Saint Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist – Feast
First reading – Ephesians 4:1-7,11-13
“In this way we are all to come to unity in our faith and in our knowledge of the Son of God, until we become the perfect Man, fully mature with the fullness of Christ himself”. This is the way we must follow in our life. Our goal in our life is to become the perfect Man fully mature with the fullness of Christ himself. This goal is achieved by cooperating with the unique grace given to each one of us by Christ. The cooperation with the grace consists in building up the body of Christ. This building up consists in leading a life worthy of our vocation. St. Paul explains, “Bear with one another charitably, in complete selflessness, gentleness and patience. Do all you can to preserve the unity of the Spirit by the peace that binds you together”. Only in complete selflessness, gentleness, and patience, we can cooperate to the grace given to us. But only with these, we can build the One Body of Christ. Let’s reflect: Am I cooperating with the grace given to me?
Thursday 21 September
