November 25, 2014 SATURDAY 32nd WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME St. Albert the great, bishop and doctor Psalter: Week 4 Blessed the man who fears the Lord. (Ps 112:1-2, 3-4, 5-6). Beloved, you do well to care for the brothers and sisters as you do. I mean, those coming from other places. They spoke of your charity before the assembled Church. It will be well, to provide them with what they need, to continue their journey, as if you did it for God. In reality, they have set out on the road, for his name without accepting anything from the pagans. We should receive such persons, making ourselves their cooperators in the work of the truth. Gospel: Lk 18:1-8 Jesus told His disciples a parable, to show them that they should pray continually, and not lose heart. He said, In a certain town, there was a judge, who neither feared God nor people. In the same town, there was a widow, who kept coming to him, saying, Defend my rights against my adversary! For a time he refused, but finally he thought, Even though I neither fear God nor care about people, this widow bothers me so much, I will see that she gets justice; then she will stop coming and wearing me out. And Jesus said, Listen to what the evil judge says, Will God not do justice for His chosen ones, who cry to Him day and night, even if He delays in answering them? I tell you, He will speedily do them justice. But when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth? Reflection: There are things in life that need persistence before they are attained. This is no truer as in the spiritual realm. We have to show tenacity and will as we plead God her graces we need. Our perseverance attests to our conviction that what we pray for is important to us. The time we spend praying for that particular intention also allows us to see the bigger picture are we asking what is really appropriate for us or do we have to modify our request for that which we truly need. Time therefore has a way of purifying our prayer intentions. This goes to say that the length of time we spend in prayer is not wasted time. It allows us to school ourselves to ask what is appropriate next time. St. Albert the Great Did you know that St. Albert the Great translated, annnotated and publicized the work of Aristotle with the help of his student, St. Thomas Aquinas.
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