Feast of S. Therese of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Patron Missions
Reading 1: Isaiah 66: 10-14b
Rejoice with Jerusalem, and Shout therefore, all you who love her! Rejoice with him segirang-joy, all you who mourn ever thus! Should kamuminum milk refreshing and become satisfied, you should inhale and enjoy the milk-filled. For thus saith the Lord: Behold, I drain him like a river safety,
and the wealth of nations like a flooding river. You will suckle, will be picked up, and will be stroked stroked in her lap. As one whom his mother comforts, so you will Kuhibur; you will be comforted in Jerusalem. When you see it, your heart will rejoice, and you would like young grass that grows in abundance.
Thus saith the Lord.
Psalm: Ps 131: 1.2.3
Keep me in peace, O Lord.
* Lord, I am not high-minded, and not looking at the arrogant; I do not pursue things that are too big or things too wonderful for me.
* Really, I have calmed and quieted my soul; like a weaned child lay near her mother, yes, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
* Hope in the Lord, O Israel, from now until forever.
Gospel: Matthew 18: 1-5
On one occasion the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" And Jesus called a little child
and placed it in their midst, and said,
"I tell you: Indeed, if you are converted and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. As for who humbles himself as this little child,
he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever receives one child such as this in my name welcomes me. "
Thus the Gospel of the Lord.
Afterthought
One of the things that make a child is always loved by almost everyone is honesty, innocence and willingness to told anything. There are so many advantages of small children than in adults. Example: if the little boy was told to apologize after making a mistake, he must immediately without any load by anything, another case with adults, that adults told to apologize, certainly averse reluctantly even told he could be a target of abuse makinya. Properties of small children this is a guarantee for man to enter into the kingdom of heaven, as taught by Jesus in today's Gospel. For Jesus, the little boy became a model for everyone to repent and turn from every mistake.
Is there in this life we can live the spirituality of young children, according to the version of Jesus? There may be times when when we can, but certainly more often we are not able to do that. Ego, pride, lust, and the like has pervaded our lives. It is hard to do a conversion from our mistakes. Yet the willingness to repent this is a guarantee for us to enter Heaven. So let us learn the spirituality of children, as exemplified by St. Therese of the Child Jesus. During his life, Santa Teresa always do the will of Jesus, that he is pious, so that when he was 12 years old, he may receive communion for the first time. In front of a cross he promised: "Jesus on the cross who is thirsty I will give water to you, I am willing to suffer as much as possible so that many sinner who repents"
Reflections grain item.
Prayer Santa Theresia at the age of seven years "Jesus would you love to have toys. Let me be your toys, such as balls, soccer here and there, please. If you get bored, left corner of the room, whatever, I'll wait there. In fact, if you puncture, yes, certainly hurts, but I submit entirely to Thy will "Although very simple in the style of childhood turns out it deeply once, touch base and core faith, surrender everything to the will of Jesus. Marila we imitate Santa Teresa.
Prayer:
God make me like a child, which is always open to thy teaching and always do your will. Amen.
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