Catholic Daily Reading + Reflection, 7 September, 2021

Catholic Daily Reading + Reflection, 7 September, 2021

Catholic Daily Reading + Reflection, 7 September, 2021

Mass Readings, Reflection  September- Homily for Tuesday September 7, 2021

Weekday (23)
Vestment: Green
Today’s Rosary: The Sorrowful Mystery

The Miraculous 54 Day Rosary Novena shall commence on Wednesday 8th September (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary) to Sunday 31st October 2021. 


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SOKOTO: Tomorrow is the 10th Anniversary of the Episcopal ordination of Most Revd Matthew Kukah, 8th September 2011.

FIRST READING
God made us alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses.
A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Colossians (Colossians 2:6-15)

Brethren: As you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so live in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. See to it that no one makes a prey of you by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the universe, and not according to Christ. For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have come to fullness of life in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of flesh in the circumcision of Christ; and you were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. And you, who were dead in trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, having cancelled the bond which stood against us with its legal demands; this he set aside, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the principalities and powers and made a public example of them, triumphing over them in him.

The word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM Psalm 145: 1-2, 8-9, 10-11 (R. 9a)
R. How good is the Lord to all.

I will extol you, my God and king,
And bless your name forever and ever.
I will bless you day after day,
And praise your name forever and ever. R.

The Lord is kind and full of compassion,
Slow to anger, abounding in mercy.
How good is the Lord to all,
Compassionate to all his creatures. R.

R. How good is the Lord to all.

All your works shall thank you,
O Lord, and all your faithful ones bless you.
They shall speak of the glory of your reign,
And declare your mighty deeds. R.

ALLELUIA John15:16
Alleluia. I chose you from the world that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide, says the Lord. Alleluia


GOSPEL
All night he continued in prayer. And he chose twelve, whom he named apostles.
*A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke (Luke 6:12-19)

It happened that in these days Jesus went out into the hills to pray; and all night he continued in prayer to God. And when it was day, he called his disciples, and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles; Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came forth from him and healed them all.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Today’s Reflection

For the sake of our own physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health, we sometimes need to get out of our normal routine, our daily commitments to our family and friends, and in solitude seek the presence of God. When we withdraw from worldly concerns and concentrate our mind on God, we enter into prayer. It could last a moment, a night, or an eternity. Prayer is a space in which we have made an intentional choice to be aware of God’s presence and to be grateful for the opportunity to know God more intimately. Until we enter that space of aloneness, we will not know our oneness with God.

Personal Devotional

Do not be afraid – I am with you! I am your God – let nothing terrify you! I will make you strong and help you; I will protect you and save you. Isaiah 41:10

– Give me the grace to be ever sensitive to the needs of those around me.

– Help me to realise that each time I do good to others, I do them to you.

– Assist me to be more conscious of the dangers of selfishness.

Let Us Pray
O Lord make your presence known to me and assist me in all my doings, give me the grace to accept your will in my life. Amen.

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