Thursday 8 September

Thursday 8 September

Sep 8, 2022 | DAILY BREAD

The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary Gospel - Matthew 1:1-16,18-23 God prepared Mary for us. She was filled with Grace. She cooperated fully with the Grace she received, and she became the mother of God. This is the same case with each one of us. With baptism we also were filled with Grace, we became sons and daughters of God. But then comes the question how much we cooperate with the grace? Each talent in us, each good aspiration in us, each good desire is a possibility to cooperate with the Word of God to become like the Mother of God to give Jesus to this world. In this day when we celebrate the birthday of Mother Mary, let’s challenge ourselves in responding positively to all our good aspirations stirred by the Word of God in order to make present Jesus Christ in our midst. With love we cooperate to grace of God to make present the love of God.  
Wednesday 7 September

Wednesday 7 September

Sep 6, 2022 | DAILY BREAD

Wednesday of week 23 in Ordinary Time “Happy are you who are poor …. Alas for you who are rich”. This puts us before a clear choice in our life. Where do we want to stand? We cannot any more be indifferent to what is happening around us. We must decide regarding our view of life. Poor are happy because they have only Jesus, and they don’t have the worry of losing Him. The rich are unhappy because they are always worried about losing their richness. Also, because when someone is rich, most probably it’s difficult to see the real richness in Jesus. Therefore, Beatitudes are about liberating ourselves from perishables and entrusting ourselves to the Unperishable.
Tuesday 6 September

Tuesday 6 September

Sep 5, 2022 | DAILY BREAD

Tuesday of week 23 in Ordinary Time Gospel - Luke 6:12-19 “He then came down with them and stopped at a piece of level ground where there was a large gathering of his disciples with a great crowd of people from all parts …. who had come to hear him and to be cured of their diseases”. Jesus came down with his chosen and stopped at a level ground where people were waiting to hear him and to be cured. We are chosen by our baptism and our vocation to come down with Jesus and to be with people who needs to hear the words of Jesus and be cured by Him. Are you coming down with Jesus to the level where the needy are? Or are you staying up there? Anyway, Jesus is down there on the level of the poor and the needy. Where are you?  
Monday 5 September

Monday 5 September

Sep 4, 2022 | DAILY BREAD

Monday of week 23 in Ordinary Time St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910 - 1997) “Then Jesus said to them, ‘I put it to you: is it against the law on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to destroy it?’” With these words Jesus abolished all excuses against doing good. Often, we hesitate to do the good what we must do because we find some so-called valid and even religious excuses. That cannot be anymore. When you see someone before you, who is in need, there is no more excuse not to help or do something good. Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Mother Theresa of Calcutta, who understood this teaching of Christ. To whoever is in need, we must do what we can. We cannot just pass by, holding our excuses, if we want to follow Jesus Christ who healed the man with the withered hand on a Sabbath.
Sunday 4 September

Sunday 4 September

Sep 3, 2022 | DAILY BREAD

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel - Luke 14:25-33 “Anyone who does not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple”. The love of Jesus Christ on the cross made a model for us to love. Cross became the central point of love. With out cross, we cannot love. There comes the intrinsic relationship between cross and discipleship. There are two moments in this: carrying one’s own cross and following Jesus. We cannot carry our cross and go where we want. This will not make us disciples of Christ. Often, we carry crosses but to attain what we want. But Jesus is very clear. Carry cross and follow Him. Let’s think, where am I going carrying my cross? Following my selfishness or my Jesus Christ?