Tue, 18 Dec 2007 PRINT E-MAIL
by Fr. George M. Roth, FI
Loving
God, notes Benedict XVI, inevitably opens a soul toward his neighbor.
This is the special dynamic of Christian love, what makes it unique. In
missionary life it reveals itself in very concrete actions, while at
the same time its universal character is set in relief. "Jesus united
into a single precept [the] commandment of love for God and the commandment of love for neighbor found in the Book of Leviticus: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself' (19:18; cf. Mk 12:29-3 1). Since God has first loved us (cf. 1 in 4:10), love is now no longer a mere 'command'; it is the response to the gift of love with which God draws
near to us" (Deus caritas est). In this sense the Church's orientation toward missionary activity is part of the divine plan framed within the Incarnation of the Word. This connection between the Incarnation and the missions makes of the labors of a missionary a spiritual art, a longing of the heart, requiring him to immerse himself in the world
only so as to transform it from within by means of his own union with God.... Continue reading
Tue, 18 Dec 2007 PRINT E-MAIL
by the Franciscans of the Immaculate
Felix Austria! That is what this
nation, located in the heart of the Old Continent, was once called. Its fortune and prosperity derived in no small measure from the deep Catholic roots and convictions of its people. In fact, unlike its neighbors Germany and Switzerland, similar in culture and language, Austria was miraculously preserved from the spread of Protestantism,
becoming instead, in the modem and contemporary periods, under the guidance of the Hapsburg dynasty, the heart of a multinational empire that faithfully conserved the Catholic religion. A marvelous example of this noble history is given in the person of Blessed Charles of Hapsburg, a witness to and model of a sub lime form of "political"
sanctity.... Continue reading
Tue, 18 Dec 2007 PRINT E-MAIL
by Fr. Stefano M. Manelli, FI
That Our Lady might be truly the "Queen of China"
was the express desire of Pope John Paul II. When we examine the vexed
history of the evangelization of China, it becomes clear that the more
important advances in the Christianization of the nation have been
closely linked with the Blessed Virgin. Beyond confirming a general
principle, this observation indicates the way forward for the
generation of a future great Catholic China.... Continue reading
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Gospel Reading for Today
First Reading - Acts 1:15-17, 20-26
15: In those days Peter stood up among the brethren (the company of persons was in all about a hundred and twenty), and said, 16: "Brethren, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David, concerning Judas who was guide to those who arrested Jesus. 17: For he was numbered among us, and was allotted his share in this ministry. 20: For it is written in the book of Psalms, `Let his habitation become desolate, and let there be no one to live in it'; and `His office let another take.' 21: So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22: beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us -- one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrection." 23: And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsab'bas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthi'as. 24: And they prayed and said, "Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show which one of these two thou hast chosen 25: to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside, to go to his own place." 26: And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthi'as; and he was enrolled with the eleven apostles.
Psalm - Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
1: Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD! 2: Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore! 3: From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the LORD is to be praised! 4: The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens! 5: Who is like the LORD our God, who is seated on high, 6: who looks far down upon the heavens and the earth? 7: He raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the ash heap, 8: to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people.
Gospel - Jn 15:9-17
9: As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love. 10: If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. 11: These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. 12: "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13: Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14: You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15: No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. 16: You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide; so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. 17: This I command you, to love one another.
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