The sixth went in a flurry of activities, but inspite of all the work load, I still managed to find some simple spiritual time for myself. Oh, and I goofed up the first reading in today's mass, got stuck on one of the words. Which reminds me I need to brush up my Gujarati.
Gospel : You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also? - Luke 11:40
And thus knows the Maker the innermost secrets of my heart. Clean the outside, but don't forget the inside.
The Second Vatican Council may be celebrating its Golden Jubilee having completed 50 years, but it by no means has lost relevance in today's world. And that can be seen in one of its documents, a declaration to be precise, titled Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, Gaudium Et Spes. It speaks of the growing knowledge of the human mind, the vastness of our developments and understandings of things around us. It speaks of the exceptional growth that has been experienced in the past century. The dawn of media, the arrival of technologies, the breakthrough in medical science, all enhancing the lives of humans. But it also has words of wisdom and caution to offer. The following quote could not have been more true in today's time.
Although the world of today has a very vivid awareness of its unity and of how one man depends on another in needful solidarity, it is most grievously torn into opposing camps by conflicting forces.
Verses That Struck Me
In today's readings the verses that struck me the most were:
First Reading : For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is of any avail, but faith working through love. - Gal 5:6
Faith Rules. Period.
First Reading : For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is of any avail, but faith working through love. - Gal 5:6
Faith Rules. Period.
Gospel : You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also? - Luke 11:40
And thus knows the Maker the innermost secrets of my heart. Clean the outside, but don't forget the inside.
A Peep Into Vatican II
Although the world of today has a very vivid awareness of its unity and of how one man depends on another in needful solidarity, it is most grievously torn into opposing camps by conflicting forces.
See See See (Catechism of the Catholic Church)
Catholic Fun Trivia
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There is a Saint Tron! Honest! He's the patron saint of gamers I think...
And One More Thing...
Which are the two saints who have recently been made the doctors of the Church?
Answer of yesterday's question : It has been named after Pope Gregory I (r. 590-604), though not necessarily composed by him.
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