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Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels Feast

September 29th, 2010

“And the inhabitants of one city will go to the next and say, ‘Come, let us go and entreat the favour of the Lord, and seek the Lord of hosts; I am going myself.”
Zech 8:20-23

The words ‘I am going myself’ from the quotation from today’s reading, remind me of the reflections we made on the readings from the previous two days: the call to be a prophet and to build our life on the example of Jesus. The story is told of a little blind girl who asked her father ‘What does green mean?’ Being taken aback and unable to give a satisfactory answer, her father replied: ‘green is green!’ Later, the girl was seen stroking the grass on the lawn, then holding a leaf to her cheek.

It is only by being in touch, by being aware of an existence, that we come to knowledge. This is true of our relationship with God. Thus, through the action of the Holy Spirit in my life, others can be led to the Lord, through my words, my example and the values I hold. In this way we are saying, ‘Come with me and I will lead you to the Lord.

Prayer


Prayer : Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; I will praise you, Lord my God and glorify your name for ever. (Ps 86: 11-12.)

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Just a Thought

The Eucharist

The manner in which we celebrate Eucharist and the reverence we give to it speak greatly of the sort of people we are. The following is a lovely story from the early Church which I came across recently: it might help us to understand what it means to be a member of the Church:

Cyprian of Cathage, wrote to his friend, Donatus: “It’s a bad world, Donatus, in which we live. But right in the middle of it I have discovered a quiet and holy group of people. They are people who have found a happiness that is a thousand times more joyful than all the pleasures of our sinful lives. These people are despised and persecuted, but it doesn’t matter to them. They are Christians, Donatus, and I am one of them.”

St. Luke, in the Acts of the Apostles, describes how those people, the early Christians, bore witness to Christ and celebrated the Eucharist – i.e. the Mass; “The community of believers was of one heart and mind, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions;… There was not a needy person among them…. Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple area and to breaking bread in their homes…”

The Eucharist has consequences for the way we should live our lives. St. Augustine tells us that the Lord gave us these gifts of his Body and Blood so that we, too, might become these very things – i.e. his Body and Blood for the life of the world.

During the celebration of the Last Supper Jesus said, “I have given you an example, that you also should do what I have done to you.” Through us Christ is made present to our world. Our sharing in the Eucharist bonds us together with our brothers and sisters who have also been immersed into the life of Christ through the waters of Baptism.

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