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  Thurs day – 27 th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel – Luke 11:5-13 A Cry in the Night Shepherds Field, Bethlehem All of us who are parents can identify!   You are asleep, deep and dream-filled sleep.   And then the quiet is broken with the sudden cries of your 5-month-old child.   No matter how tired you are, how comfy-cozy you are, you answer the call.   You get up, you go to their room and do all you can to quiet their cries and soothe their distress.   You do it out of love, out of concern for them.   Yes, there are certainly times we do it out of persistence but, in the end, we do it out of love.   And we know we would not sleep well at all until their needs are met. That is what we hear in today’s Gospel – Answer the door!   Whether it’s because of their insistence or your love for them, respond to the needs of others!   And if we don’t get the message, then look at it from the other person’s point of view.   Knock and i...
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  Wednes day – Our Lady of the Rosary Gospel – Luke 11:1-4 The Power of Prayer Praying the Rosary, Basilica of Annunciation, Nazareth Today we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.   It was instituted in 1571 By Pope Pius V to celebrate Mary’s intervention in a combined European naval victory over the Turks.   The Pope had asked all of Europe to pray the Rosary to ensure a victory. This Battle of Lepanto saved all of Europe from invasion. The Rosary helps us to meditate on our own salvation and on the mysteries that lead to it. And it reminds us of Mary’s obedient role in that event.   It is also a strong reminder of the power of prayer.   Today especially at a time when our needs are many and our fears are deep, the Rosary provides us the opportunity to place those cares before Mary and to ask her to intercede for us. I found a quote the other day that serves to remind us all of the power of prayer.   “In prayer we lift ourselves up to God...
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  Tues day – 27 th   Week in Ordinary Time Gospel – Luke 10:38-42 Slow down and listen Dinner, Jerusalem Somebody give me a hand with setting the table!   Someone help with putting the laundry away!   It would help if you kept your room clean!   Do I have to do all the work around this house?   A little help would be appreciated We have all had that experience and most of the time we were the ones on the receiving end of the conversation.   We were busy doing something else and couldn’t be bothered unless and until Mom or Dad nagged us into pitching in and doing our fair share. Something similar is going on in today’s Gospel.   Jesus is at Mary and Martha’s for dinner.   Martha is busy with serving but Mary chooses to just sit and listen to Jesus.   Martha is upset and complains to Jesus that Mary is not helping.   You would think that Jesus would have been understanding with Martha but NO!   Instead He tells Martha tha...
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