18 Sep
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24th Week in Ordinary Time
1 Tim 4:12-16
Ps 110 (111):7-10
Lk 7:36-50
(Ps Wk IV)
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Discipleship is never theoretical. It is seen, touched, and wept over. In Luke 7:36-50, we encounter a woman whose actions speak louder than any sermon. She says nothing, but her tears, her perfume, and her courage preach the Gospel of love in its rawest form.

Jesus is invited to a Pharisee's home-respectable, controlled, comfortable. But into this polite setting bursts a woman known by her sins. She breaks every social rule to get to Jesus. She brings no theological argument, no defence. She brings her heart. She brings her brokenness. And she offers it with tenderness, humility, and love.

We might ask, "Who is the true disciple here-the one at the table, or the one at His feet?" It is good to point out that discipleship is not about perfection, but about the willingness to respond, to cross thresholds of fear and shame in pursuit of Christ.

Simon the Pharisee, religious yet closed, judges silently. Jesus, seeing the deeper truth, reveals: "Her many sins are forgiven-for she loved much." This is the scandal and glory of grace. Discipleship in action is not measured by piety or prestige, but by love-costly, embodied, vulnerable love.

And so, the question is not merely, "Do I follow Jesus?" but rather, "Do I love Him enough to fall at His feet, unguarded, and give Him everything?"That is where true discipleship begins­ in tears, in faith, and in love that refuses to remain silent.



Lord, may I never distance myself from You in tears and shame.



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 jul 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
For our relationship with all of creation.
Let us pray that, inspired by Saint Francis, we might experience our interdependence with all creatures who are loved by God and worthy of love and respect.
Elaboration

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