever house you enter, remain there until you leave that place. And wherever they don't welcome you, leave the town and shake the dust from your feet: it will be as a testimony against them." So they set out and went through the villages, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.
REFLECTION
As Jesus sent his disciples to continue his mission of preaching and healing, he asked them to bring nothing. He told them not to be worried about material things as they went on their mission because God will provide what they would need. Material things and attachments will only slow them down in bringing the good news to others. The disciples, in preaching the Gospel, are to fully and completely rely on and trust in God. Bringing nothing as they carried their message to others was indeed a great challenge for them.
Can we take the same challenge of letting go of our attachments as we embark on our journey in life? Our lives are often cluttered with temporal and worldly affairs. We are surrounded by our possessions, ambitions, vanities, and prejudices. All these impede and stop us from following Christ. If we truly want to follow along the path where Christ leads us, then we should let go and be free of these worldly attachments. By doing so, we can all the better love and serve God.
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
- Fleur Torres
- Ditas dela Paz
- Rita P. Cuerva
… for the personal intentions of Beny Chua
… for the eternal repose of the souls of
- Myrna Borja
- Francis P. Treñas
Eternal rest grant unto them and may perpetual light shine upon them. May they and all the dearly departed rest in peace.
… for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
- Birthday: Thomas H. O'Gorman, S.J.
- Wedding Anniversary: Dra. Rosalind Sia & Dr. John Lim
- Wedding Anniversary: Francis & Ana Christina Bangayan
- Wedding Anniversary: Nonoy & Shirley Panganiban, MD
- Prayer Intention: Boniface Htwai Aung
- Prayer Intention: Reform In Myanmar
- In Memoriam (+): Judy Que
… 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
MEMORIAL, STS. COSMAS & DAMIAN
WEDNESDAY 25TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR II
Prv 30:5-9 / Lk 9:1-6
PROVERBS 30:5-9
Every word of God is true, he is a shield in whom man can find refuge. Add nothing to his words lest he rebuke you and take you for a liar. O God, two things I beg of you, do not deny me them before I die. Keep lying and falsehood far away from me, give me neither poverty nor riches. Give me just as much food as I need lest, satisfied, I deny you and say, "Who is Yahweh?" Or else, out of necessity, I steal and profane the name of my God.
LUKE 9:1-6
Then Jesus called his twelve disciples, and gave them power and authority to drive out all evil spirits and to heal diseases. And he sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. He instructed them, "Don't take anything for the journey, neither walking stick, nor bag, nor bread, nor silver coins; and don't even take a spare tunic. Whatever house you enter, remain there until you leave that place. And wherever they don't welcome you, leave the town and shake the dust from your feet: it will be as a testimony against them." So they set out and went through the villages, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.
REFLECTION
As Jesus sent his disciples to continue his mission of preaching and healing, he asked them to bring nothing. He told them not to be worried about material things as they went on their mission because God will provide what they would need. Material things and attachments will only slow them down in bringing the good news to others. The disciples, in preaching the Gospel, are to fully and completely rely on and trust in God. Bringing nothing as they carried their message to others was indeed a great challenge for them.
Can we take the same challenge of letting go of our attachments as we embark on our journey in life? Our lives are often cluttered with temporal and worldly affairs. We are surrounded by our possessions, ambitions, vanities, and prejudices. All these impede and stop us from following Christ. If we truly want to follow along the path where Christ leads us, then we should let go and be free of these worldly attachments. By doing so, we can all the better love and serve God.
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
- Fleur Torres
- Ditas dela Paz
- Rita P. Cuerva
… for the personal intentions of Beny Chua
… for the eternal repose of the souls of
- Myrna Borja
- Francis P. Treñas
Eternal rest grant unto them and may perpetual light shine upon them. May they and all the dearly departed rest in peace.
… for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
- Birthday: Thomas H. O'Gorman, S.J.
- Wedding Anniversary: Dra. Rosalind Sia & Dr. John Lim
- Wedding Anniversary: Francis & Ana Christina Bangayan
- Wedding Anniversary: Nonoy & Shirley Panganiban, MD
- Prayer Intention: Boniface Htwai Aung
- Prayer Intention: Reform In Myanmar
- In Memoriam (+): Judy Que
… 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
# posted by F O O D F O R T H O U G H T @ 3:21 AM 
