Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Tuesday, 7th Week of Easter
10 May 2016
Tuesday, 7th Week of Easter
St. Damien Joseph de Veuster of Molokai, Priest
White.
Acts 20: 17 – 27 / Jn 17:1 – 11a
Born in Belgium, St. Damien Joseph de Veuster of Molokai (1840 – 1888), a member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, worked as a missionary in Hawaii before he volunteered to work at the leper colony in Molokai. During the last four years of his life he became a leper among the lepers.
1st Reading: Acts 20:17 - 21
From Miletus Paul sent word to Ephesus, summoning the elders of the Church. When they came to him, he addressed them, "You know how I lived among you from the first day I set foot in the province of Asia, and how I served the Lord in humility through the sorrows and trials that the Jews caused me. You know that I never held back from doing anything that could be useful for you; I spoke publicly and in your homes and I urged Jews and non-Jews alike to turn to God and believe in our Lord Jesus."
From the Gospel Reading: Jn 17:1 – 3
After saying this, Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come; give glory to your Son, that the Son may give glory to you. You have given him power over al mortals, and you want him to bring eternal life to all you have entrusted to him. For this is eternal life, to know you, the only true God, and the One you sent, Jesus Christ."
Reflection
Paul knew the meaning of faith and commitment. His faith was unshakeable. He believed in the power of Jesus, Lord and Savior to Him and all the people, Jews and non-Jews alike. He proclaimed this to everyone. And he showed his commitment by continuing to serve the Jews despite the difficulties and sorrows he experienced serving them. He truly cared for the Church in Ephesus, doing his best to serve everyone.
At the canonization of St. Damien of Molokai in 2009, Pope Benedict XVI said: "Following in Saint Paul's footsteps, Saint Damien prompts us to choose the good warfare (1 Tm 1:18), not the kind that brings division but the kind that gathers people together. He invites us to open our eyes to the forms of leprosy that disfigure the humanity of our brethren and still today call for the charity of our presence as servants, beyond that of our generosity."
Let us ask God to always make us know and feel His great love for us, and the grace to return His love by spreading it to everyone around us and fostering unity and not division – in our family, our place of work, our community, and hopefully with our prayers, between and among all countries.
WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:
IN MEMORIAM (+)
Atty. Antonino Santos-Ocampo
Domingo Yu (Feb 25, 1925 – May 10, 2015)
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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