Daily Thoughts: As I was
reflecting on the readings late last night as I was trying to get ready for the
Sunday Mass taping day which I will be leaving for shortly and once again two
quotes from rather famous Jesuits came to mind.
The first was a quote that I have always
liked from Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ. – “Someday, after mastering the
winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies
of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have
discovered fire.”
And the second is a prayer written by
St. Ignatius of Loyola, SJ. – “Take Lord, receive all my liberty, my memory, my
understanding, and my entire will, all that I have and possess. You have given
all to me. To you, O Lord, I return it. All is yours, dispose of it wholly
according to your will. Give me only your love and your grace, for this is
enough for me.”
Perhaps this is another one of my Jesuit
days. In reading the Gospel this late last night these words from two great
Jesuits came to mind. In the Gospel Jesus asks Peter three times, “Do you love
me?” and three times Peter says, “Yes!” Our relationship, our friendship with
God centers on love, God’s love for us and our love for God.
This exchange between Jesus and Peter
along the shore of the Sea of Galilee after the Resurrection puts an
exclamation point of their relationship and sends Peter out into the world to
discover the energies of love, to discover fire once again all in the service
of God!
Love is only realized, only understood
in terms of action. How we live it out determines its power and presence. If
Peter loves Jesus then he must live that love out, he must share it with the
people of God and so must we!
Have a great Friday everyone and a
wonderful Memorial Day weekend!
Daily Prayer:
Take, Lord, receive all our liberty
Our memory, understanding, Our entire
will.
Give us only your love and your grace,
that's enough for us
Your love and your grace are enough for
us.
Take, Lord, receive all we have and
possess.
You have given all to us, now we return
it.
Take, Lord, receive, all is yours now
Dispose of it wholly according to your
will.
(Adapted
from the song Take Lord Receive by Fr. John Foley, SJ)
A Runner’s Thoughts: Remember
running is not just conquering, hills, distance, weight, injury, illness or
pain. Running is most often conquering ourselves. We can try to do it alone but
it is so much easier when we let others journey with us and we are always at
our best when we run with God!
Daily Blessing: Friday
greetings and blessings to all! I hope your day is starting out well. In a few
moments I will be off to St. Francis de Sales Parish in Manhattan for our final
Sunday Mass taping day before we take a break for the summer months. We have
six masses to tape today and hopefully they will go well. As the taping day
comes to an end we will begin the Memorial Day weekend which will not be too
busy for me though on Sunday I will be the master of ceremonies for the
Fiftieth Anniversary of Priesthood celebration of Fr. Lucian Clark, C.P. The
mass and dinner will take place at the Passionist parish in Jamaica, New York
on Sunday afternoon. It should be a wonderful celebration of fifty years of
priestly ministry and I would ask you to keep Fr. Lucian in your prayers this
weekend!
May God bless all of you this day with
the Spirit of Love and through your work, your travels and your interaction
with others may Jesus truly know that “Yes, you do love him!” May God’s blessings
be upon your Friday, upon your Memorial Day weekend and upon your celebration
of Pentecost Sunday. May you have a restful, peaceful, fun filled and Spirit
filled weekend with those who are most important to you. Peace in Christ’s
Passion and Joy in the Holy Spirit…Fr. Paul
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