This week’s Gospel message for Sunday, October 3rd is from Mark 10:2-16.
“But Jesus told them . . . ‘But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. So they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate’ . . . And people were bringing children to him that he might touch them . . . ‘Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.’”
“Human nature is imperfect, and so are human relationships. May our awareness that we all stand in need of God’s love and care make us sensitive to others’ needs.” SOURCE: Pastoral Patterns, Autumn 2021
DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK
“Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” Psalm 119:105
Monday Jonah 1:1—2:2, 11; Luke 10:25-37
Saint Francis of Assisi (Memorial) – “Francis inspired thousands to lead lives of poverty, simplicity, and humble service, delighting in creation and consumed with love for Christ.”
Tuesday Jonah 3:1-10; Luke 10:38-42
Wednesday Jonah 4:1-11; Luke 11:1-4
Thursday Malachi 3:13-20b; Luke 11:5-13
Our Lady of the Rosary (Memorial) – “Today’s memorial was begun in the late fifteenth century by some confraternities of the Rosary. In 1571, it was solemnized by Pope Pius V, and in 1716, Pope Clement XI extended it to the universal Church.”
Friday Joel 1:13-15; 2:1-2; Luke 11:15-26
Saturday Joel 4:12-21; Luke 11:27-28
SOURCE: Living With Christ, October 2021
“Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
Where there is injury, pardon.
Where there is doubt, faith.”
—Saint Francis of Assisi
Memorial: October 4