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Heavenly Treasures / Tesoros celestiales

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We are all familiar with today’s Gospel story about the rich young man who is unable to surrender his wealth in order to follow Jesus, and especially Jesus’ perplexing comments about a camel and the eye of a needle.  It can be easy for us to feel superior to the young man. We imagine that OF COURSE we would give away our wealth and follow Jesus, because IT’S JESUS! 

During a conversation with my youngest son about what he had learned in his sociology class about wealth in this country, we agreed that if WE were billionaires we would be embarrassed to have so much money when we could give all of it away and do so much good in the world.

But then I remembered something Basil the Great once said: “When someone steals another’s clothes, we call them a thief. Should we not give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and does not? The bread in your cupboard belongs to the hungry; the coat unused in your closet belongs to the one who needs it; the shoes rotting in your closet belong to the one who has no shoes; the money which you hoard up belongs to the poor.”

We are not rich by any means, but like most Americans we have more than we need. How many coats do you have? I am embarrassed to say how many pairs of shoes I have. Does your bread get moldy because you do not finish it in time? Are we any better than the rich young man? There is a lot of chatter these days about minimalism and decluttering. We as a culture collectively realize that we have too many things. But paradoxically we remain a nation of consumers, and online shopping has made it simple to instantly gratify our perceived need for stuff.  

God wants so much more for us.  Was it easier for Peter, Andrew, James, and John to drop their nets, abandon their boats, and follow Jesus because they were holier than the rich young man, or because they had less to leave? Today let us consider how our possessions affect our relationship with God and our neighbor. Instead of earthly goods let us seek a deeper faith, which is much more valuable than anything this world can offer.

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Todos conocemos la historia del Evangelio de hoy sobre el joven rico que no puede renunciar a su riqueza para seguir a Jesús, y especialmente los comentarios desconcertantes de Jesús sobre un camello y el ojo de una aguja. Puede ser fácil para nosotros sentirnos superiores al joven. Imaginamos que POR SUPUESTO que regalaríamos nuestra riqueza y seguiríamos a Jesús, ¡porque ES JESÚS!

Durante una conversación con mi hijo menor sobre lo que había aprendido en su clase de sociología sobre la riqueza en este país, acordamos que si NOSOTROS fuéramos multimillonarios nos avergonzaría tener tanto dinero cuando podríamos regalarlo todo y hacer tanto bien en el mundo.

Pero luego me acordé de algo que dijo una vez Basilio el Grande: “Cuando alguien roba la ropa de otro, lo llamamos ladrón. ¿No deberíamos dar el mismo nombre a quien podría vestir al desnudo y no lo hace? El pan en tu alacena pertenece al hambriento; el abrigo sin usar en tu armario pertenece al que lo necesita; los zapatos que se pudren en tu armario pertenecen al que no tiene zapatos; el dinero que atesoras pertenece a los pobres”.

No somos ricos de ninguna forma, pero como la mayoría de los estadounidenses, tenemos más de lo que necesitamos. ¿Cuántos abrigos tienes? Me da vergüenza decir cuántos pares de zapatos tengo. ¿Se te enmohece el pan porque no lo terminas a tiempo? ¿Somos mejores que el joven rico? Hoy en día se habla mucho del minimalismo y la limpieza. Como cultura, nos damos cuenta colectivamente de que tenemos demasiadas cosas. Pero, paradójicamente, seguimos siendo una nación de consumidores, y las compras en línea han hecho que sea fácil satisfacer instantáneamente la necesidad percibida de más cosas.

Dios quiere mucho más para nosotros. ¿Fue más fácil para Pedro, Andrés, Santiago y Juan dejar caer sus redes, abandonar sus barcas y seguir a Jesús porque eran más santos que el joven rico o porque tenían menos que dejar? Hoy consideremos cómo nuestras posesiones afectan nuestra relación con Dios y el prójimo. En lugar de los bienes terrenales busquemos el tesoro celestial de la fe, que es mucho más valiosa que todo lo que este mundo pueda ofrecer.

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This reflection is reposted from Diocesan archives. Author: Leslie Sholly

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Monday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 Sirach 17:20-24

To the penitent God provides a way back,
he encourages those who are losing hope
and has chosen for them the lot of truth.
Return to him and give up sin,
pray to the LORD and make your offenses few.
Turn again to the Most High and away from your sin,
hate intensely what he loathes,
and know the justice and judgments of God,
Stand firm in the way set before you,
in prayer to the Most High God.

