MY daily reflection and prayer:
Saturday, August 13, 2016
Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Dear my friends,
Here is the Gospel for us today according to St. Matthew 19: 13-15
Children were brought to Jesus that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked them, but Jesus said, “Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the Kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” After he placed his hands on them, he went away.
This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.
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FROM the Gospel reading today we can reflect on being good parent. Being a parent is a holy vocation. Above all, parents have to show the good spiritual instincts of the people in bringing the children to Jesus Christ as proclaimed in today’s Gospel.
Also for today, Catholic parents have to bring their children to Jesus Christ. They need to teach them to pray, to go to Mass and Adoration and above all, to learn that Jesus truly is their best friend with whom they can share everything.
Let’s realize that there are many ways to hinder children’s path to Jesus Christ. Our bad example is one of the main ones. Children pick up on the incoherence between our words and our actual behavior.
With Perpetual Adoration of the Eucharist we give good example for children to come and adore Jesus Christ who will send us the graces we need to persevere and carry out our mission effectively. Do we give good example for others in loving Jesus Christ?
Let’s pray: Lord Jesus Christ, thank you for our parents, and all they did to help each of us grow in the faith. Please forgive us for the times we judged them harshly. Grant them your abundant blessing now and forever. Amen.
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