31 Aug
Thu
21st Week in Ordinary Time
1 Thess. 3:7-13
Ps. 90(89):3-4,12-13,14,17
Mt. 24:42-51
(Ps Wk I)
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"Stay awake! For you do not know on which day you will encounter the Lord." This helps us concentrate more on living than on being prepared to die. Being alert to when we might encounter the Lord in our daily life, and being prepared to be "faithful and prudent servants" turns our attention to the way we interact with and treat others.

If we are awake to all the possible ways we can see the Lord, we will recognize Jesus in those who suffer, and will act differently than if we are insensitive to them and their needs. If we do not know when we will encounter the Lord, then we should react to everyone we meet as if we were meeting the Lord. If we are faithful and prudent stewards, then we will be generous with the gift God has given us and will distribute them "at the proper time" to the other members of our household realizing that our household is the broader family of other people and not our limited biological family. We do not know when we see the Lord. Let us be prepared for the many ways we can encounter God and stay awake in helping the poor and needy.



God our Father, may our Lord Jesus make our path to You a straight one!


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 artists of our time, through their ingenuity, may help everyone discover the beauty of creation.
Elaboration

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