Who in the nether world can glorify the Most High
in place of the living who offer their praise?
Dwell no longer in the error of the ungodly,
but offer your praise before death.
No more can the dead give praise
than those who have never lived;
You who are alive and well
shall praise and glorify God in his mercies.
How great the mercy of the LORD,
his forgiveness of those who return to him!

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7

R. (11a)  Let the just exult and rejoice in the Lord.
Blessed is he whose fault is taken away,
whose sin is covered.
Blessed the man to whom the LORD imputes not guilt,
in whose spirit there is no guile.
R. Let the just exult and rejoice in the Lord.
Then I acknowledged my sin to you,
my guilt I covered not.
I said, “I confess my faults to the LORD,”
and you took away the guilt of my sin.
R. Let the just exult and rejoice in the Lord.
For this shall every faithful man pray to you
in time of stress.
Though deep waters overflow,
they shall not reach him.
R. Let the just exult and rejoice in the Lord.
You are my shelter; from distress you will preserve me;
with glad cries of freedom you will ring me round.
R. Let the just exult and rejoice in the Lord.

Alleluia 2 Corinthians 8:9

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Jesus Christ became poor although he was rich,
so that by his poverty you might become rich.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Mark 10:17-27

As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up,
knelt down before him, and asked him,
“”Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?””
Jesus answered him, “”Why do you call me good?
No one is good but God alone.
You know the commandments: You shall not kill;
you shall not commit adultery;
you shall not steal;
you shall not bear false witness;
you shall not defraud;
honor your father and your mother.””
He replied and said to him,
“”Teacher, all of these I have observed from my youth.””
Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him,
“”You are lacking in one thing.
Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor
and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.””
At that statement, his face fell,  
and he went away sad, for he had many possessions.

Jesus looked around and said to his disciples,
“”How hard it is for those who have wealth
to enter the Kingdom of God!””
The disciples were amazed at his words.
So Jesus again said to them in reply,
“”Children, how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God!
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle.
than for one who is rich to enter the Kingdom of God.”
They were exceedingly astonished and said among themselves,
“Then who can be saved?”
Jesus looked at them and said,
“For men it is impossible, but not for God.
All things are possible for God.”

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Prayer for the Sick: Prayer of the Day for Monday, March 03, 2025

Watch, O Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or weep tonight, and give your angels charge over those who sleep.

Tend your sick ones, O Lord Christ.
Rest your weary ones.
Bless your dying ones.
Soothe your suffering ones.
Pity your afflicted ones.
Shield your joyous ones.
And for all your love’s sake. Amen.

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St. Katharine Drexel: Saint of the Day for Monday, March 03, 2025

St. Katharine Drexel is the second American-born saint to be canonized by the Catholic Church. This amazing woman was an heiress to a large bequest who became a religious sister and a brilliant educator.

Katherine was born in Philadelphia on November 26, 1858, the second child of a prominent and wealthy banker, Francis Anthony Drexel and his wife, Hannah Langstroth. He mother passed away just five weeks after Katharine was born. Her father remarried to Emma Bouvier in 1860 and together they …

The Obvious Choice / La opción obvia

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Sometimes, the most obvious answer is the one we find least attractive. I may know that the bathroom needs to be cleaned, but I don’t really want to clean the bathroom. So, I find many other things that need doing, pretending that they are more important than cleaning the bathroom. I give myself a false sense of accomplishment while not actually accomplishing the thing that needs doing.

In today’s Gospel, Jesus is telling his disciples some pretty obvious things. Blind people don’t lead blind people, it obviously doesn’t work. You don’t go to a bramble bush expecting to find figs. If you are having problems and making a bunch of mistakes, are you really a good person to be pointing out the flaws in others? 

What can we learn from these seemingly obvious realities? I think it shows us that Jesus deeply understands the human condition. He is fully human and he experienced all things except sin. He knows how easy it is to share our opinions and advice about how others should live their lives while taking none of it to heart in our own. He knows how we like to deceive ourselves, pretending everything is fine while we blindly follow someone else in their own blindness rather than fixing our gaze on our heavenly Father. 

Jesus is trying to wake us up, to cause us to look around and see how stuck in the muck we are. We can only be saved if we realize that we are in need of saving. When we open our eyes and hearts to the reality of our sin, of our shortcomings, of our areas of blindness, we can turn to Jesus in humility and love. He is the one to lead the blind. He is the one to point out our failings. He is the one who will give us the love, forgiveness, and food we seek.

