October 28, 2014 TUESDAY FEAST OF STS. SIMON AND JUDE, APOSTLES Psalter: Proper Their message goes out through all the earth. (Ps 19:2-3, 4-5). 1st Reading: Eph 2:19-22 Brothers and sisters: Now, you are no longer strangers or guests, but fellow citizens of the holy people: you are of the household of God. You are the house, whose foundations are the apostles and prophets, and whose cornerstone is Christ Jesus. In Him, the whole structure is joined together, and rises, to be a holy temple, in the Lord. In Him, you, too, are being built, to become the spiritual Sanctuary of God. Gospel: Lk 6:12-16 Jesus went out into the hills to pray, spending the whole night in prayer with God. When day came, He called His disciples to Him, and chose Twelve of them, whom He called apostles: Simon, whom He named Peter and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alpheus and Simon called the Zealot; Judas son of James; and Judas Iscariot, who would be the traitor. Reflection: There are major decisions in our lives, that are sometimes heavy for us to bear alone. And so we resort to prayer, communing with God hoping that He will be with us when we finally make our choice. In the case of Jesus, this is not something added as an afterthought. Prayer always preceded His major decisions in life. In todays Gospel, Jesus is about to choose from among His disciples those who will be His closest collaborators. He needs to talk with His Father. This is clearly a big decision to make. But even with prayer, Jesus still made a mistake in the person of Judas Iscariot. This reminds us that things do not always go our way even if we have prayed over it. They have a purpose that we dont know. Surprises in life occur and we have to be ready. May our faith be big enough to accept when things go contrary to what we desire.
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