June 14
Monday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
Give a Mass Offering
Mass Intentions
7:45 AM – James Tout, Mary-Jo Rosenblatt & Terriann McNeil / wife & mother
Prayer for Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
Readings
First Reading
2 Corinthians 6:1-10
Brothers and sisters: As your fellow workers, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For he says:
In an acceptable time I heard you, and on the day of salvation I helped you.
Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. We cause no one to stumble in anything, in order that no fault may be found with our ministry; on the contrary, in everything we commend ourselves as ministers of God, through much endurance, in afflictions, hardships, constraints, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, vigils, fasts; by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in unfeigned love, in truthful speech, in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness at the right and at the left; through glory and dishonor, insult and praise. We are treated as deceivers and yet are truthful; as unrecognized and yet acknowledged; as dying and behold we live; as chastised and yet not put to death; as sorrowful yet always rejoicing; as poor yet enriching many; as having nothing and yet possessing all things.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalms 98:1, 2b, 3ab, 3cd-4
R. (2a) The Lord has made known his salvation.
Sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done wondrous deeds;
His right hand has won victory for him,
his holy arm.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation.
In the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.
He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness
toward the house of Israel.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
break into song; sing praise.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation.
Gospel Acclamation
Psalms 119:105
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
A lamp to my feet is your word,
a light to my path.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel
Matthew 5:38-42
Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said,
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other one to him as well. If anyone wants to go to law with you over your tunic, hand him your cloak as well. Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go with him for two miles. Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow.”
“The Lord has made known his salvation.”
Reflection
Have we received the grace of God in vain? Today in Second Corinthians, we hear Paul worry that the Corinthians may not fully appreciate the grace that God gives them and that the way they live their lives may demonstrate their lack of appreciation for the Christ given gifts. Paul is concerned that as these newly formed Christians begin their ministry, living their lives in the community, the way they live may not reflect the gifts Christ has freely given and that these new believers have “accepted.”
This sounds familiar! How often do we fail to live out our Christian call to holiness in the way that Christ would expect? Sin may cause us to fail in the eyes of others, but our lack of zeal for what Christ has taught also speaks of our lack of conviction.
Let us, this day, reflect on how we have failed in the last few days. How can we change our interactions with others so that we may more accurately portray what Christ has given all believers?
Peace,
Fr. John
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