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A veces, la respuesta más obvia es la que nos parece menos atractiva. Puedo saber que hay que limpiar el baño, pero en realidad no quiero limpiarlo. Así que encuentro muchas otras cosas que hacer, fingiendo que son más importantes que limpiar el baño. Me doy una falsa sensación de logro, pero en realidad no hago lo que tengo que hacer.

En el Evangelio de hoy, Jesús les dice a sus discípulos algunas cosas bastante obvias. Los ciegos no guían a otros ciegos, obviamente no funciona. No vas a un zarzal esperando encontrar higos. Si tienes problemas y cometes muchos errores, ¿realmente eres la persona indicada para señalarles sus defectos a los demás?

¿Qué podemos aprender de estas realidades aparentemente obvias? Creo que nos muestran que Jesús entiende profundamente la condición humana. Es completamente humano y experimentó todas las cosas menos el pecado. Sabe lo fácil que es compartir nuestras opiniones y consejos sobre cómo deberían vivir otras personas, sin tomar nada en serio en la nuestra. Sabe que nos gusta engañarnos a nosotros mismos, fingiendo que todo está bien mientras seguimos ciegamente a alguien más en su propia ceguera en lugar de fijar nuestra mirada en nuestro Padre celestial.

Jesús está tratando de despertarnos, de hacer que miremos a nuestro alrededor y veamos cuán estancados estamos en el lodo. Solo podemos ser salvados si nos damos cuenta de que somos necesitados de la salvación. Cuando abrimos los ojos y corazones a la realidad de nuestro pecado, de nuestras deficiencias, de nuestras áreas de ceguera, podemos recurrir a Jesús con humildad y amor. Él es quien guía a los ciegos. Él es quien señala nuestras fallas. Él es quien nos dará el amor, el perdón y el alimento que buscamos.

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Kate Taliaferro is an Air Force wife and mother. She is blessed to be able to homeschool, bake bread and fold endless piles of laundry. When not planning a school day, writing a blog post or cooking pasta, Kate can be found curled up with a book or working with some kind of fiber craft. Kate blogs at DailyGraces.net.

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Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading I Sirach 27:4-7

When a sieve is shaken, the husks appear;
so do one’s faults when one speaks.
As the test of what the potter molds is in the furnace,
so in tribulation is the test of the just.
The fruit of a tree shows the care it has had;
so too does one’s speech disclose the bent of one’s mind.
Praise no one before he speaks,
for it is then that people are tested.

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16

R (cf. 2a) Lord, it is good to give thanks to you.
It is good to give thanks to the LORD,
            to sing praise to your name, Most High,
To proclaim your kindness at dawn
            and your faithfulness throughout the night.
R Lord, it is good to give thanks to you.
The just one shall flourish like the palm tree,
            like a cedar of Lebanon shall he grow.
They that are planted in the house of the LORD
            shall flourish in the courts of our God.
R Lord, it is good to give thanks to you.
They shall bear fruit even in old age;
            vigorous and sturdy shall they be,
Declaring how just is the LORD,
            my rock, in whom there is no wrong.
R Lord, it is good to give thanks to you.

Reading II 1 Corinthians 15:54-58

Brothers and sisters:
When this which is corruptible clothes itself with incorruptibility
and this which is mortal clothes itself with immortality,
then the word that is written shall come about:
            Death is swallowed up in victory.
                        Where, O death, is your victory?
                        Where, O death, is your sting?
The sting of death is sin,
and the power of sin is the law.
But thanks be to God who gives us the victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters,
be firm, steadfast, always fully devoted to the work of the Lord,
knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

Alleluia Philippians 2:15d, 16a

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Shine like lights in the world
as you hold on to the word of life.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Luke 6:39-45

Jesus told his disciples a parable,
“Can a blind person guide a blind person?
Will not both fall into a pit?
No disciple is superior to the teacher;
but when fully trained,
every disciple will be like his teacher.
Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye,
but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own?
How can you say to your brother,
‘Brother, let me remove that splinter in your eye,’
when you do not even notice the wooden beam in your own eye?
You hypocrite!  Remove the wooden beam from your eye first;
then you will see clearly
to remove the splinter in your brother’s eye.

