Readings: Phil 2:12-18 / Lk 14:25-33
Missionary Cenacle Intentions: We dedicate Wednesdays to St. Joseph and St. Vincent de Paul. Today we pray:
That St. Joseph, patron of happy deaths, be with those who will die today, we pray.
That men and women in formation in the Missionary Cenacle persevere in their vocations, we pray.
That the love nourished in families be an image of God's love for all, we pray.
For the members of the Missionary Cenacle Apostolate of Holy Spirit, Dublin, GA, we pray.
For the members of the Missionary Cenacle, especially Br. William Coombs, ST we pray.
For the deceased members of the Missionary Cenacle, especially Sr. Mary Francis Wilkinson, MSBT, 1979, we pray.
Reading: We live to die. We are moving toward that moment and it is all so uncertain. We do not know when, nor where nor how. O, that - is the beauty and grace of the religious life. If we are faithful to its rules and practices, to its admonitions and inspiration, we will surely die in the Lord - The religious life - has its exactions. At times it may demand much of mortal flesh and blood... But O, the end is sweet. It compensates, it rewards; it says to us, "Die in the Lord and be blessed." (MCM, p. 307)