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The Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation Office invites you to reflect on the daily readings during this Advent Seasson. For some this may be a spring board for meditation, for others a source of insight and for others the beginning or renewal of a mystical relationship with our God. However the Spirit leads you, may you experience peace
Sunday October 30th
Monday October 31st
Tuesday November 1st
Wednesday November 2nd
Thursday November 3rd
Friday November 4th
Saturday November 5th
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Sunday October 30
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Malachi 1:14b-2;2b, 8-10
1 Thessalonians 2:7b-9, 13
Matthew 23:1-12 |
"For they preach, but they do not practice."
(Matthew 23)
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Help me in my efforts to spread the Word and then to live what I teach!
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Monday October 31
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Romans 11:29-36
Luke 14:12-14
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"Rather, when you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the, lame, the blind; blessed indeed will you be, because of their inability to repay you." (Luke 14) |
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Help me to realize that to be "poor" can mean to be friendless, unpopular or chronically sick. How do I treat people who are poor in any way?
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Tuesday November 1 All Saints
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Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14
1 John 3:1-3
Matthew 5:1-12a |
"Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven."
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Wednesday November 2
Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed
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Wisdom 3:1-9
Romans 5:5-11
John 6:37-40 |
"… everyone who sees the Son and believes in him will have eternal life and I shall raise him [on] the last day."
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How do I understand the concept of eternal life?
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Thursday November 3
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Romans 14:7-12
Luke 15:1-10 |
"…there will be rejoicing among the angels of God over one sinner who repents." (Luke 15) |
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Am I filled with joy when I see someone express sorrow for actions that have hurt others?
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Friday November 4
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Romans 15:14-21
Luke 16:1-8
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"Those who have never been told of him shall see, and those who have never heard of him shall understand."
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Paul, burning to share the gift of faith, was motivated to go to new and dangerous territories. Am I willing to share my faith with those who might disagree with me?
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Saturday November 5
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Romans 16:3-9, 16, 22-27
Luke 16:9-15
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"You justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts; for what is of human esteem is an abomination in the sight of God." (Luke 16) |
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Help me to analyze which thoughts and possessions I have that may be "an abomination" in the sight of God.
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