 | Daily Bible Reflections
for May 1, 2012 |
|  Dear Lordie,
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| | Feast of St. Joseph the Worker The Most Beautiful Chopsticks “The Father and I are one.” – John 10:30 One day, a couple and their little boy went to a concert of a top international pianist. The show was about to begin, so the couple quickly walked to their seats. They didn’t know that their little boy went straight to the stage. There he saw a beautiful great grand piano. He slipped past through the curtain, sat on the bench, and marveled at the gleaming, ivory keys. Then the curtain pulled away. The audience thought he was part of the concert. With his little hands, the boy began to play “Chopsticks” to the delight of the crowd. Then the boy felt two arms around him. The world-renowned master pianist stood behind him and began to play a Beethoven symphony adjusted to the “Chopsticks” melody. On the master’s cue, the 101-piece orchestra began to play along. It was the most beautiful rendition of “Chopsticks” the world had ever heard. What made the difference? The Master stepped in. Even if you only know “Chopsticks,” play it anyway. Work with what you have. Be the best that you can be. REFLECTION: Is there anything that you are afraid to do? Trust that the Father is right behind you. Father, help me to always be mindful that You are with me, anywhere I go and whatever I do. St. Joseph the worker, pray for us. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1ST READING As we remember today the plight of the working class throughout the world, the Church reminds us that all men and women have been created in God’s image and likeness. Work with a just wage is an inherent part of the dignity of the human person. The Church must never shrink from proclaiming to the world this truth and the truth of the dignity of the human person. Genesis 1:26-2:3 (or Acts 11:19-26) 26 God said: “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and the cattle, and over all the wild animals and all the creatures that crawl on the ground.” 27 God created man in his image; in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them, saying: “Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and all the living things that move on the earth.” 29 God also said: “See, I give you every seed-bearing plant all over the earth and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit on it to be your food; 30 and to all the animals of the land, all the birds of the air, and all the living creatures that crawl on the ground, I give all the green plants for food.” And so it happened. 31 God looked at everything he had made, and he found it very good. Evening came, and morning followed — the sixth day. 2: 1 Thus the heavens and the earth and all their array were completed. 2 Since on the seventh day God was finished with the work he had been doing, he rested on the seventh day from all the work he had undertaken. 3 So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work he had done in creation. P S A L M Psalm 90:2, 3-4, 12-13, 14, 16 (or Psalm 87:1-3, 4-5, 6-7) R: Lord, give success to the work of our hands. 2 Before the mountains were begotten and the earth and the world were brought forth, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. (R) 3 You turn men back to dust, saying, “Return, O children of men.” 4 For a thousand years in your sight are as yesterday, now that it is past, or as a watch of the night. (R) 12 Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart. 13 Return, O Lord! How long? Have pity on your servants! (R) 14 Fill us at daybreak with your kindness, that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days. 16 Let your work be seen by your servants and your glory by their children. (R) GOSPEL Sometimes it is difficult to do the right thing especially if it will disadvantage you or your business. However, we all have a moral duty to pay a just wage to our employees as a way of respecting their dignity as human beings. Let us pray for the conviction to protect human dignity in every way we possibly can. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Blessed be the Lord day by day, God, our salvation, who bears our burdens. Matthew 13:54-58 (or John 10:22-30) 54 Jesus came to his native place and taught the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said, “Where did this man get such wisdom and mighty deeds? 55 Is he not the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother named Mary and his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? 56 Are not his sisters all with us? Where did this man get all this?” 57 And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and in his own house.” 58 And he did not work many mighty deeds there because of their lack of faith. 1st READING 2nd READING LIST think: Let us pray for the conviction to protect human dignity in every way we possibly can. T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ God’s special verse/thought for me today________________ _________________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Numbers 34-36 TODAY’S BLESSING LIST Numbers 34-36 | |
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| | SABBATH | St. Joseph and our Daily Work Since May 1, 1886, this day has become a day of political demonstrations and celebrations organized by labor unions and other groups. It became a celebration of the international labor movement and left-wing movements that organized street demonstrations and marches by the working class. Red flags during these demonstrations indicated a strong Communist influence. In response to the growing number of “May Day” celebrations for workers sponsored by Communists, Pope Pius XII instituted the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker in 1955. As today’s Gospel indicates, Jesus was known as “the carpenter’s son.” In another passage the people wonder, “Isn’t he the carpenter?” The translation of the word “carpenter” is actually misleading. The Greek word used by the evangelists, “tekton,” means a craftsman who works on hard materials, wood, stone and iron. Since Nazareth then was a very small place of not more than 300 people, Joseph would not have earned enough to sustain his family. Seemingly he, and later the growing up Jesus, might have worked in nearby Sepphoris, a city which Herod Antipas rebuilt just during that time and where he needed many craftsmen. It was a hard life for Joseph and his family. When he died, seemingly Jesus took over his work to support His mother Mary. Labor, the Church teaches, is not punishment for the sin of the first parents, but cooperation with God’s ongoing creative activity in the world. Pius XII once said, “Sin has made it very painful to work upon the land, but it was not sin which brought labor into the world.” Work, therefore, belongs to the dignity of man because it makes him a collaborator with God. We find dignity in our work, in raising a family, in participating in God’s creative activity. If we would see our work as such, it would become less boring and more fulfilling. Fr. Rudy Horst, SVD REFLECTION QUESTIONS: How do you regard your work? Do you do it gladly or do you feel forced and burdened by it? Lord, I am glad to realize that You, too, worked hard when You were growing up. Make me realize more the dignity of my work and so find fulfillment in it. | |
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