GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY - Saturday, September 24, 2016

 Saturday - September 24, 2016

Your tears were collected by the angels and were placed in a golden chalice, and you will find them when you present yourself before God.

~~St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina

TODAY'S READINGS 

 

 

September 24, 2016

 

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Saturday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Lectionary: 454

Reading 1ECCL 11:9—12:8

Rejoice, O young man, while you are young 
and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth.
Follow the ways of your heart,
the vision of your eyes;
Yet understand that as regards all this
God will bring you to judgment.
Ward off grief from your heart
and put away trouble from your presence,
though the dawn of youth is fleeting.

Remember your Creator in the days of your youth,
before the evil days come
And the years approach of which you will say,
I have no pleasure in them;
Before the sun is darkened,
and the light, and the moon, and the stars,
while the clouds return after the rain;
When the guardians of the house tremble,
and the strong men are bent,
And the grinders are idle because they are few,
and they who look through the windows grow blind;
When the doors to the street are shut,
and the sound of the mill is low;
When one waits for the chirp of a bird,
but all the daughters of song are suppressed;
And one fears heights,
and perils in the street;
When the almond tree blooms,
and the locust grows sluggish
and the caper berry is without effect,
Because man goes to his lasting home,
and mourners go about the streets;
Before the silver cord is snapped
and the golden bowl is broken,
And the pitcher is shattered at the spring,
and the broken pulley falls into the well,
And the dust returns to the earth as it once was,
and the life breath returns to God who gave it.

Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth,
all things are vanity!

Responsorial PsalmPS 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14 AND 17

R. (1) In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.
You turn man back to dust,
saying, “Return, O children of men.”
For a thousand years in your sight 
are as yesterday, now that it is past,
or as a watch of the night.
R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.
You make an end of them in their sleep;
the next morning they are like the changing grass,
Which at dawn springs up anew,
but by evening wilts and fades.
R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.
Teach us to number our days aright,
that we may gain wisdom of heart.
Return, O LORD! How long?
Have pity on your servants!
R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.
Fill us at daybreak with your kindness,
that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days.
And may the gracious care of the Lord our God be ours;
prosper the work of our hands for us!
Prosper the work of our hands!
R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.

AlleluiaSEE 2 TM 1:10

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Our Savior Christ Jesus destroyed death
and brought life to light through the Gospel.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

GospelLK 9:43B-45

While they were all amazed at his every deed,
Jesus said to his disciples,
“Pay attention to what I am telling you.
The Son of Man is to be handed over to men.” 
But they did not understand this saying;
its meaning was hidden from them
so that they should not understand it,
and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

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Allow Your Heart to Love

There is sorrow in the heart, but it will not remain. There is heartache before you today, but it will not remain. For though sorrow may last for the night, your joy comes in the morning, and I will restore all these things in your life that have been broken, stolen, or damaged. It is for my good pleasure all this will be made manifest. For it is my heart and my nature to not only create, but also to restore and repair what has been damaged. So though you experience loss and brokenness, understand I will redeem and make all things new.

So allow yourself to grieve, but do not hold on to it. Allow yourself to experience the loss, but understand this loss is temporary for there is fullness in store for you. Appreciate this moment, and do not deny your present reality, realizing it is temporary. Though you experience these things they will be renewed and restored. For my plans for you will delight and surprise you with the magnitude of their goodness.

So allow your heart to remain free. Allow your mind to run openly. Allow yourself to view into your future without fear of loss, but instead be captivated with the glorious and wonderful potential within you and before you. For you were made for greatness, not mediocrity. So do not allow the temporary loss of today taint your hope and expectation of the future.

So allow your heart to love, without apprehension. Be bold, courageous, and generous in your love, giving to others as extravagantly as I have given to you. And in this way you will demonstrate the glorious riches of your inheritance. In this way you will demonstrate my love, singing the songs of eternity, the grand redemption of what’s been broken.

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God Bless You.....

KONKANI PRAYER GROUP - Abu Dhabi

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