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January 27th 2004, 01:15 PM
January 27, 2004 Daily Prayer with Regnum Christi
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For missionaries, that their work may be very fruitful in bringing souls to know God through his Church.
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Truly part of Christ’s family
January 27, 2003
Tuesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
Mark 3: 31-35
His mother and his brothers arrived. Standing outside they sent word to him and called him. A crowd seated around him told him, "Your mother and your brothers (and your sisters) are outside asking for you." But he said to them in reply, "Who are my mother and (my) brothers?" And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers. (For) whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother."
Introductory Prayer:Lord, you seek hearts that are open. I want to be close to you today. I believe that you will draw close to me as I open up my heart and will do your will. I give you today, Lord, my heart and will. I know that this is the treasure that you most seek.
Petition:Jesus, help me to put your will above all my desires today. Help me to seek you by doing your will.
1. Physical closeness or even biological closeness to Christ does not count. Christ seems to separate himself from his family here as if they were not relevant. God honors family ties, but Christ here seems to reject them. What he is doing is putting them in perspective. There is something even more important than just being physically close to Christ or belonging to his family. What truly makes someone related to Christ is a certain type of action: doing the will of his Father. That action springs from a heart that accepts the Father as completely trustworthy. A heart that puts God’s will above every other attraction, priority, feeling, or convenience. We have to do God’s will. Nothing else counts. There are no other privileges from being with Christ.
2. What does count is very simple and very hard to do. Do the will of the Father. Live charity. Live zeal for souls. Be faithful to your duty as a husband, wife, student, son, or daughter. Seek out souls as Christ sought out souls. Live the teachings of the Church. No sophisms. No excuses. Just do it. It is that simple. And it is that hard.
3. Christ’s heart is won by those who humbly do the will of the Father Christ calls us his brother, his sister, even his mother. If you are family, your place is assured in the house. And Christ’s house remains forever. We do not merit heaven. It is a much bigger gift than we could ever merit by our actions. But Christ wants to give us this gift, if we would only trust him and do as the Father asks us. There is a certain power that some people have over Christ’s heart, not because of their astuteness, but because of their simplicity. Am I part of Christ’s family? Do I truly do the Father’s will? Is there something in my life where I am still holding out?
Dialogue with Christ: Lord, help me to be forthright. Help me to see what the Father wants in my life and just get busy doing it. I believe that through your mercy I can even make you be born in the hearts of those around me by simply doing your will day by day. Help me to not hide from your will.
Resolution: Today I will live God’s will with simplicity, especially in living charity with those that I deal with.
By Father Ernest Daly, LC
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For missionaries, that their work may be very fruitful in bringing souls to know God through his Church.
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Truly part of Christ’s family
January 27, 2003
Tuesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
Mark 3: 31-35
His mother and his brothers arrived. Standing outside they sent word to him and called him. A crowd seated around him told him, "Your mother and your brothers (and your sisters) are outside asking for you." But he said to them in reply, "Who are my mother and (my) brothers?" And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers. (For) whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother."
Introductory Prayer:Lord, you seek hearts that are open. I want to be close to you today. I believe that you will draw close to me as I open up my heart and will do your will. I give you today, Lord, my heart and will. I know that this is the treasure that you most seek.
Petition:Jesus, help me to put your will above all my desires today. Help me to seek you by doing your will.
1. Physical closeness or even biological closeness to Christ does not count. Christ seems to separate himself from his family here as if they were not relevant. God honors family ties, but Christ here seems to reject them. What he is doing is putting them in perspective. There is something even more important than just being physically close to Christ or belonging to his family. What truly makes someone related to Christ is a certain type of action: doing the will of his Father. That action springs from a heart that accepts the Father as completely trustworthy. A heart that puts God’s will above every other attraction, priority, feeling, or convenience. We have to do God’s will. Nothing else counts. There are no other privileges from being with Christ.
2. What does count is very simple and very hard to do. Do the will of the Father. Live charity. Live zeal for souls. Be faithful to your duty as a husband, wife, student, son, or daughter. Seek out souls as Christ sought out souls. Live the teachings of the Church. No sophisms. No excuses. Just do it. It is that simple. And it is that hard.
3. Christ’s heart is won by those who humbly do the will of the Father Christ calls us his brother, his sister, even his mother. If you are family, your place is assured in the house. And Christ’s house remains forever. We do not merit heaven. It is a much bigger gift than we could ever merit by our actions. But Christ wants to give us this gift, if we would only trust him and do as the Father asks us. There is a certain power that some people have over Christ’s heart, not because of their astuteness, but because of their simplicity. Am I part of Christ’s family? Do I truly do the Father’s will? Is there something in my life where I am still holding out?
Dialogue with Christ: Lord, help me to be forthright. Help me to see what the Father wants in my life and just get busy doing it. I believe that through your mercy I can even make you be born in the hearts of those around me by simply doing your will day by day. Help me to not hide from your will.
Resolution: Today I will live God’s will with simplicity, especially in living charity with those that I deal with.
By Father Ernest Daly, LC
We would like to announce that Catholic.net will be publishing daily meditations for young people. Many of you have wished to share this wonderful prayer resource with your children. Now you have the chance. To check them out please visit Catholic.net by clicking here.
Want to help us maintain this free service? Make a tax-deductible donation online by clicking here.This link will take you to the online donation page of the Legion of Christ, but accessing it by this specific link will create a report letting us know your donation is for the daily meditation service from RegnumChristi.org.Thank you and God bless you.
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