DAILY GOSPEL
"Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life." John 6:68
Tuesday, 07 June 2016
Tuesday of the Tenth week in Ordinary Time
Saint(s) of the day : St. Robert of Newminster (12th century)
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Saint Chromatius of Aquilaea : “Your light must shine before men”
1st book of Kings 17:7-16.
The brook near where Elijah was hiding ran dry, because no rain had fallen in the land.
So the LORD said to him:
"Move on to Zarephath of Sidon and stay there. I have designated a widow there to provide for you."
He left and went to Zarephath. As he arrived at the entrance of the city, a widow was gathering sticks there; he called out to her, "Please bring me a small cupful of water to drink."
She left to get it, and he called out after her, "Please bring along a bit of bread."
"As the LORD, your God, lives," she answered, "I have nothing baked; there is only a handful of flour in my jar and a little oil in my jug. Just now I was collecting a couple of sticks, to go in and prepare something for myself and my son; when we have eaten it, we shall die."
"Do not be afraid," Elijah said to her. "Go and do as you propose. But first make me a little cake and bring it to me. Then you can prepare something for yourself and your son.
For the LORD, the God of Israel, says, 'The jar of flour shall not go empty, nor the jug of oil run dry, until the day when the LORD sends rain upon the earth.'"
She left and did as Elijah had said. She was able to eat for a year, and he and her son as well;
The jar of flour did not go empty, nor the jug of oil run dry, as the LORD had foretold through Elijah.
So the LORD said to him:
"Move on to Zarephath of Sidon and stay there. I have designated a widow there to provide for you."
He left and went to Zarephath. As he arrived at the entrance of the city, a widow was gathering sticks there; he called out to her, "Please bring me a small cupful of water to drink."
She left to get it, and he called out after her, "Please bring along a bit of bread."
"As the LORD, your God, lives," she answered, "I have nothing baked; there is only a handful of flour in my jar and a little oil in my jug. Just now I was collecting a couple of sticks, to go in and prepare something for myself and my son; when we have eaten it, we shall die."
"Do not be afraid," Elijah said to her. "Go and do as you propose. But first make me a little cake and bring it to me. Then you can prepare something for yourself and your son.
For the LORD, the God of Israel, says, 'The jar of flour shall not go empty, nor the jug of oil run dry, until the day when the LORD sends rain upon the earth.'"
She left and did as Elijah had said. She was able to eat for a year, and he and her son as well;
The jar of flour did not go empty, nor the jug of oil run dry, as the LORD had foretold through Elijah.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew5:13-16.
Jesus said to his disciples: "You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.
Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house.
Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father."
You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.
Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house.
Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father."
The Lord had called his disciples “salt of the earth” because by means of the taste of heavenly wisdom they helped the hearts of those who had become tasteless through the devil. And now he calls them “light of the world” because, enlightened by him who is the eternal and true light, they in turn have become a light in the darkness (Jn 1:5). Because he himself is the “Sun of justice” (Mal 3:20) he also calls his disciples “light of the world”. Through them, as with shining rays, he can pour out the light of his knowledge over the whole earth. They really did chase away the darkness of error from people’s hearts by displaying the light of truth.
Enlightened by them we too, who were darkness, have become light, as Saint Paul says: “There was a time when you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Well, then, live as children of light.” (Eph 5:8) And again: “We belong neither to darkness nor to night; [we] are children of light and of the day.” (1Thess 5:5). Saint John was right when he asserted in his letter: “God is light”. The person who abides in God is in the light, just as he himself is in the light (1Jn 1:5-7). Since we have the joy of being freed from the darkness of error, we must live in the light and walk in the light as true children of the light.
Enlightened by them we too, who were darkness, have become light, as Saint Paul says: “There was a time when you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Well, then, live as children of light.” (Eph 5:8) And again: “We belong neither to darkness nor to night; [we] are children of light and of the day.” (1Thess 5:5). Saint John was right when he asserted in his letter: “God is light”. The person who abides in God is in the light, just as he himself is in the light (1Jn 1:5-7). Since we have the joy of being freed from the darkness of error, we must live in the light and walk in the light as true children of the light.
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