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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Today we celebrate and honor the Martyrs of Vietnam, Saints Andrew Dung-Lac and his companions. This feast should make us pause and contemplate some profound questions. Over a period of 200 years, from the time of the arrival of Christianity in Vietnam in the mid-1600s, as many as 300,000 people were martyred for their Catholic faith.
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It’s funny how hearing the Word of God at certain times can cause you to think of different things, things that could appear disconnected, but somehow our minds make associations. Today’s first reading reminded me of a 17-year-old me asking my neighbor over the backyard fence what it felt like to turn 40…back then, 40 was old!
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In John’s gospel proclaimed at mass on the Feast of Christ the King, Pilate asked Jesus if he was a king to which Jesus said “my kingdom was not of this world”. In the Scripture reading from the Book of Daniel today we were introduced to King Nebuchadnezzar who was of this world. He was bent on destroying the religious beliefs of four young men, among them Daniel, offering them special favors in the hopes of winning them over to a pagan culture.
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In the mind of Jesus, a house of prayer provided a unique meeting place for God and us. What about our houses?
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I’d have to say that the Annunciation is my favorite Mystery of the Rosary, in the sense that, whatever be the Mysteries of the Rosary for the day – like today, Tuesday, we pray the Sorrowful Mysteries – I try to meditate on the Annunciation too. For example, when I go jogging in the morning, immersed in the beauty of creation, I like to put myself in that moment of the beginning of the New Creation when the Angel Gabriel came to the young Mary.
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The Scriptures today address a subject that may not be on the minds of a whole lot of people, but some may be curious about trying to time the end time or when do we think death will happen. For the early Christians this was a real concern. The asked, when could we expect Jesus to return, the Second coming and judge us? They wanted to know to be prepared. Both Scripture readings today contribute some helpful thoughts on this subject.
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