Daily Thoughts: We celebrate
the feast day of St. Mark, the evangelist, writer of the earliest and shortest
Gospel. We meet Mark also known as John Mark, in the Acts of the Apostles and
in the First Letter of Peter which is the first reading for today’s mass. Mark
was a companion of St. Paul for a time and Peter refers to him as his son, most
probably meaning his spiritual son.
Mark took the account of Jesus’ Passion
and Death and formed his Gospel around this main event in the life of the faith
community. Mark gives us nothing of Jesus’ birth or early life. He gives us the
years of Jesus’ ministry and public life. As stated the center of Mark’s Gospel
account is Jesus Passion and Death.
The tradition of Mark’s Gospel has
helped to spread the Good News. His Gospel has helped to sustain our faith
throughout the centuries. It has helped the Church keep alive the story, the
life, the ministry, the love of Jesus for the world. As we celebrate Mark today
let us be reminded of the Good News. Let us take a moment out of our day to
read a few word, a story, a passage from his Gospel. Let us remember the story
of Jesus and let us proclaim that story in the way we live our life!
Have a great day everyone!
Daily Prayer: O God, let us
draw upon the inspiration of St. Mark today, a character of the early Church
who proclaimed the Good News through his preaching and writing. May we be
characters who remind the world of the Good News today by our own words and
actions. May we keep Jesus’ story alive through the living of our own lives.
Give us the strength to proclaim your love, your hope and your presence to the
world we encounter today. Help us to find your presence, your image and
likeness within ourselves. Help us to be
your grace to a struggling world today and always. Amen!
A Runner’s Thoughts: Remember as you
run today that the difference between the possible and the impossible is our
determination, is our faith and our friendship with God, because with God all
things are possible.
Daily Blessings: Saturday
greetings and blessings to all! I hope your day has started off well, with a
little sunshine and warmer temperatures! If not I pray the morning setbacks are
only temporary and things will be humming along by the afternoon.
Hopefully in about twenty minutes I will
be on the road and headed for St. Louis. My first stop will be Carmel, Indiana
for the night and then on to St. Louis on Sunday. I will begin a retreat for
priests on Monday evening in St. Louis. I ask your prayers for safe travel and
for the twenty eight priests who will be on retreat next week and if you could
say a little extra prayer for the preacher, he would greatly appreciate it!
May you all have a great Saturday filled
with many blessings and graced with many moments that put a smile on your face.
Please know that you are in my prayers today as I drive west as I will have a
lot of solitude time today! Peace in Christ’s Passion and Hope in the Risen
Lord…Fr. Paul
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