Monday, October 16, 2017

Reflection for Thursday October 19, Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs: Luke 11:47-54

Gospel: Luke 11:47-54
The Lord said: “Woe to you who build the memorials of the prophets whom your fathers killed. Consequently, you bear witness and give consent to the deeds of your ancestors, for they killed them and you do the building. Therefore, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and Apostles; some of them they will kill and persecute in order that this generation might be charged with the blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who died between the altar and the temple building.

Yes, I tell you, this generation will be charged with their blood! Woe to you, scholars of the law! You have taken away the key of knowledge. You yourselves did not enter and you stopped those trying to enter. When Jesus left, the scribes and Pharisees began to act with hostility toward him and to interrogate him about many things, for they were plotting to catch him at something he might say.
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Reflection:
Who are the modern day prophets that you encounter today? It’s anyone who truly speaks about God and anyone who has so much concern for your welfare. They would always want you to have strong faith in God.

But we normally don’t listen to them most of the time we instead listen to the fleeting dictates of this world. There are even times that we label them as people who are out of this world. Until we encounter problems and trials because we did not listen to the meaningful advice of these modern day prophets in our lives.

Next time, listen when you are given meaningful advice about God and life. For they are not doing it on their own accord, they were sent by God to you for a very meaningful reason. None other than to bring you closer to God.

Do you usually listen to the voice of God coursed through other people? – Marino J. Dasmarinas 

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