Jesus, the Wisdom Of God, the Eternal Word of the Father, the only way to eternal life, meets us where we are, offering to each individual an ever-deeper, personal and intimate relationship. Let us ask Jesus to reveal to us all of the attachments and affections in our lives that keep us back from following Him without reserve.
Sister Lucia dos Santos, the eldest of the three children who witnessed the Marian apparitions at Fatima predicted that the final battle between Christ and Satan would be over marriage and the family. Lord, grant us the grace to faithfully defend Your teaching that marriage is between a man and woman, who are called to be one.
It matters to Jesus that we recognize, appreciate, accept, and value the different ways the Holy Spirit works in and through people.
Save me, O God, by your name,
and vindicate me by your might.
Hear my prayer, O God;
give ear to the words of my mount. (Psalm 54)
Intimately united with the Father in the love of the Spirit, the words from the today’s first reading found their perfect fulfillment in Jesus: “God is my help, therefore I am not disgraced.” Abiding in the Lord, we too can learn to deny ourselves, take up our cross, follow Him, and confidently profess: “Gracious is the Lord and just; I was brought low, and He saved me.”