Tuesday
19th Week in Ordinary Time
Lawrence
►1st Reading: 2 Cor 9:6–10
Remember: the one who sows meagerly will reap meagerly, and there shall be generous harvests for the one who sows generously. Each of you should give as you decided personally, and not reluctantly as if obliged. God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to fill you with every good thing, so that you have enough of everything at all times, and may give abundantly for any good work.
Scripture says: He distributed, he gave to the poor, his good works last forever. God who provides the sower with seed will also provide him with the bread he eats. He will multiply the seed for you and also increase the interests of your good works.
►Gospel: Jn 12:24-26
Jesus said, Truly, I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falls to the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.
Those who love their life destroy it, and those who despise their life in this world keep it for everlasting life.
Whoever wants to serve me, let him follow me and wherever I am, there shall my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
REFLECTION
“Whoever wants to serve me must follow me.”
I have no choice:
To be a real Christian
I must do things to make life different for us all.
I must support the starving poor,
demand equality for women, speak truth to power.
Then Jesus will not have come in vain.
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