“A good tree does not bear rotten fruit,
nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit.
For every tree is known by its own fruit.
For people do not pick figs from thornbushes,
nor do they gather grapes from brambles.
A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart produces good,
but an evil person out of a store of evil produces evil;
for from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.”

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Thanks for Family and Friends: Prayer of the Day for Sunday, March 02, 2025

Blessed are You, loving Father,
For all your gifts to us.
Blessed are You for giving us family and friends
To be with us in times of joy and sorrow,
To help us in days of need,
And to rejoice with us in moments of celebration..

Father,
We praise You for Your Son Jesus,
Who knew the happiness of family and friends,
And in the love of Your Holy Spirit.
Blessed are you for ever and ever.

Amen.

Bl. Charles the Good: Saint of the Day for Sunday, March 02, 2025

In 1086, St. Canute, King of Denmark and father of Blessed Charles the Good, was slain in St. Alban’s Church, Odence. Charles who was only a few years old was taken by his mother to the court of Robert, Count of Flanders, his maternal grandfather. When he grew up, he became a knight and accompanied Robert in a crusade to the Holy Land where he distinguished himself; on their return, Charles also fought against the English with his uncle. On Robert’s death, his son Baldwin succeeded him and …

Limitless Potential / Potencial ilimitado

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Our first reading from Sirach goes through the qualities of man as God intended him to be. He was created from the earth, made in God’s own image, and will return to the earth. His time on Earth is limited, but all other creatures serve him and he reigns over them in wisdom. God has even extended to man an everlasting covenant, giving him access to His thoughts and counsels. The Lord is always watching and guiding them.

This is a revealing description of God’s providence for man. At one and the same time, we are made in God’s deathless image and have a limited time on Earth. At one and the same time, we are given dominion over creation and are to return to its dust. We are made from the earth, yet are made for union with God, sharing in an everlasting covenant with Him. Our potential is limitless, but we begin from nothing.

Christ acknowledges this dichotomy in the Gospel. He tells His disciples to let the children come to Him because their acceptance of the Kingdom of God is a model for all people. In setting the faith of a child as the model, Jesus is emphasizing the divine image in man and his original innocence. This is in contrast to a mature but skeptical man, who leans into the dominion given him over creation while ignoring the offer of an eternal relationship with the Creator.

To experience the fullness of what God had intended for us in creation, we must pay heed to His intention and His commands and act accordingly. If we lean into the image of God and exercise our dominion over creation with a respect for God’s precepts and within the context of His covenant, we will follow Him to eternal life, transcending our dust. If we refuse to acknowledge this image and refuse to exercise our wisdom with reference to the Creator’s life and law, we will remain in dust.

The psalmist contrasts these two states of man. Some have days “like those of grass”; “The wind sweeps over him and he is gone” (Psalm 103:15, 16). For those who fear the Lord, “The kindness of the Lord is from eternity to eternity” (Psalm 103:17). Those who fear God experience eternal kindness from Him, lasting beyond earthly life. Those who do not are swept away, never to return.

Man is created uniquely among all other creatures. He can identify with the animals, the angels, and with God but is inherently different – only he is created in God’s image. In this unique space between heaven and earth, man stands ready to make his home in one or the other. If he follows the way of darkness, he goes back to the earth and to hell. If he follows the way of the Lord, he rises beyond the dust to his heavenly home.

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La primera lectura del Sirácida analiza las cualidades del hombre tal como Dios quiso que fuera. Fue creado de la tierra, hecho a imagen de Dios, y volverá a la tierra. Su tiempo en la Tierra es limitado, pero todas las demás criaturas le sirven y él reina sobre ellas con sabiduría. Dios incluso ha extendido al hombre una alianza eterna, dándole acceso a sus pensamientos y consejos. El Señor siempre los está observando y guiando.

Es una descripción reveladora de la providencia de Dios para el hombre. Al mismo tiempo, estamos hechos a la imagen inmortal de Dios y tenemos un tiempo limitado en la Tierra. Al mismo tiempo, se nos da el dominio sobre la creación y debemos regresar a su polvo. Fuimos hechos de la tierra, pero fuimos hechos para la unión con Dios, compartiendo una alianza eterna con Él. Nuestro potencial es ilimitado, pero comenzamos desde la nada.

