and forgive us our sins; for we also forgive all who do us wrong; and do not bring us to the test.”
REFLECTION:
Love for the Master impels us for mission! St. Paul in our first reading speaks of his mission to the pagans.
And what zeal St. Paul had for the mission!
He accepted no compromise with the Gospel of Mercy he had personally
experienced and which he understood as the Gospel he would proclaim to all the world!
The world has need of this Gospel! There is in the world a raging conflict between good and evil.
The world promotes hatred and violence, greed and deceit, passion and despair.
There is need for missionaries like St. Paul who would teach the world anew the prayer Jesus taught his disciples:
Father, may your name be hallowed, may your kingdom come,
give us our daily bread, teach us to forgive as we are forgiven.
The best companion for this mission of love is the
Blessed Mother who has given us the Rosary as the weapon to combat the forces of evil.
Down through the ages we have heard how through the intercession of
the Virgin Mary the forces of evil have collapsed – in Lepanto, our La Naval, in Fatima.
O Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for us!
© Copyright Bible Diary 2020