27 Jun
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13th Week in Ordinary Time
St Cyril of Alexandria, bishop & doctor
Am. 2:6-10,13-16
Ps.50(49):16bc-17,18-19,20-21,22-23
Mt. 8:18-22
(Ps Wk IV)
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In love the Lord calls each of us to follow him as his disciple. What an awesome privilege and an awesome responsibility! What does it cost to be a disciple? -our whole lives. Jesus in turn gives us all that we need and more besides! Before we "sign-on" for something, it is quite natural to ask what it will cost us. Jesus made sure that any prospective followers knew what they were getting themselves into. One prospective follower offered to follow Jesus "wherever you go". Jesus urged him to reflect more deeply and to count the cost. A disciple must be willing to make sacrifices, even the sacrifice of his own life, to follow Jesus as his Master and Lord. Another responded to Jesus' invitation by saying that he must first bury his father, that is, go back home and take care of his father until he died. Jesus appealed to the man's heart and told him to detach himself from whatever might keep him from following as his disciple. Love sacrifices all for the beloved. It was love that compelled the Lord Jesus to lay down his life for us. Does our love for Jesus compel us to give our all for him?



Holy Spirit, fill our hearts with the love of God.


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 the aged, marginalized, and those who have no one may find - even within the huge cities of the world - opportunities for encounter and solidarity.
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