Cristo reconoce esta dicotomía en el Evangelio. Les dice a sus discípulos que dejen que los niños vengan a Él porque su aceptación del Reino de Dios es un modelo para todas las personas. Al poner como modelo la fe de un niño, Jesús está enfatizando la imagen divina en el hombre y su inocencia original. Esto contrasta con un hombre maduro pero escéptico, que se inclina hacia el dominio que se le ha dado sobre la creación mientras ignora la oferta de una relación eterna con el Creador.

Para experimentar la plenitud de lo que Dios tenía previsto para nosotros en la creación, debemos prestar atención a su intención y sus mandamientos y actuar en consecuencia. Si nos inclinamos hacia la imagen de Dios y ejercemos nuestro dominio sobre la creación con respeto por los preceptos de Dios y dentro del contexto de su alianza, lo seguiremos a la vida eterna, trascendiendo nuestro polvo. Si nos negamos a reconocer esta imagen y nos negamos a ejercer nuestra sabiduría con referencia a la vida y la ley del Creador, permaneceremos en el polvo.

El salmista contrasta estos dos estados del hombre. Para algunos sus días son “como la hierba”; “tan pronto la azota el viento, deja de existir” (Salmo 103,15-16). Para los que temen al Señor, “la misericordia del Señor dura por siempre” (Salmo 103,17). Aquellos que temen a Dios experimentan Su bondad eterna, que dura más allá de la vida terrenal. Aquellos que no lo hacen son azotados por el viento y nunca regresan.

El hombre es creado de manera única entre todas las demás criaturas. Puede identificarse con los animales, los ángeles y con Dios, pero es inherentemente diferente: solo él fue creado a imagen de Dios. En este espacio único entre el cielo y la tierra, el hombre está dispuesto a hacer su hogar en uno u otro. Si sigue el camino de la oscuridad, regresa a la tierra y al infierno. Si sigue el camino del Señor, se eleva más allá del polvo hacia su hogar celestial.

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David Dashiell is a freelance author and editor in the Nashville, Tennessee area. He has three children, a degree in theology, and enjoys writing about philosophy, theology, culture, music, and comedy. You can find his personal blog, Serious Daydreams, on Substack. He is also the editor of the anthology Ever Ancient, Ever New: Why Younger Generations Are Embracing Traditional Catholicism, available through TAN Books.

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Saturday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 Sirach 17:1-15

God from the earth created man,
and in his own image he made him.
He makes man return to earth again,
and endows him with a strength of his own.
Limited days of life he gives him,
with power over all things else on earth.
He puts the fear of him in all flesh,
and gives him rule over beasts and birds.
He created for them counsel, and a tongue and eyes and ears,  
and an inventive heart,
and filled them with the discipline of understanding.
He created in them knowledge of the spirit;
With wisdom he fills their heart;
good and evil he shows them.
He put the fear of himself upon their hearts,
and showed them his mighty works,
That they might glory in the wonder of his deeds
and praise his holy name.
He has set before them knowledge,
a law of life as their inheritance;
An everlasting covenant he has made with them,
his justice and his judgments he has revealed to them.
His majestic glory their eyes beheld,
his glorious voice their ears heard.
He says to them, “Avoid all evil”;
each of them he gives precepts about his fellow men.
Their ways are ever known to him,
they cannot be hidden from his eyes.
Over every nation he places a ruler,
but God’s own portion is Israel.
All their actions are clear as the sun to him,
his eyes are ever upon their ways.

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 103:13-14, 15-16, 17-18

R. (see 17)  The Lord’s kindness is everlasting to those who fear him.
As a father has compassion on his children,
so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him,
For he knows how we are formed;
he remembers that we are dust.
R. The Lord’s kindness is everlasting to those who fear him.
Man’s days are like those of grass;
like a flower of the field he blooms;
The wind sweeps over him and he is gone,
and his place knows him no more.
R. The Lord’s kindness is everlasting to those who fear him.
But the kindness of the LORD is from eternity
to eternity toward those who fear him,
And his justice toward children’s children
among those who keep his covenant.
R. The Lord’s kindness is everlasting to those who fear him.

Alleluia Matthew 11:25

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth;
you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Mark 10:13-16

People were bringing children to Jesus that he might touch them,
but the disciples rebuked them.
When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them,
“Let the children come to me; do not prevent them,
for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Amen, I say to you,
whoever does not accept the Kingdom of God like a child
will not enter it.”
Then he embraced the children and blessed them,
placing his hands on them.

 

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