Wednesday, June 17, 2009

June 19,2009 Thursday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time

Thursday June 19, 2009 of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time

Scripture Readings: 2Corinthians 11: 1-11 Psalm111: 1-4, 7-8 Matthew 6: 7-15
Response: “Your words, O Lord, are justice and truth”

As has happened in the years following the Reformation, and, the early centuries of our land, distortions and misunderstandings of the Church’s deposit of faith have crept into the disciplines the Church ordains, as the people of Corinth are experiencing in Paul’s time.
Then as now the number of “experts” proliferated while those true to the Faith were demeaned and even persecuted for sticking to their guns.
Paul was Christ’s own convert. He wasn’t satisfied to allow His chosen Apostles to inform Paul of the Traditions He established during His three year teaching ministry. No, He personally selected Paul to be His emissary to the gentiles. What a job he did!
Not satisfied to rudimentary knowledge, Paul spent several years learning at the knees of teachers of the law and then was imbued by Christ, Himself with the truth he was to impart to his converts.
He knew the Torah and the writings and their application in the light of the revelation of God’s only son. Who was better able to bring the truth in its fullness than Paul?
When he hears of divergent views expressed by other self-appointed “apostles”, he naturally had to reply!
These “apostles” had some of the truth! However, like the reformers and the current crop of “experts” they lacked the fullness of the faith imparted to Paul and there was no other source as we have in our day. These imposters depended on the contributions they subtly requested; while Paul no stranger to work, toiled to make himself independent of their gifts so he could honestly say, “My message is true and free”

When we contemplate God’s creation, we marvel at the intricacies of the least of his creation the a amoeba and protozoa defy eye contact yet their makeup is impossible to duplicate and on the other end of the spectrum the creation of the whale and elephant, who is able to deny our Lord?

We say the prayer of the “Our Father”, probably daily. Our Church produced a marvelous discourse in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, section Two of Part Four, paragraph
2759 to 2875, giving us an indisputable interpretation of the intent of Our Lord.
Read the paragraphs pertaining thereto, and become familiar with its intent.You’ll be amazed and gratified!

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