2nd August 2018 Thursday 17th Week of Ordinary Time

Reflection
Jeremiah 18:1-6, Matthew 13:47-53
“A Love that draws us into life”
In today’s passage, Jesus used a very familiar imagery of fishermen casting a dragnet into the sea. Hence, the crowds listening to him would appreciate what Jesus had to say. It was a common sight to see fishermen pulling their nets full of catch to shore and collecting the good ones in a basket and throwing away those that were of no use to them. Using this simple image, Jesus led the people to be more receptive to God’s reign. “This is how it will be at the end of time: the angels will appear and separate the wicked from the just to throw them into the blazing furnace...”

บทรำพึงพระวาจาประจำวัน 31th July
Tuesday (July 31): "The righteous will shine like the sun in the Father's kingdom"

Scripture: Matthew 13:36-43
Meditation: Are you quick to judge the faults of others? Jesus' parable teaches us patience lest we judge before the time is right. Jesus also warns that there is an enemy who seeks to destroy the good seed of his word before it can bear fruit. Both good and evil can be sown in our hearts like tiny seeds which germinate, and in due time yield a harvest of good or bad fruit. We must stand guard lest evil take root in our hearts and corrupt us.

1st August 2018 Wednesday 17th Week of Ordinary Time - St. Alphonsus Liguori

Reflection
Jeremiah 15:10,16-21, Matthew 13:44-46
“Seek and you will find”
Jesus is our treasure, our precious pearl that nobody and nothing can take away from us. Having Him, we are ready and willing to sell everything and enter into His new way of life and love. Our lives can never remain the same after each encounter with Jesus. Like the man who found the hidden treasure and the man who got the precious pearl, we too will experience the deep joy of having the presence of Jesus in our lives.