27 May
Wed
8th Week in Ordinary Time
St Augustine of Canterbury, bishop
Sir(Ecc) 36:1-2a,5-6,11-17
Ps. 79(78):8,9,11,13
Mk. 10:32-45
(Ps Wk IV)
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Over the years of muddling through mundane life, we realise that when we call on God to reveal the power of God's promises in new ways, it is really up to us to look for those signs and wonders in new ways. But most of the time, we stumble around until we are hit over the head with them. We learn from our experiences that the reward we need to seek for our faithfulness to God is not so much deliverance from our enemies, but deliverance from the way we make enemies of other people.

Despite our human errors, God rescues us from ourselves and rewards us with new signs and wonders of God's leadership if we are open to them. God is so compassionate and kind, forgiving the sins of our loss of hope. It is this light of God's mercy that we must accept and praise. Jesus teaches us that the best way we can live in the light and life of God's kindness towards us is to not ask for recognition and glory for our faith, but to demonstrate it by assuming a humble position in our relationships with others, even our enemies.



God of Life, help us to understand the new signs and new wonders of Your mercies in order to lead a life of fulfilment.




DAILY OFFERING
Eternal Father, I offer You everything I do this day; my thoughts, words, joys and sufferings. Grant that, vivified by the Holy Spirit and united to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, my life this day may be of service to You and to others. I also pray that all those preparing for marriage discover in Sacrament the source of Christ's grace for living a fithful and fruitful love. Amen.

PRAYING WITH THE CHURCH
INTENTION
That, rejecting the culture of indifference, we may care for our neighbors who suffer, especially the sick and the poor.
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