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THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS - Soleminty
Ez. 34:11-16
Ps. 22:1-3a,3b-4,5,6
Rom. 5:5b-11
Lk. 15:3-7
(Ps Wk IV)
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Today is the Feast of God's love for us. This love has been shown to us by the life of God's Son, Jesus. He has won for us entry into friendship with God - "it was while we were sinners that Christ died for us" (Rom.5:8). The other readings, both Old and New Testament use the image of the shepherd who goes to any lengths to protect and nurture his flock. That love, too, as the Gospel indicates, extends in a unique way to the wandering sheep. The "good" sheep are secure in His friendship and love. The Heart of Jesus is more than the heart of a good shepherd who goes to find the one that has gone astray. The love of God is seen in His caring tenderness. The Lord Himself says, "The lost I will seek out, the strayed I will bring back... " (Ez. 34:16).

How many of us will claim to be consistently among those "good" sheep? We need to express our gratitude today that we have a God who, through the life of Jesus, demonstrated beyond doubt His love even for the sinner and the social outcast. It is that love we celebrate gratefully today, and how better to express our gratitude than ourselves sharing our God's attitude with the sinful and marginalised in our midst?


Jesus, through You, God's love has been poured into our hearts. Grant us the gift to open ourselves not only to experience that love in our own hearts but to be instrumental in bringing it to others.



Say the daily
Novena to the Sacred Heart (Day 9)

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
We pray for Christian families around the world; may they embody and experience unconditional love and advance in holiness in their daily lives.
Elaboration

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