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The Catholic Calendar for Wednesday, October 1, 2003
Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, virgin and doctor of the Church
Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word:
Daniel 7:9-10,13-14
Psalm 138:1-5
John 1:47-51
A reflection on today's Sacred Scripture:
"I will follow you wherever you go . . ."
The life of St. Thérèse is the story of following Christ wherever He went, of finding Christ in hidden places, and of loving Christ with the burning love of a small child.
This line of the Gospels is similar to a line pledged by a Moabite woman to her mother-in-law--"Whither thou goest, I will go, wherever thou sleepest, I will sleep, your people shall be my people, and your God my God." This promise of Ruth is the promise of the one in love with God, even though she does not know Him well.
Thérèse was one who loved God well, who loved God intimately as a Father, and who sought to relieve the pains that Jesus felt when slighted by the world. St. Thérèse teaches us to approach God in simplicity, in a moment by moment, one-second-at-a-time fashion. Let us honor her memory both in our prayers and in our practice. For one day, let us be completely aware of the beautiful and glorious God who is also our father and our brother--who lives within us and within every living thing, and whose constant attention is the only thing that bridges from one second to the next.
Let us praise Thérèse, not with the praises of our lips, but with hearts devoted completely to the God she so cherished and adored. Our best offering today is our offering of love in service -- let us offer it to God in remembrance of Thérèse for the salvation of souls and the redemption of the world.
- JuandelaCruz (sriddle415 at yahoo dot com)
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