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Hello Salvation,

Thanks for always faithfully posting the Daily Mass Readings.

I just recieved the note below from an e-mail list. I thought you might want to forward it on. I don't have any other details. I don't know the source.

When you get a chance let those you know who favor
the monumental work of Mel Gibson that Venerable Ann Catherine Emmerich is soon to be Beatified (not a Saint) and Mary of Agreda is also Venerable (no Beatification plans reported yet).

The opposition would love to use errors to downplay the movie.By the way Darío Cardinal Castrillón Hoyos, Prefect of the Congregation of the Clergy has found the movie to
be flawless and in no way whatsoever anti-Semitic.

Words of Encouragement

Title: God Preserves His Revelation! Author: Mark Shea Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2003

2 Corinthians 4:7

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us.

Many people wonder what "infallibility" means and how the Catholic Church can have the gall to claim it. What they don't recognize is that infallibility is nicely summarized in today's verse. It is the claim that God's unconditional love is applied to the area of guidance as well as to all the other aspects of the life of the Church and that, because of this, God will see to it that the Church (that collection of chuckleheaded earthen vessels) will not lose track of the gospel. It is his transcendent power, not the cleverness or piety of Catholics, that preserves the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Homily of the Day

Title: Nobody Ever Earned Grace Author: Monsignor Dennis Clark, Ph.D. Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2003

Wisdom 2:23-3:9 / Lk 17:7-10

There are some passages in the scriptures that people really don’t like, and the end of today’s gospel is one of them. For those of us who work hard to do the right thing, and to be dutiful and responsible, even when it costs us a lot, it’s not very amusing to be told that we ought to count ourselves as useless servants who only did our duty! True, indeed.

But that misses the real intent of Jesus’ words, which is not to minimize our efforts or our accomplishments. Jesus’ purpose is to underscore that, no matter how terrific we are, we can never earn or merit the wonderful gifts that God wants to give us free. So relax. God knows how hard we’re trying, even though we keep falling painfully short. He just wants us to know that in the end he desires to give us the kingdom and to give us life. And in doing that, he’s giving us a model for dealing with one another: Give what is needed, not because it’s earned, but simply because it is needed. A share in God’s joy will be our reward.