Wednesday 27 September
Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest Wednesday of week 25 in Ordinary Time First reading - 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 “The human race has nothing to boast about to God, but you, God has made members of Christ Jesus and by God’s doing he has become our wisdom, and our virtue, and our holiness, and our freedom”. God has made us members of Christ Jesus. That means, Christ has become our wisdom, our virtue, our holiness and our freedom. Christ becomes our wisdom when we can think like Christ. Christ becomes our virtue when we can act like Christ. Christ becomes our holiness when we can will like Christ. Christ becomes our freedom when we can be free from fears of darkness. That’s why if anyone wants to boast, we must boast about the Lord. Because in Him, we become his members. Let’s reflect. Is Christ my wisdom, virtue, holiness, and freedom?
Tuesday 26 September
Tuesday of week 25 in Ordinary Time Saints Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs First reading - Ezra 6:7-8,12,14-20 “The elders of the Jews prospered with their building, inspired by Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished the building in accordance with the order of the God of Israel and the order of Cyrus and of Darius”. The rebuilding of the Temple of Jerusalem continues to be theme of the reading of today also. The rebuilding of the Temple is inspired by the prophets. It’s also done in accordance with the order of the God and also of the kings. So we can see that there is the inspiration from the prophets and the order of God and king. We must connect the reconstruction of our spiritual life to the inspiration of the Word of God. But not only the Word of God but also the earthly realities. The construction of the Temple involves both divine and human elements. These both elements are blended by the inspiration of the Word of God. Let’s reflect: Do I manage to blend both the divine and human elements in my reconstruction of spiritual life inspired by the Word of Go
Monday 25 September
Monday of week 25 in Ordinary Time First reading - Ezra 1:1-6 “Then the heads of families of Judah and of Benjamin, the priests and the Levites, in fact all whose spirit had been roused by God, prepared to go and rebuild the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem”. This is the way the Lord intervenes in our life. The damages of our past, the destructions of our past, God himself takes the initiative to repair it. Then He gives the inspiration to rise to the occasion to rebuild the Temple of the Lord. We are the temple of Christ. When we do sins, we destroy that temple. When we move away from God, we damage the temple of God. But God tries always to bring us back. The Lord prepares all the necessary help to rebuild the temple. We inspired by His spirit must respond to that call. Whatever damages are there, the Lord will find a way to repair that. Let’s reflect: am I prepared to rebuild the temple of God damaged by our sins?