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Memorial of Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

Lectionary: 443

Reading I

Beloved:
First of all, I ask that supplications, prayers,
petitions, and thanksgivings be offered for everyone,
for kings and for all in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life
in all devotion and dignity.
This is good and pleasing to God our savior,
who wills everyone to be saved
and to come to knowledge of the truth.

   For there is one God.
   There is also one mediator between God and men,
   the man Christ Jesus,
   who gave himself as ransom for all.

This was the testimony at the proper time.
For this I was appointed preacher and Apostle
(I am speaking the truth, I am not lying),
teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

It is my wish, then, that in every place the men should pray,
lifting up holy hands, without anger or argument.

Responsorial Psalm

28:2, 7, 8-9

R.   (6) Blessed be the Lord, for he has heard my prayer.
Hear the sound of my pleading, when I cry to you,
   lifting up my hands toward your holy shrine.
R.   Blessed be the Lord, for he has heard my prayer.
The LORD is my strength and my shield.
In him my heart trusts, and I find help;
   then my heart exults, and with my song I give him thanks.
R.   Blessed be the Lord, for he has heard my prayer.
The LORD is the strength of his people,
   the saving refuge of his anointed.
Save your people, and bless your inheritance;
   feed them, and carry them forever!
R.   Blessed be the Lord, for he has heard my prayer.

Alleluia

Jn 3:16

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son,
so that everyone who believes in him might have eternal life.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel

Lk 7:1-10

When Jesus had finished all his words to the people,
he entered Capernaum.
A centurion there had a slave who was ill and about to die,
and he was valuable to him.
When he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him,
asking him to come and save the life of his slave.
They approached Jesus and strongly urged him to come, saying,
“He deserves to have you do this for him,
for he loves our nation and he built the synagogue for us.”
And Jesus went with them,
but when he was only a short distance from the house,
the centurion sent friends to tell him,
“Lord, do not trouble yourself,
for I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof.
Therefore, I did not consider myself worthy to come to you;
but say the word and let my servant be healed.
For I too am a person subject to authority,
with soldiers subject to me.
And I say to one, Go, and he goes;
and to another, Come here, and he comes;
and to my slave, Do this, and he does it.”
When Jesus heard this he was amazed at him
and, turning, said to the crowd following him,
“I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.”
When the messengers returned to the house,
they found the slave in good health.

The Gospel of the Lord

Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.”

Saint Jerome

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Audio reflection on the daily Mass readings from the Saint Paul Center for Biblical Theology, Letters from Home: Daily Bible Reflections.

Always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you, but do so with gentleness and reverence.”

cf. 1 Peter 3:15-16

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The Afterlife

Boring?

Question or Common Objection:

Why should I want to go to heaven? Sitting around on a cloud forever sounds pretty boring to me.

Catholic Answer:

If heaven were just “sitting around on a cloud,” you’re right – it would be boring! But heaven will be beyond our wildest imagination – a place of eternal joy, peace, and fulfillment with God.

These are only a shadow of what is to come…”

Colossians 2:17

Imagine the best day you’ve ever had in your life or the most exciting thing that’s ever happened to you. Heaven will be like that, only unimaginably greater, and lasting forever. Everything good on earth is only a foreshadow of heaven.

Other References: 1 Cor 2:9, 13:12; 1 Jn 3:2; Rev 21, 22:1-5; CCC 1023-1029

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PRAYER

Let us pray.

Consecration to the Holy Family

Holy Family,
we consecrate ourselves and our family to you.

May we be completely united
in a love that is lasting, faithful,
and open to the gift of new life.

Help us to grow in virtue, 
to forgive one another from our hearts,
and to live in peace all our days.

Keep us strong in faith, persevering in prayer,
diligent in our work, and generous toward those in need.

May our home, O Holy Family,
truly become a domestic church
where we reflect your example in our daily life. Amen.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph pray for us!


An excerpt of a prayer composed by Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, Supreme Chaplain, Knights of Columbus.