The Catholic Calendar for Thursday, November 6, 2003
Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time

Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word:
Romans 14:7-12
Psalm 27:1,4,13-14
Luke 15:1-10

A reflection on today's Sacred Scripture:

Two wonderful readings today. In the first from Romans, we are reminded that whether alive or dead, whether on earth or in heaven, Jesus claims possession of us. And we must recognize that all around us are the brothers and sisters of the Lord. We are all His precious sheep whom He claims as His dearly beloved.

Some of these are 'the other sheep' whom we look down on. We forget that sometimes, we are 'the other sheep'. We must never despise those who have strayed from the faith, or even on those who ridicule the Church. God may change their hearts, and they may far surpass us in holiness and service. Someday we will stand beside them at the final judgment.

Perhaps we have not sinned as grievously, but almost certainly we have strayed through sin, through our indifference, through our pride.

Let us humbly accept the Lord's ownership of our lives, and let Him nourish us, forgive our foolish ways, and let His mercy embrace us closely to His Heart.

- Msgr. Paul Whitmore (smartins at twcny dot rr dot com)

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