Readings: Nm 24:2‑7,15‑17a / Mt 21:23‑27
Missionary Cenacle Intentions: We dedicate Mondays to the Mystery of the Holy Spirit. Today we pray:
That the Holy Spirit instill in us a spirit of thanksgiving for all of creation, we pray.
That the gift of the priesthood of all the baptized and the ordained priesthood be better appreciated and cherished by all the faithful, we pray.
That family strife be resolved by true love for spouses and children, we pray.
For the members of the Missionary Cenacle Apostolate of Mother Boniface, Philadelphia, PA, we pray.
For the members of the Missionary Cenacle, especially our sick, we pray.
For the deceased members of the Missionary Cenacle, especially Sr. Isabel Marie Méndez, MSBT, 1934; Sr. Marie Gaffney, MSBT, 1994, we pray.
Reading: The Church tells us in its liturgy "He is nigh, He is almost here, He will soon come." She adds the caution to prepare, to prepare His ways, to straighten that which is crooked and to make the rough ways plain to fill. (MCM, p. 14)