10 Oct
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27th Week in Ordinary Time
Gal. 3:7-14
Ps. 110:1-2,3-4,5-6
Lk. 11:15-26
(Ps Wk III)
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When we give up too quickly, too easily, too quietly, we may be responsible for letting the whisper of the Spirit die, not only in us but in our world as well.

"Faith" is the gift we ask of God and the Church at our baptism through our parents. It is what we believe in and not simply what we do that in the end becomes real, if not around us, at least in our hearts. The sight of one believer makes the rest of the world pause and say, "Why not?" and "What if?" and "Of course!" To see on-going commitment in another makes us examine our own: Abraham's faith leading to unflinching obedience, Jesus' passionate beliefs leading to his trial, crucifixion and death. Believers are those whose soul is aglow with an idea that they live it into life. We call them 'obsessed' but as a matter of fact, they are haunted by possibilities that the rest of us cannot yet see, yet expect through them. The Zen masters say, "No seed ever sees the flower."

Faith makes us trust what God is doing inside of us, as well as what is expected of us by the people, the systems and the leaders around us. Someday, we will all be called to stand alone, validated only by the presence of God within us.



Lord, in You we live, move and have our being.

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 Synod of Bishops may help the Pastors and theologians, the Catechists and promoters who are engaged in the service of the Word of God to courageously transmit the truth of faith in communion with the entire Church.
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