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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Yesterday as Father Dave began his homily, he asked us if we were familiar with the expression “the patience of Job”. I think it would be safe to say that the saint we commemorate today, Saint Therese of the Child Jesus had the patience of Job. She was only fifteen years old when she entered the convent. She died at the age of 24 but from 15 to 24 she endured resentment from some of the other members of her community, experienced interior darkness and the onset of tuberculosis.
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The saint we celebrate today is probably the most popular saint in modern history. Throughout his life he bore a double cross; painful wounds on his hands and side that bled for fifty years and the cross of being a living saint suffering from the pressure of people who flocked to see him.
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In many cultures throughout the world men are taught not to cry. It is a seen as sign of weakness. Did Jesus cry? In the Letter to the Hebrews which was read today it said, “in the days when Christ was in the flesh he offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard”.
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What are we to make of Jesus’ words today to love your enemy, pray for those who mistreat you, give to others what they ask of you and to those who take what is yours do not demand it back? We heard a lot of hard sayings including the Golden Rule to do unto others what you would have them do to you.
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Several weeks ago, a missionary I visited in Bangladesh several decades ago, died. I thought of him as I reflected on these Scriptures today. Like St. Paul, he did not come among his people with eloquent words rather with the power of Jesus.
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An elderly cousin called me the other day. I say elderly because she is in her early 90’S. She was in a bit of a panic.
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