Oct 1, 2023 | DAILY BREAD
The Holy Guardian Angels
Monday of week 26 in Ordinary Time
First reading – Exodus 23:20-23
“The Lord says this: ‘I myself will send an angel before you to guard you as you go and to bring you to the place that I have prepared. Give him reverence and listen to all that he says”. This Word of the Lord shows the personal love of God to each one of us. The Lord has a plan for us and the Lord sends an angel before us to guard as and to lead us according to that plan. The love of the Lord is personal, and He takes care of us in a personal way. Here comes the role of our guardian angels whose feast we celebrate today. The presence of guardian angels in our life is a true fact as the love of God to us which is personal and concrete. Celebrating the feast of the guardian angels is the celebration of the personal and concrete form of God’s love in our daily life. While thanking the guardian angels, let’s be aware of the love of God concretely in our life. The best way to listen to the guardian angel is to be grateful. Let’s reflect: Do I acknowledge the presence of my guardian angel in my life?
Oct 1, 2023 | DAILY BREAD
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus (1873 – 1897)
First reading – Ezekiel 18:25-28
“When the sinner renounces sin to become law-abiding and honest, he deserves to live. He has chosen to renounce all his previous sins; he shall certainly live; he shall not die”. Repentance heals our lives. Repentance is renouncing sin to become law-abiding and honest. We renounce sin to abide to the law of love towards God and neighbour. We move from selfish love to selfless love. We renounce our ego to embrace the other without selfish motives. This is repentance. Then we can be honest too. Often, we cannot be honest, because we have our selfish interests in loving God and loving others. So, when we renounce our selfish interest, we can be honest. This honestly is primarily an honesty towards oneself. This honesty clears the path of grace which was previously blocked by us. Therefore, following the law of selfless love and by being honest, we have the life to live. Let’s reflect: Am I ready to renounce my selfish interests to become honest towards myselfe and towards others?
