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Thursday, 10 September 2009
Thursday of the Twenty-third week in Ordinary Time

St. Nicholas of Tolentino, Confessor (+ 1310)



Commentary of the day
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta : "Do good and lend, expecting nothing in return"

Reading

Coloss. 3:12-17.
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion,
kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,
bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance
against another; as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do.
And over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection.
And let the peace of Christ control your hearts, the peace into which you
were also called in one body. And be thankful.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as in all wisdom you teach and
admonish one another, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with
gratitude in your hearts to God.
And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the
Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.


Lk 6:27-38.
But to you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate
you,
bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
To the person who strikes you on one cheek, offer the other one as well,
and from the person who takes your cloak, do not withhold even your tunic.
Give to everyone who asks of you, and from the one who takes what is yours
do not demand it back.
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
For if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even
sinners love those who love them.
And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you?
Even sinners do the same.
If you lend money to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit (is)
that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, and get back the same amount.
But rather, love your enemies and do good to them, and lend expecting
nothing back; then your reward will be great and you will be children of
the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.
Be merciful, just as (also) your Father is merciful.
Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not
be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.
Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together,
shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure
with which you measure will in return be measured out to you."


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Commentary of the day

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997), founder of the Missionary Sisters of Charity
No Greater Love

"Do good and lend, expecting nothing in return"

Perhaps in an apartment or house next to yours there lives a blind man who
would welcome a visit from you to read the newspaper to him. Perhaps there
is a family that is in need of something of small importance to you,
something as simple as looking after their child for half an hour. There
are so many little things that are so small that a lot of people forget
them.Don't think have to be a simpleton to do the cooking.
Don't think that sitting, standing, coming and going, and all that you do
is not important to God.God does not ask you how many books
you've read, how many miracles you've done. He asks you if you did your
best for his sake. Can you say in all sincerity: "I did my best»? Even if
the best should be a failure, it must be our best. If you're really in love
with Christ, no matter how unimportant your work is, it will be better
done, from your heart. Your work will bear witness to your love. You can
wear yourself out at your work, you can even kill yourself at it, but until
it is mixed with love, it is of no value.




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