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Daily Reflections 20 June 2023 “The “Gift” of Being Persecuted “
The “Gift” of Being Persecuted June 20, 2023 Tuesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time Readings for Today Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But
REFLECTION CAPSULES – June 20, 2023: Tuesday
✝ REFLECTION CAPSULES – June 20, 2023: Tuesday
“Seeking the Grace of the Lord to be healed of our spiritual “myopia’”
(Based on 2 Cor 8:1-9 and Mt 5:43-48 – Tuesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time, Year 1)
Myopia is a commonly found eye condition.
Popularly, it is also called as “near-sightedness” or “short-sightedness”.
Support Malindi Diocese
Dear Friends,
Once again I sincerely thank you for accepting to join this initiative whose main goal is to support Malindi Diocese. At this initial stage, I urge you to reach out to your many friends whom you think will be happy to join the Nairobi Friends of Malindi diocese.
In order to get the ball rolling, I am hereby inviting you to the first meeting on Sunday 25th June 2023 from 11.30am at the Holy family basilica, Nairobi. God willing, I will concelebrate the 9.30am mass in readiness for the 11.30 am meeting. The specific venue (room) will be communicated to you in due course.
Kindly confirm your attendance to facilitate planning for the days meeting.
May Almight God bless our first meeting and all members of this forum.
With fraternal blessings,
+ Rt. Rev. Willybard Lagho.
Catholic Bishop of Malindi.
REFLECTION CAPSULES – June 19, 2023: Monday “Becoming agents and ambassadors of true love”
REFLECTION CAPSULES – June 19, 2023: Monday
“Becoming agents and ambassadors of true love by destroying evil forces with goodness!”
(Based on 2 Cor 6:1-10 and Mt 5:38-42
Monday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time, Year 1)
The TIME magazine, in its declaration of Jesus, as the Man of the Millennium, proclaimed:
“The single most powerful figure – not merely in these two millenniums but in all human history – has been Jesus of Nazareth…
… a serious argument can be made that no one else’s life has proved remotely as powerful and enduring as that of Jesus.”
One of the reasons for this Massive Influence of Jesus, was His uncompromising and ever-bold attitude with respect to sin, evil and living a life of total love!
Daily Reflections, Mon 19, 2023. "..not turn your back on one who wants to borrow"
A New Depth of Mercy
June 19, 2023
Monday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
Saint Romuald, Abbot—Optional Memorial
Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go with him for two miles. Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow.” Matthew 5:41–42
As the faith of Israel developed over the centuries, prior to the coming of Christ, there were various stages of advancement in morality. Prior to the establishment of moral laws in the Old Testament, it was common for families to inflict severe vengeance upon other families when harm was done to them. This caused ongoing violence and feuds. But advancements were made when the law of retaliation was established which said, “When a man causes a disfigurement in his neighbor, as he has done it shall be done to him, fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he has disfigured a man, he shall be disfigured” (Leviticus 24:19–20). This was a new form of justice that forbade the vengeance from being more severe than the crime that was retaliated against. At the time, this helped end ongoing family feuds that continually escalated.