The Catholic Calendar for Thursday, November 13, 2003
Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, virgin, religious, founder

Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word:
Wisdom 7:22-8:1
Psalm 119:89-91,130,135,175
Luke 17:20-25

A reflection on today's Sacred Scripture:

We vastly underrate wisdom. In Scripture, wisdom takes on a life of its own, is seen as the Spirit of God Himself, and penetrates and pervades all things. It is at the center of our personal life.

Wisdom unifies and integrates. It helps us not only to see who we are, but to be our best selves, recognizing our bond with all creation and all creatures as our brothers and sisters.

We need to earnestly pray for the spirit of wisdom, and energetically seek its recall when through our own fault we have abandoned its inspirations.

Wisdom is identified with the kingdom of God, that kingdom which, Jesus tells us, lies within. There, it governs all things with the power of God and the "sweetness" of God. Power and beauty characterize that harmony and integrity that is the gift of the Spirit to those who seek wisdom.

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

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