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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
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It might not be common here, but at home in East Africa, priests find themselves in a position that require them to develop parishes, through construction of churches, schools, medical facilities. And some have been very successful at it, and eventually some lean into believing that without them nothing would have happened so to say they are indispensable. They demand respect and honor from others. “I built this,” “I made this”, becoming a slogan. It is ok to be proud of our work and achievements, but it is another thing to wear those accomplishments on your sleeves.
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Jesus uses daily life images to put across an important teaching about the nature of our calling as believers. The image of a banquet is something that we are all familiar with. We have been engaged in arranging and inviting people to attend ceremonies of various kinds. And by sending out the invitations early, we hope that people will rework their schedules and honor the invitation with their attendance. It is embarrassing if people don’t show up and food has already been prepared.
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The vow of obedience for us religious is one of the three pillars, that define who we are as religious priest, besides, simplicity of life and Chasity. Basically, it requires us to surrender to the mission and vision shared by the Congregation through the voice of superiors. That implies that when you are transferred from one ministry and place to another, you must move.
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Abba Daniel said’; “The body prospers in the measure in which the soul is weakened, and the soul prospers in the measure in which the body is weakened.” When we allow the temptations to overrun our lives, we are weakening the soul, we are hurting our relationship with God who has entrusted us with so much. However, when we remain faithful, and loyal to God, then we able to keep our earthly desires, and passions in check. Jesus tells us, “When a man has had a great deal given him, a great deal will be demanded of him, when a man has had a great deal given him on trust, even more will be expected of him”.
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In today’s Gospel we hear Jesus’ sharp rebuke of the “lawyers” – the teachers of the law – who took away the key of knowledge; by not entering into it themselves, and so they hindered those who were entering into it. This warning was not just for their time, but rather it speaks directly to every community that claims to be a “church of the Word.” Jesus’ words expose a potential pitfall: those entrusted with authority whether in the Church or in our families, sometimes become solely gatekeepers rather than guides to Jesus and His Gospel message.
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Today the church celebrates the Memorial of St Teresa of Avila or Teresa of the Child Jesus. Saint Terresa lived in the 16th century. Together with St. John of the Cross, they made reforms on the Congregation of Carmelite friars and nuns. In one of her famous works of contemplation, “The Way of Perfection,” a practical guide on how to achieve spiritual growth, she mentions three things that inform this short homily or reflection. She talks of three essential virtues for a prayer filled life: Fraternal love: she implores us to nurture a deep and sincere love for one’ s community Detachment from worldly desires and affections. Humility: that helps us to understand our faults, imperfections and recognizing that all good comes from God.
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