Saint Ignatius Loyola, Priest
Monday of week 17 in Ordinary Time
First reading – 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1
“whatever you do at all, do it for the glory of God. Never do anything offensive to anyone” This Word of God can guide us in every moment of our life. Today we are celebrating the Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola who lived this as his life motto. Whatever we do, we do it for the glory of God. Everything is about putting God in front of us. In everything, God becomes the driving force. Then it will not be any more about my ego. Neither will it be about competing with others. St. Paul is giving a practical advice how to follow this: “I try to be helpful to everyone at all times, not anxious for my own advantage but for the advantage of everybody else, so that they may be saved”. By being helpful to everyone at all times – two important points, being helpful to everyone without exception and all times without exception. This makes a change in our life. Being helpful to everyone and all times. How many exceptions we make in our life? All these exceptions are for our advantage. This is why St. Paul is saying that, “for my own advantage but for the advantage of everybody else, so that they may be saved”. Let’s reflect: Am I helpful to everyone at all times or I make exceptions for my advantage?
Monday 31 July
