DEVOTIONAL WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Liturgical readings Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Part 1: Rome: 13: 8-10

Brothers, do not owe anything to anyone, except to love one another. For he who loves his neighbor, he has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet, and any other commandment, are summed up in this, namely: Love your neighbor as yourself! Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

Psalms: Psalm 112: 1-2,4-5,9
People either take pity and give loans.
Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who really likes to keep his commandments. His descendants will be mighty on earth; generation of the righteous shall be blessed.
In the dark light shine for the righteous; gracious and merciful, and righteous. Lucky people who pity and lend, who conduct its affairs appropriately.
He handed, he gives to the poor; virtues remain forever, horns raised in glory.

Gospel: Luke 14: 25-33
At one time many people flock followed him on his journey. Turning He said to them: "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father, mother, wife, children, brothers and sisters male or female, even his own life, he can not be my disciple. Whoever does not take up his cross and follow me can not be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough money to complete it? So that if he had already laid the foundation and can not finish it, lest everyone who saw him, mocked him, saying: The man began to build, but he was not able to finish. Or, king Which if you want to go to war against another king does not sit down first to consider whether with ten thousands of people he was able to face an opponent who came to him with twenty thousand? If not, he will send an envoy for the enemy is still much to ask for terms of peace. So too each one of you, who does not renounce all his own, can not be my disciple.
Thus the Gospel of God

Afterthought
Living in love feels has become an icon for Catholics. In fact, we stated that the main teachings of Jesus is love for God and neighbor. So if our life is filled with an atmosphere of love it is a natural thing, and rightfully so, firmness to live in the love expressed by Jesus: "Whoever does not carry his cross and follow me, he can not be my disciple"
Cross the life of one person and the other will be very different. A grandfather who has been sick sickly for nearly 19 years so homesick immediately called by God and can not stand the long illness and there is no hope of a cure. A mother families have to endure five young children with working odd jobs after widowed by her husband who only leaves a widow's pension of no more than 500 thousand rupiah per month .This was the cross of life. The husband and wife were quite warm and harmonious, activists Parish Council, missed children in their families, but it has been 15 years of marriage, God does not give grace children. This was a family that actually crosses materially adequacy.
St. Charles Borromeo which we commemorate today gave examples of faith and spiritual heritage for us related to the teachings of the faith and diligence in carrying out the synod, pastoral visits, as well as mendyrykan seminary seminary. When the bubonic plague outbreak in Milano, he vigorously took care of the sick and providing spiritual comfort in the hospital. In a very young age (46 years) he died. Cross daily life has been lifted by the faithful.

tems to contemplation.
St. Charles Borromeo has provided a fine example for us, although still young, but he was able to show remarkable fidelity in following Jesus Christ, her physical aspect aspect should be directed to support its existence as a follower of Christ and not a barrier.

Prayer.
O Jesus, make me as your followers are always live according to thy will. Amen.