Posted on 06/28/2006 7:08:40 AM PDT by Salvation
Memorial of Saint Irenaeus, bishop and martyr
Reading 1
2 Kgs 22:8-13; 23:1-3
The high priest Hilkiah informed the scribe Shaphan,
“I have found the book of the law in the temple of the LORD.”
Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, who read it.
Then the scribe Shaphan went to the king and reported,
“Your servants have smelted down the metals available in the temple
and have consigned them to the master workmen
in the temple of the LORD.”
The scribe Shaphan also informed the king
that the priest Hilkiah had given him a book,
and then read it aloud to the king.
When the king heard the contents of the book of the law,
he tore his garments and issued this command to Hilkiah the priest,
Ahikam, son of Shaphan,
Achbor, son of Micaiah, the scribe Shaphan,
and the king’s servant Asaiah:
“Go, consult the LORD for me, for the people, for all Judah,
about the stipulations of this book that has been found,
for the anger of the LORD has been set furiously ablaze against us,
because our fathers did not obey the stipulations of this book,
nor fulfill our written obligations.”
The king then had all the elders of Judah
and of Jerusalem summoned together before him.
The king went up to the temple of the LORD with all the men of Judah
and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem:
priests, prophets, and all the people, small and great.
He had the entire contents of the book of the covenant
that had been found in the temple of the LORD, read out to them.
Standing by the column, the king made a covenant before the LORD
that they would follow him
and observe his ordinances, statutes and decrees
with their whole hearts and souls,
thus reviving the terms of the covenant
which were written in this book.
And all the people stood as participants in the covenant.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 119:33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40
R. (33a) Teach me the way of your decrees, O Lord.
Instruct me, O LORD, in the way of your statutes,
that I may exactly observe them.
R. Teach me the way of your decrees, O Lord.
Give me discernment, that I may observe your law
and keep it with all my heart.
R. Teach me the way of your decrees, O Lord.
Lead me in the path of your commands,
for in it I delight.
R. Teach me the way of your decrees, O Lord.
Incline my heart to your decrees
and not to gain.
R. Teach me the way of your decrees, O Lord.
Turn away my eyes from seeing what is vain:
by your way give me life.
R. Teach me the way of your decrees, O Lord.
Behold, I long for your precepts;
in your justice give me life.
R. Teach me the way of your decrees, O Lord.
Gospel
Mt 7:15-20
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing,
but underneath are ravenous wolves.
By their fruits you will know them.
Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
Just so, every good tree bears good fruit,
and a rotten tree bears bad fruit.
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit,
nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit.
Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down
and thrown into the fire.
So by their fruits you will know them.”
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Wednesday, June 28, 2006 Meditation 2 Kings 22:8-13; 23:1-3 Walk into any bookstore, and you’ll likely find shelves and shelves of self-help books. There are books on how to find your dream job, how to attract a mate, how to find fulfillment in your life, and how to win friends and influence people. As many and varied as they are, they all have one thing in common: the claim to be able to help you change. The Bible is not usually advertised as a book that helps people change. But history has shown that whenever God reveals himself through his word, people re-evaluate their lives. A brilliant example of this comes out of Scripture itself. When a neglected draft of the Book of Deuteronomy was discovered in the Temple in Jerusalem and read to King Josiah, he tore his clothes in anguish. Josiah realized that neither his life nor his kingdom was focused on God, and from then on, he worked tirelessly to make whatever changes were necessary to bring the people back to the Lord. When we read the Scriptures, God will reveal himself to us just as he did to Josiah. At times, he may challenge us to serve others or to spend more time with him on a daily basis. Other times, he may point us to words of comfort for us or for a loved one. And more than anything else, God wants us to read his word so that we can draw closer to him and so that he can draw closer to us. Think about how much we all like bargains or “sure deals.” Well, God is making us an incredible offer here, one that we can’t afford to pass up. For our part, all we have to do is sit down and read Scripture prayerfully. For his part, God will open the eyes of our heart and reveal himself to us—and this revelation will fill us with peace and joy. God wants us to know him. He wants us to experience his presence throughout our day. So let’s immerse ourselves in his word so that his wisdom can make its way into our hearts. “Holy Spirit, open my eyes and quiet my heart so that I will be able to discover your guidance and hope in the Scriptures. Let your words move powerfully within me.” Psalm 119:33-37,40; Matthew 7:15-20 |
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| Mt 7:15-20 | ||
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| # | Douay-Rheims | Vulgate |
| 15 | Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. | adtendite a falsis prophetis qui veniunt ad vos in vestimentis ovium intrinsecus autem sunt lupi rapaces |
| 16 | By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? | a fructibus eorum cognoscetis eos numquid colligunt de spinis uvas aut de tribulis ficus |
| 17 | Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and the evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit. | sic omnis arbor bona fructus bonos facit mala autem arbor fructus malos facit |
| 18 | A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can an evil tree bring forth good fruit. | non potest arbor bona fructus malos facere neque arbor mala fructus bonos facere |
| 19 | Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire. | omnis arbor quae non facit fructum bonum exciditur et in ignem mittitur |
| 20 | Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them. | igitur ex fructibus eorum cognoscetis eos |
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